Christopher SEKIYA wrote:

> > My main problem is that many (most? all?) NetBSD programs tend to cause
> > a segmentation fault.
> 
> I have seen this on a r4000 Indigo and a r5000 O2.  I _strongly_ believe
> that the problem is caused by CPU-specific cache botches in/around
> pmap.c -- swapping the CPU modules with r4400 and r10000 make the
> problem go away.

Really? Where did you try? On an r4000 Indigo?


> > Checking for botched superblock upgrades Reparing partition /dev/rsd0a
> > Alternate super block location: 16 DOWNGRADING TO OLD SUPERBLOCK LAYOUT
> 
> Interesting.  Are you sure this drive is good?

Can't guarantee that, but it should be. Ran fine, for the last
6-8 years, in my Amiga. Although I remember there was a problem
(read error?) some years ago.


> > - The NG1 driver places the cursor one position to the left besides the
> > correct one. When I type a character I can't see it, because the cursor
> > will appear immediately over it. ;)
> 
> You have a revision 5 board.  From newport.c:
> 
>                 /* Work around bug in some board revisions */
>                 if (dc->dc_boardrev < 6)
>                         x_offset = 21;
>                 else if (dc->dc_vc2rev == 0)
>                         x_offset = 29;
>                 else
>                         x_offset = 31;
> 
> My rev 4 NG1 works with the 21-pixel offset.  Perhaps it should be used
> for board revisions less than five rather than six?

When no other revision 5 board owner objects, I'm strongly for
changing that. :)


> > - "poweroff" works, but the Indy's shutdown-melody is destroyed. I hear
> > a loud random noise.
> 
> Very odd.

Nobody else had this before?
What has to be overwritten to get this effect?


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