>Hi.
>
>> I'm in the process of upgrading our 5000/125's to 1.3, and it's saying
>> something about "clock needs to be on mainboard" then panics no clock..
>>
>> Any ideas?
>
>It sounds much like kernel configuration problem, but I got a bit
>confused hearing it because you uses DS5000/125. 
>
>NetBSD/pmax 1.3 release had kernel configuration file trouble for
>5000/200 model.  The issue was spotted and 'has been fixed' for
>forthcoming 1.3.1 release.  Your DS5000/125 symptom is supposed
>similar to it, but I can see any reason why.
>
>Could you show me your kernel's configuration file content, especially
>around how clock0 is attach with a parent device node? 
>
>Tohru Nishimura
>Nara Institute of Science and Technology
>

Maybe I've got the same problem with the Dec 5000/240 at our computer club. 
NetBSD 1.3_BETA works just perfectly on it, but 1.3.1 refuses to boot. I 
just downloaded the NetBSD 1.3 kernel and it seems to boot ok. Here's the 
printout when trying to boot 1.3.1:

Copyright (c) 1996, 1997 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 1.3.1 (GENERIC) #0: Sun Mar 15 23:45:58 PST 1998
    jonathan@Cuisinart.Stanford.EDU:/usr/NetBSD-1.3.1/release/compile/GENERIC
real mem = 50331648
avail mem = 42168320
using 1228 buffers containing 5029888 bytes of memory
mainbus0 (root)
cpu0 at mainbus0: MIPS R3000 CPU Rev. 3.0 with MIPS R3010 FPC Rev. 4.0
        L1 cache: 64kb Instruction, 64kb Data.
tc0 at mainbus0: 25 MHz clock
asic0 at tc0 slot 3 offset 0x0
clock on asic: must be attached at mainbus or ioasic
le0 at asic0 offset 0xc0000 priority 4: address 08:00:2b:2b:1f:f0
le0: 32 receive buffers, 8 transmit buffers
clock on asic: must be attached at mainbus or ioasic
scc0 at asic0 offset 0x100000 priority 6
clock on asic: must be attached at mainbus or ioasic
scc1 at asic0 offset 0x180000 priority 5
clock on asic: must be attached at mainbus or ioasic
mc146818 at asic0 offset 0x200000 priority 0 not configured
clock on asic: must be attached at mainbus or ioasic
asc0 at asic0 offset 0x300000 priority 3: target 7
sfb0 at tc0 slot 0 offset 0x0 (1280x1024x8) (console)
Beginning old-style SCSI device autoconfiguration
rz0 at asc0 drive 0 slave 0 DEC RZ25     (C) DEC rev 0700
rz0: 406MB, 1476 cyl, 9 head, 62 sec, 512 bytes/sect x 832527 sectors
rz1 at asc0 drive 1 slave 0 DEC RZ57     (C) DEC rev 5000
rz1: 954MB, 1928 cyl, 15 head, 67 sec, 512 bytes/sect x 1954050 sectors
rz2 at asc0 drive 2 slave 0 DEC RZ55     (C) DEC rev 0700
rz2: 316MB, 1224 cyl, 15 head, 35 sec, 512 bytes/sect x 649040 sectors
rz3 at asc0 drive 3 slave 0 DEC RZ56     (C) DEC rev 0400
rz3: 634MB, 1632 cyl, 15 head, 53 sec, 512 bytes/sect x 1299174 sectors
rz4 at asc0 drive 4 slave 0 DEC RRD42   (C) DEC rev 4.3d
panic: cpu_initclocks: no clock attached
syncing disks... done
rebooting...

/ Peter Fors
Midac Computer Club