>Number:         6188
>Category:       port-sparc
>Synopsis:       Sparc ELC cannot boot GENERIC kernel
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    gnats-admin (GNATS administrator)
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Tue Sep 22 13:50:01 1998
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Krister Walfridsson
>Organization:
	
>Release:        NetBSD-current Sep 21
>Environment:
	
System: NetBSD ulysses 1.3F NetBSD 1.3F (GENERIC) #0: Sun Aug 2 11:16:13 CEST 1998 cato@ulysses:/dsk2/tmp/xi386/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/GENERIC i386


>Description:
The ELC cannot boot with a current GENERIC kernel built with source SUPed
September 21 (and this bug has ben present for at least 10 days.) It hangs
after printing the message: 

   Boot device: /sbus/esp@0,800000/sd@3,0   File and args: netbsd
   root on /sbus@1,f8000000/esp@0,800000/sd@3,0:a fstype 4.2
   Boot: netbsd
   Size: 1744896+126640+172200 bytes
   console is keyboard/display
   Copyright (c) 1996, 1997, 1998
       The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.  All rights reserved.
   Copyright (c) 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993
       The Regents of The University of California.  All rights reserved.

A kernel built without SUN4M support, i.e

--- GENERIC     Fri Aug 28 13:10:56 1998
+++ KWA Mon Sep 21 19:50:46 1998
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 # We currently support three architecture types; at least one is required.
 options        SUN4            # sun4/100, sun4/200, sun4/300
 options        SUN4C           # sun4c - SS1, 1+, 2, ELC, SLC, IPC, IPX, etc.
-options        SUN4M           # sun4m - SS10, SS20, Classic, etc.
+#options       SUN4M           # sun4m - SS10, SS20, Classic, etc.
 
 #options       SUN4_MMU3L      # 3-level MMU on sun4/400; (incomplete)

boots just fine.

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