Subject: Re: kernel trouble.
To: Jorgen Pehrson <jp@spektr.ludvika.se>
From: David Brownlee <abs@anim.dreamworks.com>
List: port-pmax
Date: 01/07/1998 09:16:40
I would expect you to need 'clock0 at asic0' in the config file.
'clock0 at mainbus0' is presumably for a different machine which
attaches the clock in a different way.
David/absolute
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On Wed, 7 Jan 1998, Jorgen Pehrson wrote:
> I compiled a kernel for my DS 5000/200. (1.3_beta). After correcting some
> silly mistakes, such as trying to boot from netbsd.ecoff instead of
> netbsd.aout it actually booted. Not completely without problems though.
> After it has configured my SCSI disks it dies with a:
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> panic: cpu_initclocks: no clock attached
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> And if I hook up my trustworthy DECWriterII as console and compares the
> output when I boot the kernel that panics and when I boot the default
> kernel I can see some differences. The working kernel says this:
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> clock0 at asic0 offset 0x280000 priority 0: mc146818 or compatible
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> where the kernel that panics says this:
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> mc146818 at asic0 offset 0x280000 priority 0 not configured.
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> If I look at my kernel config file it has an
> #include "arch/pmax/conf/builtin.3max" which has an
> clock0 at mainbus0 line.
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> Anyone have an idea why the kernel doesn't want to add the clock0?
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> Jorgen Pehrson
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