* SPARC CPU server
@ 1995-01-22 1:47 Greg
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From: Greg @ 1995-01-22 1:47 UTC (permalink / raw)
Phil W. wrote:
> There are many constants which require changing if you want to move a kernel.
> Most of them are to be found in mem.h, some are in l.s.
I suspect this doesn't matter much.
The real problem is that the original poster has a Solbourne Series 4000
workstation, which last I checked was most definitely *not* a "clone" of
a SPARCstation-2, or any other Sun desktop box. There were some noticable
differences.
- Greg
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* sparc cpu server
@ 1995-01-22 0:56 philw
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From: philw @ 1995-01-22 0:56 UTC (permalink / raw)
there are many constants which require changing if
you want to move a kernel. Most of them are to be
found in mem.h, some are in l.s
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* sparc cpu server
@ 1995-01-20 23:20 Dean
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From: Dean @ 1995-01-20 23:20 UTC (permalink / raw)
Starting the kernel at 0xFFFF0000 doesn't give you much space.
Also I think the 0x4000 offset is significant. Have you tried
0xf0004000 or perhaps 0xf8004000?
dl
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* sparc cpu server
@ 1995-01-20 8:26 Protius
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From: Protius @ 1995-01-20 8:26 UTC (permalink / raw)
I am trying to get a Solboure series 4 500 sparcstation clone to be my
cpu server. The first time I tried to get it to boot plan 9, it refused
to load, saying that the entry point of the kernel conflicted with its
rom. I attempted to relocate the kernel by changing the -T 0xE0004000
argument in the mk file to -T 0xFFFF0000. Then, I can get it to start
to tftp its kernel, but then afer it rotates its / a few times, it
stops dead.
My personal theory is that more then just the -T in the link needs to
be changed, but I have no idea where the others are. Is there a guide
to the kernel somwhere?
Specifics:
file server: a BSDI machine running u9fs.
rarp and tftp server: either a 386, or a nextstation running plan 9.
potential cpu server: a Solbourne series 4 500, with nothing on the SCSI
bus (it usualy runs unix, and I remove the drives "just in case" (it is
properly terminated)) One processor, 32megs of ram. The console is a
vt200 on serial port A. There is a framebuffer, but I can't use it.
(no monitor/keyboard)
Thanks in advance!
-Tommy
tjohnson@cobber.cord.edu
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