Hi, I've just bought Routerboard 532 ( http://www.routerboard.com/images/rb532_s.jpg ) for those
who don't know it's MIPS 32 4Kc based board with IDT's ( http://www.idt.com/ ) mips processor.
Board itself has 32mb of ram and 266mhz cpu.

I'm trying to netboot this board and here are the results...

Trying to load kernel from:
ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD-daily/netbsd-3/200510200000Z/evbmips-mipseb/binary/kernel

RouterBOOT booter 1.5

RouterBoard 532

CPU frequency: 264 MHz
  Memory size:  32 MB

Press any key within 5 seconds to enter setup.....
trying dhcp protocol... OK
resolved mac address 00:50:8D:48:0D:90
transfer started .................. transfer ok, time=0.7s
setting up elf image... wrong architecture elf image
kernel loading failed
gave up loading other kernels because obviously it's wrong arch.

so I had a go on:
ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD-daily/netbsd-3/200510200000Z/evbmips-mipsel/binary/kernel

booting netbsd malta, pb1000 and aumac kernels I've got following:
RouterBOOT booter 1.5

RouterBoard 532

CPU frequency: 264 MHz
  Memory size:  32 MB

Press any key within 5 seconds to enter setup.....
trying dhcp protocol... OK
resolved mac address 00:50:8D:48:0D:90
transfer started .................. transfer ok, time=0.7s
setting up elf image... OK
jumping to kernel code
and here it just stops and does nothing... (pressing space and all other buttons did not make any
affect on it)


booting netbsd.srec* kernels I've got following:
RouterBOOT booter 1.5

RouterBoard 532

CPU frequency: 264 MHz
  Memory size:  32 MB

Press any key within 5 seconds to enter setup.....
trying dhcp protocol.... OK
resolved mac address 00:50:8D:48:0D:90
transfer started ..................................................... transfer ok, time=2.0s
setting up elf image... not an elf header
kernel loading failed

I was trying to boot other MIPS netbsd ports, I think 2 or so gave last line as:
jumping to kernel code
others, would complain:
setting up elf image... wrong architecture elf image


if anyone would have any idea where to go from here to get netbsd working on this board I'd much
appreciate it, I'm sure there are plenty of people who just hang there and wait for somebody to
get netbsd running on this little beast and then they'll get one for themselves.
Debian is runnin on it so I guess there's no reason why NetBSD shouldn't.

p.s. openbsd runs on it too.


		
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