Re: Successful install of a current NetBSD/bebox system
David Brownlee <[email protected]> Tue, 10 Jun 2014 15:20:45 +0100
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--001a11c38be2cf289e04fb7c09b1 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 On 9 June 2014 13:33, Frank Wille <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sun, 1 Jun 2014 23:46:38 +0100 > David Brownlee <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > 1. Reboot. All blinken lights (left and right) are activated. Then the > > > system hangs, until I manually press the reset buttons. > > > > Linux ran on the BeBox at one point - I wonder if it would be easy to > > check what it did to reboot? > > I was unable to find the source for Linux on BeBox. And in recent source > archives it is no longer present. > It does appear to have completely vanished. Not an issue since things started being kept in a revision control system, but Linux/BeBox pre-dated git... :/ > But I guess there is no way to reset the system in software. There is a > board register to assert /HRESET and /SRESET to CPU 1, but not to CPU 0. > > Maybe I can reset as many hardware registers as possible and then jump > into the boot ROM's reset vector? > Sounds like its worth a try... [...] > > 6. mcclock(4) doesn't work correctly. The time after a cold-start is > > > wrong (e.g. "WARNING: preposterous TOD clock time"). Maybe I need a > > > new battery, but IIRC it worked under BeOS. > > > > It could be oddly parsed. If NetBSD writes something back to the TOD > > does BeOS see it as gibberish? > > I have to replace the disk to start BeOS. Didn't have the time to do that. > Can you have two disks hooked up in it? > I inserted some debugging output into sys/dev/ic/mc146818.c and saw > the driver was reading a time like 20:17:87. Maybe there is a problem > with a mis-detected BCD mode (87 would be 0x57)? > > But before investigating any further I should check the RTC under BeOS > again and replace the battery. > > > > > 7. X11/Xorg doesn't work yet. Cannot map I/O space. But the correct > > > driver (S3) is recognized: > > > [ 888.123] (WW) xf86EnableIO -1 > > > [ 888.126] (II) xf86EnableIO: ffffffff > > > [ 888.128] (WW) Can't map IO space! > > > [...] > > > > Wouldn't it be mem space rather than io space on a powerpc? > > Sounds sensible. Probaby macallan@ would bring up X11 in no time. ;) He would have accelerated anti-aliased fonts and alpha blended blitting in no time :) > > > 9. Multiprocessor support. I compiled the GENERIC.MP kernel, but the > > > boot loader doesn't want to load it. A renamed GENERIC kernel works, > > > which is strange. > > > Boot: /dev/disk/scsi/000/0_0:netbsdmp > > > Loading /dev/disk/scsi/000/0_0:netbsdmp > > > illegal request, data = 0 0 0 0 24 0 0 cb 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 ff ff ff > > > ff 0 0 0 0 > > > PHASE MSGIN: siop_clearfifo... > > > invalid status code 128 > > > generic HBA error > > > siop_intr: I shouldn't be there ! > > > > Could this be related to kernel size? Could you strip stuff out of > > GENERIC.MP until its smaller than GENERIC as a quick test? > > Tried that, but didn't help. Now I even got this error when loading > a modified single-CPU kernel. :| > > I noticed in siop.c that the siop_clearfifo() function was not yet > implemented. Probably this is the reason for all the following errors. > > After implementing it, it looks like this: > > illegal request, data = 0 0 0 0 24 0 0 cb 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 ff ff ff ff 0 0 > 0 0 > DMA FIFO not empty! > illegal request, data = 0 0 0 0 24 0 0 ce 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 ff ff ff ff 0 0 > 0 0 > open /dev/disk/scsi/000/0_0:netbsdtst: Input/ouput error > > That's better (I'm printing "DMA FIFO not empty" inside siop_clearfifo) > although there is still a problem. > Maybe something need time to settle? (waving of hands at this point) I have no idea about the other points yet. So no comment from me at this > time. I will continue my investigations whenever I find some time for it. > Good hunting! :) --001a11c38be2cf289e04fb7c09b1 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 9= June 2014 13:33, Frank Wille <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:frank= @phoenix.owl.de" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>></span> wrot= e:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-l= eft:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> <div class=3D"">On Sun, 1 Jun 2014 23:46:38 +0100<br> David Brownlee <<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>> wro= te:<br> <br> > > 1. Reboot. All blinken lights (left and right) are activated. The= n the<br> > > =C2=A0 =C2=A0system hangs, until I manually press the reset butto= ns.<br> ><br> > Linux ran on the BeBox at one point - I wonder if it would be easy to<= br> > check what it did to reboot?<br> <br> </div>I was unable to find the source for Linux on BeBox. And in recent sou= rce<br> archives it is no longer present.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>It do= es appear to have completely vanished. Not an issue since things started be= ing kept in a revision control system, but Linux/BeBox pre-dated git... :/<= br> </div><div>=C2=A0</div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 = 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> But I guess there is no way to reset the system in software. There is a<br> board register to assert /HRESET and /SRESET to CPU 1, but not to CPU 0.<br= > <br> Maybe I can reset as many hardware registers as possible and then jump<br> into the boot ROM's reset vector?<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>S= ounds like its worth a try... <br><br>[...]<br><br></div><blockquote class= =3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padd= ing-left:1ex"> <div class=3D""> > > 6. mcclock(4) doesn't work correctly. The time after a cold-s= tart is<br> > > =C2=A0 =C2=A0wrong (e.g. "WARNING: preposterous TOD clock ti= me"). Maybe I need a<br> > > =C2=A0 =C2=A0new battery, but IIRC it worked under BeOS.<br> ><br> > It could be oddly parsed. If NetBSD writes something back to the TOD<b= r> > does BeOS see it as gibberish?<br> <br> </div>I have to replace the disk to start BeOS. Didn't have the time to= do that.<br></blockquote><div>=C2=A0</div><div>Can you have two disks hook= ed up in it?<br>=C2=A0<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"= margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> I inserted some debugging output into sys/dev/ic/mc146818.c and saw<br> the driver was reading a time like 20:17:87. Maybe there is a problem<br> with a mis-detected BCD mode (87 would be 0x57)?<br> <br> But before investigating any further I should check the RTC under BeOS<br> again and replace the battery.<br><div class=3D""></div></blockquote><div><= br>=C2=A0</div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex= ;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div class=3D""> <br> > > 7. X11/Xorg doesn't work yet. Cannot map I/O space. But the c= orrect<br> > > driver (S3) is recognized:<br> > > =C2=A0 =C2=A0[ =C2=A0 888.123] (WW) xf86EnableIO -1<br> > > =C2=A0 =C2=A0[ =C2=A0 888.126] (II) xf86EnableIO: ffffffff<br> > > =C2=A0 =C2=A0[ =C2=A0 888.128] (WW) Can't map IO space!<br> </div>> > [...]<br> <div class=3D"">><br> > Wouldn't it be mem space rather than io space on a powerpc?<br> <br> </div>Sounds sensible. Probaby macallan@ would bring up X11 in no time. ;)= =C2=A0</blockquote><div><br></div><div>He would have accelerated anti-alias= ed fonts and alpha blended blitting in no time :)<br></div><div>=C2=A0</div= ><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1= px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> <div class=3D""> > > 9. Multiprocessor support. I compiled the <a href=3D"http://GENER= IC.MP" target=3D"_blank">GENERIC.MP</a> kernel, but the<br> > > =C2=A0 =C2=A0boot loader doesn't want to load it. A renamed G= ENERIC kernel works,<br> > > =C2=A0 =C2=A0which is strange.<br> > > =C2=A0 =C2=A0Boot: /dev/disk/scsi/000/0_0:netbsdmp<br> > > =C2=A0 =C2=A0Loading /dev/disk/scsi/000/0_0:netbsdmp<br> > > =C2=A0 =C2=A0illegal request, data =3D 0 0 0 0 24 0 0 cb 0 1 0 0 = 0 0 0 0 ff ff ff<br> > > ff 0 0 0 0<br> > > =C2=A0 =C2=A0PHASE MSGIN: siop_clearfifo...<br> > > =C2=A0 =C2=A0invalid status code 128<br> > > =C2=A0 =C2=A0generic HBA error<br> > > =C2=A0 =C2=A0siop_intr: I shouldn't be there !<br> ><br> > Could this be related to kernel size? Could you strip stuff out of<br> > <a href=3D"http://GENERIC.MP" target=3D"_blank">GENERIC.MP</a> until i= ts smaller than GENERIC as a quick test?<br> <br> </div>Tried that, but didn't help. Now I even got this error when loadi= ng<br> a modified single-CPU kernel. :|<br> <br> I noticed in siop.c that the siop_clearfifo() function was not yet<br> implemented. Probably this is the reason for all the following errors.<br> <br> After implementing it, it looks like this:<br> <div class=3D""><br> illegal request, data =3D 0 0 0 0 24 0 0 cb 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 ff ff ff ff 0 0= 0 0<br> </div>DMA FIFO not empty!<br> illegal request, data =3D 0 0 0 0 24 0 0 ce 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 ff ff ff ff 0 0= 0 0<br> open /dev/disk/scsi/000/0_0:netbsdtst: Input/ouput error<br> <br> That's better (I'm printing "DMA FIFO not empty" inside s= iop_clearfifo)<br> although there is still a problem.<br><div class=3D""></div></blockquote><d= iv><br></div><div>Maybe something need time to settle? (waving of hands at = this point) <br></div><br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin= :0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> I have no idea about the other points yet. So no comment from me at this<br= > time. I will continue my investigations whenever I find some time for it.<b= r></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Good hunting! :) <br></div></div></div><= /div> --001a11c38be2cf289e04fb7c09b1--