booting 5.0 on SIMH

["Kurt J. Lidl" <lidl%pix.net@localhost>]

Just a quick note -- I was able to install the NetBSD 5.0
release for vax on the SIMH vax emulator.

It worked pretty much as you might expect.

The kernel panic'd on my first attempt, but I wasn't
keeping very good notes.
On my second attempt, it loaded everything.

I've attached the boot sequence, for those that are interested.
Cheers.

-Kurt

$ ./vax netbsd-boot

VAX simulator V3.8-1


KA655X-B V5.3, VMB 2.7
Performing normal system tests.
40..39..38..37..36..35..34..33..32..31..30..29..28..27..26..25..
24..23..22..21..20..19..18..17..16..15..14..13..12..11..10..09..
08..07..06..05..04..03..
Tests completed.
>>>boot dua0:
(BOOT/R5:0 DUA0



  2..
-DUA0
  1..0..


>> NetBSD/vax boot [1.11 Mon Apr 27 08:07:57 UTC 2009] <<
>> Press any key to abort autoboot 0
nfs_open: must mount first.
open netbsd.vax: Device not configured
> boot netbsd
2389288+308448 [193520+183441]=0x2eedb8
Copyright (c) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005,
    2006, 2007, 2008
    The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.  All rights reserved.
Copyright (c) 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993
    The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.

NetBSD 5.0 (GENERIC) #0: Mon Apr 27 08:32:25 UTC 2009
        
builds%b6.netbsd.org@localhost:/home/builds/ab/netbsd-5-0-RELEASE/vax/200904260229Z-obj/home/builds/ab/netbsd-5-0-RELEASE/src/sys/arch/vax/compile/GENERIC
MicroVAX 3800/3900
total memory = 127 MB
avail memory = 121 MB
mainbus0 (root)
cpu0 at mainbus0: KA655, CVAX microcode rev 6 Firmware rev 83
lance at mainbus0 not configured
uba0 at mainbus0: Q22
dz1 at uba0 csr 160100 vec 304 ipl 17
mtc0 at uba0 csr 174500 vec 774 ipl 17
mscpbus0 at mtc0: version 5 model 3
mscpbus0: DMA burst size set to 4
mt0 at mscpbus0 drive 0: TK50
mt1 at mscpbus0 drive 1: TK50
mt2 at mscpbus0 drive 2: TK50
mt3 at mscpbus0 drive 3: TK50
uda0 at uba0 csr 172150 vec 770 ipl 17
mscpbus1 at uda0: version 3 model 3
mscpbus1: DMA burst size set to 4
ra0 at mscpbus1 drive 0: RA82
ra1 at mscpbus1 drive 1: RD54
ra2 at mscpbus1 drive 2: RD54
rx0 at mscpbus1 drive 3: RX50
qe0 at uba0 csr 174440 vec 764 ipl 17: delqa, hardware address 08:00:2b:aa:bb:cc
rlc0 at uba0 csr 174400 vec 160 ipl 17
rl0 at rlc0 drive 0: RL01, drive not loaded
rl1 at rlc0 drive 1: RL01, drive not loaded
rl2 at rlc0 drive 2: RL01, drive not loaded
rl3 at rlc0 drive 3: RL01, drive not loaded
ts0 at uba0 csr 172520 vec 224 ipl 17: TS11
ts0: rev 0, extended features enabled, transport offline
Kernelized RAIDframe activated
ra0: size 1216665 sectors
ra1: attempt to bring on line failed:  unit offline (not mounted) (code 3, 
subcode 1)
ra2: attempt to bring on line failed:  unit offline (not mounted) (code 3, 
subcode 1)
rx0: attempt to bring on line failed:  unit offline (not mounted) (code 3, 
subcode 1)
boot device: ra0
root on ra0a dumps on ra0b
root file system type: ffs
Sat May  9 17:57:42 EDT 2009
swapctl: adding /dev/ra0b as swap device at priority 0
Starting file system checks:
/dev/rra0a: file system is clean; not checking
Setting tty flags.
Setting sysctl variables:
kern.no_sa_support: 0 -> 1
ddb.onpanic: 1 -> 0
Starting network.
Hostname: noname
IPv6 mode: host
Configuring network interfaces:.
Adding interface aliases:.
Building databases: dev, utmp, utmpx done
Starting syslogd.
Checking for core dump...
savecore: no core dump
Mounting all filesystems...
Clearing temporary files.
Creating a.out runtime link editor directory cache.
Checking quotas: done.
Setting securelevel: kern.securelevel: 0 -> 1
Starting virecover.
Starting local daemons:.
Updating motd.
postfix/postfix-script: starting the Postfix mail system
Starting inetd.
Starting cron.
Sat May  9 17:58:43 EDT 2009

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