I'm very close, I think, to getting Bob's 1.51 image onto this 2000 model; I
just need a quick pointer.  It's a fresh install, on an existing NT system. 
Upon asking for a root device, do I need to have a root install filesystem on a
floppy (bummer, since this floppy's toast).

Here's the startup from the 1.51 arc.iso-- from the COM port, as there's no
video; it's a Jazz VXL 484 video card, according to arcdiag and the jzvxl484.sys
driver in NT.

                class: Controller, type: DisplayController
                 flags: ConsoleOut|Output
                 version: 0, revision: 1
                 key: 0
                 affinity_mask: 0xffffffff
                 config_data_len: 32
                 id: 4:[VXL\x00]
                 config data version: 1, revision: 0, count: 1245188
                 resource count 1245188 too big: use 1 instead
                  type: Null
                   share_disposition: Undetermined, flags: 0x6000
                   data: [0x0:0x0:0x20:0x0:0x0:0x80:0x0:0x60:0x0:0x10:0x0:0x0]
                 raw count: [0x4:0x0:0x13:0x0]
                 raw data:
24:[0x0:0x0:0x0:0x60:0x0:0x0:0x20:0x0:0x0:0x80:0x0:0x60:0x0:0x10:0x0:0x0:0x0:0x0:0x0:0x40:0x0:0x0:0x20:0x0]

NetBSD 1.5S (RAMDISK) #3: Thu Mar 22 09:44:29 PST 2001
    bobm@client.cci.net:/u/usr/src/sys/arch/arc/compile/RAMDISK
NEC-R94
total memory = 32768 KB
avail memory = 22856 KB
using 435 buffers containing 1740 KB of memory
mainbus0 (root)
cpu0 at mainbus0: MIPS R4400 CPU (0x450) Rev. 5.0 with MIPS R4010 FPC Rev. 0.0
cpu0: L1 cache: 16KB/32B instruction, 16KB/32B data, direct mapped
cpu0: L2 cache: 512KB/64B mixed, no snooping
jazzio0 at mainbus0
aclock0 at jazzio0 addr 0xe0004000 intr 0: mc146818 or compatible
lpt0 at jazzio0 addr 0xe0008000 intr 1
fdc0 at jazzio0 addr 0xe000c000 intr 2
fd0 at fdc0 drive 0: 1.44MB 80 cyl, 2 head, 18 sec
sn0 at jazzio0 addr 0xe0001000 intr 4: bufsize 28480 address 00:00:4c:75:27:fd
arcsiop0 at jazzio0 addr 0xe0002000 intr 5: SCSI ID 7
scsibus0 at arcsiop0: 8 targets, 8 luns per target
pckbc0 at jazzio0 addr 0xe0005000 intr 7
pckbdprobe: reset response 0x0
pms0 at pckbc0 (aux slot)
wsmouse0 at pms0 mux 0
pms at jazzio0 addr 0xe0005000 intr 8 not configured
com0 at jazzio0 addr 0xe0006000 intr 9: ns16550a, working fifo
com0: txfifo disabled
com0: console
com1 at jazzio0 addr 0xe0007000 intr 10: ns16550a, working fifo
com1: txfifo disabled
isabr0 at mainbus0
isa0 at isabr0 isa_io_base 0xe2000000 isa_mem_base 0xe3000000
scsibus0: waiting 2 seconds for devices to settle...
sd0 at scsibus0 target 0 lun 0: <DEC, DSP3107LS, 441H> SCSI2 0/direct fixed
sd0: 1021 MB, 3117 cyl, 8 head, 83 sec, 512 bytes/sect x 2091144 sectors
cd0 at scsibus0 target 4 lun 0: <NEC, CD-ROM DRIVE:500, 2.5> SCSI2 5/cdrom
removable
md0: internal 3072 KB image area
boot device: <unknown>
root device (default md0a):   

Thanks,
David Hopper
dhop@nwlink.com

"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary 
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -- Benjamin Franklin 


brian@onehumanfamily.com wrote:
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian Armstrong
> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2001 9:30 AM
> To: 'Bob Meader'
> Subject: RE: NEC RiscStation and NetBSD
> 
> Hi Bob,
> 
> Can you send me the link to the new directory.
> 
> I'll let you know if there are any issues on the NEC RiscStation 2000.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Brian Armstrong.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bob Meader [mailto:bob@cci.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2001 9:18 AM
> To: brian@onehumanfamily.com; port-arc@netbsd.org
> Subject: RE: NEC RiscStation and NetBSD
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I've read through the archives for the NetBSD port-arc project, and seen
> that there was a release 1.51 which somebody had made an install as an ISO
> image.  I tried to go to the FTP link suggested but no dice, the link is
> broken now.  Does anybody have this ISO image that I can download from
> somewhere?
> I did the "iso" build, the ftp site is still there, the image just
> 'moved' to different directory...
> 
> Also, I will be trying to install this build on an NEC RiscStation 2000, not
> a 2200 which is the posted support build, are there any issues I should be
> aware of?
> 
> Every RiscStation/RiscServer I am aware of is slightly different from each
> other requiring specific support in kernel to boot...ie I don't know
> if the image will work...I heard of RiscStation 2200/2250 didn't know
>  there was RiscStation 2000.