Re: help: routerboard 532 with NetBSD

[Marcin Jessa <lists%yazzy.org@localhost>]

On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 12:43:24 -0700
"Garrett D'Amore" <garrett_damore%tadpole.com@localhost> wrote:

> I don't know for sure, but I'd first guess that you want to check the 
> endianness.

According to http://www.cosam.org/computers/hardware/rb500.html
it's little-endian MIPS architecture. 

The routerboard.com website says it's a "MIPS 32 4Kc based 266MHz (BIOS
adjustable from 200 to 333 MHz; 400MHz processsor factory option)
embedded processor"

> The pb1000 image is almost certainly wrong -- start with the Malta 
> image, I'd think.
> 
> It also doesn't look like you have yamon, so I'm doubtful that
> evbmips is the right port for you.  (Unless "RouterBOOT" is somehow
> yamon based, or at least provides the same vector entry points for
> console io and environment variable format.)

What is yamon? Reading at www.routerboard.com could you determine what
port would be the propriate one for this board?

Marcin

> 
> Tomas D wrote:
> 
> >Hi, I've just bought Routerboard 532
> >( http://www.routerboard.com/images/rb532_s.jpg ) for those who
> >don't know it's MIPS 32 4Kc based board with IDT's
> >( http://www.idt.com/ ) mips processor. Board itself has 32mb of ram
> >and 266mhz cpu.
> >
> >I'm trying to netboot this board and here are the results...
> >
> >Trying to load kernel from:
> >ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD-daily/netbsd-3/200510200000Z/evbmips-mipseb/binary/kernel
> >
> >RouterBOOT booter 1.5
> >
> >RouterBoard 532
> >
> >CPU frequency: 264 MHz
> >  Memory size:  32 MB
> >
> >Press any key within 5 seconds to enter setup.....
> >trying dhcp protocol... OK
> >resolved mac address 00:50:8D:48:0D:90
> >transfer started .................. transfer ok, time=0.7s
> >setting up elf image... wrong architecture elf image
> >kernel loading failed
> >gave up loading other kernels because obviously it's wrong arch.
> >
> >so I had a go on:
> >ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD-daily/netbsd-3/200510200000Z/evbmips-mipsel/binary/kernel
> >
> >booting netbsd malta, pb1000 and aumac kernels I've got following:
> >RouterBOOT booter 1.5
> >
> >RouterBoard 532
> >
> >CPU frequency: 264 MHz
> >  Memory size:  32 MB
> >
> >Press any key within 5 seconds to enter setup.....
> >trying dhcp protocol... OK
> >resolved mac address 00:50:8D:48:0D:90
> >transfer started .................. transfer ok, time=0.7s
> >setting up elf image... OK
> >jumping to kernel code
> >and here it just stops and does nothing... (pressing space and all
> >other buttons did not make any affect on it)
> >
> >
> >booting netbsd.srec* kernels I've got following:
> >RouterBOOT booter 1.5
> >
> >RouterBoard 532
> >
> >CPU frequency: 264 MHz
> >  Memory size:  32 MB
> >
> >Press any key within 5 seconds to enter setup.....
> >trying dhcp protocol.... OK
> >resolved mac address 00:50:8D:48:0D:90
> >transfer
> >started .....................................................
> >transfer ok, time=2.0s setting up elf image... not an elf header
> >kernel loading failed
> >
> >I was trying to boot other MIPS netbsd ports, I think 2 or so gave
> >last line as: jumping to kernel code
> >others, would complain:
> >setting up elf image... wrong architecture elf image
> >
> >
> >if anyone would have any idea where to go from here to get netbsd
> >working on this board I'd much appreciate it, I'm sure there are
> >plenty of people who just hang there and wait for somebody to get
> >netbsd running on this little beast and then they'll get one for
> >themselves. Debian is runnin on it so I guess there's no reason why
> >NetBSD shouldn't.
> >
> >p.s. openbsd runs on it too.
> >
> >
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