Subject: Re: New bootloader for testing.... - SA compatible ?
To: Reinoud Zandijk <imago@kabel065011.kabel.utwente.nl>
From: Stephen Borrill <netbsd@precedence.co.uk>
List: port-arm32
Date: 12/02/2000 10:27:50
On Sat, 2 Dec 2000, Reinoud Zandijk wrote:

> Furthermore i patched some memory operations and detection code so i dont
> think that will be a great trouble anymore.... 

Both the NC and A7000 now support an 'early' boot, i.e. before the desktop
is reached.

>   - on an A7000 trouble was reported by Steven that looked like running a
>     debug kernel : VERY slow drawing of some lines of text and then lots
>     of undefined instructions in the kernel ... have to look at that
>     later. The source is as yet unknown
> 
> The new release is the bootloader, a RiscPC kernel, an A7000 kernel and
> the new rpc_machdep.c in the /pub/NetBSD-test-20001202 directory of
> ftp://130.89.65.13/
> 
> For sanity's sake please test a set and not mixtures .... since they are
> dependend on eachother ...

Still the same problems on both NC and A7000 with Undefined instruction. I
_am_ using the A7000 kernel from your site.

Keep up the good work!

-- 
Stephen