Subject: Re: an EB64+ won't boot 1.3.3 ...?
To: None <port-alpha@netbsd.org>
From: P Kern <pkern@utcs.utoronto.ca>
List: port-alpha
Date: 12/27/1998 21:26:12
> From pkern Sun Dec 27 19:17:22 1998
>
> Hi.  We have an EB64+ and I've just tried to boot netbsd 1.3.3 on it
> but it panics.  Help.  Included below are the console messages.
> I've also tried booting the 1.3 and 1.3.2 kernels but they panic, too.
> Thanks in advance for any hints.  pk.

A possible clue?  I just remembered that a test kernel (1.3E) provided
by Jason Thorpe back in April does get beyond the point where the
current 1.3.n kernels will panic.  Thanks in advance for any help.  pk.

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>>>boot dkb900.9.0.6.0 -flags s -file netbsd-thorpe
(boot dkb900.9.0.6.0 -file netbsd-thorpe -flags s)
block 0 of dkb900.9.0.6.0 is a valid boot block
reading 15 blocks from dkb900.9.0.6.0
bootstrap code read in
base = 110000, image_start = 0, image_bytes = 1e00
initializing HWRPB at 2000
initializing page table at 102000
initializing machine state
setting affinity to the primary CPU
jumping to bootstrap code

NetBSD/Alpha Primary Boot
Jumping to entry point...

NetBSD/Alpha Secondary Boot, Revision 1.9
(ross@zeta, Fri Dec 11 17:21:15 PST 1998)

VMS PAL revision: 0x1000000010530
OSF PAL rev: 0x1000000020123
Switch to OSF PAL code succeeded.

Boot file: netbsd-thorpe
Boot flags: s

Loading netbsd-thorpe...
2297096+257008 [85+113352+66456]

Entering netbsd-thorpe at 0xfffffc0000300f50...
consinit: not using prom console
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.

NetBSD 1.3E (GENERIC) #114: Tue Apr 28 15:21:04 PDT 1998
    thorpej@bishop:/tmp_mnt/dracul/u5/netbsd/src/sys/arch/alpha/compile/GENERIC
DECchip 21064 PCI Evaluation Board, 274MHz
8192 byte page size, 1 processor.
real mem = 67108864 (2072576 reserved for PROM, 65036288 used by NetBSD)
avail mem = 54444032
using 793 buffers containing 6496256 bytes of memory
mainbus0 (root)
cpu0 at mainbus0: ID 0 (primary), 21064A (pass 1.1)
apecs0 at mainbus0: DECchip 21072 Core Logic chipset
apecs0: DC21071-CA pass 2, 128-bit memory bus
apecs0: DC21071-DA pass 2
pci0 at apecs0 bus 0
pci0: i/o enabled, memory enabled
ncr0 at pci0 dev 5 function 0: ncr 53c810 fast10 scsi
ncr0: interrupting at eb64+ irq 7
ncr0: minsync=25, maxsync=206, maxoffs=8, 16 dwords burst, normal dma fifo
ncr0: single-ended, open drain IRQ driver
ncr0: restart (scsi reset).
scsibus0 at ncr0: 8 targets
isp0 at pci0 dev 6 function 0
isp0: Board Revision 1020, loaded F/W Revision 2.10
isp0: interrupting at eb64+ irq 0
scsibus1 at isp0: 16 targets
sd0 at scsibus1 targ 0 lun 0: <SEAGATE, ST31051N, 0284> SCSI2 0/direct fixed
sd0: 1010MB, 4177 cyl, 4 head, 123 sec, 512 bytes/sect x 2069860 sectors

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