Re: Keyboard fails on Sparc64 install of NetBSD 4.0.1

[Scott Dalton <secahtah%gmail.com@localhost>]

Yes, I did indeed see a lot of "lost interrupt" messages.

I'll have to read up on the RC's. Maybe I'm looking in the wrong
place, but all I can find for NetBSD 5.0 is the source. Meaning I'd
have to build everything, right?

I'll read up on that and see if maybe this solves the problem. Thanks
for all of your help. I hope someone else searching for this topic
also sees this solution.

/Scott

2009/4/14 doomwarrior <doomwarriorx%gmail.com@localhost>:
> Hm that is odd. Does typing via serial work in OBP?
> It is not required to set anything in OBP to run machine with a serial. If
> the system wasn't set to a strange setting bevor.
> Just unplug everything expect serial, power coord and (optional) network
> cable. 9600-8N1 is the default value, if nothing was changed in the OBP.
> If typing over serial doesn't work try to turn hardware flow control on or
> off. I can't remember right now if this can be jumpered on Blade but could
> be an issue.
> Also consider using NetBSD 5.0 RC3, even if not a stable release, it is a
> good option for a Blade 1x0 because of bug(s) in the hardware of the acer
> ide controller. You should already received alot of "lost interrupt"
> messages, which will get even worst on an hdd-installed system. (including a
> possibility of a freeze). If I get you right, you already try to install
> NetBSD via CD? Therefore this could already trigger the described problem