Re: [Qemu-devel] SeaBIOS error with Nextstep bootloader

[Natalia Portillo]

This is everything I got.

I don't see anything useful.

Command lines:

qemu -L . -serial file:nextstep33-floppy.log -fda  
3.3_Boot_Disk.floppyimage -hda nextstep33.qcow2 -cdrom NeXTStep\  
Release\ 3.3\ for\ Intel\ Processors\ and\ NeXT\ Computers.iso - 
monitor stdio

qemu -L . -serial file:nextstep33-hdd.log -hda hd.img -monitor stdio

qemu -L . -monitor stdio -serial file:nextstep32.log -fda  
3.2_Boot_Disk.floppyimage

qemu -L . -monitor stdio -serial file:openstep40.log -fda  
4.0_Install_Disk.floppyimage

qemu -L . -monitor stdio -serial file:openstep42.log -fda  
4.2_Install_Disk.floppyimage

qemu -L . -monitor stdio -serial file:rhapsody-dr1.log -fda Rhapboot.img

qemu -L . -monitor stdio -serial file:rhapsody-dr2.log -fda  
InstallationDisk.image

qemu -L . -monitor stdio -serial file:darwin131.log -cdrom Apple\  
Darwin\ 1.3.1\ \(x86\).iso

qemu -L . -monitor stdio -serial file:darwin141.log -cdrom Apple\  
Darwin\ 1.4.1\ \(x86\).iso

qemu -L . -monitor stdio -serial file:darwin602.log -cdrom Apple\  
Darwin\ 6.0.2\ \(x86\).iso

qemu -L . -monitor stdio -serial file:darwin701.log -cdrom Apple\  
Darwin\ 7.0.1\ \(PowerPC\ and\ x86\).iso

qemu -L . -monitor stdio -serial file:darwin801.log -cdrom Apple\  
Darwin\ 8.0.1\ \(x86\).iso

nextstep33-floppy.log
Description: Binary data

nextstep33-hdd.log
Description: Binary data

darwin801.log
Description: Binary data

darwin701.log
Description: Binary data

darwin602.log
Description: Binary data

darwin141.log
Description: Binary data

darwin131.log
Description: Binary data

rhapsody-dr2.log
Description: Binary data

rhapsody-dr1.log
Description: Binary data

openstep42.log
Description: Binary data

openstep40.log
Description: Binary data

nextstep32.log
Description: Binary data

nextstep33 bootloader is NeXTStep boot 3.3.3.8, corresponding to  
NextStep 3.3.
nextstep32 bootloader is NeXTStep boot 1.28, corresponding to NextStep  
3.2.
openstep40 bootloader is OPENSTEP boot 40.11, corresponding to  
OPENSTEP for Mach 4.0.
openstep42 bootloader is OPENSTEP boot 40.13.1, corresponding to  
OPENSTEP for Mach 4.2.
rhapsody-dr1 bootloader is Rhapsody boot 5.0.24, corresponding to  
Apple Rhapsody Developer Release.
rhapsody-dr2 bootloader is Rhapsody boot 5.0.40, corresponding to  
Apple Rhapsody Developer Release 2.
darwin131 bootloader is Darwin Intel boot 5.0.80.1, corresponding to  
Apple Darwin 1.3.1 (Mac OS X 10.0).
darwin141 bootloader is Darwin/x86 boot 5.0.83.2, corresponding to  
Apple Darwin 1.4.1 (Mac OS X 10.1).
darwin602 bootloader is Darwin/x86 boot 5.0.94, corresponding to Apple  
Darwin 6.0.2 (Mac OS X 10.2).
darwin701 bootloader is Darwin/x86 boot 5.0.111, corresponding to  
Apple Darwin 7.0.2 (Mac OS X 10.3.1).
darwin801 bootloader is Darwin/x86 boot 5.0.122, corresponding to  
Apple Darwin 8.0.1 (Mac OS X 10.4.1).

Darwin 6.0.2 bootloader IS WORKING, countdowns, receive keypresses,  
loads xnu, then xnu hangs.
Darwin 7.0.1 bootloader IS WORKING, countdowns, receive keypresses,  
loads xnu, xnu starts loading modules, xnu panics (unable to mount  
root device).
Darwin 8.0.1 bootloader IS WORKING, countdowns, receive keypresses,  
loads xnu, xnu starts loading modules, xnu mounts root, xnu starts  
installation, works flawlessly.

NextStep floppy images can be downloaded from 
http://download.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Apple_Software_Updates/MultiCountry/Enterprise/nextstep/floppyimages/
OpenStep floppy images can be downloaded from 
http://download.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Apple_Software_Updates/MultiCountry/Enterprise/openstep/floppyimages/
Rhapsody floppy images are under NDA.
Darwin CD images and bootloader source code can be downloaded from 
http://www.opensource.apple.com/

Luckily as Darwin is showing the same fail, and then, starts working,  
the source is available for checking.

Regards