NetBSD/mvme68k news archive

2005-11-02: NetBSD 2.1 released

NetBSD 2.1, the first maintenance release of the netbsd-2 release branch, has been released with binary distributions for 48 architectures. More information is available in the 2.1 release announcement.

2004-12-09: NetBSD 2.0 released

NetBSD 2.0 released with support for 48 architectures. More information is available in the 2.0 release announcement.

2004-03-01: NetBSD 1.6.2 released

NetBSD 1.6.2 released with support for 40 architectures. More information is available in the 1.6.2 release announcement.

2003-04-21: NetBSD 1.6.1 released

NetBSD 1.6.1 released with support for 40 architectures. More information is available in the 1.6.1 release announcement.

2002-09-14: NetBSD 1.6 released

NetBSD 1.6 released with support for 39 architectures. More information is available in the 1.6 release announcement.

2002-07-22: NetBSD 1.5.3 released

NetBSD 1.5.3 released with support for 20 architectures. More information is available in the 1.5.3 release announcement.

2001-09-13: NetBSD 1.5.2 released

NetBSD 1.5.2 released with support for 21 architectures. More information is available in the 1.5.2 release announcement.

2001-08-12: NetBSD/mvme68k now using MI mk48txx TOD-chip driver

Steve Woodford has split the nvram/rtc functionality away from the clock interrupt code in NetBSD/mvme68k -current. It now attaches to mainbus0 as `timekeeper0 at mainbus0'. Additionally, MI mk48txx nvram/rtc access functions are now being used.

It should now be very easy to add a character device for the benefit of userland access to NVRAM.

2001-08-09: Support for MVME177 completed, new snapshot

Thanks to a donation of a MVME177 to the NetBSD Foundation by Matt Thomas, Steve Woodford has been able to complete the support for this m68060-based board in NetBSD/mvme68k -current.

Accordingly, Steve has made available a new NetBSD/mvme68k snapshot, based on 2001-08-07 -current sources. It is available in the NetBSD/mvme68k snapshot area of the ftp server.

Since the last -current snapshot, a number of notable changes have made it into the NetBSD/mvme68k kernel:

1. The MI evcnt(9) interface is now used to record interrupt statistics.

2. The standalone netboot program now supports DHCP in addition to rarp/bootparams.

3. `Simulated' software interrupts have been replaced by real `hardware assisted' software interrupts. This reduces the amount of overhead on exit from exception handlers.

4. Numerous pmap tweaks to improve reliability.

5. The ECC DRAM controller(s) on MVME167/MVME177 (and optional on MVME162/MVME172) are now fully enabled. The kernel will now detect and log any errors reported by the controllers. You may need to change your kernel config files, as the memc(4) driver now attaches at mainbus0 instead of pcctwo0. Note that the memc(4) driver does not yet support the MEMC040 parity checking memory controllers found on some boards.

6. And, of course, completed MVME177 support.

As usual, if you experience any problems, please report them using send-pr(1) and/or the port-mvme68k mailing list.

2001-07-27: Improved memory controller driver

Steve Woodford, the NetBSD/mvme68k port maintainer, has improved the memory controller driver in NetBSD/mvme68k -current. The main benefit is that enabling, detecting and logging of DRAM ECC errors is now possible.

See the memc(4) man page for more details.

2001-07-11: NetBSD 1.5.1 released

NetBSD 1.5.1 released with support for 21 architectures. More information is available in the 1.5.1 release announcement.

2001-05-27: New -current snapshot available

A new NetBSD/mvme68k snapshot, based on 2001-05-19 -current sources, is available in the NetBSD/mvme68k snapshot area of the ftp server.

2001-05-19: 1.5.1_BETA2 snapshot available

A NetBSD/mvme68k 1.5.1_BETA2 snapshot is now available in the NetBSD/mvme68k snapshot area of the ftp server. (snapshot deprecated. NetBSD 1.5.1 was released on July 11th, 2001)

2001-04-30: NetBSD/mvme68k now using MI 53c710 driver

NetBSD/mvme68k is now using the MI driver for 53c710 SCSI controller recently committed by Izumi Tsutsui. If you're tracking -current on NetBSD/mvme68k and have you own custom kernel config files for mvme1[67][27] (i.e. all models except mvme147), you'll need to replace any reference to `ncrsc' (the old driver) with `osiop' (the new MI driver).

2001-04-14: 1.5.1_BETA snapshot available

A NetBSD/mvme68k 1.5.1_BETA snapshot, based off of 1.5.1 sources as of 2001-04-14, is now available in the NetBSD/mvme68k snapshot area of the ftp server. (snapshot deprecated. NetBSD 1.5.1 was released on July 11th, 2001)

2001-01-13: New -current snapshot available

A new NetBSD/mvme68k snapshot, based on 2001-01-13 -current sources, is available in the NetBSD/mvme68k snapshot area of the ftp server.

2000-12-21: New -current snapshot available

A new NetBSD/mvme68k snapshot, based on 2000-12-20 -current sources, is available in the NetBSD/mvme68k snapshot area of the ftp server.

2000-12-07: NetBSD/mvme68k switches to ELF

NetBSD/mvme68k is now using ELF as its native object file format in -current. Instructions for upgrading from source are available here. An ELF snapshot will be available shortly.

2000-12-06: NetBSD 1.5 released

NetBSD 1.5 released with support for 20 architectures. More information is available in the 1.5 release announcement.

2000-11-25: New -current snapshot available

A new NetBSD/mvme68k snapshot, based on 2000-11-25 -current sources, is available in the NetBSD/mvme68k snapshot area of the ftp server.

2000-11-25: NetBSD 1.4.3 released

NetBSD 1.4.3 released with support for 16 architectures. More information is available in the 1.4.3 release announcement.

2000-11-20: Support added for m68060-based MVME172 and MVME177

NetBSD/mvme68k now supports the top of the range m68060-based MVME172 and MVME177 boards. A snapshot will be available soon!

2000-11-12: 1.5_BETA2 snapshot

A NetBSD/mvme68k 1.5_BETA2 snapshot is now available in the NetBSD/mvme68k snapshot area of the ftp server. (snapshot deprecated. NetBSD 1.5 was released on December 6th, 2000)

2000-11-04: MVME162 Supported in 1.5 branch, plus additional board support

The 1.5_BETA snapshot, mentioned below, is the first available snapshot with MVME162 support, after it was recently pulled up onto the 1.5 branch. Also, NetBSD/mvme68k has been confirmed to work on the latest versions of Motorola's MVME162 boards containing the Petra ASIC.

2000-10-23: 1.5_BETA snapshot

A NetBSD/mvme68k 1.5_BETA snapshot is now available in the NetBSD/mvme68k snapshot area of the ftp server. (snapshot deprecated. NetBSD 1.5 was released on December 6th, 2000)

2000-09-06: MVME162-LX 200/300 Support Added

Preliminary support for the LX 200/300 variants of MVME162 has been added to NetBSD/mvme68k. Boards with less only 4MB of memory will need extra RAM in the form of a VMEbus memory board. Boards with less than 4MB of RAM are not supported.

2000-08-26: First 1.5_ALPHA2 snapshot

The first NetBSD/mvme68k 1.5_ALPHA2 snapshot is now available in the NetBSD/mvme68k snapshot area of the ftp server. (snapshot deprecated. NetBSD 1.5 was released on December 6th, 2000)

2000-08-21: Support for MI VMEbus Drivers Extended!

The MI VMEbus driver support added earlier this year has been extended to encompass VMEbus slave mode. This means that not only can MVME147 and MVME167 boards access slave boards over the VMEbus, but other VMEbus master boards can access memory reserved for this purpose on the MVME147 and MVME167. This is especially useful for VMEbus boards which can perform DMA transfers directly into host memory. Work is still ongoing to fully complete this feature, but it is functional enough to be useful right now.

2000-07-03: First 1.5_ALPHA snapshot

The first mvme68k 1.5_ALPHA snapshot, based off of 1.5 sources as of 2000-07-02, is now available in the NetBSD/mvme68k snapshot area of the ftp server. (snapshot deprecated. NetBSD 1.5 was released on December 6th, 2000)

2000-04-29: Binary Packages

Over 600 MB of binary packages are now available for NetBSD/mvme68k 1.4.2.

2000-03-21: Support for MI VMEbus Drivers

NetBSD/mvme68k -current can now take advantage of the MI VMEbus device driver framework added to NetBSD last year by Matthias Drochner. This allows VMEbus device drivers to be written in such a way that they will work on any NetBSD platform which supports the VMEbus and the bus_space(9)/bus_dma(9) kernel APIs. Both MVME147 and MVME167 boards are fully supported under the new framework.

2000-03-19: NetBSD 1.4.2 released

NetBSD 1.4.2 released with support for 16 architectures.

1999-05-12: NetBSD-1.4 released

The NetBSD 1.4 release supports sixteen architectures, and was distributed free by Usenix to all 1999 ATC attendees.

1999-02-20: More '167 support

SCSI driver and VMEbus driver framework for MVME167 added to -current.

1999-02-15: New portmaster

Steve Woodford takes over from Chuck Cranor as portmaster for the mvme68k port.

1999-02-15: MVME167 support

Support for Motorola MVME167 Single Board Computer added to -current.

1998-05-04

NetBSD/mvme68k switches to using UVM.

Thanks to Brian Ginsbach for smartening up the NetBSD/mvme68k page, and adding the MVME167 notes.

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