Subject: Re: Problems with 2.0RC4 on my Indy
To: port-sgimips <port-sgimips@NetBSD.org>
From: Frank Wille <frank@phoenix.owl.de>
List: port-sgimips
Date: 11/12/2004 20:45:36
Christopher SEKIYA wrote:
> > My main problem is that many (most? all?) NetBSD programs tend to cause
> > a segmentation fault.
>
> I have seen this on a r4000 Indigo and a r5000 O2. I _strongly_ believe
> that the problem is caused by CPU-specific cache botches in/around
> pmap.c -- swapping the CPU modules with r4400 and r10000 make the
> problem go away.
Really? Where did you try? On an r4000 Indigo?
> > Checking for botched superblock upgrades Reparing partition /dev/rsd0a
> > Alternate super block location: 16 DOWNGRADING TO OLD SUPERBLOCK LAYOUT
>
> Interesting. Are you sure this drive is good?
Can't guarantee that, but it should be. Ran fine, for the last
6-8 years, in my Amiga. Although I remember there was a problem
(read error?) some years ago.
> > - The NG1 driver places the cursor one position to the left besides the
> > correct one. When I type a character I can't see it, because the cursor
> > will appear immediately over it. ;)
>
> You have a revision 5 board. From newport.c:
>
> /* Work around bug in some board revisions */
> if (dc->dc_boardrev < 6)
> x_offset = 21;
> else if (dc->dc_vc2rev == 0)
> x_offset = 29;
> else
> x_offset = 31;
>
> My rev 4 NG1 works with the 21-pixel offset. Perhaps it should be used
> for board revisions less than five rather than six?
When no other revision 5 board owner objects, I'm strongly for
changing that. :)
> > - "poweroff" works, but the Indy's shutdown-melody is destroyed. I hear
> > a loud random noise.
>
> Very odd.
Nobody else had this before?
What has to be overwritten to get this effect?
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