Subject: Re: Still having RF-71 troubles
To: A. Sporner <asporner@eagle.ibc.edu>
From: Anders Magnusson <ragge@ludd.luth.se>
List: port-vax
Date: 03/11/1997 15:40:32
> Hello Group,
>
> I used the latest miniroot to get started again. I have a Microvax 3500
> with a QBUS DSSI controller. The miniroot V1.1 boots without issue except
> for some messages about a hung controller. Miniroot V1.2 does not even
> get that far. The messages are more clearer in general, but it also goes
> out looking for UDA1, which does not exist, then the kernel panic's after
> a failure in init step 3. I would attach a console log to this email,
> however that machine that I used to have as a terminal emulator is dead.
>
> So there still seems to be a problem with the autoconfigure of this type
> of controller. Is there some way we can make the discovery of devices
> on this more graceful?
>
Yes, there is, but I must know what type of panic you get to be able
to fix it. It would be very good if I could get a console output
from the boot sequence.
-- Ragge