On Sun, 5 Dec at 09:34, David Brownlee <abs%absd.org@localhost> wrote: >On Sun, 5 Dec 2021 at 16:38, Josh Moyer <jmoyer%nodomain.net@localhost> wrote: >> "port-vax/56340: KA410 support broken since 4.x-ish". > You mention "Since a little after 4.0.1", could I ask: > - would you know offhand what the last version to boot on your uVAX > 2000 would be Yes, 4.0.1 GENERIC from boot 1.11/3.1.1 is as far as I can push things before they break: >>> b esa0 -ESA0 >> NetBSD/vax boot [1.11 Thu Jul 12 15:15:11 CEST 2007] << >> Press any key to abort autoboot 0 Trying BOOTP net_open: client addr: 10.9.10.13 net_open: subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 net_open: net gateway: 10.9.10.7 net_open: server addr: 10.9.10.78 net_open: server path: /Data/Code/vax/NetBSD-4.0.1 Using IP address: 10.9.10.13 myip: (10.9.10.13) root addr=10.9.10.78 path=/Data/Code/vax/NetBSD-4.0.1 open netbsd.vax: No such file or directory > boot netbsd 2177844+168060 [173584+161681]=0x28ec80 Copyright (c) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 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 4.0.1 (GENERIC) #0: Wed Oct 8 01:25:41 PDT 2008 builds@wb36:/home/builds/ab/netbsd-4-0-1-RELEASE/vax/200810080053Z-obj/home/builds/ab/netbsd-4-0-1-RELEASE/src/sys/arch/vax/compile/GENERIC MicroVAX 2000 cpu: KA410 total memory = 14316 KB avail memory = 10872 KB mainbus0 (root) vsbus0 at mainbus0 vsbus0: interrupt mask 8 le0 at vsbus0 csr 0x200e0000 vec 120 ipl 14 maskbit 5 buf 0x349000-0x358fff le0: address 08:00:2b:07:12:76 le0: 32 receive buffers, 8 transmit buffers dz0 at vsbus0 csr 0x200a0000 vec 304 ipl 14 maskbit 6 dz0: 4 lines lkkbd0 at dz0 wskbd0 at lkkbd0 mux 1 lkms0 at dz0 wsmouse0 at lkms0 mux 0 hdc0 at vsbus0 csr 0x200c0000 vec 774 ipl 14 maskbit 0 rd0 at hdc0 drive 0: RD53 rd0: no disk label: size 138712 sectors si0 at vsbus0 csr 0x200c0080 vec 770 ipl 14 maskbit 1 si0: NCR5380, SCSI ID 7 scsibus0 at si0: 8 targets, 8 luns per target smg0 at vsbus0 csr 0x200f0000 vec 104 ipl 14 maskbit 3 smg0: could not find 8x15 font Kernelized RAIDframe activated scsibus0: waiting 2 seconds for devices to settle... boot device: le0 root on le0 nfs_boot: trying DHCP/BOOTP nfs_boot: DHCP next-server: 10.9.10.78 nfs_boot: my_domain=nodomain.net nfs_boot: my_addr=10.9.10.13 nfs_boot: my_mask=255.255.255.0 nfs_boot: gateway=10.9.10.7 root on joy.nodomain.net:/Data/Code/vax/NetBSD-4.0.1 root file system type: nfs WARNING: preposterous TOD clock time WARNING: using filesystem time WARNING: CHECK AND RESET THE DATE! Sat Dec 11 21:40:28 UTC 2021 > - ,whether a boot file from that version can load a more recent kernel I tried loading both 5.0 and 9.2 and had the following results: 5.0: >>> b esa0 -ESA0 >> NetBSD/vax boot [1.11 Thu Jul 12 15:15:11 CEST 2007] << >> Press any key to abort autoboot 4 Press '?' for help > boot netbsd-5.0 Trying BOOTP net_open: client addr: 10.9.10.13 net_open: subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 net_open: net gateway: 10.9.10.7 net_open: server addr: 10.9.10.78 net_open: server path: /Data/Code/vax/NetBSD-4.0.1 Using IP address: 10.9.10.13 myip: (10.9.10.13) root addr=10.9.10.78 path=/Data/Code/vax/NetBSD-4.0.1 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 2000 total memory = 14316 KB avail memory = 10508 KB mainbus0 (root) cpu0 at mainbus0: KA410, UV2 vsbus0 at mainbus0 vsbus0: interrupt mask 8 le0 at vsbus0 csr 0x200e0000 vec 120 ipl 17 maskbit 5 buf 0x3ac000-0x3bbfff le0: address 08:00:2b:07:12:76 le0: 32 receive buffers, 8 transmit buffers dz0 at vsbus0 csr 0x200a0000 vec 304 ipl 17 maskbit 6 dz0: 4 lines lkkbd0 at dz0 wskbd0 at lkkbd0 mux 1 lkms0 at dz0 wsmouse0 at lkms0 mux hdc0 at vsbus0 csr 0x200c0000 vec 774 ipl 17 maskbit 0 rd0 at hdc0 drive 0: RD53 9.2: >>> boot esa0 -ESA0 >> NetBSD/vax boot [1.11 Thu Jul 12 15:15:11 CEST 2007] << >> Press any key to abort autoboot 2 Press '?' for help > boot netbsd-9.2 Trying BOOTP net_open: client addr: 10.9.10.13 net_open: subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 net_open: net gateway: 10.9.10.7 net_open: server addr: 10.9.10.78 net_open: server path: /Data/Code/vax/NetBSD-4.0.1 Using IP address: 10.9.10.13 myip: (10.9.10.13) root addr=10.9.10.78 path=/Data/Code/vax/NetBSD-4.0.1 3303776/ ?06 HLT INST PC = 00000032 >>> > - how much memory is in your box 14MB > - are you easily able to switch to a serial port and confirm the behaviour > is the same I'm using a serial console on the printer port, with the short on pins 7 and 9, I believe -- I do not have the display, mouse or keyboard for the built-in mono graphics buffer. Sorry for the delay in responding, undeferrable hardware maintenance was to blame. :-) Kind regards, Josh/NODOMAIN.NET
Attachment:
smime.p7s
Description: S/MIME cryptographic signature