Hi !

On Thu, 1 Jun 2000, Michael Wolfson wrote:
> :)So, did someone have any success in getting NetBSD running on this machine?
> :)It is "supported" according to the pages, but how can i use it without any
> :)way of using the console?
> 
> I don't have a 425e, but there are reports of them working.  You need the
> bootloader and kernel from
> <ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/arch/hp300/boot.hp425e/>

Hmm, same results as with the standard 1.4.2 bootloader. Ok, maybe this even
could be a hardware defect, i got this board 8-10 years ago for nearly free,
just for the 68040, and i'm still experimenting. It doesn't work with more
than 2 modules, it has it's home in the enclosure of a 710 at the moment,
but it may be broken, so this might be the problem. DOMAIN mode gives stuff
on the serial console (port 1), everything looks ok, but i don't have access
to a HP-UX for it to check the board.

> Alternatively, you can netboot your 425e using these bootloaders, see
> <http://www.netbsd.org/Documentation/network/netboot>

I used the same setup i used for my 345 to install, except for the new booter.
It gets the booter, but it just blanks the screen and hangs. No output on the
serial console, and no hartbeat LED after waiting some minutes.

> If for some reason you can't get the kernel to use the serial port, you can
> edit the /etc directory to automatically boot to the point where you can
> telnet in.

As no heartbeat flashes, i don't think the kernel gets booted.

> Good luck.  Let me know if I've got anything wrong in this post, as I'll be
> adding an entry to the FAQ and install notes.

Ok, maybe someone else with a 425e should verify this, if it works there, my
board is really ready for trash, otherwise, i'll look into the kernel/booter
sources to find out more.

...Michael

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