Re: new snapshot

Hi!

I just gave it a try but same problem as last time:
> mainbus0 (root)panic: mbattach: cannot map mainbus IO space
but then i took a look at the matrix of reports from Thilo again, and i
recognized geckos with other then 64 mb have had more luck.
so i tried using only 32mb and ... it works right to the nfs boot requests!
so may be, that's a useful hint

ciao yves...

----- Original Message -----
From: "Matt Fredette" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 4:06 PM
Subject: new snapshot


>
> Hi!  There is a new binary snapshot of NetBSD/hp700 available under:
>
> ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/arch/hp700/snapshot/20020604-1.6A/
>
> Check your local mirror for a copy.
>
> General Notes:
>
> 0.  Again, this whole project started with Michael Shalayeff's
>     OpenBSD/hppa port.  Without his work as the foundation
>     I'd be nowhere.
>
> 1.  This is really, really alpha stuff.  No foolin.  Use at
>     your own risk.  I keep the power to my HP/UX drive
>     disconnected while testing.
>
> 2.  This snapshot has been tested by me on exactly one machine:
>     An HP 9000/715/50 with 48MB of RAM and a serial console.
>     Other people reported success with the previous snapshot on
>     other machines, and this snapshot should also work on them.
>
> 3.  There is no new machine support in this snapshot.  If your
>     machine didn't work with the previous snapshot, it won't
>     work with this one, either... sorry!
>
> 4.  This is very much a netboot/diskless-only snapshot.  There
>     is no support for booting off of disk, or mounting root
>     on a disk.  This will change once I start committing and
>     can work with itohy to incorporate his work in this area.
>
> Known Problems:
>
> 1.  You will see "ie0: receive descriptors out of sync" and
>     "ie0: reset" messages.  While I haven't debugged these yet,
>     I'm pretty sure they're due to a cache coherency issue.
>     This problem does *not* seem to affect system stability,
>     which is why I haven't dealt with it yet.
>
> How To Use It:
>
> Setting up to run diskless is similar to other architectures.
> The hp700 page of the Diskless NetBSD HOW-TO, at:
>
> http://www.netbsd.org/Documentation/network/netboot/intro.hp700.html
>
> should fill in the hp700-specific details.  To set up a serial
> console, see the FAQ entry at:
>
> http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/hp700/faq.html
>
> So try out the snapshot, and report success and failure to the list.
> Thanks!
>
> Matt
>
> --
> Matt Fredette