Subject: problems with soekris serial console
To: None <port-i386@netbsd.org>
From: Dan McMahill <dmcmahill@netbsd.org>
List: port-i386
Date: 09/11/2004 00:14:38
I'm trying to get a soekris net4501 up and running with the latest on the
netbsd-2-0 branch.  I've gotten as far as setting up the dhcp server, tftp
server, and file systems.  When the net4501 tries to load the kernel I stop 
getting any more messages on the serial console.  The kernel I'm trying
to boot is from the NET4501 config.  I tried adding 

options         CONSDEVNAME="\"com\"",CONADDR=0x2f8,CONSPEED=9600

and also

options         CONS_OVERRIDE   # Always use above! independent of boot info

I tried with and without the CONS_OVERRIDE part.

The comBIOS serial speed is set to 9600 baud which should match the serial
console speed in the kernel.

I've tried both nfs and tftp for delivering the kernel to the box with the
same result.

Any suggestions on what to try next?

The complete log from the serial console is:

comBIOS ver. 1.24  20040312  Copyright (C) 2000-2004 Soekris Engineering.

net45xx

0064 Mbyte Memory                        CPU 80486 133 Mhz


PXE-M00: BootManage UNDI, PXE-2.0 (build 082)

Slot   Vend Dev  ClassRev Cmd  Stat CL LT HT  Base1    Base2   Int
-------------------------------------------------------------------
0:00:0 1022 3000 06000000 0006 2280 00 00 00 00000000 00000000 00
0:18:0 100B 0020 02000000 0107 0290 00 3F 00 0000E001 A0000000 10
0:19:0 100B 0020 02000000 0107 0290 00 3F 00 0000E101 A0001000 11
0:20:0 100B 0020 02000000 0107 0290 00 3F 00 0000E201 A0002000 05

 1 Seconds to automatic boot.   Press Ctrl-P for entering Monitor.

 BootManage UNDI, PXE-2.0 (build 082)
 BootManage PXE-2.0 PROM 1.0, NATSEC 1.0, SDK 3.0/082 (OEM52)
 Copyright (C) 1989,2000 bootix Technology GmbH, D-41466 Neuss.
 PXE Software Copyright (C) 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 Intel Corporation.
 Licensed to National Semiconductor

 CLIENT MAC ADDR: 00 00 24 C2 82 20
 CLIENT IP: 192.168.100.21  MASK: 255.255.255.0  DHCP IP: 192.168.100.1
 GATEWAY IP: 192.168.100.1


 >> NetBSD/i386 PXE Boot, Revision 1.1
 >> (me@bobthebuilder, Wed Sep  8 14:48:29 EDT 2004)
 >> Memory: 577/64512 k
 Press return to boot now, any other key for boot menu
 Starting in 0
 PXE BIOS Version 2.1
 Using PCI device at bus 0 device 18 function 0
 Ethernet address 00:00:24:c2:82:20
 net_open: client addr: 192.168.100.21
 net_open: subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
 net_open: net gateway: 192.168.100.1
 net_open: server addr: 192.168.100.17
 net_open: file name: tftp:netbsd.net4501
 1666272+36172+275112 [133808+114963]=0x220b24


Thanks

-Dan

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