Apple Network Server 700/200 screen
Bradley Pearce <[email protected]> Tue, 5 Sep 2023 17:28:32 -0400
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Hello. I have an Apple Network Server 700/200 which now has two versions of NetBSD running on it. Just a quick background.... 10+ years ago, I installed NetBSD 5.1 and ran it as a server for many years. At some point (years ago), it shut off and wouldn't turn on again. Being that this is an extremely rare computer, I wanted to make sure I repaired it correctly without damaging anything further. As a result, I ended up pulling the PRAM battery and it sat untouched for years. I have now repaired it and started re-learning NetBSD specifics and the specifics of NetBSD and the ANS's implementation of Open Firmware (1.1.22). After relearning the basics, I kept the NetBSD 5.1 install untouched. I installed NetBSD 9.3 on a separate drive. I can boot off of either system at the Open Firmware prompt. Here's my problem: In O/F, I can set my input-device and output-device as kdb and screen. No issues with O/F, nor the bootloaders for both NetBSD 5.1 and 9.3. The 5.1 system will boot fully with no issue and have a normal startup output and eventual prompt on the computer screen, just like it should. However, the 9.3 system makes the screen go "all crazy" once the system starts outputting on to the screen (post bootloader). The system text (post bootloader) turns to a purple background and columns of purple lines appear on the whole screen. It then stops outputting anything further on the screen. If I change my input-device and output-device in O/F to ttya, it outputs a normal startup (via serial console on a second Macintosh). Being that the old systems works like it should, that tells me that something is now configured by default on 9.3 which is causes this. I suspect the system is trying to tell the video chip to output something that it can't. This system can only do 640x480, 800x600, and 1024x768 all at 8-bit. I'm not seeing anything different in /etc/wscons.conf . From what I've been reading, their might be a kernel parameter that needs to be changed. Does anyone have some ideas on this? Thank you for your help! I can send a photo of the "crazy" screen. (I don't know if the listserv allows attachments). Best wishes, Bradley Pearce