Hello, I'm trying to use NetBSD with an old DecStation 3100
But I have problems ...
Here is my configuration :
DECStation 3100: MIPS R2000,  12 Mb RAM, no disk, monochrome , no mouse.
As I don't have disks on this machine I attempt to boot it from a Linux Pc
on the network
but alas, it doesn't work  :-(

If anyone can help ?

Thanks in advance

Jean-Paul BINI
jbini@bplorraine.fr




All I get on the screen of the PMAX is :


KN01 V7.02
7..6..5..4..3..
??                                  /* maybe the lack of a mouse ? */
^C                                  /* to quit  CTRL-C             */
exit(-1)

KN01 V7.02
08-00- ...                          /* the ethernet address         */
0x00000000                          /* seems to be a kind of status code */
>> boot -f tftp()                   /* at this time I try to boot */
954672+43376+143476 -47c xfr addr : 0x8003000
WARNING: 4096 bytes not available for msgbuf in last cluster (0 used)
panic : pmap_steal_memory : no memory to steal
halted
                                    /* ugh !! why ??              */
                                    /* switch  the machine off and restart
*/

KN01 V7.02
08-00-2b-...                        /* ethernet address                */
0x00c00000                          /* the "status code" has changed ! */
1) Dansk
2) Deutsch
......
(1..16): 7 (french)                 /* this time it asks me which keyboard I
have */

>> boot -f tftp()

954672+43376+143476 -47c xfr addr : 0x8003000
Copyright (c) 1996,1997,....
                                    /* seems to boot now ! */
  The NetBSD Foundation, Inc. .....
NetBSD 1.4 (INSTALL) #12 : Fri May 7 19:50:42 EST 1999
   root@mona:/usr/src/sys/arch/pmax/compile/INSTALL
DECStation 3100 (PMAX)
real mem = 12592912
avail mem = 9617408
using 307 buffers containing 1257472 of memory
mainbus0(root)
cpu0 at mainbus0: cpu0 : MIPS R3000 CPU Rev. 2.0 with MIPS R3010 FPC Rev.
2.0
                                    /* why the CPU indicated is R3000, as I
have a R2000 ?? */
kn01bus0 at mainbus0:bus0 at kn01bus0
pm0 at ibus0: (1024x864x1) (console)
dc0 at ibus0                        /* and here the system is stopped
-((( */


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Is dc0 related to the mouse ?

PS

I've read that it is possible to make a kind of terminator to plug in
instead of a mouse  to avoid problems ...