Re: Netbooting a VS4000/90

[Holm Tiffe <holm%freibergnet.de@localhost>]

Holm Tiffe wrote:

> Holm Tiffe wrote:
> 
> > Jochen Kunz wrote:
> > 
> > > On Fri, 25 Jan 2013 10:11:44 +0100
> > > Holm Tiffe <holm%freibergnet.de@localhost> wrote:
> > > 
> > > > vs4000# /mnt/usr/sbin/installboot -v /dev/rsd1c /mnt/usr/mdec/xxboot
> > > I think you need to use /usr/mdec/sdboot here and /boot must be
> > > instaled prior to running installboot(8).
> 
> 
> It is as I already thought:
> #   install  /usr/mdec/xxboot
> /usr/src/obj/tooldir.NetBSD-6.0-vax/bin/vax--netbsdelf-install  -N
> /usr/src/etc -c  -r -o root -g wheel -m 555   xxboot /usr/mdec/xxboot
> [..]
> #   install  /usr/mdec/sdboot
> /usr/src/obj/tooldir.NetBSD-6.0-vax/bin/vax--netbsdelf-install  -N
> /usr/src/etc -l h -r  -o root  -g wheel  -m 555  /usr/mdec/xxboot
> /usr/mdec/sdboot
> 
> So they are entirely the same, even raboot, rdboot and hpboot.
> 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Holm
> -- 

Ok, in the meantime I've installed NetBSD on an other disk (RZ29L aka
ST34171) as sd0, this is successfully booting and is running as expected.

I've removed the boot with intallboot -c from sd1 with the runnings system
from sd0, copied the sd0 /boot to sd1 and made a new installboot -v
/dev/rsd1c /usr/mdec/sdboot.
I get the same as before:


>>> sh dev

  VMS/VMB      ADDR      DEVTYPE    NUMBYTES     RM/FX    WP    DEVNAM
REV
  -------      ----      -------    --------     -----    --    ------
---
  EZA0         08-00-2B-3C-1C-DB
  DKA0         A/0/0     DISK         4.29GB      FX            RZ29L-A 0814
  DKA100       A/1/0     DISK         4.22GB      FX            DCAS-34 S63A
 ..HostID..    A/6       INITR



>>> b dka100

 
?06 HLT INST
  PC= 00002AC0 PSL= 041F0000

>>> 



...but I tried dka1, then it boots from sd1 but is asking fro the root and
the swap device:
...
asc0 at vsbus0 csr 0x26000080 vec 510 ipl 17 maskbit 1
asc0: NCR53C94, 25MHz, SCSI ID 6
scsibus0 at asc0: 8 targets, 8 luns per target
spx0 at vsbus0 csr 0x38000000 vec 514 ipl 15 maskbit 2
spx0: Using QVSS 8x15 font
spx0: RAMDAC ID: 0x4a, Bt459 (SPX/LCSPX) RAMDAC type
wsdisplay0 at spx0 kbdmux 1
scsibus0: waiting 2 seconds for devices to settle...
sd0 at scsibus0 target 0 lun 0: <DEC, RZ29L-AS (C) DEC, 0814> disk fixed
sd0: 4091 MB, 3708 cyl, 20 head, 113 sec, 512 bytes/sect x 8380080 sectors
sd0: sync (160.00ns offset 15), 8-bit (6.250MB/s) transfers, tagged
queueing
sd1 at scsibus0 target 1 lun 0: <IBM, DCAS-34330, S63A> disk fixed
sd1: 4028 MB, 8205 cyl, 6 head, 167 sec, 512 bytes/sect x 8250001 sectors
sd1: sync (160.00ns offset 15), 8-bit (6.250MB/s) transfers, tagged
queueing
boot device: <unknown>
root device: sd1a
dump device (default sd1b): 
file system (default generic): ffs
root on sd1a dumps on sd1b
init path (default /sbin/init): 
init: trying /sbin/init
Enter pathname of shell or RETURN for /bin/sh: 
We recommend that you create a non-root account and use su(1) for root
access.
# 


Ehem...please don't call me an Idiot, but what is going on here? Why can't
I boot from dka100 and why it boots from dka1?


Regards,

Holm
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