Re: NetBSD in QEMU (was Re: Installation Error For Mac68k NetBSD on SE/30)

Götz Hoffart <[email protected]> Wed, 23 Aug 2023 21:49:44 +0200
Newsgroups gmane.os.netbsd.ports.mac68k
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On 23 Aug 2023, at 14:25, Paul Ripke wrote:

> I started taking notes, but skipped a few steps. I should probably run
> through the process again and fill in the gaps. So, ymmv:
>
> https://www.stix.id.au/wiki/NetBSD-mac68k_under_qemu

Quoting from above page:

>> Through trial and error, I've found that the maximum memory that
>> qemu will support for the emulated machine is 355MiB, any more
>> and the ROM fails to initialise. Furthermore, NetBSD fails to
>> recognise more than 256MiB.

Perhaps check bbraun’s findings:

	https://web.archive.org/web/20230607100726/http://synack.net/~bbraun/djmemcrom.html

A Quadra 800 is a bit different from a Centris/Quadra 610/650, though.

Regards
Götz