On Tue, 13 Apr 1999, Brian Ginsbach wrote:

> For now you can access my revamped NetBSD/mvme68k pages at
> http://reality.sgi.com/ginsbach/netbsd/mvme68k.html.  Yep, SGI is

Looks pretty neat. Do we need permission from Motorola to use
their logos?

> I do have some things down as questions.  I'm hoping that someone
> closer to the port, like Steve Woodford, can answer them.

Well, in an effort to preempt your questions here are some
comments :-)

 * The MVME167 VMEbus driver is not fully working. At the moment
   it is just a framework. (Which will probably change, after
   having had some discussions with Matthias Drochner...)

 * NetBSD/mvme68k is not (yet) using PMAP_NEW. It *is* using UVM.

 * The 'Boot Options' section might look better if replaced by
   a single paragraph describing supported/unsupported devices
   since there are not many options available. Unless of course
   the current layout is the preferred approach...

 * I agree with David Brownlee that the MVME147 and MVME167 links
   on the first page which point to www.mcg.mot.com should point
   to the relevant section within your "Notes on VME boards" page.

 * On the "Notes on VME boards" page you say "[the MVME167] is
   hardware compatible with the MVME147". This is not strictly
   true. The boards are of the same family but have completely
   different chipsets.

 * NetBSD/mvme68k _should_ still run on 4Mb boards, although
   I wouldn't recommend it ;-)

 * The CD2401 (serial port controller), and hence the built-in
   serial ports, are fully supported on MVME167 using a machine
   independent driver.

Hopefully this clarifies a few things! I look forward to seeing
the next version of the page. :)

Cheers, Steve