Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1999 13:50:39 +0530 (IST) From: Kapil Chowksey <kch@kchowksey@hss.hns.com> To: Alfred Perlstein <bright@hotjobs.com> Cc: sparc@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Need sparc openboot reference Message-ID: <13992.13527.799936.556898@elbereth.hss.hns.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9901220305080.55154-100000@bright.fx.genx.net> References: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9901220305080.55154-100000@bright.fx.genx.net>
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On Friday, 22 January, Alfred Perlstein wrote: > Searching through http://docs.sun.com i'm having a hard time finding a > reference on how to interact with the sparc 'BIOS'. > > can anyone give me a url (specific) or recommend a book that details this? I recommend buying `Writing Open Firmware Client Programs' from http://www.firmworks.com Easier is to look at /usr/include/sys/openprom.h on your Solaris machine. > since i have a 170/e and not a regular 170 (usparc) it's not booting > netbsd correctly, i need to find out why. I am looking at netbsd/linux The reason for that is the `zs' chip is not being mapped at boot time by your PROM. You can workaround this by using `iomap' family of Forth commands before you boot. -- Kapil Chowksey "Viva GNU !" kch@kchowksey@hss.hns.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-sparc" in the body of the message
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