Subject: Re: NetBSD/Dreamcast, hang when spawning init over NFS.
To: Christian Groessler <cpg@aladdin.de>
From: Rob Healey <rhealey@norstar.com>
List: port-dreamcast
Date: 01/25/2002 18:36:02
> Hi,
>
> I can only offer a me-too, sorry.
>
> On 01/23/2002 06:45:10 AM EST Jeff Johnson wrote:
> >
> >I could find, which is 1.5Y-20011130-SONIC, and the most recent binary
> >set I could find, which was 20010610ELF. I have tried 20010117COFF, and
> >the results were the same. I have tried at least three other kernel
> >releases as well without any different results.
>
> I also use the 20010610 snapshot from hpcsh. My kernel is 1.5ZA,
> -current from 1 or 2 weeks ago.
>
> >Here is my log:
> >
> >dcload-ip 1.0.3
> >00:d0:f1:03:3d:8f
> >00.00.00.00
> >executing... [snip]
> >NetBSD 1.5Y (SONIC) #28 Fri Nov 30 17:34:59 JST 2001
> > bsh@nekozame.a.grotto.jp:/u0/work/current/dreamcast/compile/SONIC
> >total memory = 16384 KB
> >avail memory = 13932 KB
> >...
>
> How did you capture the output? I don't assume you typed it in... :-)
>
> >nfs_boot: gateway=192.168.0.1
> >root on 192.168.0.215:/dreamcast/root/
> >root time: 0x3c4e94f2
> >init: copying out path `/sbin/init' 11
> >
> >This is the last line that is printed and the box hangs, but it seems
> >to be a problem running init, not with the kernel locking at this point
>
> Yes, the same here. With another variation: it also happens when root
> is on a cd. It apparently can read from the fs, as in both cases, nfs
> and cdrom, it complains when /dev/console is not there.
>
> But the "init: copying out.." line is last thing to be displayed.
>
Hmmm, check the archives, this might be due to the ethernet
controller being too braindead to handle packet sized over
1024(?)... I believe a special boot/kernel combo was created
after this was discovered; its in the archives somewhere.
-Rob