RaQ1 / Stock NetBSD Recovery ISO

Hi there,

I'm new to this list, and fairly new to the fundementals of
NetBSD,
I've played with FreeBSD in the past and loved it. I'm
guessing there
are going to be similarities like all *nix OS's.

But anyway, the reason I'm mailing this list is my RaQ1
seems to get
"stuck" while netbooting the ISO advertised on
http://www.netbsd
.org/ports/cobalt/ (
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/misc/cdi/cobalt/NetBSD3.99.1
7-restoreCD.iso
)

I've posted a topic over at:
http://www.bsdforums.org/forums/showthread.php?t=50410
- they
reccomended I come here, so here I am. This is what I read
over the
RS232 cable and where it gets stuck:

2.Controller Test.........................PASS
 4.Flash Test..............................PASS
 5.Bank 0:.................................16M
 6.Bank 1:.................................16M
 7.Bank 2:.................................16M
 8.Bank 3:.................................16M
 9.Serial Test.............................PASS
10.PCI Expansion Slot....................**EMPTY**
12.IDE Test................................PASS
13.Ethernet Test...........................PASS
16.RTC Test................................PASS
Decompressing done
Decompressing -/ done.
invalid bootinfo (standalone boot?)
[ Kernel symbol table missing! ]
Copyright (c) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002,
2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
    The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.  All rights reserved.
Copyright (c) 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993
    The Regents of the University of California.  All rights
reserved.

NetBSD 3.99.17 (INSTALL) #0: Thu Mar 23 15:31:02 MSK 2006
        cdifalcon:/build/netbsd-3.99.x/obj/cobalt/sys/arch/cobal
t/compile/INSTA
LL
total memory = 65536 KB
avail memory = 62240 KB
mainbus0 (root)
com0 at mainbus0 addr 0x1c800000 level 3: st16650a, working
fifo
com0: console
cpu0 at mainbus0: QED RM5200 CPU (0x2810) Rev. 1.0 with
built-in FPU Rev. 1.0
cpu0: 16KB/32B 2-way set-associative L1 Instruction cache,
48 TLB entries
cpu0: 16KB/32B 2-way set-associative write-back L1 Data
cache
panel0 at mainbus0 addr 0x1f000000
gt0 at mainbus0 addr 0x14000000

I've attempted this with different hard disks/jumper
configurations,
the RaQ will boot it's original stock OS without any
problems.

If anyone may be able to reccomend a way to get this
installed, I'd be
extremely happy, I want to put this server into small
production at
somepoint as a backup web/mail server.

Regards,

Richard Hamilton-Frost

On 6/25/07, Richard Hamilton-Frost <rhfwebgmail.com> wrote:
> Copyright (c) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002,
2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
>     The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.  All rights reserved.
> Copyright (c) 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993
>     The Regents of the University of California.  All
rights reserved.
>
> NetBSD 3.99.17 (INSTALL) #0: Thu Mar 23 15:31:02 MSK
2006
>         cdifalcon:/build/netbsd-3.99.x/obj/cobalt/sys/arch/cobal
t/compile/INSTA
> LL
> total memory = 65536 KB
> avail memory = 62240 KB
> mainbus0 (root)
> com0 at mainbus0 addr 0x1c800000 level 3: st16650a,
working fifo
> com0: console
> cpu0 at mainbus0: QED RM5200 CPU (0x2810) Rev. 1.0 with
built-in FPU Rev. 1.0
> cpu0: 16KB/32B 2-way set-associative L1 Instruction
cache, 48 TLB entries
> cpu0: 16KB/32B 2-way set-associative write-back L1 Data
cache
> panel0 at mainbus0 addr 0x1f000000
> gt0 at mainbus0 addr 0x14000000

Hmm. I'm not too smart about this stuff, but that seems like
an actual
kernel booting problem on your hardware, as opposed to the
multitude
of other possible booting problems there have been.

I believe the next thing to show up is the PCI bus.

Have you tried a different CD? I thought there were a few
others.

Andy

rhfwebgmail.com wrote:

> cpu0 at mainbus0: QED RM5200 CPU (0x2810) Rev. 1.0 with
built-in FPU Rev. 1.0
> cpu0: 16KB/32B 2-way set-associative L1 Instruction
cache, 48 TLB entries
> cpu0: 16KB/32B 2-way set-associative write-back L1 Data
cache
> panel0 at mainbus0 addr 0x1f000000
> gt0 at mainbus0 addr 0x14000000
> 
> I've attempted this with different hard disks/jumper
configurations,
> the RaQ will boot it's original stock OS without any
problems.
> 
> If anyone may be able to reccomend a way to get this
installed, I'd be
> extremely happy, I want to put this server into small
production at
> somepoint as a backup web/mail server.

Please try 4.0_BETA2 kernels (which should work with old
userland):
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD-daily/netbsd-4/200706250002Z
/cobalt/binary/kernel/

4.0_BETA2 INSTALL works from netboot on my RaQ1.
---
Izumi Tsutsui

Hmm, how does one inject one of the newer kernels into the
ISO though,
sorry to be all idiot on you?

I've grabbed another ISO I found floating about, gonna give
that a try.

Thanks.

Regards,

Richard

On 26/06/07, Izumi Tsutsui <tsutsuiceres.dti.ne.jp> wrote:
> rhfwebgmail.com wrote:
>
> > cpu0 at mainbus0: QED RM5200 CPU (0x2810) Rev. 1.0
with built-in FPU Rev. 1.0
> > cpu0: 16KB/32B 2-way set-associative L1
Instruction cache, 48 TLB entries
> > cpu0: 16KB/32B 2-way set-associative write-back L1
Data cache
> > panel0 at mainbus0 addr 0x1f000000
> > gt0 at mainbus0 addr 0x14000000
> >
> > I've attempted this with different hard
disks/jumper configurations,
> > the RaQ will boot it's original stock OS without
any problems.
> >
> > If anyone may be able to reccomend a way to get
this installed, I'd be
> > extremely happy, I want to put this server into
small production at
> > somepoint as a backup web/mail server.
>
> Please try 4.0_BETA2 kernels (which should work with
old userland):
>
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD-daily/netbsd-4/200706250002Z
/cobalt/binary/kernel/
>
> 4.0_BETA2 INSTALL works from netboot on my RaQ1.
> ---
> Izumi Tsutsui
>

Please see restore cd howto. Using that document you can
inject new 
kernel. Just replace kernel without replacing anything
else.

Regards,
Alex


Richard Hamilton-Frost wrote:
> Hmm, how does one inject one of the newer kernels into
the ISO though,
> sorry to be all idiot on you?
> 
> I've grabbed another ISO I found floating about, gonna
give that a try.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Richard
> 
> On 26/06/07, Izumi Tsutsui <tsutsuiceres.dti.ne.jp> wrote:
>> rhfwebgmail.com wrote:
>>
>> > cpu0 at mainbus0: QED RM5200 CPU (0x2810) Rev.
1.0 with built-in FPU 
>> Rev. 1.0
>> > cpu0: 16KB/32B 2-way set-associative L1
Instruction cache, 48 TLB 
>> entries
>> > cpu0: 16KB/32B 2-way set-associative
write-back L1 Data cache
>> > panel0 at mainbus0 addr 0x1f000000
>> > gt0 at mainbus0 addr 0x14000000
>> >
>> > I've attempted this with different hard
disks/jumper configurations,
>> > the RaQ will boot it's original stock OS
without any problems.
>> >
>> > If anyone may be able to reccomend a way to
get this installed, I'd be
>> > extremely happy, I want to put this server
into small production at
>> > somepoint as a backup web/mail server.
>>
>> Please try 4.0_BETA2 kernels (which should work
with old userland):
>>
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD-daily/netbsd-4/200706250002Z
/cobalt/binary/kernel/ 
>>
>>
>> 4.0_BETA2 INSTALL works from netboot on my RaQ1.
>> ---
>> Izumi Tsutsui
>>
> 

You only need to follow parts that describe copying files
out of cd. 
Then replace kernel that is served over nfs with your
desired kernel. I 
would also replace kernel that is installed with your
desired kernel. Do 
not replace user land or installation files. Burn new cd and
see if it 
works. I would make an image and boot it in virtual machine
like 
http://www.virtualbox.org
/. I tried it and it works well with virtual 
box. Saves you some cds.

Regards,
Alex


James Hartley wrote:
> On 6/26/07, *Alex Pelts* <alexpbroadcom.com 
> <mailto:alexpbroadcom.com>> wrote:
> 
>     Please see restore cd howto.
>     ...
>      > On 26/06/07, Izumi Tsutsui <tsutsuiceres.dti.ne.jp
>     <mailto:tsutsuiceres.dti.ne.jp>>
wrote:
>      >> ...
>      >> Please try 4.0_BETA2 kernels (which
should work with old userland):
>      >>
>    
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD-daily/netbsd-4/200706250002Z
/cobalt/binary/kernel/
> 
> 
> I apologize for the newbie question, but I'd like to
play too.  The 
> Restore CD Howto specifies to copy everything from this
point in the tree:
> 
> ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-3.1/cobalt/
> 
> Not to be pedantic, but is the following directory
correct for making a 
> 4.0 BETA-2 Restore CD?
> 
>
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-daily/netbsd-4/200706
260002Z/cobalt
> 
> Thanks.