From owner-freebsd-sparc64@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Mar 15 11:21:54 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4790016A4D0; Mon, 15 Mar 2004 11:21:54 -0800 (PST) Received: from smtp.omnis.com (smtp.omnis.com [216.239.128.26]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E9B9843D31; Mon, 15 Mar 2004 11:21:49 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from wes@softweyr.com) Received: from salty.rapid.stbernard.com (unknown [198.147.128.71]) by smtp-relay.omnis.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 903411880A20; Mon, 15 Mar 2004 11:21:47 -0800 (PST) From: Wes Peters Organization: Softweyr.com To: Ken Smith Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 11:21:22 -0800 User-Agent: KMail/1.5.4 References: <20040314145013.2ee6a49d.wes@softweyr.com> <20040315155100.GF21480@electra.cse.Buffalo.EDU> In-Reply-To: <20040315155100.GF21480@electra.cse.Buffalo.EDU> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200403151121.22625.wes@softweyr.com> cc: Ken Smith cc: current@freebsd.org cc: sparc64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: (was Re: HEADS UP! MAJOR change to FreeBSD/sparc64) Boot failure on rebuild X-BeenThere: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Sparc List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 19:21:54 -0000 On Monday 15 March 2004 07:51 am, Ken Smith wrote: > On Sun, Mar 14, 2004 at 02:50:13PM -0800, Wes Peters wrote: > > Ultra-5 with 333MHz cpu module, (currently not) booting on serial > > console. I have a keyboard and mouse, but they are currently resting in > > the closet nearby. The kernel config is GENERIC with features I don't > > have hacked out; nothing esoteric at all. I do usually remove and > > _ROOT options > > I was in the final phases of testing a new 64-bit time_t ISO and for the > first time tried something other than an Ultra-60. Guess what... > > So I think I have an arch that will reliably cause me the problem (I > spent the rest of last night installing it off the last snapshot > which was done a day or two before the new devfs stuff, I'm just > getting it to the point I can start building test kernels). I also spent > some time finding the code I need to care about and sure enough, looks > like the same problem as alpha. cninit() is called before proc0 gets > set up and mutex_init(). > > I'll spend some time today coming up with my best guess at how to > rearrange that chunk of machdep.c. > > > I'll snag the latest snapshot and try that. > > That should work but don't upgrade any farther past that until the > console issue gets taken care of. Hokay. Let me know if you want to do some testing, I can move the serial console cable for the Ultra to my net-accessible login box and give you an account there. I'll try to get a snapshot downloaded today so I can burn and install from CD tonight. -- "Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?" Wes Peters wes@softweyr.com