Re: sparc64/5058: diskless sparc64 kernel won't boot

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The following reply was made to PR sparc64/5058; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: bsd_(_at_)_openbsd_(_dot_)_rutgers_(_dot_)_edu
To: Miod Vallat <miod_(_at_)_online_(_dot_)_fr>
Cc: gnats_(_at_)_openbsd_(_dot_)_org
Subject: Re: sparc64/5058: diskless sparc64 kernel won't boot 
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2006 14:06:11 -0500

 On 21 March 2006 at 18:07, Miod Vallat <miod_(_at_)_online_(_dot_)_fr> wrote:
 
 > > 	change "config bsd swap generic" to "config bsd root on nfs swap on nfs" and rebuild
 > > 	do a 'boot net' and it will fail
 > 
 > I can't reproduce this problem in -CURRENT, but I don't have access to
 > the same hardware.
 
 I'm trying to get a -CURRENT system going for testing it as well.
 
 > Can you provide a whole dmesg for the system? At least the ethernet
 > devices part.
 
 Sure.  The whole thing from 'boot net' on is at:
 http://openbsd.rutgers.edu/sparc64/
 
 (I would have attached it inline but wasn't sure about message length 
 restrictions, etc.  Also I have seen two kinds of backtraces, and they're
 both up there.)
 
 > Also, could you tell me which boot path the PROM is constructing when
 > netbooting on your machine? i.e. the line which looks like:
 > ``Boot device: /pci_(_at_)_1f,0/pci_(_at_)_2/network_(_at_)_2  File and args: bsd''
 
 /pci_(_at_)_1f,0/pci_(_at_)_1,1/network_(_at_)_c,1
 
 Thanks very much for looking into this!