Subject: Re: netbsd1.0 kernel
To: None <blaz.zupan@uni-mb.si>
From: Geert Uytterhoeven <Geert.Uytterhoeven@CS.kuleuven.ac.be>
List: amiga
Date: 11/10/1994 13:05:38
> >   I upgraded my system to NetBSD1.0 last night.  Almost everything
> > went fine.  I installed all the binaries but was unable to use the
> > new kernel itself.  When the kernel starts up it starts printing out
> > 
> > During startup it reports my machine as an a1200.  I have an old
> > GVP 030/23mhz accelerator in my A2000 machine which, of course, isnt
> > an a2000.  My old kernel also reports it as an a1200 though.  One
> > interesting thing is that it thinks there is an ide controller
> > on the bus..  I figured this is because it thinks I have an a1200.
> 
> Are you running Kickstart 3.0 on your machine? I had 2.0 in mine
> and it was correctly identified, but when I upgraded to 3.0
> it was suddenly recognized as an A1200. I had to give the
> option "-c 2000" to force it to an A2000. This is a bug in
> the auto detection logic as I think it searches for some library
> or device or resource that SHOULD be only available on the 1200,
> but is also present in the 3.0 ROM for the 2000 (I think it's the
> PCMCIA code but not sure...) as the 2000 ROM can also be used
> on other machines (f.e. the 600).

Change the checking routine. The Linux/68k bootstrap checks for AGA
instead of 3.0

Greetings,

						Geert

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