Subject: Re: powerbook520c w/o FPU
To: None <port-mac68k@netbsd.org>
From: Salvatore Mancini <salvatore@bellatlantic.net>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 04/05/2000 17:40:38
mount -u / always works for me. I believe you have to follow up with
export TERM=vt220

tata
Sal

Erik Winkler wrote:

> Sakagami Hitoshi wrote:
>
> > Hi, I'm newcomer for this community.
> >
> > I'm going to install NetBSD into powerbook520c w/o FPU.
> >
> > First, I checked that my 68LC040 was not a buggy CPU, running FPU
> > application with softFPU under Mac OS.
> > Second, I made partions and installed NetBSD 1.4.2 without any
> > difficulties.
> >
> > I kicked the booter, and everything seemed to be good until "root on
> > sd0a dump on sd0b" message was displayed and process stoped.
> > I happened to find that "command + power" key drop it to debbuger mode
> > and scsi was doubtful.
> > Thay say that if the CPU is '030, GENERICSBC kernel is fine.
> > I have tried it hopelessly, but it worked !
> > So I suggest that GENERICSBC kernel may be fine even '040 CPU, and
> > FAQ should be revised.
> >
> > But I still have problems.
> >
> > 1) I can not create/modify files in single user mode.
> >    (NetBSD says that file system is read-only.)
> > 2) too many segment faults even with usually commands, like "ls", "vi",
> >    which never seem to use FPU.
> >
> > These are wellknown ??
> > -----
> >      /    /   /  __ __/        $BI1O)9)6HBg3X9)3XIt>pJs9)3X2J(B
> >     ____ /   /     /                     $B:d>e?N;V(B
> >   _/   _/  _/    _/         sakagami@comp.eng.himeji-tech.ac.jp
> > http://wwwj2.comp.eng.himeji-tech.ac.jp/home/sakagami/, JALNET:JAL16240
>
> 1) You may need to force the root partition to mount. Try one of the
> following:
>
> mount /
>
> or if you get complaints because of /etc/fstab use
>
> mount /dev/sda0 /
>
> 2) Welcome to the wonderful world of FPU emulation.  This is why all my
> LC040's now have full  040's
>
> Erik