Re: [Qemu-devel] [4983] Update OpenBIOS images to SVN revision 218.

[Blue Swirl]

After this update, MilaX and marTux (Solaris derivatives) FCode-based
boot loaders actually start to execute:

Welcome to OpenBIOS v1.0RC1 built on Aug 2 2008 11:02
  Type 'help' for detailed information

[sparc64] Booting file '/pci/isa/ide1/address@hidden,0:a' without parameters.
Not a bootable ELF image
Not a Linux kernel image
Not a bootable a.out image
Loading FCode image...
Loaded 7392 bytes
entry point is 0x4000
Evaluating FCode...

Can't find open

byte-load: exception caught!

0 >

Preloaded Linux kernel:
[sparc64] Kernel already loaded

PROMLIB: Sun IEEE Boot Prom ''
PROMLIB: Root node compatible: sun4u
Linux version 2.6.25.10 (address@hidden) (gcc version 3.4.6 (Debian
3.4.6-5)) #5 Fri Jul 18 14:32:09 UTC 2008
console [earlyprom0] enabled
ARCH: SUN4U
Ethernet address: 52:54:00:12:34:56
Kernel: Using 2 locked TLB entries for main kernel image.
Remapping the kernel... done.
bootmem alloc of 8192 bytes failed!
Kernel panic - not syncing: Out of memory
Press Stop-A (L1-A) to return to the boot prom

Debian Lenny Beta:

[sparc64] Booting file '/pci/isa/ide1/address@hidden,0:a' without parameters.
Not a bootable ELF image
Not a Linux kernel image
Loading a.out image...
Loaded 7680 bytes
entry point is 0x4000
Jumping to entry point...
SIservice close: argument count error (0 0)
LO Version 1.4.13
\


                  Welcome to Debian GNU/Linux lenny!

This is a Debian installation CDROM, built on 20080608-11:41.
Keep it once you have installed your system, as you can boot from it
to repair the system on your hard disk if that ever becomes necessary.

WARNING: You should completely back up all of your hard disks before
  proceeding. The installation procedure can completely and irreversibly
  erase them! If you haven't made backups yet, remove the rescue CD from
  the drive and press L1-A to get back to the OpenBoot prompt.

Debian GNU/Linux comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted
by applicable law.

[ ENTER - Boot install ]   [ Type "expert" - Boot into expert mode ]
                           [ Type "rescue" - Boot into rescue mode ]
boot:
Allocated 8 Megs of memory at 0x0 for kernel
Loaded kernel version 2.6.4
Unhandled Exception 0x0000000000000068
PC = 0x000000000038b7cc NPC = 0x000000000038b7d0
Stopping execution

MirBSD:
entry point is 0x4000
Jumping to entry point...
Unhandled Exception 0x0000000000000010
PC = 0x000000000038006c NPC = 0x0000000000380070
Stopping execution

HelenOS:
Jumping to entry point...
SIservice close: argument count error (0 0)
LO Version 1.4.13
boot:
Allocated 8 Megs of memory at 0x0 for kernel
Kernel doesn't support loading to high memory, relocating...done.
Loaded kernel version 0.0.0
service close: argument count error (0 0)
HelenOS SPARC64 Bootloader
Release 0.2.0.5, revision exported
Built on 2007-06-18 23:55:43
Copyright (c) 2006 HelenOS project
Error: no memory detected, halting.