Subject: Re: Bootloader TODO list
To: Reinoud Zandijk <imago@kabel065011.kabel.utwente.nl>
From: Anthony Hilton <ajh@tinshill.f9.co.uk>
List: port-arm32
Date: 02/03/2001 20:15:42
In <URL:news:local.netbsd> on Sat 03 Feb, Reinoud Zandijk wrote:
> Hmm... well as long as there is noone reporting a boot-failure it could be
> safe to switch over to the new one for the ARM[6,7,SA] Acorn derivatives
> ..... however i would like more ppl to test it first....
>
> Status so far for all ARM[6,7,SA] Acorn derivative's :
> machine once support confirmed/comment
> -----------------------------------------------------------------
> A7000(+) YES X Please test again
> RSt. R7500(+) ??? ?? Isn't this a A7000 ?
> ARM6 RiscPC ??? X Should run (where is it!)
> ARM7 RiscPC YES X YES, developpers machine
> SA RiscPC YES X YES (see next)
> SA Kinetic RiscPC YES X YES
> NC's YES X Port busy but should work
> RSt. Networx (HD) ?? Unknown
> MicD. Omega, ?? Unknown
> MicD. Mico ?? Unknown
>
> RiscPC's tested with and without 2Mb VRAM ... would also like some results
> with RiscPC's with 1Mb VRAM or no VRAM ...
>
> So i would like ppl with all different kinds of machines to test the new
> bootloader (needs the new rpc_machdep.c at minimum) and report the results
> / problems ?
>
Can the new bootloader boot old versions of RiscBSD? I have 1.3 alpha
installed but rarely booted on an ARM6 RiscPC with 1Mb VRAM.
If the new bootloader cannot boot what I have got, can someone (Chris?) sell
me a CD with 1.5 and idiot proof installation instructions - e.g. do I trash
my current installation and start from scratch or use UnixFS to copy
everything into the BSD partition replacing what is already there?
Anthony Hilton
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