Re: VS3100M76 - current

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

Johnny Billquist wrote:

> On 2014-05-22 15:26, Holm Tiffe wrote:
> >Holm Tiffe wrote:
> >
> >NetBSD 1.5.3 is running flawlessly so far and I'm currently unpacking the
> >sets to the Quantum Disk.
> >
> >Somewhere between that 1.5.3 and 1.6.2 the VS3100 has died...
> 
> Which definitely rules out any hardware issues. As it would seem the 
> problems also are not universal, it would seem to be some specific 
> hardware in your machine. And since the problem happens when working 
> with the disk, the SCSI subsystem is the prime suspect.
> 
> Afraid I can't help much in there. I have not played with that code 
> much, and I also don't have a matching machine to reproduce the problem.
> 
> I hope someone else have a similar machine on which to reproduce and fix 
> this.
> 
>       Johnny


Yes, this is definitve not easy to find a such long lasting bug.
Even if I can draw 1.5.3 Sources out of the CVS (can I?) I think
it wouldn't be possible to crossbuild the entire "world" on my PC.

First I'll try to install fully that 1.5.3 to the disk (still running)
and verify if it is behaving correctly (kernel build?).
Maybe before that I'll put the disk in the M76 to look if it goes
identically there.

Next thing would be NEtbooting and teht the folowing available releases
and to find out where it stops.
Anyone knows what the kernel tries next after putting out this "root file
system is ffs" (or so?). That is where 1.6.2 simply halts...

Other hints somebody?

Regards,

Holm

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