Hi !

On Tue, 22 Aug 2000, Ignatios Souvatzis wrote:
> > 2.System:User/Terminus/DL> loadbsd -b netbsd.GENERIC
> > Askboot...Using 8M FASTMEM at 0x10000000, 2M CHIPMEM
> > *** Loading from 1062ae00 to Fastmem 10000000 ***
> > 
> > As i see here, the kernel is loaded to the end of the FastRAM area. And i just
> > grabbed my pocket calculator:
> > 
> > -rw-r--r--  1 michael  users  1965365 Aug 21 21:25 netbsd.GENERIC
> 
> If you have a m68k a.out understanding "size" tool, it will give you 
> better information. Eg., if you dont specifythe -S flag (load S-ymbols),
> some part of the kernel file won't be loaded.

I found some OpenBSD docs about loadbds, there it sais, -S is default on. But
there is some option to disable Symbols loading. On the other hand, i tried
to load it into chipmem with -Z or so, the numbers are even more confusing, but
the result is the same. So i assume the kernel really gets started and simply
crashes for some reason.

Maybe the only chance is to set up my A2000 and look into the kernel sources,
and set some debug traps, like i do on VAXen. (Have to use the parallel port
instead of the LEDs on VAXstations :-)

> > This is: 0x1dfd35 bytes kernel size. If i see this right in the loadbsd
> > messages, this is added to 0x1062ae00. Result: it ends at 0x1080ab35
> > 
> > So, 0x10000000 + 8MB = 0x10800000
> 
> (Thats the netbsd from the 1.4.2 binary/kernel directory)
> 
> jocelyn is 107% size netbsd
> text    data    bss     dec     hex     filename
> 1499616 85468   336332  1921416 1d5188  netbsd
> 
> bc tells me (after switching ibase and obase):
> 
> 1D5188 + 1062AE00
> 107FFF88

Ok, this seems ok. But currently, i don't think of a problem with some memory
stuff. The kernel simply doesn't seem to work on my A1200. Is there anybody
out there using NetBSD on an A1200?

...Michael

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