> > VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem) readonly.
> > Freeing unused kernel memory: 104k freed
> > Warning: unable to open an initial console.
> > Adding Swap: 151496k swap-space (priority -1)
>
> You know, things might not have really hung, it could just be
> that you don't have a proper console device. A standard RH
> install will have /dev/console -> cua0 or some such, but the
> 2.2 kernel has a proper console device and wants you to use it.
>
It didn't ping out (that's why I said it 'hung')- but not having char 5,1
as console was indeed a problem. Once this was corrected the SRM
restoration worked. What probably had been happening was the mode setting
for ttyS0 as a console conflicted with what the SRM expected, so it got
froze there- so *this* problem has gone away (interestingly enough,
though, it caused NetBSD to panic when I rebooted- I guess the assumptions
about CIA setup got violated somewhere).
I'll try and track further about machine specific kernels- but you've been
a great help on this and I'll only trouble you if I *really* get stuck
again.
> > Booting on EB164 variation EB164 using machine vector EB164
>
> Ok, so the kernel is being told it's an EB164. Which is why things
> go badly when you build a PC164-specific kernel. You can override
> detection with `alpha_mv=PC164', if that's what you really have.
>
> PC164 differs from EB164 only slightly; minor PCI interrupt routing
> differences (though not on INTA, which is what most devices use),
> plus the PC164 has special SuperIO chip support. Things are close
> enough that one guy had the wrong MILO installed for over a year,
> only discovered when the kernel started relying on MILO for host
> detection.
It's an Alpine Durango- I believe it's a PC164 (it's got an SIO):
NetBSD 1.3I (NOBBLE) #29: Fri Jan 29 19:57:09 PST 1999
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/src/sys/arch/alpha/compile/NOBBLE
Digital AlphaPC 164 432 MHz, 432MHz
8192 byte page size, 1 processor.
real mem = 268435456 (2473984 reserved for PROM, 265961472 used by NetBSD)
avail mem = 229113856
using 3246 buffers containing 26591232 bytes of memory
mainbus0 (root)
cpu0 at mainbus0: ID 0 (primary), 21164A (pass 1)
cpu0: VAX FP support, IEEE FP support, Primary Eligible
cia0 at mainbus0: DECchip 2117x Core Logic Chipset (ALCOR/ALCOR2), pass 3
cia0: extended capabilities: 21<DWEN,BWEN>
cia0: using BWX for PCI config access
pci0 at cia0 bus 0
pci0: i/o enabled, memory enabled
isp0 at pci0 dev 5 function 0
Qlogic ISP Driver, NetBSD (pci) Platform Version 0.99 Core Version 1.5
isp0: Ultra Mode Capable
isp0: Board Revision 1040B, loaded F/W Revision 7.55
isp0: Last F/W revision was 2.10
isp0: interrupting at eb164 irq 2
scsibus0 at isp0: 16 targets, 8 luns per target
sd0 at scsibus0 targ 0 lun 0: <IBM, DORS-32160W, WA6A> SCSI2 0/direct fixed
sd0: 2063MB, 6703 cyl, 5 head, 126 sec, 512 bytes/sect x 4226725 sectors
sd1 at scsibus0 targ 1 lun 0: <SEAGATE, ST15230W, 0638> SCSI2 0/direct fixed
sd1: 4095MB, 3992 cyl, 19 head, 110 sec, 512 bytes/sect x 8386733 sectors
sd2 at scsibus0 targ 11 lun 0: <SEAGATE, ST15230W, 0638> SCSI2 0/direct fixed
sd2: 4095MB, 3992 cyl, 19 head, 110 sec, 512 bytes/sect x 8386733 sectors
isp1 at pci0 dev 6 function 0
isp1: Board Revision 2100, loaded F/W Revision 1.15
isp1: Adapter WWN 0x200000e08b003c1f
isp1: Firmware State Config Wait -> Waiting for AL/PA
isp1: Firmware State Waiting for AL/PA -> Wait Login
isp1: Firmware State Wait Login -> Ready
isp1: Loop ID 113, ALPA 0x23
isp1: interrupting at eb164 irq 0
scsibus1 at isp1: 126 targets, 16 luns per target
sd3 at scsibus1 targ 2 lun 0: <SEAGATE, ST19171FCSUN9.0G, 1378> SCSI2 0/direct fixed
sd3: 8637MB, 4926 cyl, 27 head, 133 sec, 512 bytes/sect x 17689267 sectors
sd4 at scsibus1 targ 3 lun 0: <SEAGATE, ST19171FCSUN9.0G, 1378> SCSI2 0/direct fixed
sd4: 8637MB, 4926 cyl, 27 head, 133 sec, 512 bytes/sect x 17689267 sectors
sd5 at scsibus1 targ 4 lun 0: <SEAGATE, ST19171FCSUN9.0G, 1378> SCSI2 0/direct fixed
sd5: 8637MB, 4926 cyl, 27 head, 133 sec, 512 bytes/sect x 17689267 sectors
de0 at pci0 dev 7 function 0
de0: interrupting at eb164 irq 1
de0: 21140A [10-100Mb/s] pass 2.0
de0: address 00:c0:f0:16:2d:7c
sio0 at pci0 dev 8 function 0: Intel 82378ZB System I/O (SIO) (rev. 0x43)
ncr0 at pci0 dev 9 function 0: ncr 53c825 fast10 wide scsi
ncr0: interrupting at eb164 irq 3
ncr0: minsync=25, maxsync=206, maxoffs=8, 16 dwords burst, normal dma fifo
ncr0: single-ended, open drain IRQ driver
ncr0: restart (scsi reset).
scsibus2 at ncr0: 16 targets, 8 luns per target
sd6 at scsibus2 targ 2 lun 0: <SEAGATE, ST12550W, 0006> SCSI2 0/direct fixed
sd6(ncr0:2:0): WIDE SCSI (16 bit) enabled
sd6(ncr0:2:0): 20.0 MB/s (100 ns, offset 8)
sd6: 2040MB, 2708 cyl, 19 head, 81 sec, 512 bytes/sect x 4178874 sectors
pciide0 at pci0 dev 11 function 0: CMD Technology PCI0646
pciide0: bus-master DMA support present
pciide0: primary channel wired to compatibility mode
pciide0: secondary channel wired to compatibility mode
pciide0: disabling secondary channel (no drives)
isa0 at sio0
com0 at isa0 port 0x3f8-0x3ff irq 4: ns16550a, working fifo
com0: console
com1 at isa0 port 0x2f8-0x2ff irq 3: ns16550a, working fifo
lpt0 at isa0 port 0x3bc-0x3bf irq 7
pckbc0 at isa0 port 0x60-0x64
pckbdprobe: reset error 5
pmsprobe: reset error 5
pcppi0 at isa0 port 0x61
spkr0 at pcppi0
isabeep0 at pcppi0
mcclock0 at isa0 port 0x70-0x71: mc146818 or compatible
root on sd0a dumps on sd0b
isp0: Target 0 at 20MHz Max Offset 8, 16 bit wide, Tagged Queueing Enabled
-matt
