Subject: Re: Alphaserver 1200 (tincup) and December snapshot
To: David Hopper <dhop@nwlink.com>
From: Matthew Jacob <mjacob@feral.com>
List: port-alpha
Date: 12/09/1999 11:42:44
On Thu, 9 Dec 1999, David Hopper wrote:
> Thanks, Matthew. It's a Digital-supplied card, part of the default
> setup for the 1200. I have a null serial link, but I'm not able to
> get past the Terminal type request. What settings will I need for the
> SRM and/or kernel, to capture the boot sequence, and still have
> control of sysinst or /bin/sh? (I can control the SRM properly
> through serial, but lose it on NetBSD)
Can you cut and paste or say what the boot messags are?
>
> Hell, this is weird. I've used NetBSD since 0.8, and I've _never_ had to do
> this. I feel so... ...special... :)
>
> Thanks again,
> dhop
>
> Matthew Jacob wrote:
>
> > I'm sorry if I missed any previous mail on this. There's some uncertainty
> > as to whether a big checkin of ISP code on 12/4 made the 12/4 snapshot.
> > It's certainly true that an important fix to isp_netbsd.c on 12/5 didn't.
> >
> > Also- is the Qlogic 1040B you used a Digital supplied card?
> >
> > -matt
> >
> > On Thu, 9 Dec 1999, Matthew Jacob wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > How about some details as to why it doesn't work for the isp?
> > >
> > > On Thu, 9 Dec 1999, David Hopper wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hot damn. It works, but not with the QLogic ISP1040B that comes with
> > > > the box. I replaced this with an Adaptec 2940, and I'm up and running.
> > > > >From what I can see so far (I'm still hammering at it...), it looks like
> > > > NetBSD has chalked up another model number.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks, guys!!
> > > > dhop
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
>