getting NetBSD 4.0 console on alix1c

[George Georgalis <george%galis.org@localhost>]

Here are some technical notes, for the alix1c.  If anyone has
a suggestion or wants to make a commit to smooth out the
experience, I'm happy to hear it!


Trying to get a 4.0 cdrom install on a PC Engines alix1c.
http://www.pcengines.ch/alix1c.htm

This system has:

a single PS/2 connector
vga
serial
two USB ports
network
audio
PCI, with a dual Gb intel  network adapter
onboard cflash disk (512Mb)
onboard memory (256Mb)

I'm using a vga, ps/2 keyboard, 4.0_release with a USB cdrom.

Initially, the cdrom kernel would load and stop when it couldn't
find any root device.

After a bios update, I used the above instructions accept I had
problems mounting the cflash partition on a NetBSD box. After I
used dd to make the cflash freedos image, I put the cflash in a
mac to load the bios updates on it -- that was easy.

The system now boots into the kernel from the cdrom and starts
sysinst.  However, while the numlock key toggles that led, no
keystrokes reach the installer.

I've tried the "consdev pc" boot option, and also using a usb
keyboard.  Success! I'm able to use the installer when I use the
USB keyboard _and_ specify "consdev pc", this is also required for
the regular bootup (cdrom drive removed).

Below is the dmesg, any comments or questions about the hardware,
I'll do what I can to try them.

// George



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    2006, 2007
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NetBSD 4.0 (GENERIC) #0: Sun Dec 16 00:20:10 PST 2007
        
builds@wb34:/home/builds/ab/netbsd-4-0-RELEASE/i386/200712160005Z-obj/home/builds/ab/netbsd-4-0-RELEASE/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/GENERIC
total memory = 247 MB
rbus: rbus_min_start set to 0x40000000
avail memory = 232 MB
timecounter: Timecounters tick every 10.000 msec
timecounter: Timecounter "i8254" frequency 1193182 Hz quality 100
BIOS32 rev. 0 found at 0xfa960
mainbus0 (root)
cpu0 at mainbus0: (uniprocessor)
cpu0: AMD Geode LX (586-class), 498.07 MHz, id 0x5a2
cpu0: features 88a93d<FPU,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,CX8,SEP>
cpu0: features 88a93d<PGE,CMOV,MPC,MMX>
cpu0: "Geode(TM) Integrated Processor by AMD PCS"
cpu0: I-cache 64 KB 32B/line 16-way, D-cache 64 KB 32B/line 16-way
cpu0: L2 cache 128 KB 32B/line 4-way
cpu0: ITLB 16 4 KB entries fully associative
cpu0: DTLB 16 4 KB entries fully associative
cpu0: 8 page colors
acpi0 at mainbus0: Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
acpi0: using Intel ACPI CA subsystem version 20060217
acpi0: X/RSDT: OemId <AMDGX3,AWRDACPI,42302e31>, AslId <AWRD,00000000>
acpi0: SCI interrupting at int 9
acpi0: fixed-feature power button present
timecounter: Timecounter "ACPI-Safe" frequency 3579545 Hz quality 900
ACPI-Safe 32-bit timer
mpacpi: could not get bus number, assuming bus 0
LNKC: ACPI: Found matching pin for 0.12.INTA at func 0: 5
LNKD: ACPI: Found matching pin for 0.12.INTB at func 1: 10
LNKB: ACPI: Found matching pin for 0.13.INTA at func 0: 11
LNKA: ACPI: Found matching pin for 0.1.INTA at func 1: 11
LNKB: ACPI: Found matching pin for 0.15.INTB at func 3: 11
LNKD: ACPI: Found matching pin for 0.15.INTD at func 4: 10
ACPI Object Type 'Processor' (0x0c) at acpi0 not configured
PNP0C01 [System Board] at acpi0 not configured
acpiacad0 at acpi0 (ACPI0003): ACPI AC Adapter
PNP0A03 [PCI/PCI-X Host Bridge] at acpi0 not configured
PNP0C0F [PCI interrupt link device] at acpi0 not configured
PNP0C0F [PCI interrupt link device] at acpi0 not configured
PNP0C0F [PCI interrupt link device] at acpi0 not configured
PNP0C0F [PCI interrupt link device] at acpi0 not configured
PNP0C02 [Plug and Play motherboard register resources] at acpi0 not configured
PNP0000 [AT Interrupt Controller] at acpi0 not configured
PNP0200 [AT DMA Controller] at acpi0 not configured
attimer1 at acpi0 (PNP0100): AT Timer
attimer1: io 0x40-0x43 irq 0
PNP0B00 [AT Real-Time Clock] at acpi0 not configured
pcppi1 at acpi0 (PNP0800)
pcppi1: io 0x61
pcppi1: children must have an explicit unit
midi0 at pcppi1: PC speaker (CPU-intensive output)
sysbeep0 at pcppi1
npx1 at acpi0 (PNP0C04)
npx1: io 0xf0-0xff irq 13
npx1: reported by CPUID; using exception 16
PNP0501 [16550A-compatible COM port] at acpi0 not configured
PNP0501 [16550A-compatible COM port] at acpi0 not configured
PNP0400 [Standard LPT printer port] at acpi0 not configured
pcppi1: attached to attimer1
pci0 at mainbus0 bus 0: configuration mode 1
pci0: i/o space, memory space enabled, rd/line, rd/mult, wr/inv ok
pchb0 at pci0 dev 1 function 0
pchb0: Advanced Micro Devices Geode LX Host-PCI Bridge (rev. 0x31)
vga1 at pci0 dev 1 function 1: Advanced Micro Devices Geode LX VGA Controller 
(rev. 0x00)
wsdisplay0 at vga1 kbdmux 1: console (80x25, vt100 emulation)
wsmux1: connecting to wsdisplay0
glxsb0 at pci0 dev 1 function 2: RNG AES
wm0 at pci0 dev 12 function 0: Intel i82546EB 1000BASE-T Ethernet, rev. 1
wm0: interrupting at irq 5
wm0: 32-bit 33MHz PCI bus
wm0: 256 word (8 address bits) MicroWire EEPROM
wm0: Ethernet address 00:07:e9:0a:9a:78
makphy0 at wm0 phy 1: Marvell 88E1011 Gigabit PHY, rev. 3
makphy0: 10baseT, 10baseT-FDX, 100baseTX, 100baseTX-FDX, 1000baseT, 
1000baseT-FDX, auto
wm1 at pci0 dev 12 function 1: Intel i82546EB 1000BASE-T Ethernet, rev. 1
wm1: interrupting at irq 10
wm1: 32-bit 33MHz PCI bus
wm1: 256 word (8 address bits) MicroWire EEPROM
wm1: Ethernet address 00:07:e9:0a:9a:79
makphy1 at wm1 phy 1: Marvell 88E1011 Gigabit PHY, rev. 3
makphy1: 10baseT, 10baseT-FDX, 100baseTX, 100baseTX-FDX, 1000baseT, 
1000baseT-FDX, auto
vr0 at pci0 dev 13 function 0: VIA VT6105M (Rhine III) 10/100 Ethernet
vr0: interrupting at irq 11
vr0: Ethernet address: 00:0d:b9:0c:df:48
ukphy0 at vr0 phy 1: Generic IEEE 802.3u media interface
ukphy0: OUI 0x0002c6, model 0x0034, rev. 3
ukphy0: 10baseT, 10baseT-FDX, 100baseTX, 100baseTX-FDX, auto
pcib0 at pci0 dev 15 function 0
pcib0: Advanced Micro Devices CS5536 PCI-ISA Bridge (rev. 0x03)
viaide0 at pci0 dev 15 function 2
viaide0: Advanced Micro Devices CS5536 IDE Controller (rev. 0x01)
viaide0: bus-master DMA support present
viaide0: primary channel wired to compatibility mode
viaide0: primary channel interrupting at irq 14
atabus0 at viaide0 channel 0
viaide0: secondary channel wired to compatibility mode
viaide0: secondary channel ignored (disabled)
Advanced Micro Devices product 0x2093 (audio multimedia, revision 0x01) at pci0 
dev 15 function 3 not configured
ohci0 at pci0 dev 15 function 4: Advanced Micro Devices CS5536 OHCI USB 
Controller (rev. 0x02)
ohci0: interrupting at irq 10
ohci0: OHCI version 1.0, legacy support
usb0 at ohci0: USB revision 1.0
uhub0 at usb0
uhub0: Advanced Micro OHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1
uhub0: 4 ports with 4 removable, self powered
ehci0 at pci0 dev 15 function 5: Advanced Micro Devices CS5536 EHCI USB 
Controller (rev. 0x02)
ehci0: interrupting at irq 10
ehci0: BIOS has given up ownership
ehci0: EHCI version 1.0
ehci0: companion controller, 4 ports each: ohci0
usb1 at ehci0: USB revision 2.0
uhub1 at usb1
uhub1: Advanced Micro Devices EHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 2.00/1.00, addr 1
uhub1: 4 ports with 4 removable, self powered
isa0 at pcib0
lpt0 at isa0 port 0x378-0x37b irq 7
com0 at isa0 port 0x3f8-0x3ff irq 4: ns16550a, working fifo
com1 at isa0 port 0x2f8-0x2ff irq 3: ns16550a, working fifo
pckbc0 at isa0 port 0x60-0x64
pckbd0 at pckbc0 (kbd slot)
pckbc0: using irq 1 for kbd slot
wskbd0 at pckbd0: console keyboard, using wsdisplay0
isapnp0 at isa0 port 0x279: ISA Plug 'n Play device support
isapnp0: no ISA Plug 'n Play devices found
timecounter: Timecounter "clockinterrupt" frequency 100 Hz quality 0
Kernelized RAIDframe activated
uhub2 at uhub0 port 4
uhub2: Dell Dell USB Keyboard Hub, class 9/0, rev 1.10/1.00, addr 2
uhub2: 3 ports with 2 removable, bus powered
wd0 at atabus0 drive 0: <Hitachi XX.V.3.3.0.0>
wd0: drive supports 1-sector PIO transfers, LBA addressing
wd0: 488 MB, 993 cyl, 16 head, 63 sec, 512 bytes/sect x 1000944 sectors
wd0: 32-bit data port
wd0: drive supports PIO mode 4
wd0(viaide0:0:0): using PIO mode 4
boot device: wd0
root on wd0a dumps on wd0b
root file system type: ffs
WARNING: clock lost 711 days
WARNING: using filesystem time
WARNING: CHECK AND RESET THE DATE!
uhidev0 at uhub2 port 1 configuration 1 interface 0
uhidev0: Dell Dell USB Keyboard Hub, rev 1.10/1.00, addr 3, iclass 3/1
ukbd0 at uhidev0
wskbd1 at ukbd0 mux 1
wskbd1: connecting to wsdisplay0
uhidev1 at uhub2 port 1 configuration 1 interface 1
uhidev1: Dell Dell USB Keyboard Hub, rev 1.10/1.00, addr 3, iclass 3/0
uhidev1: 3 report ids
uhid0 at uhidev1 reportid 1: input=1, output=0, feature=0
uhid1 at uhidev1 reportid 2: input=1, output=0, feature=0
uhid2 at uhidev1 reportid 3: input=3, output=0, feature=0
wsdisplay0: screen 1 added (80x25, vt100 emulation)
wsdisplay0: screen 2 added (80x25, vt100 emulation)
wsdisplay0: screen 3 added (80x25, vt100 emulation)
wsdisplay0: screen 4 added (80x25, vt100 emulation)


-- 
George Georgalis, information system scientist <IXOYE><