Re: 7.1 on a IBM 43P, 7248-132

Finally got this to work:
http://dmesgd.nycbug.org/index.cgi?do=view&id=3228

I had to recompile the kernel to add in support for a PCI NIC and PCI 
USB card and took the opportunity to trim out some things that were not 
needed or planned on being used (WD).

I was wrong about the 2MB limit but ended up making a small kernel to 
put into the PReP partion based on the INSTALL_SMALL kernel config.

I can post the kernel config files if you would find it useful.

On 07/01/2017 01:34 AM, T wrote:
> I'm using the integrated ncr53c810 SCSI-2 controller so it may not be 
> the same issue you are having.
>
> Using sysinst_small.fs in the PReP partition allowed loading of the 
> boot loader. The boot process will proceed to a point where it 
> requires user input to specify a boot device because it does not find 
> one by default. Providing it "sd0" will allow for the generic kernel 
> to load (when going multi-user?) and provide the login prompt.
>
> If I enter "boot -s" at the boot loader prompt (single user), it will 
> boot into sysinst.
>
> sysinst.fs will boot when I network boot with BOOTP/TFTP. I have not 
> tried writing that into the PReP partition (as I did with the small 
> version) but I suspect it would work because it is less than 2MB in size.
>
> sysinst_com0.fs used in the same way mentioned above will not work for 
> me. I have not tried sysinst_small_com0.fs in this manner.
>
>
> On 06/30/2017 03:35 AM, Artyom Tarasenko wrote:
>> Interesting. At a first glance the log says that the scsi driver is
>> broken in the NetBSD 7+. I hit that problem in this thread:
>> http://mail-index.netbsd.org/port-prep/2017/01/23/msg000108.html
>>
>> Are you saying the very same NetBSD version works for you if you use a
>> smaller sysinit image?
>>
>> On Fri, Jun 30, 2017 at 7:23 AM, T <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> The PReP partition was set to use 5MB (as recommended in the 
>>> documentation)
>>> and located in the first BIOS partition. Only the kernels 2MB or 
>>> less seem
>>> to make it to the boot loader for me. The <2MB serial console 
>>> sysinit image
>>> will make it to the boot loader if I put it into the PReP partition, 
>>> but
>>> will not boot past that point as mentioned in this thread:
>>> http://mail-index.netbsd.org/port-prep/2017/06/27/msg000119.html
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 06/29/2017 03:32 AM, Artyom Tarasenko wrote:
>>>> Is it a general issue, or was the PReP partition just too small in 
>>>> your
>>>> setup?
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Jun 29, 2017 at 10:15 AM, T <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>> Found that the kernel size is the issue by using mkbootimage with
>>>>> install_small.fs and dding that into the PreP partition and 
>>>>> getting that
>>>>> to
>>>>> boot. Will end up doing the small kernel work around mentioned in the
>>>>> referenced email thread.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 06/24/2017 06:37 PM, t wrote:
>>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>> I'm trying to get NetBSD 7.1 working on a 7248-132 but cannot get 
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> computer to boot from the SCSI disk after installation. Booting the
>>>>>> install kernel over the network seems to work with BOOTP/TFTP. After
>>>>>> completing the installation process and restarting the machine, I 
>>>>>> load
>>>>>> into the SMS and change the boot priority to boot from the SCSI disk
>>>>>> instead of the network. Upon restarting and completing the boot 
>>>>>> screen,
>>>>>> the computer ends up at a black screen and blinking cursor.
>>>>>> I believe this issue may be related to this thread:
>>>>>> https://mail-index.netbsd.org/port-prep/2014/07/thread1.html#000101
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This is my first time installing NetBSD so it could also be 
>>>>>> something
>>>>>> I'm
>>>>>> doing.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I've tried re-writing the generic kernel to the prep partition with
>>>>>> "mkbootimage" but that did not seem to work.
>>>>>> Any help would be appreciated.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> One other thing I've noticed with this machine is interactions 
>>>>>> with the
>>>>>> pcn0 device seem to occasionally lockup the machine. I originally 
>>>>>> was
>>>>>> going to install the NetBSD binary packages from a NFS mount, but 
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> system would lockup halfway through the installation of the second
>>>>>> package. I bypassed this issue by using the CDROM instead.
>>>>>>
>>>>
>>
>>
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