Subject: Boot tape
To: None <port-sparc@NetBSD.org>
From: Lee Curtis <dleecurt@cc.usu.edu>
List: port-sparc
Date: 03/10/2005 23:42:39
Hello, I need some help, I am trying to install NetBSD 2.0 on my Sparc 
classic. I'm trying to boot and install from the same tape. I'm using a Linux 
system to make the tape. I can boot the system but it won't let me install. I 
included the output,

 SPARCclassic, No Keyboard
 ROM Rev. 2.12, 48 MB memory installed, Serial #7420920.
 Ethernet address 8:0:20:71:3b:f8, Host ID: 80713bf8.



 Type  help  for more information
 ok boot tape
 Boot device: /iommu/sbus/espdma@4,8400000/esp@4,8800000/st@4,0   File and 
args:
 OBP version 3, revision 2.12 (plugin rev 2)
 Copyright (c) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
     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 2.0 (INSTALL) #0: Thu Dec  2 02:04:41 UTC 2004
        
builds@build:/big/builds/ab/netbsd-2-0-RELEASE/sparc/200411300000Z-obj/big/bui
lds/ab/netbsd-2-0-RELEASE/src/sys/arch/sparc/compile/INSTALL
 total memory = 48836 KB
 avail memory = 45080 KB
 bootpath: 
/iommu@0,10000000/sbus@0,10001000/espdma@4,8400000/esp@4,8800000/st@4,0
 mainbus0 (root): SUNW,SPARCclassic: hostid 80713bf8
 cpu0 at mainbus0: TMS390S10 @ 50 MHz, on-chip FPU
 cpu0: physical 4K instruction (32 b/l), 2K data (16 b/l): cache enabled
 obio0 at mainbus0
 clock0 at obio0 slot 0 offset 0x200000: mk48t08
 timer0 at obio0 slot 0 offset 0xd00000: delay constant 23
 zs0 at obio0 slot 0 offset 0x100000 level 12 softpri 6
 zstty0 at zs0 channel 0 (console i/o)
 zstty1 at zs0 channel 1
 zs1 at obio0 slot 0 offset 0x0 level 12 softpri 6
 kbd0 at zs1 channel 0: baud rate 1200
 ms0 at zs1 channel 1: baud rate 1200
 slavioconfig at obio0 slot 0 offset 0x800000 not configured
 auxreg0 at obio0 slot 0 offset 0x900000
 power0 at obio0 slot 0 offset 0x910000 level 2
 fdc0 at obio0 slot 0 offset 0x400000 level 11: no drives attached
 iommu0 at mainbus0 addr 0x10000000: version 0x1/0x4, page-size 4096, range 
64MB
 sbus0 at iommu0: clock = 25 MHz
 dma0 at sbus0 slot 4 offset 0x8400000: DMA rev 2
 esp0 at dma0 slot 4 offset 0x8800000 level 4: ESP200, 40MHz, SCSI ID 7
 scsibus0 at esp0: 8 targets, 8 luns per target
 audio at sbus0 slot 4 offset 0x1300000 level 7 (ipl 13) not configured
 SUNW,bpp at sbus0 slot 4 offset 0xc800000 level 2 (ipl 3) not configured
 ledma0 at sbus0 slot 4 offset 0x8400010: DMA rev 2
 le0 at ledma0 slot 4 offset 0x8c00000 level 6: address 08:00:20:71:3b:f8
 le0: 8 receive buffers, 2 transmit buffers
 cgsix0 at sbus0 slot 1 offset 0x0 level 9: SUNW,501-1672, 1152 x 900, rev 7
 cgsix0: attached to /dev/fb
 cgthree0 at sbus0 slot 3 offset 0x0 level 9: , 1152 x 900
 cgthree0: replacing cgsix0
 cgthree0: attached to /dev/fb
 md0: internal 688 KB image area

at this point the system freezes and it won't continue. I have read the 
documentation and I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong, I think I made the tape 
rite, but I'm not sure. What else can I do, what else can I try? At the moment 
I don't have another way to boot the system. I would really appreciate any 
help I can get.
Lee