Subject: new ADBTEST kernel available
To: None <port-mac68k@NetBSD.ORG>
From: John P. Wittkoski <jpw@netscape.com>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 09/30/1996 10:38:58
Greetings all,
There is a new ADBTEST kernel available at:
http://www.macbsd.com/~jpw/adb.html
Note this is a new location for the ADBTEST page.
Here are the details of the most current ADBTEST kernel:
Name: ADBTEST #160
Based on kernel source pulled down September 29th, 1996.
Supports models that have II series ADB hardware.
Supports models that have IIsi series ADB hardware.
Includes version 0.4.1 of Michael Zucca's intvidtest code
which improves support for internal video on some machines.
Is configured for the 'sbc' SCSI driver, not the 'ncrscsi'
SCSI driver, which is normally the default with the
GENERIC kernels.
Includes very early (read as: not yet complete) support
for Powerbook models based on code I received from
Takashi Hamada.
Attempts to determine ADB hardware type (based on machine
type) during boot. If it is a model for which I am totally
unsure of the type of ADB hardware, or which the ADB hardware
type is known but not supported, then the ADB functions are
turned off. Hopefully, this may allow some people to boot on
machines for which ADB support is not completed, and log in
over the serial line.
It seems to work fine on my II and IIsi.
As noted above, there is very early support for Powerbook, but
it doesn't get past ADBReInit on the PB 160 that I tested it
on. Please let me know if you have any luck getting past
that point with any other Powerbook models.
--John
jpw@netscape.com