Re: port-hppa/53619: Netinstall on hppa broken

[Tobias Ulmer <tobiasu%tmux.org@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR port-hppa/53619; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Tobias Ulmer <tobiasu%tmux.org@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Cc: 
Subject: Re: port-hppa/53619: Netinstall on hppa broken
Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2018 11:06:52 +0200

 On Thu, Sep 20, 2018 at 11:55:01AM +0000, Nick Hudson wrote:
 > The following reply was made to PR port-hppa/53619; it has been noted by GNATS.
 > 
 > From: Nick Hudson <nick.hudson%gmx.co.uk@localhost>
 > To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost, netbsd-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost, tobiasu%tmux.org@localhost
 > Cc: 
 > Subject: Re: port-hppa/53619: Netinstall on hppa broken
 > Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2018 12:54:48 +0100
 > 
 >  On 19/09/18 10:10, tobiasu%tmux.org@localhost wrote:
 >  >> Number:         53619
 >  >> Category:       port-hppa
 >  >> Synopsis:       Netinstall on hppa broken
 >  >> Confidential:   no
 >  >> Severity:       serious
 >  >> Priority:       medium
 >  >> Responsible:    port-hppa-maintainer
 >  >> State:          open
 >  >> Class:          sw-bug
 >  >> Submitter-Id:   net
 >  >> Arrival-Date:   Wed Sep 19 09:10:00 +0000 2018
 >  >> Originator:     Tobias Ulmer
 >  >> Release:        8.99.2X ??
 >  >> Organization:
 >  >> Environment:
 >  >> Description:
 >  > http://nycdn.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD-daily/HEAD/latest/hppa/installation/
 >  > 
 >  > Both images from the above location go no further than "Hard booted." (afaict that's the PDC message when it hands over control?)
 >  > 
 >  > The LIF boot loader line does not show. This was tested on two different machines (J6750, HP 9000/705 "Flounder"), both appear to hang hard and had to be power cycled.
 >  > 
 >  > 8.0 netinstall images boot OK and load the kernel.
 >  >> How-To-Repeat:
 >  
 >  Any chance you could bisect it? I can provide instructions if required.
 
 If nobody else beats me to it (so many projects, so little time..) :)
 
 I think I can figure out how those images are built, but if you have any
 tricks I'd be interested in hearing them.
 
 So far I've looked through the mkboot header, the offset and differences
 there look reasonable..
 
 >  
 >  
 >  Thanks,
 >  Nick
 >