Yes, the bootloaded should also parse "root=/dev/hdb1".  And I know
the kernel has the code.  I put it there.

-=erik.


On 8/10/07, Izumi Tsutsui <tsutsui@ceres.dti.ne.jp> wrote:
> cyber@NetBSD.org wrote:
>
> > I know it can be easily fixed.  I added the ability to boot off the
> > second device to begin with.  As such, I was a little torqued about
> > the regression, because I was actually *using* that feature.
>
> BTW, it simply works with "nbsd=wd1a:netbsd" arg:
>
> ---
>  :
>
> 16.RTC Test................................PASS
>
> Cobalt: bfd /boot/vmlinux.gz root=/dev/hdb1 nbsd=wd1a:netbsd
> Decompressing done
> Decompressing - done.
>
> >> NetBSD/cobalt 4.0_BETA2 Bootloader, Revision 0.1 [@0x80f00000]
> >> (builds@b0.netbsd.org, Tue Jul 17 07:05:16 UTC 2007)
> >> Memory:              65536 k
> >> PROM boot string:    root=/dev/hda1 ro root=/dev/hdb1 nbsd=wd1a:netbsd
> Boot [wd1a:netbsd]:
> Loading: wd1a:netbsd
> 3442320+185988 [186848+181872]=0x3d0158
> Starting at 0x80001000
>
> Copyright (c) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
>     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 4.0_BETA2 (GENERIC) #0: Tue Jul 17 07:36:09 UTC 2007
>         builds@b0.netbsd.org:/home/builds/ab/netbsd-4/cobalt/200707160000Z-obj/home/builds/ab/netbsd-4/src/sys/arch/cobalt/compile/GENERIC
> Cobalt RaQ
>
>  :
>
> wd0 at atabus0 drive 0: <Maxtor 6Y080P0>
> wd0: drive supports 16-sector PIO transfers, LBA addressing
> wd0: 78167 MB, 158816 cyl, 16 head, 63 sec, 512 bytes/sect x 160086528 sectors
> wd0: 32-bit data port
> wd0: drive supports PIO mode 4, DMA mode 2, Ultra-DMA mode 6 (Ultra/133)
> wd1 at atabus0 drive 1: <QUANTUM FIREBALL EL10.2A>
> wd1: drive supports 16-sector PIO transfers, LBA addressing
> wd1: 9787 MB, 19885 cyl, 16 head, 63 sec, 512 bytes/sect x 20044080 sectors
> wd1: 32-bit data port
> wd1: drive supports PIO mode 4, DMA mode 2, Ultra-DMA mode 2 (Ultra/33)
> wd0(viaide0:0:0): using PIO mode 4, Ultra-DMA mode 2 (Ultra/33) (using DMA)
> wd1(viaide0:0:1): using PIO mode 4, Ultra-DMA mode 2 (Ultra/33) (using DMA)
> boot device: wd1
> root on wd1a dumps on wd1b
> root file system type: ffs
> WARNING: clock gained 19 days
> WARNING: CHECK AND RESET THE DATE!
>
>  :
> ---
>
> Do you mean bootloader should also parse "root=/dev/hdb1" arg?
> (it's trivial anyway since current kernel has the code)
>
> > One should be able to control ALL the options from the raq's firmware
> > prompt.
>
> Could you please show ALL possible options which should be controled?
> I'm not familiar with cobalt itself. ("nfsroot=/foo"?)
> ---
> Izumi Tsutsui
>


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