Subject: Re: powerbook520c w/o FPU
To: Salvatore Mancini <salvatore@bellatlantic.net>
From: Erik Winkler <ewinkler@erols.com>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 04/07/2000 10:03:09
Actually use
export TERM=vt100

I've never had good vi experiences with vt220.

Erik

Salvatore Mancini wrote:

> 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