On Thu, 15 Oct 1998 10:21:53 +0100 (BST)  Tim Austwick wrote:

> I have a DecStation 5000/240 which i want to put netbsd on (ultrix is
> pap!). I managed to write the root to a scsi drive, and then boot off this
> drive (i couldnt use disklabel, so i just dd'd the file to the drive,
> under linux!).
> 
> Well, it starts booting okay, but then hangs at the scc0 bit.
> Unfortunately, i dont know what the scc or asic controllers are...!
> When My DecStation turns on, it complains about a keyboard/mouse error
> (TFL 3/blah...) and ive tried a new keyboard and mouse but to no avail.
> Interestingly the keyboard still works, and i guess the mouse does too!
> 
> Ive trued using the serial console to see if NetBSD is hanging because of
> the keyboard/poiter problem, but whenever i do 'setenv console s' it
> allows me to *input* on the serial terminal, but not to *output* (i know
> this because if i type 'reset' the test lights start flashing, and to get
> my system back i have to blindly setenv console 5...)

What sort of graphics card are you using?  I'd guess it's an unsupported
one, and you'll have to use a serial console (ie, a separate terminal
plugged into the DB25 marked "3").  Look at the recent message from
Jonathan Stone below.

I'll have to add this to the FAQ...

Simon.
----
>From: Jonathan Stone <jonathan@DSG.Stanford.EDU>
>To: John Breslin <John.Breslin@ucg.ie>
>Cc: port-pmax@netbsd.org
>Subject: Re: DS5000/120 boot hangs :-/
>Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1998 08:02:41 -0700
>Message-Id: <199809301502.IAA11221@Kowhai.Stanford.EDU>
>In-reply-to: <01J2F6YO5ZMQ00C46C@bodkin.ucg.ie>


>Hi!
>
>So basically you think my video adapter is not supported.

Thats the best  guess, yes.
I would remove the serial terminal, put the keyboard back, and
boot to the PROM prompt (>>). Then do
	>> cnfg

and it'll tell you what the graphics card is. None of PMAG-C, PMAG-D,
PMAG-E, or PMAG-F are supported.  If you have one of tehse, do
	>> setenv console *

then plug in the terminal, remove the keyboard, and powercycle.  that
will automagically direct console I/O to the framebuffer when the
keyboard is in, and to the serial console otherwise.


>I am plugging in a VT420 terminal into the serial port 2 on the DS5000/120 
>but no response.  What speed do the serial ports communicate at?

9600, 8 bits, no parity, null-modem cable, the DB-25 next to the
reset button.