Subject: Re: kernel trouble.
To: Toru Nishimura <nisimura@is.aist-nara.ac.jp>
From: Jorgen Pehrson <jp@spektr.ludvika.se>
List: port-pmax
Date: 01/08/1998 11:26:59
On Thu, 8 Jan 1998, Toru Nishimura wrote:

> 
> 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:
> >>
> >> panic: cpu_initclocks: no clock attached
> >> ...
> >>
> >> If I look at my kernel config file it has an 
> >> #include "arch/pmax/conf/builtin.3max" which has an 
> >> clock0  at mainbus0 line. 
> >> 
> >> Anyone have an idea why the kernel doesn't want to add the clock0?
> 
> abs@anim.dreamworks.com wrote
> 
> >> 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.
> 
> The description "clock0 at mainbus0" is for DS3100, not for
> DS5000/200.  The confusing point is kernel requires clock has to be
> configured with IOASIC for DS5000/200 as if it has the circuit.
> 
> BTW, I finished to build my own kernel from NetBSD/1.3 release source
> code with 1.3_BETA distribution without any trouble, and it runs well
> on DS5000/33.
> 
> Tohru Nishimura
> Nara Institute of Science and Technology
> 
Hmm, so that means that the DS5000_200 kernel config file that comes with
the kernel source is wrong?

Ok, I'll try and change that line and see what happens.

--
Jorgen Pehrson