Dear list, I am trying to install debian on a Blade js21.
The installer boots with 4.0r4, but it hangs when it comes to installing the kernel. I downloaded the latest available installer, but it does not even boots (kernel panic). It complains that the ramdisk is somehow broken. I include the serial console output. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Elapsed time since release of system processors: 1 mins 23 secs Config file read, 1612 bytes Welcome to Debian GNU/Linux lenny! This is a Debian installation CDROM, built on 20080803-09:53. The default option is 'install'. For maximum control, you can use the 'expert' option. If the system fails to boot at all (the typical symptom is a white screen which doesn't go away), use 'install video=ofonly' or 'expert video=ofonly'. The plain options are for the powerpc family of processors (from 601 to G4). The *64 options are for 64bit powerpc processors, which include the IBM Power3, Power4, Power5, ... boxes, as well as the Apple G5 boxes. Press the tab key for a list of options, or type 'help' for help. ************************************ If in doubt, just choose 'install', and if that doesn't work, try 'install video=ofonly'. ************************************ Welcome to yaboot version 1.3.13 Enter "help" to get some basic usage information boot: expert64 TERM=vt100 Please wait, loading kernel... Elf64 kernel loaded... Loading ramdisk... Claim failed for initrd memory at 01f00000 rc=ffffffff ramdisk loaded at 01b00000, size: 4096 Kbytes OF stdout device is: /vdevice/[EMAIL PROTECTED] Hypertas detected, assuming LPAR ! command line: ro ramdisk_size=10240 DEBCONF_PRIORITY=low -- TERM=vt100 memory layout at init: alloc_bottom : 0000000001f00000 alloc_top : 0000000008000000 alloc_top_hi : 0000000008000000 rmo_top : 0000000008000000 ram_top : 0000000008000000 Looking for displays found display : /[EMAIL PROTECTED]/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/[EMAIL PROTECTED], opening ... done instantiating rtas at 0x00000000075a6000 ... done 0000000000000000 : boot cpu 0000000000000000 0000000000000001 : starting cpu hw idx 0000000000000001... done copying OF device tree ... Building dt strings... Building dt structure... Device tree strings 0x0000000001f01000 -> 0x0000000001f02461 Device tree struct 0x0000000001f03000 -> 0x0000000001f0d000 Calling quiesce ... returning from prom_init [ 0.000000] Partition configured for 2 cpus. [ 0.000000] CPU maps initialized for 1 thread per core [ 0.000000] Starting Linux PPC64 #1 SMP Tue Jul 15 08:13:26 UTC 2008 [ 0.000000] ----------------------------------------------------- [ 0.000000] ppc64_pft_size = 0x18 [ 0.000000] physicalMemorySize = 0x3b000000 [ 0.000000] htab_hash_mask = 0x1ffff [ 0.000000] ----------------------------------------------------- [ 0.000000] Initializing cgroup subsys cpuset [ 0.000000] Linux version 2.6.25-2-powerpc64 (Debian 2.6.25-7) ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) (gcc version 4.1.3 20080623 (prerelease) (Debian 4.1.2-23)) #1 SMP Tue Jul 15 08:13:26 UTC 2008 [ 0.000000] [boot]0012 Setup Arch [ 0.000000] PCI host bridge /[EMAIL PROTECTED] ranges: [ 0.000000] IO 0x00000100f4000000..0x00000100f400ffff -> 0x0000000000000000 [ 0.000000] MEM 0x0000010080000000..0x00000100afffffff -> 0x0000000080000000 [ 0.000000] PPC64 nvram contains 8192 bytes [ 0.000000] Zone PFN ranges: [ 0.000000] DMA 0 -> 241664 [ 0.000000] Normal 241664 -> 241664 [ 0.000000] Movable zone start PFN for each node [ 0.000000] early_node_map[1] active PFN ranges [ 0.000000] 0: 0 -> 241664 [ 0.000000] [boot]0015 Setup Done [ 0.000000] Built 1 zonelists in Node order, mobility grouping on. Total pages: 238360 [ 0.000000] Policy zone: DMA [ 0.000000] Kernel command line: ro ramdisk_size=10240 DEBCONF_PRIORITY=low -- TERM=vt100 [ 0.000000] [boot]0020 XICS Init [ 0.000000] [boot]0021 XICS Done [ 0.000000] PID hash table entries: 4096 (order: 12, 32768 bytes) [ 0.000002] clocksource: timebase mult[1175e5e5] shift[22] registered [ 0.004000] Console: colour dummy device 80x25 [ 0.004019] console handover: boot [udbg-1] -> real [hvc0] [ 0.008606] Dentry cache hash table entries: 131072 (order: 8, 1048576 bytes) [ 0.012645] Inode-cache hash table entries: 65536 (order: 7, 524288 bytes) [ 0.016106] freeing bootmem node 0 [ 0.030225] Memory: 927568k/966656k available (4644k kernel code, 39088k reserved, 756k data, 522k bss, 276k init) [ 0.092067] Security Framework initialized [ 0.092074] SELinux: Disabled at boot. [ 0.096004] Capability LSM initialized [ 0.100028] Mount-cache hash table entries: 256 [ 0.105206] Initializing cgroup subsys ns [ 0.108006] Initializing cgroup subsys cpuacct [ 0.112392] Processor 1 found. [ 0.116010] Brought up 2 CPUs [ 0.120400] net_namespace: 1016 bytes [ 0.124280] NET: Registered protocol family 16 [ 0.129588] PCI: Probing PCI hardware [ 0.134900] IOMMU table initialized, virtual merging enabled [ 0.150989] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbfs [ 0.152104] usbcore: registered new interface driver hub [ 0.156079] usbcore: registered new device driver usb [ 0.172779] NET: Registered protocol family 2 [ 0.228082] IP route cache hash table entries: 32768 (order: 6, 262144 bytes) [ 0.232459] TCP established hash table entries: 131072 (order: 9, 2097152 bytes) [ 0.240425] TCP bind hash table entries: 65536 (order: 8, 1048576 bytes) [ 0.248415] TCP: Hash tables configured (established 131072 bind 65536) [ 0.252008] TCP reno registered [ 0.268235] checking if image is initramfs...it isn't (invalid compressed format (err=1)); looks like an initrd [ 0.433006] Freeing initrd memory: 4096k freed [ 0.434677] audit: initializing netlink socket (disabled) [ 0.436017] type=2000 audit(1217902100.766:1): initialized [ 0.440135] Total HugeTLB memory allocated, 0 [ 0.444160] VFS: Disk quotas dquot_6.5.1 [ 0.448040] Dquot-cache hash table entries: 512 (order 0, 4096 bytes) [ 0.452128] io scheduler noop registered [ 0.456005] io scheduler anticipatory registered [ 0.460002] io scheduler deadline registered [ 0.464026] io scheduler cfq registered (default) [ 0.672005] radeonfb: No ATY,RefCLK property ! [ 0.700003] radeonfb: Retrieved PLL infos from registers [ 0.700010] radeonfb: Reference=27.00 MHz (RefDiv=60) Memory=195.75 Mhz, System=195.75 MHz [ 0.700015] radeonfb: PLL min 12000 max 35000 [ 0.736080] i2c-adapter i2c-1: unable to read EDID block. [ 0.776085] i2c-adapter i2c-1: unable to read EDID block. [ 0.816071] i2c-adapter i2c-1: unable to read EDID block. [ 0.852071] i2c-adapter i2c-3: unable to read EDID block. [ 0.888071] i2c-adapter i2c-3: unable to read EDID block. [ 0.924071] i2c-adapter i2c-3: unable to read EDID block. [ 1.072018] radeonfb: Monitor 1 type CRT found [ 1.072023] radeonfb: EDID probed [ 1.072026] radeonfb: Monitor 2 type no found [ 1.261749] Console: switching to colour frame buffer device 128x48 [ 1.321744] radeonfb (0000:03:02.0): ATI Radeon Q^ [ 1.324000] Serial: 8250/16550 driver $Revision: 1.90 $ 4 ports, IRQ sharing disabled [ 1.324000] pmac_zilog: 0.6 (Benjamin Herrenschmidt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) [ 1.325016] brd: module loaded [ 1.328141] input: Macintosh mouse button emulation as /class/input/input0 [ 1.332070] Uniform Multi-Platform E-IDE driver [ 1.336004] ide: Assuming 33MHz system bus speed for PIO modes; override with idebus=xx [ 1.340413] ohci_hcd 0000:03:00.0: OHCI Host Controller [ 1.344142] ohci_hcd 0000:03:00.0: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 1 [ 1.348084] ohci_hcd 0000:03:00.0: irq 19, io mem 0x100a1001000 [ 1.362243] usb usb1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice [ 1.364067] hub 1-0:1.0: USB hub found [ 1.368019] hub 1-0:1.0: 3 ports detected [ 1.380168] usb usb1: New USB device found, idVendor=1d6b, idProduct=0001 [ 1.380175] usb usb1: New USB device strings: Mfr=3, Product=2, SerialNumber=1 [ 1.384005] usb usb1: Product: OHCI Host Controller [ 1.388000] usb usb1: Manufacturer: Linux 2.6.25-2-powerpc64 ohci_hcd [ 1.388000] usb usb1: SerialNumber: 0000:03:00.0 [ 1.388188] ohci_hcd 0000:03:00.1: OHCI Host Controller [ 2.452008] usb 1-1: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 2 [ 1.392127] ohci_hcd 0000:03:00.1: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 2 [ 2.607227] usb 1-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice [ 1.396037] ohci_hcd 0000:03:00.1: irq 19, io mem 0x100a1000000 [ 2.733277] hub 1-1:1.0: USB hub found [ 2.736065] hub 1-1:1.0: 4 ports detected [ 1.422174] usb usb2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice [ 1.424068] hub 2-0:1.0: USB hub found [ 1.428018] hub 2-0:1.0: 3 ports detected [ 1.432170] usb 1-1: New USB device found, idVendor=04b4, idProduct=6560 [ 1.436004] usb 1-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=0, Product=0, SerialNumber=0 [ 1.440178] usb usb2: New USB device found, idVendor=1d6b, idProduct=0001 [ 1.444005] usb usb2: New USB device strings: Mfr=3, Product=2, SerialNumber=1 [ 1.448003] usb usb2: Product: OHCI Host Controller [ 1.452006] usb usb2: Manufacturer: Linux 2.6.25-2-powerpc64 ohci_hcd [ 1.456003] usb usb2: SerialNumber: 0000:03:00.1 [ 1.476132] mice: PS/2 mouse device common for all mice [ 1.480502] TCP cubic registered [ 1.484030] NET: Registered protocol family 1 [ 1.488014] NET: Registered protocol family 17 [ 1.492165] registered taskstats version 1 [ 1.496127] RAMDISK: Compressed image found at block 0 [ 3.877104] usb 1-1.1: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 3 [ 1.639829] RAMDISK: incomplete write (-28 != 32768) 10485760 [ 1.675581] RAMDISK: ran out of compressed data [ 1.676004] invalid compressed format (err=1) [ 4.046268] usb 1-1.1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice [ 1.752788] List of all partitions: [ 4.058281] usb 1-1.1: New USB device found, idVendor=04b3, idProduct=4003 [ 4.058284] usb 1-1.1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3 [ 4.058286] usb 1-1.1: Product: IBM MM2 [ 4.058288] usb 1-1.1: Manufacturer: IBM [ 4.058289] usb 1-1.1: SerialNumber: 0000000010000 [ 1.756025] 0100 10240 ram0 (driver?) [ 1.760003] 0101 10240 ram1 (driver?) [ 1.768003] 0102 10240 ram2 (driver?) [ 1.776002] 0103 10240 ram3 (driver?) [ 1.780002] 0104 10240 ram4 (driver?) [ 1.788002] 0105 10240 ram5 (driver?) [ 1.796003] 0106 10240 ram6 (driver?) [ 1.804002] 0107 10240 ram7 (driver?) [ 1.808032] 0108 10240 ram8<6>usb 1-1.2: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 4 [ 1.812002] (driver?) [ 1.812004] 0109 10240 ram9 (driver?) [ 1.812007] 010a 10240 ram10 (driver?) [ 1.812009] 010b 10240 ram11 (driver?) [ 1.812011] 010c 10240 ram12 (driver?) [ 1.812013] 010d 10240 ram13 (driver?) [ 1.812016] 010e 10240 ram14 (driver?) [ 1.812018] 010f 10240 ram15 (driver?) [ 1.812020] No filesystem could mount root, tried: [ 1.812024] Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(1,0) [ 2.390130] Rebooting in 180 seconds.. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Can you give me a hint how to proceed or what to try? Thanks in advance. 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