reassign 361199 linux-2.6 thanks On Fri, Apr 07, 2006 at 09:33:37AM +0200, Karel Panek wrote: > Package: kernel > Severity: critical > > It is not possible to bring Gigaswift (aka Cassini) ethernet cards > online and therefore continue installation on SunFire V440 (UltraSparc > IIIi) when I use boot.img placed in the following directory of debian > archives: > > /debian/dists/sid/main/installer-sparc/current/images/sparc64/netboot/ > 2.6/ > > The installation fails during network detection process with the > following dump: > > Apr 4 21:40:00 main-menu[2937]: DEBUG: configure ethernet-card- > detection, status: 0 > Apr 4 21:40:00 main-menu[2937]: DEBUG: virtual package ethernet-card- > detection > Apr 4 21:40:00 kernel: Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference > Apr 4 21:40:00 kernel: tsk->{mm,active_mm}->context = 00000000000001b6 > Apr 4 21:40:00 kernel: tsk->{mm,active_mm}->pgd = fffff8133f65e000 > Apr 4 21:40:00 kernel: \|/ ____ \|/ > Apr 4 21:40:00 kernel: "@'/ .. \`@" > Apr 4 21:40:00 kernel: /_| \__/ |_\ > Apr 4 21:40:00 kernel: \__U_/ > Apr 4 21:40:00 kernel: netcfg(7981): Oops [#1] > Apr 4 21:40:00 kernel: TSTATE: 0000009980009600 TPC: 0000000000412eb4 > TNPC: 0000000000412eb8 Y: 00000000 Not tainted > Apr 4 21:40:00 kernel: TPC: <request_irq+0x14/0x2b8> > Apr 4 21:40:00 kernel: g0: fffff8133ecfc000 g1: fffff800006dd000 g2: > 00000000000066d8 g3: fffff8133e2c13e0 > Apr 4 21:40:00 kernel: g4: fffff8133d30b9c0 g5: 0000000000000000 g6: > fffff8133e808000 g7: 00000000000066b8 > > The cards are recognized by the driver. Driver has explicitly mentioned > that MAC address are not set in some kind of firmware memory (?) > > Mentioned boot.img uses kernel 2.6.15-1, this bug was probably solved in > 2.6.16, so this is something to be checked and boot.img file is to be > updated. > > UPDATE: 2.6.16 based installer ( from http://people.debian.org/ > ~stappers/d-i/images/daily/sparc64/netboot/2.6/ ) hangs during detection > as well. > > I'm ready to test this problem again upon your request.
Does this error still occur with more recent kernel versions? Cheers, Moritz -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org