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7  <b>Gavare's eXperimental Emulator:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></font>  <b>Gavare's eXperimental Emulator:</b></font><br>
8  <font color="#000000" size="6"><b>Installing and running "guest OSes"</b>  <font color="#000000" size="6"><b>Installing and running "guest OSes"</b>
9  </font></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p>  </font></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p>
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48  <p>  <p>
49  <ul>  <ul>
50    <li><a href="#generalnotes">General notes on running "guest OSes"</a>    <li><a href="#generalnotes">General notes on running "guest OSes"</a>
51    <li><a href="#netbsdinstall">NetBSD/pmax</a>    <li><a href="#netbsdpmaxinstall">NetBSD/pmax 3.0 or 1.6.2</a>
52    <li><a href="#netbsdarcinstall">NetBSD/arc</a>    <li><a href="#netbsdarcinstall">NetBSD/arc 1.6.2</a>
53    <li><a href="#netbsdhpcmipsinstall">NetBSD/hpcmips</a>    <li><a href="#netbsdhpcmipsinstall">NetBSD/hpcmips 3.0</a>
54    <li><a href="#netbsdcobaltinstall">NetBSD/cobalt</a>    <li><a href="#netbsdcobaltinstall">NetBSD/cobalt 2.1</a>
55    <li><a href="#netbsdevbmipsinstall">NetBSD/evbmips</a>    <li><a href="#netbsdevbmipsinstall">NetBSD/evbmips 2.1</a>
56    <li><a href="#netbsdsgimips">NetBSD/sgimips</a>    <li><a href="#netbsdsgimips">NetBSD/sgimips 3.0</a>
57    <li><a href="#openbsdinstall">OpenBSD/pmax</a>    <li><a href="#netbsdcatsinstall">NetBSD/cats 3.0</a>
58    <li><a href="#openbsdarcinstall">OpenBSD/arc</a>    <li><a href="#netbsdevbarminstall">NetBSD/evbarm 2.1</a>
59    <li><a href="#ultrixinstall">Ultrix/RISC</a>    <li><a href="#netbsdprepinstall">NetBSD/prep 2.1</a>
60      <li><a href="#openbsdpmaxinstall">OpenBSD/pmax 2.8-BETA</a>
61      <li><a href="#openbsdcatsinstall">OpenBSD/cats 3.9</a>
62      <li><a href="#ultrixinstall">Ultrix/RISC 4.5</a>
63    <li><a href="#sprite">Sprite for DECstation</a>    <li><a href="#sprite">Sprite for DECstation</a>
64    <li><a href="#declinux">Debian GNU/Linux for DECstation</a>    <li><a href="#declinux">Debian GNU/Linux for DECstation</a>
65    <li><a href="#declinuxredhat">Redhat Linux for DECstation</a>    <li><a href="#declinuxredhat">Redhat Linux for DECstation</a>
66  </ul>  </ul>
67    
 <p>In addition to the "working" guest operating systems listed above,  
 you might find the following information interesting:  
 <ul>  
   <li><a href="#mach">Mach/PMAX</a>  
   <li><a href="#openbsdsgiinstall">OpenBSD/sgi</a>  
 </ul>  
   
68    
69    
70    
# Line 79  you might find the following information Line 75  you might find the following information
75  <h3>General notes on running "guest OSes":</h3>  <h3>General notes on running "guest OSes":</h3>
76    
77  The emulator works well enough to run complete operating systems. These  The emulator works well enough to run complete operating systems. These
78  are often refered to as "guest" operating systems.  are often refered to as <i>guest</i> operating systems, in contrast to the
79    <i>host</i> operating system which the emulator is running under.
80    
81  <p>  <p>Although it is possible to let a guest OS access real hardware, such as
82  Although it is possible to let a guest OS access real hardware, such as  harddisks, it is much more flexible and attractive to simulate harddisks
83  harddisks, it is much more flexible and attractive to simulate harddisks  using files residing in the host's filesystem. On Unix-like systems, files
84  using files residing in the host's filesystem. On Unix-like systems, files  may contain holes, which makes this really simple. To the guest operating
 may contain holes, which makes this really simple. To the guest operating  
85  system, the harddisk image looks and acts like a real disk.  system, the harddisk image looks and acts like a real disk.
86    
87    <p>The version numbers of the various operating systems were the latest
88    versions that worked satisfactory with GXemul at the time this page was
89    updated; if new versions have been released since then, they might work as
90    well.
91    
92    <p>In addition to the "working" guest operating systems listed above,
93    you might find the following information interesting: (Some of these might
94    not be relevant for this specific release of GXemul.)
95    
96    <ul>
97      <li><a href="#mach">Mach/PMAX</a>
98      <li><a href="#openbsdsgiinstall">OpenBSD/sgi</a>
99      <li><a href="#openbsdarcinstall">OpenBSD/arc 2.3</a>
100      <li><a href="#debiancats">Debian GNU/Linux for CATS</a>
101      <li><a href="#netbsdnetwinderinstall">NetBSD/netwinder 2.1</a>
102      <li><a href="#netbsdmacppcinstall">NetBSD/macppc 3.0</a>
103    </ul>
104    
105    <p>Some operating systems are listed with a version number <i>less</i>
106    than what was available at the time of this GXemul release (e.g.
107    NetBSD/prep). The reasons for this is because of incompleteness in
108    GXemul's machine, device, and/or processor implementations.
109    
110    
111    
# Line 96  system, the harddisk image looks and act Line 114  system, the harddisk image looks and act
114    
115    
116  <p><br>  <p><br>
117  <a name="netbsdinstall"></a>  <a name="netbsdpmaxinstall"></a>
118  <h3>NetBSD/pmax:</h3>  <h3>NetBSD/pmax:</h3>
119    
120  <p>  <p><a href="http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/pmax/">NetBSD/pmax</a> was the
121  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  first guest OS that could be installed onto a disk image in GXemul. The
122    device emulation of the DECstation 5000/200 is reasonably complete; it
123    should be enough to emulate a networked X-windows-capable workstation.
124    
125    <p>NetBSD/pmax 1.6.2 works perfectly with X out-of-the-box. Unfortunately,
126    newer NetBSD releases have changed slightly, and nowadays X does not
127    work straight away. (It seems that this has to do with NetBSD switching
128    console system to "WSCONS" somewhere between 1.6.2 and 2.0. I haven't had
129    time to figure out how to make it work; at worst it might require a kernel
130    recompilation.) What this means is that if you want to use emulated X11,
131    then you need to run NetBSD 1.6.2. If you feel that you only need
132    serial-console emulation, then choose the latest NetBSD version available.
133    
134    <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
135  <a href="20050317-example.png"><img src="20050317-example_small.png"></a>  <a href="20050317-example.png"><img src="20050317-example_small.png"></a>
136    
137  <p>To install <a href="http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/pmax/">NetBSD/pmax</a>  <p>To install NetBSD/pmax onto a harddisk image in the emulator,
138  onto a harddisk image in the emulator, follow these instructions:  follow these instructions:
139    
140  <p><ol start="1">  <p><ol start="1">
141    <li>Create an empty harddisk image, which will be the root disk    <li>Create an empty harddisk image, which will be the root disk
142          that NetBSD installs itself onto:<pre>          that NetBSD installs itself onto:<pre>
143          <b>dd if=/dev/zero of=nbsd_pmax.img bs=1 count=512 seek=1900000000</b>          <b>dd if=/dev/zero of=nbsd_pmax.img bs=1024 count=1 seek=1900000</b>
144    
145  </pre>  </pre>
146  </ol>  </ol>
# Line 124  steps: Line 155  steps:
155  <ol start="2">  <ol start="2">
156    
157    <li>Download a NetBSD CD-ROM iso image:<pre>    <li>Download a NetBSD CD-ROM iso image:<pre>
158          <a href="ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/iso/1.6.2/pmaxcd.iso">ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/iso/1.6.2/pmaxcd.iso</a>          <a href="ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-archive/iso/1.6.2/pmaxcd.iso">ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-archive/iso/1.6.2/pmaxcd.iso</a>
159          or          or
160          <a href="ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/iso/2.0.2/pmaxcd.iso">ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/iso/2.0.2/pmaxcd.iso</a>          <a href="ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/iso/3.0/pmaxcd-3.0.iso">ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/iso/3.0/pmaxcd-3.0.iso</a>
161    
162  </pre>  </pre>
163    <li>Start the emulator like this:<pre>    <li>Start the emulator like this:<pre>
164          <b>gxemul -e 3max -A -d nbsd_pmax.img -d bc:pmaxcd.iso</b>          <b>gxemul -e 3max -d nbsd_pmax.img -d bc:pmaxcd-3.0.iso</b>
165            (or <b>pmaxcd.iso</b>)
166  </pre>  </pre>
167          and proceed like you would do if you were installing NetBSD on a real          and proceed like you would do if you were installing NetBSD on a real
168          DECstation. Remember to choose <tt>vt100</tt> as your terminal          DECstation. Remember to choose <tt>vt100</tt> as your terminal
# Line 142  For an ftp install, substitute steps 2 a Line 174  For an ftp install, substitute steps 2 a
174  <ol start="2">  <ol start="2">
175    
176    <li>Download a NetBSD pmax INSTALL kernel:<pre>    <li>Download a NetBSD pmax INSTALL kernel:<pre>
177          <a href="ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-1.6.2/pmax/binary/kernel/netbsd-INSTALL.gz">ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-1.6.2/pmax/binary/kernel/netbsd-INSTALL.gz</a>          <a href="ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-archive/NetBSD-1.6.2/pmax/binary/kernel/netbsd-INSTALL.gz">ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-archive/NetBSD-1.6.2/pmax/binary/kernel/netbsd-INSTALL.gz</a>
178          or          or
179          <a href="ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-2.0.2/pmax/binary/kernel/netbsd-INSTALL.gz">ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-2.0.2/pmax/binary/kernel/netbsd-INSTALL.gz</a>          <a href="ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-3.0/pmax/binary/kernel/netbsd-INSTALL.gz">ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-3.0/pmax/binary/kernel/netbsd-INSTALL.gz</a>
180    
181  </pre>  </pre>
182    <li>Start the emulator like this:<pre>    <li>Start the emulator like this:<pre>
183          <b>gxemul -e 3max -A -d nbsd_pmax.img -O netbsd-INSTALL.gz</b>          <b>gxemul -e 3max -d nbsd_pmax.img -O netbsd-INSTALL.gz</b>
184  </pre>  </pre>
185          and proceed like you would do if you were installing NetBSD on a real          and proceed like you would do if you were installing NetBSD on a real
186          DECstation. Remember to choose <tt>vt100</tt> as your terminal          DECstation. Remember to choose <tt>vt100</tt> as your terminal
# Line 178  NetBSD from the harddisk image:<pre> Line 210  NetBSD from the harddisk image:<pre>
210          <b>gxemul -e 3max -d nbsd_pmax.img</b>          <b>gxemul -e 3max -d nbsd_pmax.img</b>
211  </pre>  </pre>
212    
213  <p><font color="#ff0000">NOTE:</font> For some reason, NetBSD 2.0.2  <p>If you installed NetBSD/pmax 1.6.2, then try the following to start
214  doesn't work with X out-of-the-box on pmax. It seems that this has to do  with a framebuffer:<pre>
 with NetBSD switching console system to "WSCONS" somewhere between 1.6.2  
 and 2.0. For now, if you want X, then try NetBSD 1.6.2.  
   
 <p>With NetBSD/pmax 1.6.2, try the following to start with a framebuffer:<pre>  
215          <b>gxemul -X -e 3max -d nbsd_pmax.img</b>          <b>gxemul -X -e 3max -d nbsd_pmax.img</b>
216  </pre>  </pre>
217  and log in as <tt>root</tt> and type <tt>startx</tt> to start X windows.  and log in as <tt>root</tt> and type <tt>startx</tt> to start X windows.
# Line 199  and log in as <tt>root</tt> and type <tt Line 227  and log in as <tt>root</tt> and type <tt
227  <a name="netbsdarcinstall"></a>  <a name="netbsdarcinstall"></a>
228  <h3>NetBSD/arc:</h3>  <h3>NetBSD/arc:</h3>
229    
230  It is possible to run <a  It is possible to install and run an old version of <a
231  href="http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/arc/">NetBSD/arc</a>  href="http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/arc/">NetBSD/arc</a>
232  on an emulated Acer PICA-61 in the emulator.  on an emulated Acer PICA-61 in the emulator.
233    
# Line 208  on an emulated Acer PICA-61 in the emula Line 236  on an emulated Acer PICA-61 in the emula
236  <a href="20041024-netbsd-arc-installed.gif"><img src="20041024-netbsd-arc-installed_small.gif"></a>  <a href="20041024-netbsd-arc-installed.gif"><img src="20041024-netbsd-arc-installed_small.gif"></a>
237    
238  <p>  <p>
239  To install NetBSD/arc from a CDROM image onto an emulated harddisk image,  To install NetBSD/arc 1.6.2 from a CDROM image onto an emulated
240  follow these instructions:  harddisk image, follow these instructions:
241    
242  <p>  <p>
243  <ol start="1">  <ol start="1">
# Line 220  follow these instructions: Line 248  follow these instructions:
248  </pre>  </pre>
249    <li>Download a NetBSD/arc 1.6.2 CDROM image, and a generic NetBSD/arc    <li>Download a NetBSD/arc 1.6.2 CDROM image, and a generic NetBSD/arc
250          kernel:<pre>          kernel:<pre>
251          <a href="ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/iso/1.6.2/arccd.iso">ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/iso/1.6.2/arccd.iso</a>          <a href="ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-archive/iso/1.6.2/arccd.iso">ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-archive/iso/1.6.2/arccd.iso</a>
252            <a href="ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-archive/NetBSD-1.6.2/arc/binary/kernel/netbsd-GENERIC.gz">ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-archive/NetBSD-1.6.2/arc/binary/kernel/netbsd-GENERIC.gz</a>
253    
         <a href="ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-1.6.2/arc/binary/kernel/netbsd-GENERIC.gz">ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-1.6.2/arc/binary/kernel/netbsd-GENERIC.gz</a>  
254  </pre>  </pre>
255    <li>Start the emulator using this command line:<pre>    <li>Start the emulator using this command line:<pre>
256          <b>gxemul -e pica -x -d nbsd_arc.img -d bc:arccd.iso \          <b>gxemul -e pica -x -d nbsd_arc.img -d bc:arccd.iso \
# Line 232  follow these instructions: Line 260  follow these instructions:
260          (Try removing <tt>-x</tt> if you have problems with the xterm.)          (Try removing <tt>-x</tt> if you have problems with the xterm.)
261      <p>      <p>
262    <li>From now on, you have to use your imagination, as there is no    <li>From now on, you have to use your imagination, as there is no
263          automatic installation program for NetBSD/arc. Here are some tips          automatic installation program for NetBSD/arc 1.6.2. Here are
264          and hints on how you can proceed with the install:          some tips and hints on how you can proceed with the install:
265  <p><table border="0"><tr><td><tt>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</tt></td><td><pre>  <p><table border="0"><tr><td><tt>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</tt></td><td><pre>
266  <b>mount /dev/cd0a /mnt2  <b>mount /dev/cd0a /mnt2
267  disklabel -i -I sd0</b>    (for example 'a', '4.2BSD', '1c',  disklabel -i -I sd0</b>    (for example 'a', '4.2BSD', '1c',
# Line 247  cd ../etc; echo "rc_configured=YES" &gt; Line 275  cd ../etc; echo "rc_configured=YES" &gt;
275  cat > /mnt/etc/fstab  cat > /mnt/etc/fstab
276  /dev/sd0a / ffs rw 1 1  /dev/sd0a / ffs rw 1 1
277  /dev/sd0b none swap sw 0 0  /dev/sd0b none swap sw 0 0
278  </b>(press ctrl-d)<b>  </b>(press ctrl-d)
279  <b>cd /; umount /mnt; umount /mnt2  <b>cd /; umount /mnt; umount /mnt2
280  halt</b>  halt</b>
281  </pre></td></tr></table>  </pre></td></tr></table>
# Line 321  important difference is regarding the fr Line 349  important difference is regarding the fr
349  </table>  </table>
350    
351  <p>  <p>
352  (<super>*</super>) = not aligned at a 4 KB boundary, so it will not work  (<super>*</super>) = not aligned at a page boundary, so it will not work
353  efficiently with the current bintrans system. Using this mode will still  efficiently with the current dyntrans system. Using this mode will still
354  work, but each load and store will be emulated much more slowly than is  work, but each load and store will be emulated much more slowly than is
355  possible with an aligned framebuffer.  possible with an aligned framebuffer.
356    
# Line 347  NetBSD/hpcmips on an emulated MobilePro Line 375  NetBSD/hpcmips on an emulated MobilePro
375          <b>dd if=/dev/zero of=nbsd_hpcmips.img bs=1024 count=1 seek=1990000</b>          <b>dd if=/dev/zero of=nbsd_hpcmips.img bs=1024 count=1 seek=1990000</b>
376    
377  </pre>  </pre>
378    <li>Download the NetBSD/hpcmips 2.0.2 ISO image, and a generic kernel:<pre>    <li>Download the NetBSD/hpcmips 3.0 ISO image, and a generic kernel:<pre>
379          <a href="ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/iso/2.0.2/">ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/iso/2.0.2</a>/<a href="ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/iso/2.0.2/hpcmipscd.iso">hpcmipscd.iso</a>          <a href="ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/iso/3.0/">ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/iso/3.0</a>/<a href="ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/iso/3.0/hpcmipscd-3.0.iso">hpcmipscd-3.0.iso</a>
380    
381          <a href="ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-2.0.2/hpcmips/binary/kernel/">ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-2.0.2/hpcmips/binary/kernel</a>/<a href="ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-2.0.2/hpcmips/binary/kernel/netbsd-GENERIC.gz">netbsd-GENERIC.gz</a>          <a href="ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-3.0/hpcmips/binary/kernel/">ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-3.0/hpcmips/binary/kernel</a>/<a href="ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-3.0/hpcmips/binary/kernel/netbsd-GENERIC.gz">netbsd-GENERIC.gz</a>
382    
383  </pre>  </pre>
384    <p>    <p>
385    <li>Start the installation like this:<pre>    <li>Start the installation like this:<pre>
386          <b>gxemul -e mobilepro770 -X -A -d nbsd_hpcmips.img  \          <b>gxemul -e mobilepro770 -X -d nbsd_hpcmips.img  \
387            -d b:hpcmipscd.iso -j hpcmips/installation/netbsd.gz</b>            -d b:hpcmipscd-3.0.iso -j hpcmips/installation/netbsd.gz</b>
388    
389  </pre>  </pre>
390          and proceed like you would do if you were installing NetBSD on a real          and proceed like you would do if you were installing NetBSD on a real
391          MobilePro 770. (Install onto wd0, choose "Use entire disk" when          MobilePro 770. (Install onto wd0, choose "Use entire disk" when
392          doing the MBR partitioning, and choose wd1d (not cd0c) as the          doing the MBR partitioning, and choose to install from CD-ROM.)
         CDROM device to install from.)  
393  </ol>  </ol>
394    
395  <p>  <p>
# Line 394  is available. This makes it a bit akward Line 421  is available. This makes it a bit akward
421    
422  <a href="http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/cobalt/">NetBSD/cobalt</a> is tricky  <a href="http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/cobalt/">NetBSD/cobalt</a> is tricky
423  to install, because the Cobalt machines were designed for Linux, and not  to install, because the Cobalt machines were designed for Linux, and not
424  very flexible. There is no INSTALL kernel for NetBSD/cobalt. One way to  very flexible. There is no traditional INSTALL kernel for NetBSD/cobalt.
425  install the NetBSD/cobalt distribution onto a disk image is to do it from  One way to install the NetBSD/cobalt distribution onto a disk image is to
426  another (emulated) machine.  do it from another (emulated) machine.
427    
428  <p>  <p>
429  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
# Line 413  image, from an emulated DECstation 3MAX Line 440  image, from an emulated DECstation 3MAX
440          <b>dd if=/dev/zero of=nbsd_cobalt.img bs=1024 count=1 seek=1999000</b>          <b>dd if=/dev/zero of=nbsd_cobalt.img bs=1024 count=1 seek=1999000</b>
441    
442  </pre>  </pre>
443    <li>Download the generic kernel for Cobalt and the 2.0.2 ISO image:<pre>    <li>Download the generic kernel for Cobalt and the 2.1 ISO image:<pre>
444          <a href="ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-2.0.2/cobalt/binary/kernel/netbsd-GENERIC.gz">ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-2.0.2/cobalt/binary/kernel/netbsd-GENERIC.gz</a>          <a href="ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-2.1/cobalt/binary/kernel/netbsd-GENERIC.gz">ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-2.1/cobalt/binary/kernel/netbsd-GENERIC.gz</a>
445          <a href="ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/iso/2.0.2/cobaltcd.iso">ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/iso/2.0.2/cobaltcd.iso</a>          <a href="ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/iso/2.1/cobaltcd.iso">ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/iso/2.1/cobaltcd.iso</a>
446    
447  </pre>  </pre>
448    <p>    <p>
449    <li>Install NetBSD/pmax 2.0.2 according to instructions    <li>Install NetBSD/pmax 3.0 according to instructions
450          <a href="#netbsdinstall">further up on this page</a>.          <a href="#netbsdpmaxinstall">further up on this page</a>.
451    <p>    <p>
452    <li>Start NetBSD/pmax like this:<pre>    <li>Start NetBSD/pmax like this:<pre>
453          <b>gxemul -e3max -A -d nbsd_pmax.img -d cobaltcd.iso -d nbsd_cobalt.img</b>          <b>gxemul -e3max -d nbsd_pmax.img -d cobaltcd.iso -d nbsd_cobalt.img</b>
454    
455  </pre>  </pre>
456    <li>Log in as root (on the emulated 3MAX machine), and execute the    <li>Log in as root (on the emulated 3MAX machine), and execute the
# Line 476  in GXemul on an emulated Malta evaluatio Line 503  in GXemul on an emulated Malta evaluatio
503    
504  <p>It is tricky to install, because there is (as far as I know) no INSTALL  <p>It is tricky to install, because there is (as far as I know) no INSTALL
505  kernel. One way to install the NetBSD/evbmips distribution onto a disk  kernel. One way to install the NetBSD/evbmips distribution onto a disk
506  image is to install the files is to do it using another (emulated)  image is to install the files using another (emulated) machine.
 machine.  
507    
508  <p>  <p>
509  The following instructions will let you install NetBSD/evbmips onto a disk  The following instructions will let you install NetBSD/evbmips onto a disk
# Line 485  image, from an emulated DECstation 3MAX Line 511  image, from an emulated DECstation 3MAX
511    
512  <p>  <p>
513  <ol>  <ol>
514    <li>Install NetBSD/pmax 2.0.2 according to instructions    <li>Install NetBSD/pmax 3.0 according to instructions
515          <a href="#netbsdinstall">further up on this page</a>.          <a href="#netbsdpmaxinstall">further up on this page</a>.
516    <p>    <p>
517    <li>Create an empty harddisk image, which will be the disk image    <li>Create an empty harddisk image, which will be the disk image
518          that you will install NetBSD onto:<pre>          that you will install NetBSD onto:<pre>
519          <b>dd if=/dev/zero of=nbsd_malta.img bs=1024 count=1 seek=999000</b>          <b>dd if=/dev/zero of=nbsd_malta.img bs=1024 count=1 seek=999000</b>
520    
521  </pre>  </pre>
522    <li>Download the generic kernel and the 2.0.2 ISO image:<pre>    <li>Download the generic kernel and the 2.1 ISO image:<pre>
523          <a href="ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-2.0.2/evbmips-mipsel/binary/kernel/netbsd-MALTA.gz">ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-2.0.2/evbmips-mipsel/binary/kernel/netbsd-MALTA.gz</a>          <a href="ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-2.1/evbmips-mipsel/binary/kernel/netbsd-MALTA.gz">ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-2.1/evbmips-mipsel/binary/kernel/netbsd-MALTA.gz</a>
524          <a href="ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/iso/2.0.2/evbmips-mipselcd.iso">ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/iso/2.0.2/evbmips-mipselcd.iso</a>          <a href="ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/iso/2.1/evbmips-mipselcd.iso">ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/iso/2.1/evbmips-mipselcd.iso</a>
525    
526  </pre>  </pre>
527    <p>    <p>
528    <li>Start NetBSD/pmax like this:<pre>    <li>Start NetBSD/pmax like this:<pre>
529          <b>gxemul -e 3max -A -d nbsd_pmax.img -d nbsd_malta.img -d evbmips-mipselcd.iso</b>          <b>gxemul -e 3max -d nbsd_pmax.img -d nbsd_malta.img -d evbmips-mipselcd.iso</b>
530    
531  </pre>and execute the following commands as <tt>root</tt>:  </pre>and execute the following commands as <tt>root</tt>:
532  <p><table border="0"><tr><td><tt>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</tt></td><td><pre>  <p><table border="0"><tr><td><tt>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</tt></td><td><pre>
# Line 521  cd /; umount /mnt; umount /mnt2; halt</b Line 547  cd /; umount /mnt; umount /mnt2; halt</b
547          <b>gxemul -e malta -d nbsd_malta.img netbsd-MALTA.gz</b>          <b>gxemul -e malta -d nbsd_malta.img netbsd-MALTA.gz</b>
548  </pre>  </pre>
549    
550  <p>Note 1: NetBSD detects a very fast CPU although the emulation isn't  <p>NOTE: To select a 4Kc (MIPS32) CPU instead of the default 5Kc
 really that fast, so emulated delays are very slow. Even on a multi-GHz  
 host, you will need a lot of patience.  
   
 <p>Note 2: To select a 4Kc (MIPS32) CPU instead of the default 5Kc  
551  (MIPS64) CPU, add <tt><b>-C 4Kc</b></tt> to the command line. With NetBSD  (MIPS64) CPU, add <tt><b>-C 4Kc</b></tt> to the command line. With NetBSD
552  2.0.2, however, there will be little or no difference in functionality, as  2.1, however, there will be little or no difference in functionality, as
553  NetBSD still runs in 32-bit mode on 64-bit MIPS CPUs. The only difference  NetBSD still runs in 32-bit mode on 64-bit MIPS CPUs. There are two things
554  it makes in practice is that GXemul's binary translation subsystem might  that differ:<ol>
555  run a bit faster (because there are some optimizations for 32-bit    <li>The dynamic translation core runs faster when emulating 32-bit
556  emulation that don't work with 64-bit emulation).          processors, so <tt><b>-C 4Kc</b></tt> might make things go faster.
557      <li>4Kc only has 16 TLB entries, whereas 5Kc has 48. This makes 4Kc
558            emulation slower in general, because there are more TLB misses.
559    </ol>
560    
561  <p>Note 3: The installation instructions above create a filesystem  <p>The installation instructions above create a filesystem
562  <i>without</i> a disklabel, so there is only one ffs partition and no  <i>without</i> a disklabel, so there is only one ffs partition and no
563  swap. You will need to enter the following things when booting with the  swap. You will need to enter the following things when booting with the
564  generic kernel:<pre>  generic kernel:<pre>
# Line 555  generic kernel:<pre> Line 580  generic kernel:<pre>
580    
581  <p>  <p>
582  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
583  <a href="20050626-netbsd-sgimips-netboot.png"><img src="20050626-netbsd-sgimips-netboot_small.png"></a>  <a href="20060623-netbsd-sgimips-3.0.png"><img src="20060623-netbsd-sgimips-3.0_small.png"></a>
584    
585  <p><a href="http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/sgimips/">NetBSD/sgimips</a> can run  <p><a href="http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/sgimips/">NetBSD/sgimips</a> can run
586  in GXemul on an emulated O2 (SGI-IP32). However, GXemul does not yet  in GXemul on an emulated O2 (SGI-IP32). However, GXemul does not yet
# Line 563  emulate the AHC PCI SCSI controller in t Line 588  emulate the AHC PCI SCSI controller in t
588  several times, asking for documentation, but never received any reply.)  several times, asking for documentation, but never received any reply.)
589  NetBSD can still run in the emulator, as long as it doesn't use SCSI.  NetBSD can still run in the emulator, as long as it doesn't use SCSI.
590    
591  <p>For a simple test with the 2.0.2 ramdisk (install) kernel, try  <p>For a simple test with the ramdisk/install kernel, try
592  dowloading<pre>  dowloading<pre>
593          <a href="ftp://ftp.NetBSD.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-2.0.2/sgimips/binary/kernel/netbsd-INSTALL32_IP3x.gz">ftp://ftp.NetBSD.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-2.0.2/sgimips/binary/kernel/netbsd-INSTALL32_IP3x.gz</a>          <a href="ftp://ftp.NetBSD.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-3.0/sgimips/binary/kernel/netbsd-INSTALL32_IP3x.gz">ftp://ftp.NetBSD.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-3.0/sgimips/binary/kernel/netbsd-INSTALL32_IP3x.gz</a>
594    
595  </pre>and run&nbsp;&nbsp;<b><tt>gxemul -e o2 netbsd-INSTALL32_IP3x.gz</tt></b>.  </pre>and run&nbsp;&nbsp;<b><tt>gxemul -x -e o2 netbsd-INSTALL32_IP3x.gz</tt></b>.
596    
597  <p>It is possible to set up an environment for netbooting the emulated SGI  <p>It is possible to set up an environment for netbooting the emulated SGI
598  machine off of another emulated machine. Performing this setup is quite  machine off of another emulated machine. Performing this setup is quite
# Line 577  time consuming, but necessary: Line 602  time consuming, but necessary:
602  <ol>  <ol>
603    <li>First of all, the "<tt>nfs server</tt>" machine must be set up.    <li>First of all, the "<tt>nfs server</tt>" machine must be set up.
604          This needs to have a 750 MB <tt>/tftpboot</tt> partition.          This needs to have a 750 MB <tt>/tftpboot</tt> partition.
605          <a href="#netbsdinstall">Install NetBSD/pmax 2.0.2 from CDROM</a>.          <a href="#netbsdpmaxinstall">Install NetBSD/pmax 3.0 from CDROM</a>.
606          (Don't forget to add the extra partition!)          (Don't forget to add the extra partition!)
607    <p>    <p>
608    <li>Configure the nfs server machine to act as an nfs server.    <li>Configure the nfs server machine to act as an nfs server.
609          Start up the emulated DECstation:<pre>          Start up the emulated DECstation:<pre>
610          <b>gxemul -e 3max -A -d nbsd_pmax.img</b>          <b>gxemul -e 3max -d nbsd_pmax.img</b>
611  </pre>and enter the following commands as <tt>root</tt>  </pre>and enter the following commands as <tt>root</tt>
612          inside the emulator:          inside the emulator:
613  <table border="0"><tr><td><tt>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</tt></td><td><pre>  <table border="0"><tr><td><tt>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</tt></td><td><pre>
# Line 614  reboot</b> Line 639  reboot</b>
639          NetBSD/sgimips distribution sets:<br>(NOTE: This          NetBSD/sgimips distribution sets:<br>(NOTE: This
640          takes quite some time, even if you have a fast network connection.)          takes quite some time, even if you have a fast network connection.)
641  <table border="0"><tr><td><tt>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</tt></td><td><pre>  <table border="0"><tr><td><tt>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</tt></td><td><pre>
642  <b>cd /tftpboot; ftp -i ftp.uk.netbsd.org</b>  <b>cd /tftpboot; ftp -i ftp.se.netbsd.org</b>
643  (log in as anonymous...)  (log in as anonymous...)
644  <b>cd /pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-2.0.2/sgimips/binary/sets  <b>cd /pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-3.0/sgimips/binary/sets
645  mget base.tgz comp.tgz etc.tgz games.tgz man.tgz misc.tgz text.tgz  mget base.tgz comp.tgz etc.tgz games.tgz man.tgz misc.tgz text.tgz
646  quit  quit
647  sh  sh
# Line 627  dd if=/dev/zero of=swap bs=1024 count=32 Line 652  dd if=/dev/zero of=swap bs=1024 count=32
652  halt</b>  halt</b>
653  </pre></td></tr></table>  </pre></td></tr></table>
654    <li>Download the NetBSD/sgimips GENERIC and INSTALL kernels:<pre>    <li>Download the NetBSD/sgimips GENERIC and INSTALL kernels:<pre>
655          <a href="ftp://ftp.NetBSD.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-2.0.2/sgimips/binary/kernel/netbsd-GENERIC32_IP3x.gz">ftp://ftp.NetBSD.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-2.0.2/sgimips/binary/kernel/netbsd-GENERIC32_IP3x.gz</a>          <a href="ftp://ftp.NetBSD.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-3.0/sgimips/binary/kernel/netbsd-GENERIC32_IP3x.gz">ftp://ftp.NetBSD.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-3.0/sgimips/binary/kernel/netbsd-GENERIC32_IP3x.gz</a>
656          <a href="ftp://ftp.NetBSD.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-2.0.2/sgimips/binary/kernel/netbsd-INSTALL32_IP3x.gz">ftp://ftp.NetBSD.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-2.0.2/sgimips/binary/kernel/netbsd-INSTALL32_IP3x.gz</a>          <a href="ftp://ftp.NetBSD.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-3.0/sgimips/binary/kernel/netbsd-INSTALL32_IP3x.gz">ftp://ftp.NetBSD.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-3.0/sgimips/binary/kernel/netbsd-INSTALL32_IP3x.gz</a>
657    
658  </pre>  </pre>
659    <li>Create a configuration file called <tt>config_client</tt>:    <li>Create a configuration file called <tt>config_client</tt>:
660  <table border="0"><tr><td><tt>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</tt></td><td><pre>  <table border="0"><tr><td><tt>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</tt></td><td><pre>
661  <font color="#2020cf">!!gxemul  <font color="#2020cf">!  Configuration file for running NetBSD/sgimips diskless with
 !  
 !  Configuration file for running NetBSD/sgimips diskless with  
662  !  a NetBSD/pmax machine as the nfs server.</font>  !  a NetBSD/pmax machine as the nfs server.</font>
663    
664  <b>emul(  <b>    net(
     net(  
665          add_remote("localhost:12444")   </b>! the server<b>          add_remote("localhost:12444")   </b>! the server<b>
666          local_port(12445)               </b>! the client<b>          local_port(12445)               </b>! the client<b>
667      )      )
# Line 654  halt</b> Line 676  halt</b>
676          load("netbsd-INSTALL32_IP3x.gz")</b>          load("netbsd-INSTALL32_IP3x.gz")</b>
677          ! load("netbsd-GENERIC32_IP3x.gz")<b>          ! load("netbsd-GENERIC32_IP3x.gz")<b>
678      )      )
679  )</b>  </b>
680  </pre></td></tr></table>  </pre></td></tr></table>
681          ... and another configuration file for the server,          ... and another configuration file for the server,
682          <tt>config_server</tt>:          <tt>config_server</tt>:
683  <table border="0"><tr><td><tt>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</tt></td><td><pre>  <table border="0"><tr><td><tt>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</tt></td><td><pre>
684  <font color="#2020cf">!!gxemul</font>  <b>    net(
 <b>emul(  
     net(  
685          local_port(12444)               </b>! the server<b>          local_port(12444)               </b>! the server<b>
686          add_remote("localhost:12445")   </b>! the client<b>          add_remote("localhost:12445")   </b>! the client<b>
687      )      )
# Line 675  halt</b> Line 695  halt</b>
695    
696          disk("nbsd_pmax.img")          disk("nbsd_pmax.img")
697      )      )
698  )</b>  </b>
699  </pre></td></tr></table>  </pre></td></tr></table>
700    <li>Boot the "<tt>nfs server</tt>" and the NetBSD/sgimips    <li>Boot the "<tt>nfs server</tt>" and the NetBSD/sgimips
701          "<tt>client machine</tt>" as two separate emulator instances:<pre>          "<tt>client machine</tt>" as two separate emulator instances:<pre>
# Line 736  to IPv4. Line 756  to IPv4.
756    
757    
758    
759    <p><br>
760    <a name="netbsdcatsinstall"></a>
761    <h3>NetBSD/cats:</h3>
762    
763    It is possible to install and run
764    <a href="http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/cats/">NetBSD/cats</a> in GXemul.
765    
766    <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
767    <a href="20051007-netbsd-cats-installed.png"><img src="20051007-netbsd-cats-installed_small.png"></a>
768    
769    <p>
770    To install NetBSD/cats onto a disk image, follow these instructions:
771    
772    <p>
773    <ol start="1">
774      <li>Create an empty harddisk image, which will be the root disk
775            that you will install NetBSD/cats onto:<pre>
776            <b>dd if=/dev/zero of=nbsd_cats.img bs=1024 count=1 seek=2000000</b>
777    
778    </pre>
779      <li>Download the NetBSD/cats 3.0 ISO image and the generic and install kernels:<pre>
780            <a href="ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/iso/3.0/catscd-3.0.iso">ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/iso/3.0/catscd-3.0.iso</a>
781            <a href="ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-3.0/cats/binary/kernel/netbsd.aout-GENERIC.gz">ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-3.0/cats/binary/kernel/netbsd.aout-GENERIC.gz</a>
782            <a href="ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-3.0/cats/binary/kernel/netbsd.aout-INSTALL.gz">ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-3.0/cats/binary/kernel/netbsd.aout-INSTALL.gz</a>
783    
784    </pre>
785      <p>
786      <li>Start the installation like this:<pre>
787            <b>gxemul -XEcats -d nbsd_cats.img -d catscd-3.0.iso netbsd.aout-INSTALL.gz</b>
788    
789    </pre>
790            and proceed like you would do if you were installing NetBSD on a real
791            CATS from CDROM.
792    </ol>
793    
794    <p>Alternatively, to install from FTP, you can skip downloading the ISO,
795    and start the install without <tt>-d catscd-3.0.iso</tt>. Suitable network
796    settings are IP 10.0.0.1, gateway/default route 10.0.0.254, netmask
797    255.0.0.0, nameserver 10.0.0.254.
798    
799    <p>If everything worked, NetBSD should now be installed on the disk image.
800    Use the following command line to boot the emulated CATS machine:<pre>
801            <b>gxemul -XEcats -d nbsd_cats.img netbsd.aout-GENERIC.gz</b>
802    
803    </pre>
804    
805    
806    
807    
808    
809    
810    
811    <p><br>
812    <a name="netbsdevbarminstall"></a>
813    <h3>NetBSD/evbarm:</h3>
814    
815    <a href="http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/evbarm/">NetBSD/evbarm</a> can
816    run in GXemul on an emulated IQ80321 evaluation board.
817    
818    <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
819    <a href="20060218-netbsd-evbarm.png"><img src="20060218-netbsd-evbarm_small.png"></a>
820    
821    <p>It is tricky to install, because there is (as far as I know) no INSTALL
822    kernel. One way to install the NetBSD/evbarm distribution onto a disk
823    image is to install the files using another (emulated) machine.
824    
825    <p>The following instructions will let you install NetBSD/evbarm onto a disk
826    image, from an emulated CATS machine:
827    
828    <p>
829    <ol>
830      <li>Install NetBSD/cats 3.0 according to instructions
831            <a href="#netbsdcatsinstall">further up on this page</a>.
832      <p>
833      <li>Create an empty harddisk image, which will be the disk image
834            that you will install NetBSD onto:<pre>
835            <b>dd if=/dev/zero of=nbsd_iq80321.img bs=1024 count=1 seek=999000</b>
836    
837    </pre>
838      <li>Download an IQ80321 kernel with wdc support, and the 2.1 ISO image:<pre>
839            <a href="ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-2.1/evbarm/binary/kernel/">ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-2.1/evbarm/binary/kernel</a>/<a href="ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-2.1/evbarm/binary/kernel/netbsd-wd0-IQ80321.gz">netbsd-wd0-IQ80321.gz</a>
840            <a href="ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/iso/2.1/evbarmcd.iso">ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/iso/2.1/evbarmcd.iso</a>
841    
842    </pre>
843      <p>
844      <li>The first step is to copy the .tgz files we want onto the CATS
845            machine's harddisk. Start the CATS machine like this:<pre>
846            <b>gxemul -XEcats -d nbsd_cats.img -d evbarmcd.iso netbsd.aout-GENERIC.gz</b>
847    
848    </pre>and execute the following commands as <tt>root</tt>:
849    <p><table border="0"><tr><td><tt>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</tt></td><td><pre>
850    <b>mount /dev/cd0a /mnt; cd /root; cp /mnt/evbarm/binary/sets/[bcegmt]* .
851    sync; halt</b>
852    </pre></td></tr></table>
853      <p>
854      <li>Now let's extract the files onto the IQ80321's disk image. Start the
855            CATS machine again, with the following command line:<pre>
856            <b>gxemul -XEcats -d nbsd_cats.img -d nbsd_iq80321.img netbsd.aout-GENERIC.gz</b>
857    
858    </pre>and execute the following commands as <tt>root</tt>:
859    <p><table border="0"><tr><td><tt>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</tt></td><td><pre>
860    <b>disklabel -I -i wd1</b>
861        (enter suitable commands, e.g. <i>a, 4.2BSD, 1c, 750M, b,
862         swap, a, 200M, P, W, y, Q</i>)
863    <b>newfs /dev/wd1a; mount /dev/wd1a /mnt; cd /mnt; sh
864    for a in /root/[bcegmt]*.tgz; do echo $a; tar zxfp $a; done
865    exit
866    cd dev; sh ./MAKEDEV all; cd ../etc
867    echo rc_configured=YES &gt;&gt; rc.conf
868    echo "/dev/wd0a / ffs rw 1 1" &gt; fstab
869    echo "/dev/wd0b none swap sw 0 0" &gt;&gt; fstab
870    cd /; umount /mnt; sync; halt</b>
871    </pre></td></tr></table>
872    </ol>
873    
874    <p>You should now be able to boot NetBSD/evbarm using this command:<pre>
875            <b>gxemul -xEiq80321 -d nbsd_iq80321.img netbsd-wd0-IQ80321.gz</b>
876    </pre>
877    
878    
879    
880    
881    
882    
883    <p><br>
884    <a name="netbsdprepinstall"></a>
885    <h3>NetBSD/prep:</h3>
886    
887    It is possible to install and run
888    <a href="http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/prep/">NetBSD/prep</a> 2.1 in GXemul
889    on an emulated IBM 6050 (PowerPC) machine. (NetBSD 3.0 uses the wdc
890    controller in a way which isn't implemented in GXemul yet.)
891    
892    <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
893    <a href="20051123-netbsd-prep.png"><img src="20051123-netbsd-prep_small.png"></a>
894    
895    <p>To install NetBSD/prep onto a disk image, follow these instructions:
896    
897    <p>
898    <ol start="1">
899      <li>Create an empty harddisk image, which will be the root disk
900            that you will install NetBSD/prep onto:<pre>
901        <b>dd if=/dev/zero of=nbsd_prep.img bs=1024 count=1 seek=1000000</b>
902    
903    </pre>
904      <li>Download the NetBSD/prep 2.1 ISO image and the generic kernel:<pre>
905        <a href="ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/iso/2.1/prepcd.iso">ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/iso/2.1/prepcd.iso</a>
906        <a href="ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-2.1/prep/binary/kernel/netbsd-GENERIC.gz">ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-2.1/prep/binary/kernel/netbsd-GENERIC.gz</a>
907    
908    </pre>
909      <p>
910      <li>Start the installation like this:<pre>
911        <b>gxemul -x -e ibm6050 -d nbsd_prep.img -d rdb:prepcd.iso -j prep/binary/kernel/netbsd-INSTALL.gz</b>
912    
913    </pre>
914      <p>
915      <li>Installation is a bit unsmooth, possibly due to bugs in GXemul,
916            possibly due to bugs in NetBSD itself; others have been having
917            problems on real hardware: <a href="http://mail-index.NetBSD.org/port-prep/2005/11/25/0004.html">http://mail-index.NetBSD.org/port-prep/2005/11/25/0004.html</a>.
918            Creating an MBR slice and a disklabel with sysinst bugs out, so
919            some things have to be done manually:<p>
920            At "<tt>(I)nstall, (S)hell, or (H)alt</tt>", choose
921                    <tt><b><u>s</u></b></tt>.
922            <br><tt># <b><u>fdisk -u wd0</u></b></tt>
923            <br><tt>Do you want to change our idea of what BIOS thinks? [n]</tt>
924                    (just press <b>ENTER</b>)
925            <br><tt>Which partition do you want to change?: [none] <b><u>0</u></b></tt>
926            <br><tt>sysid: ... </tt> (just press <B>ENTER</b>)
927            <br><tt>start: ... <b><u>1cyl</u></b></tt>
928            <br><tt>size: ... </tt> (just press <B>ENTER</b>)
929            <br><tt>Which partition do you want to change?: [none]</tt> (press <b>ENTER</b>)
930            <br><tt>Should we write new partition table? [n] <b><u>y</u></b></tt>
931            <br><tt># <b><u>disklabel -I -i wd0</u></b></tt>
932            <br><tt>partition&gt; <b><u>a</u></b></tt>
933            <br><tt>Filesystem type [?] [unused]: <b><u>4.2BSD</u></b></tt>
934            <br><tt>Start offset ('x' to start after partition 'x') [0c, 0s, 0M]: <b><u>1c</u></b></tt>
935            <br><tt>Partition size ('$' for all remaining) [0c, 0s, 0M]: <b><u>900M</u></b></tt>
936            <br><tt>partition&gt; <b><u>b</u></b></tt>
937            <br><tt>Filesystem type [?] [unused]: <b><u>swap</u></b></tt>
938            <br><tt>Start offset ('x' to start after partition 'x') [0c, 0s, 0M]: <b><u>a</u></b></tt>
939            <br><tt>Partition size ('$' for all remaining) [0c, 0s, 0M]: <b><u>$</u></b></tt>
940            <br><tt>partition&gt; <b><u>W</u></b></tt>
941            <br><tt>Label disk [n]? <b><u>y</u></b></tt>
942            <br><tt>partition&gt; <b><u>Q</u></b></tt>
943            <br><tt># <b><u>newfs wd0a</u></b></tt>
944            <br><tt># <b><u>sysinst</u></b></tt>
945            <br>Choose to install onto <b>wd0</b>. Choose
946                    "<tt>a: Edit the MBR partition table</tt>"
947                    when presented with that option.
948            <br>Choose the 'a' partition/slice,
949                    set the 'e' ("active") and 'f' ("install") fields to <b>Yes</b>,
950                    and then choose "<tt>x: Partition table OK</tt>".
951            <br>Choose "<tt>b: Use existing partition sizes</tt>" in the next
952                    menu.
953            <br>Select partition 'a' and press ENTER. Set field 'k' (mount point)
954                    to '<tt><b>/</b></tt>'.
955            <br>Get out of the partitioner by selecting
956                    "<tt>x: Partition sizes ok</tt>" twice.
957            <br>At "<tt>Write outside MBR partition? [n]:</tt>", just press
958                    <b>ENTER</b>.
959            <br>Install from CD-ROM, device <b>wd1c</b>.
960    </ol>
961    
962    <p>If everything worked, NetBSD should now be installed on the disk image.
963    Use the following command line to boot the emulated machine:<pre>
964            <b>gxemul -x -e ibm6050 -d nbsd_prep.img netbsd-GENERIC.gz</b>
965    
966    </pre>
967    
968    <p>When asked which the root device is, type <tt><b>wd0</b></tt> and
969    just press ENTER to select the default values for dump device, file
970    system type, and init path.
971    
972    
973    
974    
975    
976    
977  <p><br>  <p><br>
978  <a name="openbsdinstall"></a>  <a name="openbsdpmaxinstall"></a>
979  <h3>OpenBSD/pmax:</h3>  <h3>OpenBSD/pmax:</h3>
980    
981  Installing <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/pmax.html">OpenBSD/pmax</a> is  Installing <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/pmax.html">OpenBSD/pmax</a> is
982  a bit harder than installing NetBSD/pmax. You should first read the <a  a bit harder than installing NetBSD/pmax. You should first read the <a
983  href="#netbsdinstall">section above</a> on how to install NetBSD/pmax,  href="#netbsdpmaxinstall">section above</a> on how to install NetBSD/pmax,
984  before continuing here. If you have never installed OpenBSD on any  before continuing here. If you have never installed OpenBSD on any
985  architecture, then you need a great deal of patience to do this. If, on  architecture, then you need a great deal of patience to do this. If, on
986  the other hand you are used to installing OpenBSD, then this should be no  the other hand you are used to installing OpenBSD, then this should be no
# Line 787  chmod +w simpleroot28.fs</b>           &lt;--- ma Line 1024  chmod +w simpleroot28.fs</b>           &lt;--- ma
1024          already have <tt>mkisofs</tt> installed on your system, you need          already have <tt>mkisofs</tt> installed on your system, you need
1025          to install it in order to do this.)<pre>          to install it in order to do this.)<pre>
1026          <b>mkisofs -o openbsd_pmax_2.8.iso ftp.se.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/2.8/pmax</b>          <b>mkisofs -o openbsd_pmax_2.8.iso ftp.se.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/2.8/pmax</b>
1027            <b>rm -rf ftp.se.openbsd.org</b>      <i>(this directory is not needed anymore)</i>
1028    
1029  </pre>  </pre>
1030    <li>Start the emulator with all three (!) disk images:<pre>    <li>Start the emulator with all three (!) disk images:<pre>
1031          <b>gxemul -e 3max -A -M64 -d obsd_pmax.img -d b:simpleroot28.fs -j bsd -d c:openbsd_pmax_2.8.iso</b>          <b>gxemul -e 3max -d obsd_pmax.img -d b:simpleroot28.fs -j bsd -d c:openbsd_pmax_2.8.iso</b>
1032    
1033  </pre>  </pre>
1034          (If you add <tt>-X</tt>, you will run with the graphical          (If you add <tt>-X</tt>, you will run with the graphical
# Line 825  chmod +w simpleroot28.fs</b>           &lt;--- ma Line 1063  chmod +w simpleroot28.fs</b>           &lt;--- ma
1063          password! The first time you boot up OpenBSD after the install, you          password! The first time you boot up OpenBSD after the install, you
1064          need to go into single user mode and run <b>passwd root</b> to set          need to go into single user mode and run <b>passwd root</b> to set
1065          the root password, or you will not be able to log in at all!<pre>          the root password, or you will not be able to log in at all!<pre>
1066          <b>gxemul -e 3max -A -d obsd_pmax.img -d 2c:openbsd_pmax_2.8.iso -j bsd -o '-s'</b>          <b>gxemul -e 3max -d obsd_pmax.img -d 2c:openbsd_pmax_2.8.iso -j bsd -o '-s'</b>
1067  </pre>  </pre>
1068  While you are at it, you might want to extract the X11 install sets  While you are at it, you might want to extract the X11 install sets
1069  as well, as the installer seems to ignore them too. (Perhaps due to a bug  as well, as the installer seems to ignore them too. (Perhaps due to a bug
# Line 859  root password, and so on. Line 1097  root password, and so on.
1097  Once you have completed the installation procedure, the following command  Once you have completed the installation procedure, the following command
1098  will let you boot from the new rootdisk image:  will let you boot from the new rootdisk image:
1099  <pre>  <pre>
1100          <b>gxemul -e 3max -X -M64 -o '-aN' -d obsd_pmax.img -j bsd</b>          <b>gxemul -e 3max -X -o '-aN' -d obsd_pmax.img -j bsd</b>
1101  </pre>  </pre>
1102    
1103  <p>  <p>
# Line 878  enter <b><tt>rcons</tt></b> if you are u Line 1116  enter <b><tt>rcons</tt></b> if you are u
1116    
1117    
1118    
 <p><br>  
 <a name="openbsdarcinstall"></a>  
 <h3>OpenBSD/arc:</h3>  
1119    
 It is possible to run OpenBSD/arc on an emulated Acer PICA-61 in the  
 emulator.  
1120    
1121  <p>  <p><br>
1122  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  <a name="openbsdcatsinstall"></a>
1123  <a href="20041024-openbsd-arc-installed.gif"><img src="20041024-openbsd-arc-installed_small.gif"></a>  <h3>OpenBSD/cats:</h3>
1124    
1125  <p>  It is possible to install and run
1126  (You should be aware of the fact that OpenBSD for the ARC platform died at  <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cats.html">OpenBSD/cats</a>
1127  release 2.3, so this will not give you an up-to-date OpenBSD system.  in GXemul.
 See  
 <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/arc.html">http://www.openbsd.org/arc.html</a>  
 for more information.)  
1128    
1129  <p>  <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
1130  To install OpenBSD/arc onto an emulated harddisk image, follow these  <a href="20051007-openbsd-cats-installed.png"><img src="20051007-openbsd-cats-installed_small.png"></a>
1131  instructions:  
1132    <p>To install OpenBSD/cats onto an emulated harddisk image,
1133    follow these instructions:
1134    
1135  <p>  <p>
1136  <ol>  <ol>
1137    <li>Create an empty harddisk image, which will be the root disk    <li>Create an empty harddisk image, which will be the root disk
1138          that OpenBSD installs itself onto:<pre>          that OpenBSD installs itself onto:<pre>
1139          <b>dd if=/dev/zero of=obsd_arc.img bs=1024 count=1 seek=700000</b>          <b>dd if=/dev/zero of=obsd_cats.img bs=1024 count=1 seek=1900000</b>
1140    
1141  </pre>  </pre>
1142    <li>Download the entire arc directory from the ftp server: (approx. 75 MB)<pre>    <li>Download the entire cats directory from the ftp server:<pre>
1143          <b>wget -np -l 0 -r <a href="ftp://ftp.se.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/2.3/arc/">ftp://ftp.se.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/2.3/arc/</a></b>          <b>wget -np -l 0 -r <a href="ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/3.9/cats/">ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/3.9/cats/</a></b>
1144            <b>cp ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/3.9/cats/bsd .</b>
1145            <b>cp ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/3.9/cats/bsd.rd .</b>
1146    
1147  </pre>  </pre>
1148            (Replace ftp.openbsd.org with a server closer to you, for
1149            increased download speed.)
1150      <p>
1151    <li>You now need to make an ISO image of the entire directory you downloaded.    <li>You now need to make an ISO image of the entire directory you downloaded.
1152          (I recommend using <tt>mkisofs</tt> for that purpose. If you don't          (I recommend using <tt>mkisofs</tt> for that purpose. If you don't
1153          already have <tt>mkisofs</tt> installed on your system, you need          already have <tt>mkisofs</tt> installed on your system, you need
1154          to install it in order to do this.)<pre>          to install it in order to do this.)<pre>
1155          <b>mkisofs -o openbsd_arc_2.3.iso ftp.se.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/</b>          <b>mkisofs -allow-lowercase -o openbsd_cats_3.9.iso ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/</b>
1156            <b>rm -rf ftp.openbsd.org</b>      <i>(this directory is not needed anymore)</i>
1157    
1158  </pre>  </pre>
1159    <li>Start the emulator using this command line:<pre>    <li>Start the emulator using this command line:<pre>
1160          <b>gxemul -e pica -X -A -d obsd_arc.img -d b:openbsd_arc_2.3.iso -j 2.3/arc/bsd.rd</b>          <b>gxemul -XEcats -d obsd_cats.img -d openbsd_cats_3.9.iso bsd.rd</b>
1161    
1162  </pre>  </pre>
1163          and proceed like you would do if you were installing OpenBSD          and proceed like you would do if you were installing OpenBSD
1164          on a real Acer PICA-61. (Answer 'no' when asked if you want to          on a real CATS. (Install onto <tt>wd0</tt>, don't configure the
1165          configure networking, and then install from CD-ROM.)          network, install from CD.)
1166  </ol>  </ol>
1167    
1168  <p>  <p>(Although it <i>is</i> possible to configure the network, IPv4 address
1169  Once the install has finished, the following command should let you  10.0.0.1, netmask 255.0.0.0, gateway/default route 10.0.0.254, and
1170    nameserver 10.0.0.254, the userland NAT-like networking layer is not
1171    stable enough yet to support a full install via ftp.)
1172    
1173    <p><b>NOTE:</b> Make sure that you <tt>sync</tt> and <tt>reboot</tt>
1174    correctly once the installation is finished, or the <tt>/dev</tt> nodes
1175    may not have been written correctly to disk.
1176    
1177    <p>Once the install has finished, the following command should let you
1178  boot from the harddisk image:  boot from the harddisk image:
1179  <p>  
1180  <pre>  <p><pre>
1181          <b>gxemul -X -e pica -d obsd_arc.img ftp.se.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/2.3/arc/bsd</b>          <b>gxemul -XEcats -d obsd_cats.img bsd</b>
1182    
1183  </pre>  </pre>
1184    
# Line 953  also usable.) Line 1198  also usable.)
1198    
1199  <p>  <p>
1200  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
1201  <a href="20040504-ultrix45-boot1.png"><img src="20040504-ultrix45-boot1_small.gif"></a>  <a href="20040504-ultrix45-boot1.png"><img src="20040504-ultrix45-boot1_small.png"></a>
1202  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
1203  <a href="ultrix4.5-20040706.png"><img src="ultrix4.5-20040706_small.gif"></a>  <a href="ultrix4.5-20040706.png"><img src="ultrix4.5-20040706_small.png"></a>
1204    
1205    <p><font color="#f00000"><b>NOTE:</b> This specific release of the
1206    emulator is not very stable yet (because the MIPS emulation mode has been
1207    completely rewritten, and I did not have much time over for debugging).
1208    Ultrix 4.5 in R3000 mode has problems with interrupts. Ultrix 4.2 should
1209    work, however, and Ultrix 4.5 with <tt>-C R4400</tt>.</font>
1210    
1211  <p>  <p>
1212  The following instructions should let you install Ultrix onto a disk image:  The following instructions should let you install Ultrix onto a disk image:
# Line 970  The following instructions should let yo Line 1221  The following instructions should let yo
1221          (On FreeBSD and similar systems, it is called <tt>/dev/cd0c</tt>.          (On FreeBSD and similar systems, it is called <tt>/dev/cd0c</tt>.
1222          Replace that with the name of your CDROM drive, or the name of a          Replace that with the name of your CDROM drive, or the name of a
1223          .iso image file.) Then, start the emulator like this:<pre>          .iso image file.) Then, start the emulator like this:<pre>
1224          <b>gxemul -X -A -M64 -e 3max -d rootdisk.img -d bc:/dev/cd0c -j vmunix</b>          <b>gxemul -X -e 3max -d rootdisk.img -d bc:/dev/cd0c -j vmunix</b>
1225    
1226  </pre>  </pre>
1227    <li>Once the first stage of the installation is done (restoring the root    <li>Once the first stage of the installation is done (restoring the root
# Line 978  The following instructions should let yo Line 1229  The following instructions should let yo
1229          new rootdisk, to continue the installation process.          new rootdisk, to continue the installation process.
1230          This is done by removing the bootflag ('<tt>b</tt>') from the second          This is done by removing the bootflag ('<tt>b</tt>') from the second
1231          diskimage argument:<pre>          diskimage argument:<pre>
1232          <b>gxemul -X -A -M64 -e 3max -d rootdisk.img -d c:/dev/cd0c -j vmunix</b>          <b>gxemul -X -e 3max -d rootdisk.img -d c:/dev/cd0c -j vmunix</b>
1233    
1234  </pre>  </pre>
1235  </ol>  </ol>
# Line 986  The following instructions should let yo Line 1237  The following instructions should let yo
1237  <p>  <p>
1238  When the installation is completed, the following command should start    When the installation is completed, the following command should start  
1239  Ultrix from the harddisk image:<pre>  Ultrix from the harddisk image:<pre>
1240          <b>gxemul -X -A -M64 -e 3max -j vmunix -d rootdisk.img</b>          <b>gxemul -X -e 3max -j vmunix -d rootdisk.img</b>
1241  </pre>  </pre>
1242    
1243  <p>Ultrix mostly seems to work with dynamic binary translation (which can  <p>If you have a very fast host machine, you might experience a weird
 be disabled by the <b><tt>-B</tt></b> command line option). If you have a  
 very fast host machine, and use bintrans, you might experience a weird  
1244  timer related bug, which makes it impossible to logon to the system. It is  timer related bug, which makes it impossible to logon to the system. It is
1245  triggered when the emulation goes faster than any real DECstation machine  triggered when the emulation goes faster than any real DECstation machine
1246  was capable of running. A temporary workaround is to add  was capable of running. A temporary workaround is to add
# Line 1008  There is also a <b><tt>-z</tt></b> optio Line 1257  There is also a <b><tt>-z</tt></b> optio
1257  displays to use. The following example starts Ultrix on an emulated  displays to use. The following example starts Ultrix on an emulated
1258  tripple-headed workstation, on three different displays (<tt>remote1:0.0</tt>,  tripple-headed workstation, on three different displays (<tt>remote1:0.0</tt>,
1259  <tt>localhost:0.0</tt>, and <tt>remote2:0.0</tt>), using no scaledown:<pre>  <tt>localhost:0.0</tt>, and <tt>remote2:0.0</tt>), using no scaledown:<pre>
1260          <b>gxemul -M64 -N -e 3max -jgenvmunix -d rootdisk.img \          <b>gxemul -N -e 3max -jgenvmunix -d rootdisk.img \
1261              -XZ3 -z remote1:0.0 -z localhost:0.0 -z remote2:0.0</b>              -XZ3 -z remote1:0.0 -z localhost:0.0 -z remote2:0.0</b>
1262  </pre>  </pre>
1263    
# Line 1115  start the X11 environment. Line 1364  start the X11 environment.
1364  <a name="declinux"></a>  <a name="declinux"></a>
1365  <h3>Debian GNU/Linux for DECstation:</h3>  <h3>Debian GNU/Linux for DECstation:</h3>
1366    
1367  <font color="#ef0000">NOTE: This is experimental, and <i>extremely</i>  It is possible to run Debian GNU/Linux for DECstation in the emulator,
1368  unstable. During my tests, even pressing the wrong key during the install  on an emulated 5000/200 ("3max"). Although the Debian project has released
1369  (for example the wrong cursor key) can cause a kernel Oops. My success  install ramdisk kernels for this purpose, these do not always work:
1370  rate is probably around 50%.</font>  <ul>
1371      <li>Serial console output doesn't work too well in GXemul. Linux
1372  <p><font color="#ef0000">I <i>think</i> this has to do with interrupts          oopses randomly, which may be due to bugs in GXemul, but may
1373  from the serial controller. Hopefully using the <tt><b>-U</b></tt> command          also be due to bugs in the serial controller code in Linux.
1374  line option will reduce the risk for such crashes. (I haven't had time to          (The speed at which serial interrupts are generated can be
1375  come up with a clean solution to this yet; it feels like a buffer overflow          lowered with the <tt>-U</tt> command line option, but it only
1376  in Linux' serial driver for the 5000/200, but it is also likely that it is          reduces the risk, it doesn't take away the oopses completely.)
1377  a bug in GXemul.)</font>    <li>Old install kernels supported the graphical framebuffer on the
1378            3max, but not the keyboard.
1379  <p><font color="#ef0000">Everything runs extremely slow. Even if you have    <li>For quite some time, the MIPS linux cvs tree had support for the
1380  a very fast host machine, an install attempt can still take several hours!          keyboard, but it did <i>not</i> include Debian's patches for
1381  </font>          networking. (Perhaps this has been fixed now, I don't know.)
1382    </ul>
1383    
1384  <p>  <p>David Muse has made available a precompiled install kernel which
1385  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  has support for framebuffer, keyboard, and networking, which works
1386  <a href="20041212-debian_1.png"><img src="20041212-debian_1_small.gif"></a>  pretty well. Thanks David. :-)
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  
 <a href="20041212-debian_2.png"><img src="20041212-debian_2_small.gif"></a>  
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  
 <a href="20041213-debian_3.png"><img src="20041213-debian_3_small.gif"></a>  
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  
 <a href="20041213-debian_4.png"><img src="20041213-debian_4_small.gif"></a>  
1387    
1388  <p>  <p>
1389  The following steps should let you install Debian GNU/Linux for DECstation  The following steps should let you install Debian GNU/Linux for DECstation
# Line 1149  onto a harddisk image: Line 1393  onto a harddisk image:
1393  <ol>  <ol>
1394    <li>Create an empty harddisk image, which will be the root disk    <li>Create an empty harddisk image, which will be the root disk
1395          that Debian installs itself onto:<pre>          that Debian installs itself onto:<pre>
1396          <b>dd if=/dev/zero of=debian.img bs=1024 count=1 seek=3000000</b>          <b>dd if=/dev/zero of=debian_pmax.img bs=1024 count=1 seek=3300000</b>
1397    
1398  </pre>  </pre>
1399    <li>Download an install kernel:<pre>    <li>Download David Muse' install kernel, and a Debian Netinstall CD-ROM:<pre>
1400          <a href="http://ftp.egr.msu.edu/debian/dists/stable/main/installer-mipsel/current/images/r3k-kn02/boot.img">http://ftp.egr.msu.edu/debian/dists/stable/main/</a>          <a href="http://www.firstworks.com/mips-linux-2.4.31/vmlinux-2.4.31">http://www.firstworks.com/mips-linux-2.4.31/vmlinux-2.4.31</a>
1401              <a href="http://ftp.egr.msu.edu/debian/dists/stable/main/installer-mipsel/current/images/r3k-kn02/boot.img">installer-mipsel/current/images/r3k-kn02/boot.img</a>          <a href="http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/3.1_r0a/mipsel/iso-cd/debian-31r0a-mipsel-netinst.iso">http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/3.1_r0a/mipsel/iso-cd/debian-31r0a-mipsel-netinst.iso</a>
1402    
1403  </pre>  </pre>
1404    <p>    <p>
1405    <li>For a text-mode installation, start the emulator like this:<pre>    <li>Start the installation like this:<pre>
1406          <b>gxemul -e 3max -U -M64 -o 'console=ttyS3' -d debian.img -O boot.img</b>          <b>gxemul -X -e3max -d debian_pmax.img -d debian-31r0a-mipsel-netinst.iso vmlinux-2.4.31</b>
   
1407  </pre>  </pre>
1408          (If you want to, you can try <b><tt>-X</tt></b> instead of  
1409          <b><tt>-o 'console=ttyS3'</tt></b> on the command line. This will          <p>If everything goes well, you will see Linux' boot messages, and then
1410          cause Linux to use the graphical framebuffer. Unfortunately, Linux          arrive at the language chooser.
1411          does not seem to have a driver for the DZ11 keyboard controller yet,  
1412          so you cannot interact with the system. You will see the penguin in  <p>
1413          the upper lefthand corner while booting, and nicely rendered Unicode  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="debian-1.png"><img src="debian-1-small.png"></a>
1414          characters, but that's about it.)  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="debian-2.png"><img src="debian-2-small.png"></a>
1415    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="debian-3.png"><img src="debian-3-small.png"></a>
1416    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="debian-4.png"><img src="debian-4-small.png"></a>
1417    
1418            <p>There will be a warning about the keyboard
1419            layout. Don't mind this. Continue, and then select <b>Detect
1420            and mount CD-ROM</b> in the next menu.
1421    
1422    <p>
1423    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="debian-5.png"><img src="debian-5-small.png"></a>
1424    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="debian-6.png"><img src="debian-6-small.png"></a>
1425    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="debian-7.png"><img src="debian-7-small.png"></a>
1426    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="debian-8.png"><img src="debian-8-small.png"></a>
1427    
1428            <p>
1429            There will also be a warning about lack of loadable modules. Don't
1430            mind this either, continue anyway by choosing <b>Yes</b>.
1431          <p>          <p>
1432          You need to enter some values during the installation procedure, for          When you reach the network configuration part of the install, choose
1433          example network settings. The following should work:<pre>          <b>Configure network manually</b> and enter the following values:<pre>
         DHCP:                       No, choose "<b>Configure network manually</b>"  
1434          IP address:                 <b>10.0.0.1</b>          IP address:                 <b>10.0.0.1</b>
1435          Netmask:                    <b>255.0.0.0</b>          Netmask:                    <b>255.0.0.0</b>
1436          Gateway:                    <b>10.0.0.254</b>          Gateway:                    <b>10.0.0.254</b>
1437          Name server addresses:      <b>10.0.0.254</b>          Name server addresses:      <b>10.0.0.254</b>
1438    
1439  </pre>  </pre>
1440    <li>Once the first phase of the install has finished, the following command          <p>Choose <b>Erase entire disk</b> in the partitioner.
         should let you boot into Debian, and perform post-install  
         configuration:<pre>  
         <b>gxemul -e 3max -U -M64 -o 'console=ttyS3' -d debian.img</b>  
1441    
1442  </pre>Note: All these steps take a lot of time, so you will have plenty          <p>Wait for the base system to be installed. This takes almost forever,
1443          of time to drink lots of cups of coffee.          so you can go fetch several <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jolt_Cola">Jolts</a>
1444    <p>          or cups of coffee in the meanwhile.
   <li>It seems that there's a problem with getting a login prompt on serial  
         console (at least when I've done test installs), so when the  
         installation is finished and you're supposed to get a login prompt,  
         you need to press CTRL-C and type <b><tt>quit</tt></b>, and then:  
         download a normal kernel (<i>not</i> a RAMDISK kernel):<pre>  
         <a href="http://ftp.egr.msu.edu/debian/dists/stable/main/installer-mipsel/current/images/cdrom/vmlinux-2.4.27-r3k-kn02">http://ftp.egr.msu.edu/debian/dists/stable/main/installer-mipsel/</a>  
             <a href="http://ftp.egr.msu.edu/debian/dists/stable/main/installer-mipsel/current/images/cdrom/vmlinux-2.4.27-r3k-kn02">current/images/cdrom/vmlinux-2.4.27-r3k-kn02</a>  
1445    
1446  </pre>and boot Debian using the following command line:<pre>  <p>
1447          <b>gxemul -e 3max -U -M64 -o \  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="debian-9.png"><img src="debian-9-small.png"></a>
1448              'console=ttyS3 root=/dev/sda1 rw init=/bin/sh' \  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="debian-10.png"><img src="debian-10-small.png"></a>
1449              -d debian.img vmlinux-2.4.27-r3k-kn02</b>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="debian-11.png"><img src="debian-11-small.png"></a>
1450    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="debian-12.png"><img src="debian-12-small.png"></a>
1451    
1452            <p>Congratulations! The first phase of the installation is now completed.
1453            Reboot using the following command line:<pre>
1454            <b>gxemul -X -e3max -o 'root=/dev/sda1' -d debian_pmax.img vmlinux-2.4.31</b>
1455    
1456  </pre>  </pre>
1457          You'll enter single-user mode. You need to add a line to          <p>The post-install step takes quite some time as well. A perfect opportunity
1458          /etc/inittab, to enable logins via serial console.<pre>          for more coffee.
         sh-2.05b# <b>echo 'T3:23:respawn:/sbin/getty -L ttyS3 9600 vt100' >> /etc/inittab</b>  
         sh-2.05b# <b>echo 'ttyS3' >> /etc/securetty</b>  
         sh-2.05b# <b>sync; umount /</b>  
         sh-2.05b# <b>halt</b>  
 </pre>  
 </ol>  
1459    
1460  <p>          <p>When asked about "Apt configuration", choose <b>http</b> as the method
1461  The system should now be ready for everyday use.          to use for accessing the Debian archive.
1462    
1463  <p>  <p>
1464  Use this command to boot from the completely installed disk image:<pre>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="debian-13.png"><img src="debian-13-small.png"></a>
1465          <b>gxemul -e 3max -U -M64 -o 'console=ttyS3' -d debian.img</b>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="debian-14.png"><img src="debian-14-small.png"></a>
1466    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="debian-15.png"><img src="debian-15-small.png"></a>
1467    
1468            <p>Downloading the packages takes almost forever. Be patient.
1469    
1470            <p>Congratulations (again)! You are now fully done with the installation.
1471    
1472    </ol>
1473    
1474    <p><br>Debian GNU/Linux for DECstation is now installed and ready to be used.
1475    Use this command to boot from the installed disk image:<pre>
1476            <b>gxemul -X -e3max -o 'root=/dev/sda1' -d debian_pmax.img vmlinux-2.4.31</b>
1477    
1478  </pre>  </pre>
1479    
 <p>  
 [&nbsp;<font color="#ff0000">UPDATE 2005-01-19:</font>&nbsp;  
 Kaj-Michael Lang noticed that the current CVS-version of  
 <a href="http://www.linux-mips.org/">linux-mips</a> has  
 support for keyboards now, on DECstation 5000/200, so it is  
 possible to run Debian GNU/Linux with framebuffer/keyboard.  
 (Add <b><tt>-X</tt></b> (or <b><tt>-XY2</tt></b>) and remove the  
 <b><tt>console=ttyS3</tt></b> option.) He has made a kernel available here:  
 <a href="http://home.tal.org/~milang/o2/kernels/">http://home.tal.org/~milang/o2/kernels</a>/<a href="http://home.tal.org/~milang/o2/kernels/vmlinux-2.4.29-rc2-r3k-mipsel-decstation">vmlinux-2.4.29-rc2-r3k-mipsel-decstation</a>  
 It has other problems (ethernet doesn't seem to work, for  
 example), but at least it doesn't Oops that often.&nbsp;]  
1480    
1481    
1482    
# Line 1239  example), but at least it doesn't Oops t Line 1487  example), but at least it doesn't Oops t
1487  <a name="declinuxredhat"></a>  <a name="declinuxredhat"></a>
1488  <h3>Redhat Linux for DECstation:</h3>  <h3>Redhat Linux for DECstation:</h3>
1489    
 <font color="#ff0000">NOTE: This is experimental, and <i>extremely</i>  
 unstable. Read the note about <b><tt>-U</tt></b> in the section on how to  
 install Debian.  
 </font>  
1490    
1491  <p>  <p>
1492  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
# Line 1253  The following steps should let you run R Line 1497  The following steps should let you run R
1497    
1498  <p>  <p>
1499  <ol>  <ol>
1500    <li>Download a kernel. This is a Debian kernel, but it works fine:<pre>    <li>Download a kernel. David Muse' Debian-install kernel works fine:<pre>
1501          <a href="http://ftp.egr.msu.edu/debian/dists/stable/main/installer-mipsel/current/images/cdrom/vmlinux-2.4.27-r3k-kn02">http://ftp.egr.msu.edu/debian/dists/stable/main/</a>          <a href="http://www.firstworks.com/mips-linux-2.4.31/vmlinux-2.4.31">http://www.firstworks.com/mips-linux-2.4.31/vmlinux-2.4.31</a>
             <a href="http://ftp.egr.msu.edu/debian/dists/stable/main/installer-mipsel/current/images/cdrom/vmlinux-2.4.27-r3k-kn02">installer-mipsel/current/images/cdrom/vmlinux-2.4.27-r3k-kn02</a>  
1502    
1503  </pre>  </pre>
1504    <li>Download a root filesystem tree:<pre>    <li>Download a root filesystem tree:<pre>
# Line 1264  The following steps should let you run R Line 1507  The following steps should let you run R
1507          19486676 bytes, md5 = 5bcb725c90209479cd7ead8ad0c4a414          19486676 bytes, md5 = 5bcb725c90209479cd7ead8ad0c4a414
1508    
1509  </pre>  </pre>
1510    <li>This is the tricky part: Create an ext2 filesystem image called redhat.img using    <li>Create a disk image which will contain the Redhat filesystem:<pre>
1511          the filesystem tree you just downloaded. The disk image should have a MS-DOS          <b>dd if=/dev/zero of=redhat_mips.img bs=1024 count=1 seek=2000000</b>
1512          partition table (!), and then one or more ext2 partitions.  
1513          (Use loopback mount, or similar. This is probably easiest to do on a Linux host.)  </pre>
1514          However, in order to actually boot the system you need to modify /etc/fstab.    <li>This is the tricky part: on redhat_mips.img, you need to create an MS-DOS
1515            (!) partition table, and then an ext2 partition. This is what Linux
1516            will then see as /dev/sda1.
1517            <p>I recommend you run fdisk and mke2fs and untar the archive from within
1518            Debian/DECstation or <a href="#debiancats">Debian/CATS</a> running
1519            inside the emulator. (Alternatively, if you are on a Linux host,
1520            you could use a loopback mount, or similar. This might require
1521            root access. See e.g.
1522            <a href="http://www.mega-tokyo.com/osfaq2/index.php/Disk%20Images%20Under%20Linux">http://www.mega-tokyo.com/osfaq2/index.php/Disk%20Images%20Under%20Linux</a>.)
1523            <p>
1524            In order to actually boot the system you need to modify /etc/fstab.
1525          Change<pre>          Change<pre>
1526          /dev/root               /               nfs     defaults        1 1          /dev/root               /               nfs     defaults        1 1
1527          #/dev/sdc1              /               ext2    defaults        1 1          #/dev/sdc1              /               ext2    defaults        1 1
# Line 1282  The following steps should let you run R Line 1535  The following steps should let you run R
1535          none                    /dev/pts        devpts  mode=0622       0 0          none                    /dev/pts        devpts  mode=0622       0 0
1536    
1537  </pre>(Note sda1 instead of sdc1.)  </pre>(Note sda1 instead of sdc1.)
   <p>  
   <li>To boot Linux, start the emulator like this:<pre>  
         <b>gxemul -e 3max -U -M128 -o \  
             "console=ttyS3 root=/dev/sda1 ro" -d redhat.img vmlinux-2.4.27-r3k-kn02</b>  
   
 </pre>  
1538  </ol>  </ol>
1539    
1540  <p>  <p>To boot Redhat linux from the disk image, use the following command line:<pre>
1541  If you need to boot into single user mode, try the following:<pre>          <b>gxemul -X -e3max -o "root=/dev/sda1 ro" -d redhat_mips.img vmlinux-2.4.31</b>
         <b>gxemul -e 3max -U -o "console=ttyS3 root=/dev/sda1 rw init=/bin/sh" \  
             -d redhat.img vmlinux-2.4.27-r3k-kn02</b>  
1542    
1543  </pre>  </pre>
1544    If you need to boot into single user mode, change options to
1545    <tt><b>-o "root=/dev/sda1 rw init=/bin/sh"</b></tt>.
1546    
 <p>Redhat Linux on DECstation in R3000 mode should work fine with dynamic  
 binary translation, but if things are buggy, it can be disabled by  
 using the <b><tt>-B</tt></b> command line option.  
   
 <p>  
 NOTE: You can add <b>-X</b> and remove <b>console=ttyS3</b> from the command  
 line, if you want to use a graphical framebuffer. Unfortunately, Linux  
 doesn't have support for keyboards on DECstation 5000/200 yet, so you cannot  
 actually interact with the sytem. :-(  
   
 <p>  
 [&nbsp;<font color="#ff0000">UPDATE 2005-01-22:</font>&nbsp;  
 Read the 2005-01-19 update in the Debian section above, and then, if  
 you do not need ethernet support, try Kaj-Michael Lang's kernel compiled  
 from <a href="http://www.linux-mips.org/">linux-mips</a>' CVS.  
 <a href="http://home.tal.org/~milang/o2/patches/vmlinux-2.4.29-rc2-r3k-mipsel-decstation">  
 http://home.tal.org/~milang/o2/patches/vmlinux-2.4.29-rc2-r3k-mipsel-decstation</a>  
 It should work with framebuffer/keyboard.&nbsp;]  
1547    
1548    
1549    
# Line 1418  it works.</font> Line 1647  it works.</font>
1647  mailed Adaptec several times, asking for documentation, but never received  mailed Adaptec several times, asking for documentation, but never received
1648  any reply.) OpenBSD/sgi can still run in the emulator, as long as it doesn't  any reply.) OpenBSD/sgi can still run in the emulator, as long as it doesn't
1649  use SCSI. For a simple test with the ramdisk (install) kernel, try dowloading<pre>  use SCSI. For a simple test with the ramdisk (install) kernel, try dowloading<pre>
1650          <a href="ftp://ftp.se.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/3.7/sgi/bsd.rd">ftp://ftp.se.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/3.7/sgi/bsd.rd</a>          <a href="ftp://ftp.se.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/3.9/sgi/">ftp://ftp.se.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/3.9/sgi</a>/<a href="ftp://ftp.se.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/3.9/sgi/bsd.rd">bsd.rd</a>
1651    
1652  </pre>and run <b><tt>gxemul -e o2 bsd.rd</tt></b>.  </pre>and run <b><tt>gxemul -xeo2 bsd.rd</tt></b>.
1653    
1654  <p>It might also be possible to netboot. Another emulated machine must  <p>It might also be possible to netboot. Another emulated machine must
1655  then be used as the nfs root server, and the emulated O2 machine must boot  then be used as the nfs root server, and the emulated O2 machine must boot
# Line 1431  client. Performing this setup is quite t Line 1660  client. Performing this setup is quite t
1660  <ol>  <ol>
1661    <li>First of all, the "<tt>nfs server</tt>" machine must be set up.    <li>First of all, the "<tt>nfs server</tt>" machine must be set up.
1662          This needs to have a 800 MB <tt>/tftpboot</tt> partition.          This needs to have a 800 MB <tt>/tftpboot</tt> partition.
1663          <a href="#netbsdinstall">Install NetBSD/pmax 2.0.2 from CDROM</a>.          <a href="#netbsdpmaxinstall">Install NetBSD/pmax 3.0 from CDROM</a>.
1664          (Don't forget to add the extra partition!)          (Don't forget to add the extra partition!)
1665    <p>    <p>
1666    <li>Configure the nfs server machine to act as an nfs server.    <li>Configure the nfs server machine to act as an nfs server.
1667          Start up the emulated DECstation:<pre>          Start up the emulated DECstation:<pre>
1668          <b>gxemul -e 3max -A -d nbsd_pmax.img</b>          <b>gxemul -e 3max -d nbsd_pmax.img</b>
1669  </pre>and enter the following commands as <tt>root</tt>  </pre>and enter the following commands as <tt>root</tt>
1670          inside the emulator:          inside the emulator:
1671  <table border="0"><tr><td><tt>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</tt></td><td><pre>  <table border="0"><tr><td><tt>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</tt></td><td><pre>
# Line 1460  reboot</b> Line 1689  reboot</b>
1689  <table border="0"><tr><td><tt>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</tt></td><td><pre>  <table border="0"><tr><td><tt>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</tt></td><td><pre>
1690  <b>cd /tftpboot; ftp -i ftp.se.openbsd.org</b>  <b>cd /tftpboot; ftp -i ftp.se.openbsd.org</b>
1691  (log in as anonymous...)  (log in as anonymous...)
1692  <b>cd pub/OpenBSD/3.7/sgi  <b>cd pub/OpenBSD/3.9/sgi
1693  mget b*tgz c* e* g* m*  mget b*tgz c*tgz e* g* m*
1694  quit  quit
1695  sh  sh
1696  for a in *.tgz; do echo $a; tar zxfp $a; done  for a in *.tgz; do echo $a; tar zxfp $a; done
# Line 1471  dd if=/dev/zero of=swap bs=1024 count=32 Line 1700  dd if=/dev/zero of=swap bs=1024 count=32
1700  halt</b>  halt</b>
1701  </pre></td></tr></table>  </pre></td></tr></table>
1702    <li>Download the OpenBSD/sgi GENERIC and RAMDISK kernels:<pre>    <li>Download the OpenBSD/sgi GENERIC and RAMDISK kernels:<pre>
1703          <a href="ftp://ftp.se.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/3.7/sgi/bsd">ftp://ftp.se.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/3.7/sgi/bsd</a>          <a href="ftp://ftp.se.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/3.9/sgi/bsd">ftp://ftp.se.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/3.9/sgi/bsd</a>
1704          MD5 (bsd) = f16eaf3dcbd51876db7c25f70e6d8a08          <a href="ftp://ftp.se.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/3.9/sgi/bsd.rd">ftp://ftp.se.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/3.9/sgi/bsd.rd</a>
         <a href="ftp://ftp.se.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/3.7/sgi/bsd.rd">ftp://ftp.se.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/3.7/sgi/bsd.rd</a>  
         MD5 (bsd.rd) = 4843e6139d8dd04b03d5f0e33e9a4f7b  
1705    
1706  </pre>  </pre>
1707    <li>Create a configuration file called <tt>config_client</tt>:    <li>Create a configuration file called <tt>config_client</tt>:
1708  <table border="0"><tr><td><tt>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</tt></td><td><pre>  <table border="0"><tr><td><tt>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</tt></td><td><pre>
1709  <font color="#2020cf">!!gxemul  <font color="#2020cf">!  Configuration file for running OpenBSD/sgi diskless with
 !  
 !  Configuration file for running OpenBSD/sgi diskless with  
1710  !  a NetBSD/pmax machine as the nfs server.  !  a NetBSD/pmax machine as the nfs server.
1711  !  !
1712  !  This config file is for the client.</font>  !  This config file is for the client.</font>
1713    
1714  <b>emul(  <b>    net(
     net(  
1715          add_remote("localhost:12444")   </b>! the server<b>          add_remote("localhost:12444")   </b>! the server<b>
1716          local_port(12445)               </b>! the client<b>          local_port(12445)               </b>! the client<b>
1717      )      )
# Line 1502  halt</b> Line 1726  halt</b>
1726          </b>! load("bsd")<b>          </b>! load("bsd")<b>
1727          load("bsd.rd")          load("bsd.rd")
1728      )      )
1729  )</b>  </b>
1730  </pre></td></tr></table>  </pre></td></tr></table>
1731          ... and another configuration file for the server,          ... and another configuration file for the server,
1732          <tt>config_server</tt>:          <tt>config_server</tt>:
1733  <table border="0"><tr><td><tt>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</tt></td><td><pre>  <table border="0"><tr><td><tt>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</tt></td><td><pre>
1734  <font color="#2020cf">!!gxemul</font>  <b>    net(
 <b>emul(  
     net(  
1735          local_port(12444)               </b>! the server<b>          local_port(12444)               </b>! the server<b>
1736          add_remote("localhost:12445")   </b>! the client<b>          add_remote("localhost:12445")   </b>! the client<b>
1737      )      )
# Line 1523  halt</b> Line 1745  halt</b>
1745    
1746          disk("nbsd_pmax.img")          disk("nbsd_pmax.img")
1747      )      )
1748  )</b>  </b>
1749  </pre></td></tr></table>  </pre></td></tr></table>
1750    <li>Boot the "<tt>nfs server</tt>" and the OpenBSD/sgi    <li>Boot the "<tt>nfs server</tt>" and the OpenBSD/sgi
1751          "<tt>client machine</tt>" as two separate emulator instances:<pre>          "<tt>client machine</tt>" as two separate emulator instances:<pre>
# Line 1578  fetch several cups of coffee for each of Line 1800  fetch several cups of coffee for each of
1800    
1801    
1802    
1803    
1804    
1805    
1806    <p><br>
1807    <a name="openbsdarcinstall"></a>
1808    <h3>OpenBSD/arc:</h3>
1809    
1810    It is (almost) possible to install and run OpenBSD/arc on an emulated Acer
1811    PICA-61 in the emulator.
1812    
1813    <p><font color="#e00000">Earlier, I had this guest OS listed as
1814    officially working in the emulator, but for several reasons, it has
1815    been moved down here to the "informative-but-not-really-working"
1816    section.</font>
1817    
1818    <p>
1819    <ul>
1820      <li>The last OpenBSD/arc release was 2.3. This means that it is very
1821            old, it would not give a fair picture of what OpenBSD is (if you
1822            are just looking to find out what it is like), and it is not
1823            worth experimenting with it. See
1824            <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/arc.html">http://www.openbsd.org/arc.html</a>
1825            for more information.
1826      <li>OpenBSD/arc was (if I understood things correctly) never really
1827            stable, even on real hardare. Problems with too small an interrupt
1828            stack. Bugs are triggered in the emulator that have to do with
1829            issues such as this.
1830    </ul>
1831    
1832    <p>
1833    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
1834    <a href="20041024-openbsd-arc-installed.gif"><img src="20041024-openbsd-arc-installed_small.gif"></a>
1835    
1836    <p>
1837    <font color="#e00000">Currently, I don't test for every release whether
1838    or not OpenBSD/arc can be installed. Releases prior to 0.3.7
1839    (but probably <i>not</i> 0.3.7) should work. Anyway, here are the
1840    old installation instructions:</font>
1841    
1842    <p>To install OpenBSD/arc onto an emulated harddisk image, follow these
1843    instructions:
1844    
1845    <p>
1846    <ol>
1847      <li>Create an empty harddisk image, which will be the root disk
1848            that OpenBSD installs itself onto:<pre>
1849            <b>dd if=/dev/zero of=obsd_arc.img bs=1024 count=1 seek=700000</b>
1850    
1851    </pre>
1852      <li>Download the entire arc directory from the ftp server: (approx. 75 MB)<pre>
1853            <b>wget -np -l 0 -r <a href="ftp://ftp.se.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/2.3/arc/">ftp://ftp.se.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/2.3/arc/</a></b>
1854    
1855    </pre>
1856    
1857      <li>You now need to make an ISO image of the entire directory you downloaded.
1858            (I recommend using <tt>mkisofs</tt> for that purpose. If you don't
1859            already have <tt>mkisofs</tt> installed on your system, you need
1860            to install it in order to do this.)<pre>
1861            <b>mkisofs -o openbsd_arc_2.3.iso ftp.se.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/</b>
1862    
1863    </pre>
1864      <li>Start the emulator using this command line:<pre>
1865            <b>gxemul -e pica -X -d obsd_arc.img -d b:openbsd_arc_2.3.iso -j 2.3/arc/bsd.rd</b>
1866    
1867    </pre>
1868            and proceed like you would do if you were installing OpenBSD
1869            on a real Acer PICA-61. (Answer 'no' when asked if you want to
1870            configure networking, and then install from CD-ROM.)
1871    </ol>
1872    
1873    <p>
1874    Once the install has finished, the following command should let you
1875    boot from the harddisk image:
1876    <p>
1877    <pre>
1878            <b>gxemul -X -e pica -d obsd_arc.img ftp.se.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/2.3/arc/bsd</b>
1879    
1880    </pre>
1881    
1882    The system is very sensitive to (I think) kernel stack overflow, so it
1883    crashes easily. If I remember correctly from mailing lists, this also
1884    happened on real hardware.
1885    
1886    
1887    
1888    
1889    
1890    
1891    
1892    
1893    
1894    
1895    
1896    <p><br>
1897    <a name="debiancats"></a>
1898    <h3>Debian GNU/Linux for CATS:</h3>
1899    
1900    Debian GNU/Linux for CATS (ARM) could <i>theoretically</i> run in GXemul,
1901    however:
1902    
1903    <ul>
1904      <li>The DEC 21143 NIC is not emulated well enough for Linux to accept it.
1905      <li>Development of Debian for CATS seems to have died? The latest
1906            install kernel is quite old.
1907    </ul>
1908    
1909    <p><font color="#ff0000">IT DOES <b>NOT</b> WORK YET!</font>
1910    
1911    <p>The following installation instructions would theoretically work:
1912    
1913    <p>
1914    <ol>
1915      <li>Create an empty harddisk image, which will be the root disk
1916            that Debian installs itself onto:<pre>
1917            <b>dd if=/dev/zero of=debian_cats.img bs=1024 count=1 seek=3300000</b>
1918    
1919    </pre>
1920      <li>Download the tftpboot install kernel:<pre>
1921            <a href="http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/oldstable/main/disks-arm/current/cats/tftpboot.img">http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/oldstable/main/disks-arm/current/cats/tftpboot.img</a>
1922    
1923    </pre>
1924      <li>Start the installation using the following command line:<pre>
1925            <b>gxemul -XEcats -d debian_cats.img tftpboot.img</b>
1926    
1927    </pre>
1928    </ol>
1929    
1930    <p>It doesn't work, though, because the NIC isn't working well enough.
1931    
1932    <p>The only use of Debian/CATS in the emulator right now is as a way to
1933    manipulate Linux disk images, if you are on a non-Linux host. By choosing
1934    "Execute a shell" in the installer's menu, you can have access to tools such as
1935    fdisk and mke2fs, which are useful for creating Linux paritions on disk images.
1936    
1937    
1938    
1939    
1940    
1941    
1942    
1943    <p><br>
1944    <a name="netbsdnetwinderinstall"></a>
1945    <h3>NetBSD/netwinder:</h3>
1946    
1947    <a href="http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/netwinder/">NetBSD/netwinder</a>
1948    could possibly run in GXemul.
1949    <font color="#ff0000">IT DOES <b>NOT</b> WORK YET!</font>
1950    
1951    <p>It is tricky to install, because there is (as far as I know) no INSTALL
1952    kernel. One way to install the NetBSD/netwinder distribution onto a disk
1953    image is to install the files using another (emulated) machine.
1954    
1955    <p>
1956    The following instructions will let you install the NetBSD/netwinder
1957    distribution onto a disk image, from an emulated DECstation 3MAX machine:
1958    
1959    <p>
1960    <ol>
1961      <li>Install NetBSD/pmax 3.0 according to instructions
1962            <a href="#netbsdpmaxinstall">further up on this page</a>.
1963      <p>
1964      <li>Create an empty harddisk image, which will be the disk image
1965            that you will install NetBSD onto:<pre>
1966            <b>dd if=/dev/zero of=nbsd_netwinder.img bs=1024 count=1 seek=999000</b>
1967    
1968    </pre>
1969      <li>Download the generic kernel and the 2.1 ISO image:<pre>
1970            <a href="ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-2.1/netwinder/binary/kernel/netbsd-GENERIC.gz">ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-2.1/netwinder/binary/kernel/netbsd-GENERIC.gz</a>
1971            <a href="ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/iso/2.1/netwindercd.iso">ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/iso/2.1/netwindercd.iso</a>
1972    
1973    </pre>
1974      <p>
1975      <li>Start NetBSD/pmax like this:<pre>
1976            <b>gxemul -e 3max -d nbsd_pmax.img -d nbsd_netwinder.img -d netwinder.iso</b>
1977    
1978    </pre>and execute the following commands as <tt>root</tt>:
1979    <p><table border="0"><tr><td><tt>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</tt></td><td><pre>
1980    <b>newfs /dev/sd1c
1981    mount /dev/cd0c /mnt
1982    mkdir /mnt2; mount /dev/sd1c /mnt2
1983    cd /mnt2; sh
1984    for a in /mnt/netwinder/binary/sets/*.tgz; do echo $a; tar zxfp $a; done
1985    exit
1986    cd dev; sh ./MAKEDEV all; cd ../etc
1987    echo rc_configured=YES >> rc.conf
1988    echo "/dev/wd0c / ffs rw 1 1" > fstab
1989    cd /; umount /mnt; umount /mnt2; halt</b>
1990    </pre></td></tr></table>
1991    </ol>
1992    
1993    <p>NetBSD/netwinder is now installed on the disk image. But actually
1994    running it does <b>not work yet</b>. Sorry.
1995    
1996    <p>Something like the following command line would be used to start
1997    NetBSD, if it worked:<pre>
1998            <b>gxemul -E netwinder -d nbsd_netwinder.img netbsd-GENERIC.gz</b>
1999    </pre>
2000    
2001    <p>Note: The installation instructions above create a filesystem
2002    <i>without</i> a disklabel, so there is only one ffs partition and no
2003    swap. You will need to enter the following things when booting with the
2004    generic kernel:<pre>
2005            root device (default wd0a): <b>wd0c</b>
2006            dump device (default wd0b): <b>none</b>
2007            file system (default generic):    <i>(just press enter)</i>
2008            init path (default /sbin/init):   <i>(just press enter)</i>
2009    </pre>
2010    
2011    
2012    
2013    
2014    
2015    
2016    
2017    
2018    <p><br>
2019    <a name="netbsdmacppcinstall"></a>
2020    <h3>NetBSD/macppc:</h3>
2021    
2022    It is <font color="#ff0000"><b>ALMOST</b></font> possible to install and run
2023    <a href="http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/macppc/">NetBSD/macppc</a> in GXemul
2024    on an emulated generic PowerPC machine. No specific Machintosh model
2025    is emulated, but it is enough to for NetBSD to recognize it.
2026    
2027    <p>To install NetBSD/macppc onto a disk image, follow these instructions:
2028    
2029    <p>
2030    <ol start="1">
2031      <li>Create an empty harddisk image, which will be the root disk
2032            that you will install NetBSD/macppc onto:<pre>
2033        <b>dd if=/dev/zero of=nbsd_macppc.img bs=1024 count=1 seek=2000000</b>
2034    
2035    </pre>
2036      <li>Download the NetBSD/macppc 3.0 ISO image and a generic kernel:<pre>
2037        <a href="ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/iso/3.0/macppccd-3.0.iso">ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/iso/3.0/macppccd-3.0.iso</a>
2038        <a href="ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-3.0/macppc/binary/kernel/">ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-3.0/macppc/binary/kernel</a>/<a href="ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-3.0/macppc/binary/kernel/netbsd-GENERIC.MP.gz">netbsd-GENERIC.MP.gz</a>
2039    
2040    </pre>
2041      <p>
2042      <li>Start the installation like this:<pre>
2043        <b>gxemul -x -e g4 -d nbsd_macppc.img -d b:macppccd-3.0.iso -j macppc/binary/kernel/netbsd-INSTALL.gz</b>
2044    
2045    </pre>
2046    </ol>
2047    
2048    <p>If everything worked, NetBSD/macppc should now be installed on the disk image.
2049    
2050    <p><font color="#ff0000"><b>2006-02-26:</b></font> That's it. The installation
2051    succeeds, but it is not possible to start from the newly installed disk.
2052    /sbin/init dies, so the following command doesn't really work yet:
2053    
2054    <p>Use the following command line to boot the emulated machine:<pre>
2055            <b>gxemul -x -e g4 -d nbsd_macppc.img netbsd-GENERIC.MP.gz</b>
2056    
2057    </pre>
2058    
2059    
2060    
2061    
2062    
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