Re: NetBSD on SGI Indigo w/R3000

[Steve Rumble <rumble%ephemeral.org@localhost>]

On Sun, Nov 05, 2017 at 02:26:56PM +0100, Frank Scheiner wrote:
> Sadly it doesn't behave differently than the other kernels > 1.6T:
> 
> ```
> >> printenv
> netaddr=172.16.2.103
> dbaud=9600
> rbaud=9600
> bootfile=bootp():/AC100267
> bootmode=c
> console=d
> diskless=1
> volume=10
> path=bootp()
> cpufreq=33
> >> boot
> Setting $netaddr to 172.16.2.103 (from server )
> Obtaining /AC100267 from server
> 1706880+223716+80272 entry: 0x80002000
> ```
> 
> What else could we try?

Sorry for taking so long to respond.

Unfortunately, without access to the machine it'd be painful
to track down what's going on. If you're really keen to get
your hands dirty, you could try hacking up the kernel to emit
some sign of life very early in the boot process, and work
your way from there to figure out where it's failing.

It's certainly peculiar that that really old 1.6T kernel boots
for you, though. The code really shouldn't have changed all
that much from then until NetBSD 3, and I don't recall having
trouble with my IP12 around that era.

Steve