Subject: Re: Instruction Access Exception on SS20
To: grant beattie <grant@netbsd.org>
From: John Ruschmeyer <jruschme@comcast.net>
List: port-sparc
Date: 09/24/2002 20:13:15
> From: grant beattie <grant@netbsd.org>
> Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2002 09:57:38 +1000
> To: John Ruschmeyer <jruschme@comcast.net>
> Cc: Jon Buller <jon@bullers.net>, port-sparc@netbsd.org
> Subject: Re: Instruction Access Exception on SS20
> 
> On Tue, Sep 24, 2002 at 11:41:32AM -0400, John Ruschmeyer wrote:
> 
>> Like I said, my own version of GENERIC_SCSI3 with very minor changes (added
>> the 'se' device) works fine. but my attempts at a PCMCIA kernel die horribly
>> at boot.
>> 
>> I thought at one point it might be bad RAM becase I had two 64mb DIMMS from
>> a Sparc 10 in there, but even taking those out didn't change anything.
> 
> What's the size of the various kernels? I've recently hit a problem
> where the kernel size of GENERIC is fine, but adding IPSEC makes it
> unbootable and I have to remove other things.

I'll have to check and get back to you. Your comment confirms a suspicion I
had though.

I went back and commented out all the PCMCIA references in my kernel config
file. The resulting kernel booted fine. I'm now trying to add them back a
little at a time to see if I can find the breaking point.

<<<john>>>