Hello,

Appears to be a known problem with the 1.6.2 and 1.6.1 iso images.  Try
the 1.6 or 1.5.2 iso images.

http://mail-index.NetBSD.org/port-vax/2004/06/26/0000.html

On Fri, 2 Jul 2004, Rui Paulo wrote:

> Hello.
> I'm not really sure if this is the best place to make this question and
> if it isn't, I apologize.
> Anyway, I built the simh Vax simulator and tried to boot NetBSD 1.6.2 in
> it. Problem is that after NetBSD finds the root partition it won't do
> anything else.
> I'm new to this port, so I'm really stuck, mostly because I know nothing
> about it.
> I tried simh v3.0-2 and 2.10-4 and none worked.
>
> Here is the output:
> $ cat netbsd.boot
> load -r /usr/pkg/share/simh/ka655.bin
> at nvr ka655.nvr
> set cpu 64m
> set rq0 ra92
> at rq0 netbsd.dsk
> set rq1 cdrom
> at rq1 vaxcd.iso
> boot cpu
> $ simh-vax netbsd.boot
>
> VAX simulator V3.0-2
> NVR: buffering file in memory
>
>
> KA655-B V5.3, VMB 2.7
> Performing normal system tests.
> 40..39..38..37..36..35..34..33..32..31..30..29..28..27..26..25..
> 24..23..22..21..20..19..18..17..16..15..14..13..12..11..10..09..
> 08..07..06..05..04..03..
> Tests completed.
> >>>boot dua1:
> (BOOT/R5:0 DUA1
>
>
>
>   2..
> -DUA1
>   1..0..
>
>
> >> NetBSD/vax boot [1.11 Wed Feb 11 09:14:20 UTC 2004] <<
> >> Press any key to abort autoboot 0
> getdisklabel: no disk label
> nfs_open: must mount first.
> 2371692+117752=0x25fe00
> Copyright (c) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
>     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 1.6.2 (INSTALL) #0: Wed Feb 11 09:24:13 UTC 2004
>     autobuild@tgm.netbsd.org:/autobuild/netbsd-1-6-PATCH002/vax/OBJ/autobuild/netbsd-1-6-PATCH002/src/sys/arch/vax/compile/INSTALL
>
> MicroVAX 3800/3900
> cpu: KA655, CVAX microcode rev 6 Firmware rev 83
> total memory = 65468 KB
> avail memory = 56468 KB
> using 844 buffers containing 3376 KB of memory
> mainbus0 (root)
> ibus0 at mainbus0
> uba0 at ibus0: Q22
> dz1 at uba0 csr 160100 vec 304 ipl 15
> mtc0 at uba0 csr 174500 vec 774 ipl 15
> mscpbus0 at mtc0: version 5 model 3
> mscpbus0: DMA burst size set to 4
> mt0 at mscpbus0 drive 0: TK50
> mt1 at mscpbus0 drive 1: TK50
> mt2 at mscpbus0 drive 2: TK50
> mt3 at mscpbus0 drive 3: TK50
> uda0 at uba0 csr 172150 vec 770 ipl 15
> mscpbus1 at uda0: version 3 model 3
> mscpbus1: DMA burst size set to 4
> ra0 at mscpbus1 drive 0: RA92
> ra1 at mscpbus1 drive 1: RRD40
> ra2 at mscpbus1 drive 2: RD54
> rx0 at mscpbus1 drive 3: RX50
> qe0 at uba0 csr 174440 vec 764 ipl 15
> qe0: delqa, hardware address 08:00:2b:aa:bb:cc
> md0: internal 1536 KB image area
> boot device: ra1
> root on md0a dumps on md0b
> Clock has gained 141 days - CHECK AND RESET THE DATE.
> root file system type: ffs
>
>
> And does nothing more than making my load go up :)
> Is this normal ? Is it beacause of NetBSD 1.6.2 ? Will it work ok with
> 1.5.2 as the emulator howto said ?
>
> Thanks in advance.
> Rui Paulo
>
>

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