Subject: Re: VS 4000/60 Netboot problems
To: None <port-vax@netbsd.org>
From: Bertram Barth <bertram@gummo.bbb.sub.org>
List: port-vax
Date: 03/13/2001 21:10:30
Michael Kukat writes:
> Na, this just seems to be this way. The booter does it's whole console
> I/O via the PROM routines on many machines, especially the VAXstations.
> So it is here with the 4000/60. But as soon as the kernel comes up,
> which of course uses its own console I/O, you will just lose the
> framebuffer console, and maybe the kernel comes up on the serial
Just for the records: the main reason for this is that the PROM routines
assume physical addresses. After the kernel enables MAPEN, these PROM
routines can't be used any more (at least not that easy).
Ciao,
bertram