Re: Issues with NetBSD 8.1 macppc

[Mark Cave-Ayland <mark.cave-ayland%ilande.co.uk@localhost>]

On 08/10/2019 07:46, Julien Savard wrote:

> Hi,
> 1) I'm using QEMU emulator version 3.1.1 ( host system is fedora 30)
> 2) Booting with "-nographic"  was a pretty good idea :
> 
> Started qemu with : qemu-system-ppc -boot d -M mac99,via=pmu -m 1024 -hda
> /srv/disk-images/mxqc1-test.img -cdrom /mnt/NetBSD-8.1-macppc.iso -net
> nic,model=e1000,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:fa -net bridge,br=br0 -prom-env
>  'auto-boot?=true' -prom-env 'boot-device=cd:,ofwboot.xcf netbsd.macppc' -nographic
> 
>     >> =============================================================
>     >> OpenBIOS 1.1 [Feb 2 2019 05:05]
>     >> Configuration device id QEMU version 1 machine id 1
>     >> CPUs: 1
>     >> Memory: 1024M
>     >> UUID: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
>     >> CPU type PowerPC,G4
>     milliseconds isn't unique.
>     Welcome to OpenBIOS v1.1 built on Feb 2 2019 05:05
>     Trying cd:,ofwboot.xcf...
>     >> switching to new context:
> 
>     >> NetBSD/macppc OpenFirmware Boot, Revision 1.13 (Tue May 14 17:21:59 UTC 2019)
>     open /netbsd: No such file or directory
>     open /netbsd.gz: No such file or directory
>     6081892+127872=0x5ec4a8
>      start=0x100000
>     mem region 0 start=0 size=40000000
>     avail region 0 start=0x1000 size=0x3fff000
>     avail region 1 start=0x4800000 size=0x3b458000
>     avail region 2 start=0x3fe10000 size=0xda000
>     Copyright (c) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005,
>         2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017,
>         2018, 2019 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.  All rights reserved.
>     Copyright (c) 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993
>         The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
> 
>     NetBSD 8.1_RC1 (INSTALL) #0: Tue May 14 17:21:59 UTC 2019
>             mkrepro%mkrepro.NetBSD.org@localhost:/usr/src/sys/arch/macppc/compile/INSTALL
>     total memory = 1024 MB
>     oea_startup: failed to allocate DEAD ZONE: error=12
>     avail memory = 980 MB
>     found openpic PIC at 80040000
>     OpenPIC Version 1.2: Supports 1 CPUs and 64 interrupt sources.
>     trap: pid 0.0 (): kernel PGM trap @ 0 (SRR1=0x83030)
>     panic: trap
>     trap: pid 0.0 (): kernel PGM trap @ 0x6bada4 (SRR1=0x89032)
>     Skipping crash dump on recursive panic
>     panic: trap
>     rebooting
> 
>     EXITtrap: pid 0.0 (): kernel PGM trap @ 0 (SRR1=0x83030)
>     Skipping crash dump on recursive panic
>     panic: trap
>     rebooting
> 
>     EXITtrap: pid 0.0 (): kernel PGM trap @ 0 (SRR1=0x83030)
>     Skipping crash dump on recursive panic
>     panic: trap
>     rebooting
> 
>     EXITtrap: pid 0.0 (): kernel PGM trap @ 0 (SRR1=0x83030)
>     Skipping crash dump on recursive panic
>     panic: trap
>     rebooting 
> 
>  
> And so on...
> 
> Not sure it is related to RC1 kernel but if you plan to replace the iso with "stable"
> 8.1 keep me posted,

I haven't been following NetBSD development too closely, however the "oea_startup:
failed to allocate DEAD ZONE: error=12" message looks slightly suspicious - does that
appear when booting 8.0 in the same way? And are you able to boot if you remove the
"via=pmu" machine option?


ATB,

Mark.