Subject: [docathon] converted Ports/mvme68k/faq.list
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From: None <dsieger@techfak.uni-bielefeld.de>
List: netbsd-docs
Date: 04/06/2007 18:48:44
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Ports/mvme68k/faq.list converted. patch attached
- Daniel
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Daniel Sieger
Faculty of Technology
Bielefeld University
wwwhomes.uni-bielefeld.de/dsieger
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Index: layout.xml
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RCS file: /cvsroot/htdocs/layout.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.236
diff -u -r1.236 layout.xml
--- layout.xml 6 Apr 2007 13:22:24 -0000 1.236
+++ layout.xml 6 Apr 2007 16:40:12 -0000
@@ -264,9 +264,13 @@
<tocentry page="Ports/macppc/faq.xml" filename="faq.html"/>
<tocentry page="Ports/macppc/models.xml" filename="models.html"/>
<tocentry page="Ports/macppc/x11.xml" filename="x11.html"/>
</tocentry>
<tocentry page="Ports/mmeye/index.xml" dir="mmeye" filename="."/>
- <tocentry page="Ports/mvme68k/index.xml" dir="mvme68k" filename="."/>
+ <tocentry page="Ports/mvme68k/index.xml" dir="mvme68k" filename=".">
+ <tocentry page="Ports/mvme68k/faq.xml" filename="faq.html"/>
+ </tocentry>
<tocentry page="Ports/news68k/index.xml" dir="news68k" filename="."/>
<tocentry page="Ports/newsmips/index.xml" dir="newsmips" filename="."/>
<tocentry page="Ports/next68k/index.xml" dir="next68k" filename=".">
Index: Ports/mvme68k/Makefile
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RCS file: /cvsroot/htdocs/Ports/mvme68k/Makefile,v
retrieving revision 1.8
diff -u -r1.8 Makefile
--- Ports/mvme68k/Makefile 12 May 2006 11:55:12 -0000 1.8
+++ Ports/mvme68k/Makefile 6 Apr 2007 16:40:12 -0000
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
# $NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.8 2006/05/12 11:55:12 heinz Exp $
-LISTDOCS+= faq.list
+XMLDOCS+= faq
XMLDOCS+= index
.include "../../share/mk/web.site.mk"
Index: Ports/mvme68k/faq.xml
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RCS file: Ports/mvme68k/faq.xml
diff -N Ports/mvme68k/faq.xml
--- /dev/null 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -0000
+++ Ports/mvme68k/faq.xml 6 Apr 2007 16:40:12 -0000
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<!DOCTYPE webpage
+ PUBLIC "-//NetBSD//DTD Website-based NetBSD Extension//EN"
+ "http://www.NetBSD.org/share/xml/website-netbsd.dtd">
+
+<webpage id="Port-mvme68k-faq">
+<config param="desc" value="NetBSD/mvme68k Frequently Asked Questions"/>
+<config param="cvstag" value="$NetBSD$"/>
+<config param="rcsdate" value="$Date$"/>
+<head>
+
+<!-- Copyright (c) 1996-2007
+ The NetBSD Foundation, Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. -->
+
+<title>NetBSD/mvme68k Frequently Asked Questions</title>
+</head>
+
+
+<sect1 role="toc">
+<title>NetBSD/mvme68k Frequently Asked Questions</title>
+
+<sect2 id="general">
+<title>General Questions</title>
+
+<sect3 id="dead_nvram">
+<title>How to handle a dead nvram battery</title>
+<para>
+They are not 'mvme' specific chips, in that there's nothing which needs
+to be pre-programmed to make them work with a 147. What you need to do,
+both with a new nvram, or one with a flat battery is to press the abort/reset
+buttons in the following order to force 147bug to re-initialise the
+nvram:</para>
+
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>Press and hold abort</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Press reset, while still holding abort</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Release reset</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>5 seconds later (or when 147bug prompt appears) release abort</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+
+<para>
+You should now set the ethernet MAC address using the
+<command>lsad</command> command. The address is on a label on the
+inside of the front panel. Only the last five digits need to be
+entered. Next, use the <command>mm</command> command to set the 32-bit
+word at 0xfffe0764 to zero.</para>
+</sect3>
+
+<sect3 id="bus_jumpers">
+<title>What are the jumpers on the backplane</title>
+<para>
+The jumpers on the backplane are for Bus Grant and Interrupt Acknowledge.
+Some VMEbus boards, like disk controllers, do their own VMEbus I/O instead
+of using DMA from the CPU. The I/O board requests control of the VMEbus,
+the arbiter on the CPU board releases control of the VMEbus, and then the
+arbiter on the CPU sends a Bus Grant signal down the backplane.
+</para>
+<para>
+There are only 4 Bus Grant levels, and you can have several boards, on
+the same Bus Grant level. The Bus Grant signal daisy-chains down the
+backplane through each I/O board. If you have an empty slot you break
+the daisy-chain.
+</para>
+<para>
+Backplane manufacturers put jumper pins next to the connectors so you can
+jumper across empty slots. Unfortunately the jumpers may be to the right
+or left of a slot depending on the manufacturer.
+</para>
+<para>
+You may also find that some VMEbus boards don't pass on daisy-chain signals
+that they don't use. This means that you may have to leave jumpers on
+even when a board is in a slot.
+</para>
+<para>
+If the boards are side-by-side without an empty slot between the CPU and the
+VMEbus boards you may not need any jumpers. That might be worth a try.
+</para>
+</sect3>
+
+<sect3 id="mvme167_crash_on_boot">
+<title>My newly installed MVME167 crashes on reboot</title>
+<para>
+This is most likely caused by the NetBSD kernel image loading over the
+top of 167Bug's workspace in DRAM. The fix is simple; remove jumper 'J1'
+near the top/front of the MVME167 board. This tells 167Bug to use another
+area of memory for its workspace.
+</para>
+</sect3>
+</sect2>
+
+<sect2 id="other_info">
+<title>Other sources of information</title>
+
+<sect3 id="other_info_nbsd">
+<title>Other information on NetBSD.org</title>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem>
+ <para><ulink url="ftp://ftp.NetBSD.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-&release.latest;/mvme68k/INSTALL.html">
+ NetBSD/mvme68k &release.latest; install notes</ulink> - supported hardware and how to
+ install.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><email>port-mvme68k@netbsd.org</email>
+ - if you have any additional questions please subscribe.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><ulink url="../../Documentation/">General NetBSD Documentation</ulink>
+ - for questions not specific to NetBSD/mvme68k.</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+</sect3>
+</sect2>
+</sect1>
+</webpage>
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