Subject: Re: Anyone using NetBSD/sparc on an SS10 please read
To: Steven Grunza <steven_grunza@ieee.org>
From: Sean Berry <berry@housebsd.org>
List: port-sparc
Date: 09/21/2000 15:36:12
I've gotten the miniroot (1.4.2?) to work in the past.  I'll try it again
this evening when I get home to my 10.


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Sean Berry works with many flavors of UNIX, but especially Solaris/SPARC and
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On Thu, 21 Sep 2000, Steven Grunza wrote:

> >> Booting the miniroot from 1.4.2 didn't work.
> If memory serves, I got message about the file just loaded not being
> executable
> 
> >> 
> >> Booting the miniroot from 1.5_ALPHA2 didn't work.
> If memory serves, I got message about the file just loaded not being
> executable.  I have since re-tried the 1.5_ALPHA2 miniroot and gotten it to
> boot.  I'm now fighting through PR install/10942.
> 
> >> 
> >> Netbooting from the 1.4.2 distribution hasn't worked.
> The SPARCstation console shows the following:
> 
> SPARCstation 10 (1 X 390Z55), No Keyboard
> ROM Rev. 2.10, 64 MB memory installed, Serial #3155464.
> Ethernet address 8:0:20:1a:d6:47, Host ID: 72302608.
> 
>                                                                       
> Initializing Memory 
>                                                                       
> Rebooting with command: net
> Boot device: /iommu/sbus/ledma@f,400010/le@f,c00000   File and args: 
> 
> 
> 13c00 
> >> NetBSD/sparc Secondary Boot, Revision 1.8
> >> (toddpw@threepio.toddpw.net, Fri Mar  3 17:51:31 PST 2000)
> boot: client IP address: 172.25.4.22
> boot: client name: hw-sbus
> Can't open NFS network connection on
> `/iommu@f,e0000000/sbus@f,e0001000/ledma@f,400010/le@f,c00000'
> open: netbsd: Unknown error: code 72: trying netbsd.gz...
> Can't open NFS network connection on
> `/iommu@f,e0000000/sbus@f,e0001000/ledma@f,400010/le@f,c00000'
> open: netbsd.gz: Unknown error: code 23: trying netbsd.old...
> Can't open NFS network connection on
> `/iommu@f,e0000000/sbus@f,e0001000/ledma@f,400010/le@f,c00000'
> open: netbsd.old: Unknown error: code 23: trying netbsd.old.gz...
> Can't open NFS network connection on
> `/iommu@f,e0000000/sbus@f,e0001000/ledma@f,400010/le@f,c00000'
> open: netbsd.old.gz: Unknown error: code 23: trying onetbsd...
> Can't open NFS network connection on
> `/iommu@f,e0000000/sbus@f,e0001000/ledma@f,400010/le@f,c00000'
> open: onetbsd: Unknown error: code 23: trying onetbsd.gz...
> Can't open NFS network connection on
> `/iommu@f,e0000000/sbus@f,e0001000/ledma@f,400010/le@f,c00000'
> open: onetbsd.gz: Unknown error: code 23: trying vmunix...
> Can't open NFS network connection on
> `/iommu@f,e0000000/sbus@f,e0001000/ledma@f,400010/le@f,c00000'
> open: vmunix: Unknown error: code 23
> device[/iommu@f,e0000000/sbus@f,e0001000/ledma@f,400010/le@f,c00000]
> ("halt" to halt): halt
> Program terminated
> Type  help  for more information
> ok 
> 
> I didn't include all of the necessary info to debug because I was just
> trying to find someone who has seen the miniroot work on an SS10.  So far,
> I have not received notice of anyone using the miniroot.  Netboot and
> floppy seem to be more popular loading methods.
> 
> At 09:36 AM 9/21/00 -0700, Matthew Jacob wrote:
> >
> >Yes, I'm running on an SS10, but I haven't actually had to reinstall from
> >miniroot for years.
> >
> >You have to say more about what doesn't work, or we'll take your OUI granting
> >powers away from you.
> >
> >
> >On Thu, 21 Sep 2000, Steven Grunza wrote:
> >
> >> I need to get an SS10 running to host a SunOS based C compiler.  The SS1 I
> >> have took a hit and is almost rebuilt; however, I've got a SS10 I can use.
> >> The problem is getting the SS10 up and running.
> >> 
> >> Booting the miniroot from 1.4.2 didn't work.
> >> 
> >> Booting the miniroot from 1.5_ALPHA2 didn't work.
> >> 
> >> Netbooting from the 1.4.2 distribution hasn't worked.
> >> 
> >> If you are running any version of NetBSD/sparc on a Sun SS10, please let me
> >> know how you got it up and running.  I really don't want to go out and buy
> >> Solaris for this but I might have to if I can't get NetBSD running.
> >> 
> >> PS
> >>   I currently have Solaris 7 running on the box but I probably can't use
> >> this copy for production use.
> >> 
> >> 
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> "Luke, you're going to find that many | Steven Grunza
> of the truths we cling to depend      | voice:  (856) 787 - 2759 
> greatly on our own point of view."    | fax:    (856) 866 - 2033
>  - Obi Wan Kenobi, Return of the Jedi | e-mail: steven_grunza@ieee.org
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