On 26-Sep-97 Florian Lohoff wrote:
[no success in booting a DS5000/240 via tftp snipped]
>I had no linux kernel but tried to boot a netbsd kernel via tftp on
>the same machine (5000/240). The Boot Prom told me that the normal
>BSD Kernel was no ECOFF (a.out blafufasel) and the NFS Kernel
>crashed after starting.
I'd be happy to come so far. My Boot Prom shows me
>>boot 3/tftp
???
? PC: 0x80021fe4<vtr=NRML>
? CR: 0x30000010<CE=3,EXC=AdEL>
? SR: 0x30080000<CU1,CU0,CM,IPL=8>
? VA: 0xa000ef3a
>>
and no packet is hitting the wire (tested with tcpdump).
What Prom Version do you have? Mine is V5.1b.
>As i have an EProm Programmer i will have a look at the Proms. Somebody
>opened one of those machines ? Std EProm or what kind of (NV)R[ao]m
>is on the Mainboard ?
Yes, I have opened the box. The Prom is a standard 27c020 Eprom.
>BTW: Could someone give me a small hint where to get newest Linux-Mips
>development kernel and maybe a cross-compiler to develop on a different
>linux-i386 box with the tftp server.
The latest DECstation kernel is available at
ftp.fnet.fr/pub/system/linux/Mips/ftp.softway.com.au/linux-2.1.14.2.dec.tar.gz.
IIRC the cross-development tools should be available somewhere in
/pub/system/linux/Mips/crossdev.
>BTW: I might put 1 or 2 Decstations
>online for development for everyone ( 5000/240 and 5000/150 ). Maybe ill
>develop a remote reset|power switch so that remote developers may reboot
>the DecStation and have a Null-Modem cable to a serial port on an
>development station.
This sounds like fun. Especially the 5000/150 might be of interest, because it
has a 50 Mhz R4?00 daughterboard.
>If there is enough feedback ill try my best.
Yes, please.
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regards
Harald Koerfgen
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