Subject: Re: Mips magnum boot
To: None <thorpej@zembu.com>
From: Chris Rupnik <chrisr@geeknet.montreal.qc.ca>
List: port-arc
Date: 08/11/2000 11:10:10
Yes, Jason is correct, big endian mode.

That's because i dont have that jaguar video card. Is there any hope?

Chris

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jason R Thorpe" <thorpej@zembu.com>
To: "Chris Rupnik" <chrisr@geeknet.montreal.qc.ca>
Cc: <port-mips@netbsd.org>; <port-arc@netbsd.org>
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2000 10:47 AM
Subject: Re: Mips magnum boot


> [ cross-posted to port-arc ]
>
> On Fri, Aug 11, 2000 at 10:15:23AM -0400, Chris Rupnik wrote:
>
>  > Hi
>  >  I was wondering what the next step for me would be. I have a magnum
pc-50
>  > here What is the best way to load the distribution?
>
> Hm, this one seems to be running in big-endian mode with the MIPS monitor,
> as opposed to little-endian mode with the ARC monitor!
>
> NetBSD/arc runs on the Magnum PC, but it only supports the machine in
> little-endian/ARC mode.
>
>  > Memory Test 256kb - 5mb...Passed
>  > I/O Cache Test...Passed
>  > NVRAM Test ...Passed
>  > Parallel Test...Passed
>  > Floppy Chip Test...Passed
>  > Primary Data Cache Test...Passed
>  > Primary Instruction Cache Test...Passed
>  > Primary DCache TAG Test...Passed
>  > Primary ICache TAG Test...Passed
>  > Secondary Cache Test...Skipped
>  > Secondary Cache TAG Test...Skipped
>  > Read Merge Write Test...Passed
>  > High Memory Test 5mb -> end...Passed
>  > FP Test...Passed
>  > Keyboard Selftest...Passed
>  > Keyboard Basic Assurance...Passed
>  > Video board Test...Skipped
>  > SCSI Register Test...Passed
>  > Audio Chip Test...Passed
>  > Sonic Reset Test...Passed
>  > Sonic Register Test...Passed
>  >
>  > PONs Complete...
>  > PON Diagnostics Version 5.05 MIPS OPT Fri May 29 14:22:07 PDT 1992
root..
>  > PASSE
>  >
>  > Rx4230 MIPS Monitor: Version 5.60 OPT-EB Wed Jun 17 11:23:28 PDT 1992
root
>  > Memory size: 16777216 (0x1000000) bytes, 16 MB
>  > Icache size: 8192 (0x2000) bytes
>  > Dcache size: 8192 (0x2000) bytes
>  > >>
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
>
> --
>         -- Jason R. Thorpe <thorpej@zembu.com>
>