From owner-freebsd-sparc64@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jul 19 03:40:50 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4475E106564A for ; Thu, 19 Jul 2012 03:40:50 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lidl@hydra.pix.net) Received: from hydra.pix.net (hydra.pix.net [IPv6:2001:470:e254::3c]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1203B8FC14 for ; Thu, 19 Jul 2012 03:40:49 +0000 (UTC) Received: from hydra.pix.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by hydra.pix.net (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id q6J3enUx084068 for ; Wed, 18 Jul 2012 23:40:49 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from lidl@hydra.pix.net) X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Virus-Scanned: clamav-milter 0.97.5 at mail.pix.net Received: (from lidl@localhost) by hydra.pix.net (8.14.5/8.14.5/Submit) id q6J3enQ3084067 for freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org; Wed, 18 Jul 2012 23:40:49 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from lidl) Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2012 23:40:49 -0400 From: Kurt Lidl To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20120719034049.GA30318@pix.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) Subject: sparc64 9.1-beta1 test results X-BeenThere: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Sparc List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2012 03:40:50 -0000 I downloaded the sparc64 .iso image from the recently built 9.1-beta1 test distribution. I burned it to a CD-ROM, and then booted it on my test Netra-T1 105. (440Mhz CPU, 1GB memory, 2 x 18GB disks) I booted via 'boot cdrom' at the PROM monitor. I accepted all the default options - UFS install, entire disk, install all sets, turn on all services offered by default, told it to setup a dump device... A couple of notes: At the end of the install cycle, the installer asks if you want to reboot the machine. I selected yes, and then the machine rebooted. But it attempted to reboot the cd-rom media again. Obviously, it was using the same "boot cdrom" be which I selected the original boot media. I sent a break to the serial console, then did a "reset", so the machine would attempt to boot the first device in the "boot-device" list of devices. On the first boot of the freshly installed system, I noted a few errors: Boot device: rootdisk File and args: >> FreeBSD/sparc64 boot block Boot path: Boot loader: /pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/scsi@2/disk@0,0:a Consoles: Open Firmware console FreeBSD/sparc64 bootstrap loader, Revision 1.0 (root@heller.cse.buffalo.edu, Thu Jul 12 14:04:35 UTC 2012) bootpath="/pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/scsi@2/disk@0,0:a" Loading /boot/defaults/loader.conf [...] Trying to mount root from ufs:/dev/da0a [rw]... Setting hostuuid: 34d846dd-d126-11e1-95bc-080020da684a. Setting hostid: 0x52a3fdee. No suitable dump device was found. Entropy harvesting: interrupts ethernet point_to_point kickstart. Starting file system checks: It looks like the setting of 'dumpdev="AUTO"' in the /etc/rc.conf doesn't work properly on the sparc64 machines. [...] Creating and/or trimming log files. Starting syslogd. realpath: /dev/dumpdev: No such file or directory /etc/rc: WARNING: Dump device does not exist. Savecore not run. ELF ldconfig path: /lib /usr/lib /usr/lib/compat Clearing /tmp (X related). Updating motd:. Starting ntpd. Starting powerd. powerd: lookup freq: No such file or directory /etc/rc: WARNING: failed to start powerd [...] More fallout of the dumpdev not working, I think. And then a failure to start the powerd daemon. [...] Wed Jul 18 18:17:28 EDT 2012 FreeBSD/sparc64 (sol.pix.net) (ttyu0) login: Jul 18 18:17:28 sol getty[1533]: open /dev/ttyv2: No such file or directory Jul 18 18:17:28 sol getty[1536]: open /dev/ttyv5: No such file or directory Jul 18 18:17:28 sol getty[1534]: open /dev/ttyv3: No such file or directory Jul 18 18:17:28 sol getty[1538]: open /dev/ttyv7: No such file or directory Jul 18 18:17:28 sol getty[1532]: open /dev/ttyv1: No such file or directory Jul 18 18:17:28 sol getty[1531]: open /dev/ttyv0: No such file or directory Jul 18 18:17:28 sol getty[1537]: open /dev/ttyv6: No such file or directory Jul 18 18:17:28 sol getty[1535]: open /dev/ttyv4: No such file or directory Jul 18 18:17:28 sol getty[1541]: open /dev/ttyu2: No such file or directory [...] The installed /etc/ttys file specifies a bunch of virtual terminals that do not exist on the sparc64 machines. It would be cool if someone could get this fixed before the 9.1-RC1 release was cut. Anyhow, that's about all that jumps out at me with the BETA1 image. I'm going to try to install a ZFS based system next. -Kurt