So still no joy on my Sun Blade2500 going to post my exact steps, and maybe I'm still just missing something stupid.
tar xfv linux-3.11.1.tar.xz cd linux-3.11.1 cp /boot/config-3.2.0-4-sparc64-smp ./.config make oldconfig make clean make -j2 deb-pkg cd ../ dpkg -i *.deb vi /etc/silo.conf reboot and kernel panic trying to find the root file system. So am I copying the old config incorrectly? I get asked a lot of questions about configuring options, which I just go with the default response. Does anyone have a build I can download? Wondering if I try installing a known working set of deb packages if the issue goes away. Thanks again. -Kieron On Mon, Sep 23, 2013 at 10:40 AM, Hartwig Atrops <hartwig.atr...@arcor.de>wrote: > Hi. > > I repeated the test on a Blade 100 (ATAPI/IDE system, Openboot 4, test > kernel > 3.11.1): > > No problems ... > > Regards, > > Hartwig > > > On Saturday 21 September 2013 22:37:02 Kieron Gillespie wrote: > > Strange as those steps you mentioned are exactly what I am doing on my > two > > SPARC systems. > > > > I am going to have to guess this is an issue with these particular pieces > > of hardware the Sun Blade 2500 and the Sun Fire T2000. > > > > Thanks for the help, I just wanted to eliminate the possibility I was > just > > making some stupid mistake. Looks like it's more than that. I'll > > investigate more. > > > > -Kieron > > > > On Sat, Sep 21, 2013 at 3:53 PM, Hartwig Atrops > <hartwig.atr...@arcor.de>wrote: > > > Hi. > > > > > > I used the Debian Linux Kernel Handbook: > > > > > > http://kernel-handbook.alioth.debian.org/ > > > > > > I fetched the 3.11.1 kernel source from kernel.org (wget) and > unpacked it > > > under /usr/src. > > > > > > During installation of Wheezy, I installed my usual tool set including > > > make, > > > gcc, g++ etc. > > > > > > To build the kernel, I additionally installed: > > > > > > build-essentials > > > fakeroot > > > devscripts (I don't think we need that) > > > > > > and run apt-get build-dep linux > > > > > > And now: > > > > > > copy configuration from /boot > > > make oldconfig > > > make clean (I don't think this is necessary) > > > make deb-pkg > > > > > > installation via dpkg -i (4 packages) > > > > > > configure /boot/silo.conf (additional entry) > > > > > > and reboot - it works. > > > > > > You didn't mention the build packages, the rest looks the same ... > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > Hartwig > > > > > > On Saturday 21 September 2013 17:42:00 Kieron Gillespie wrote: > > > > Could you send me a link to the exact procedure you used. I keep find > > > > > > like > > > > > > > four different ways to make a vanilla kernel for Debian. > > > > > > > > Two of my systems are SCSI based and both of those have problems > when I > > > > > > do > > > > > > > the standard > > > > > > > > cp /boot/config-<Old Version> ./.config > > > > > > > > make oldconfig > > > > make deb-pkg > > > > > > > > dpkg -i linux-*.deb > > > > > > > > > > > > -Kieron > > > > > > > > On Sat, Sep 21, 2013 at 3:11 AM, Hartwig Atrops > > > > > > <hartwig.atr...@arcor.de>wrote: > > > > > Hi. > > > > > > > > > > Last night, I've built a kernel 3.11.1 from kernel.org the Debian > way > > > > > > (as > > > > > > > > described in "Debian Linux Kernel Handbook") - without any > problems. > > > > > > > > > > My test environment: a fresh installation of Wheezy (7.0.1) on a > Sun > > > > > Ultra 60, > > > > > i.e. a SCSI machine. > > > > > > > > > > I'm going to do a test with an ATAPi/IDE Blade 100 as well, but I > > > > > have > > > > > > to > > > > > > > > set > > > > > up this machine first - that will take a while. > > > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > > > > > Hartwig > > > > > > > > > > On Friday 20 September 2013 03:37:30 Kieron Gillespie wrote: > > > > > > So current when I build the vanilla kernel using the typical > Debian > > > > > > > > > > method > > > > > > > > > > > with make deb-pkg I end up with a kernel that panic's on boot. > > > > > > > > > > > > It says, > > > > > > --CUT-- > > > > > > Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on > > > > > > unknown-block(0,0) > > > > > > > > > > > > CPU: 0 PID: 1 Comm: swapper/1 Not tainted 3.12.0-rc #1 > > > > > > Call Trace: > > > > > > --END CUT-- > > > > > > > > > > > > Any ideas? If someone has instructions on how they typically > build > > > > > > there kernel for SPARC system I would like to know. Though this > is > > > > > > how > > > > > > > > > I always have done it in the past it just recently stop working > > > > > > after 3.8.x > > > > > > > > > > series. > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 9:14 AM, Patrick Baggett > > > > > > > > > > > > <baggett.patr...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > > > > > I didn't have any problems, but I'm not using initramfs. To > build > > > > > > > a kernel 'the debian way', you might need to find a guide or > > > > > > > maybe > > > > > > > > > > someone > > > > > > > > > > > > else can chime in? > > > > > > > On Sep 18, 2013 10:05 PM, "Kieron Gillespie" < > > > > > > > > > > ciaran.gilles...@gmail.com> > > > > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > >> Hello everyone, > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> Was wondering if anyone had any success compiling any of the > > > > > > vanilla > > > > > > > > > >> Linux kernel's on their SPARC wheezy systems with anything > after > > > > > > > > > > version > > > > > > > > > > > >> 3.8.x. > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> Every time I try to build myself a new kernel I seem to end up > > > > > > with > > > > > > > > > >> a kernel that is unable to boot complaining about not being > able > > > > > > to > > > > > > > > > >> find the root file system. I was wondering if anyone has any > > > > > > >> information on how I can configure and build the Linux kernel > > > > > > >> for > > > > > > my > > > > > > > > > >> various SPARC systems. > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> -Kieron > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-sparc-requ...@lists.debian.org > > > > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > > > > > listmas...@lists.debian.org > > > > > Archive: > > > > > http://lists.debian.org/201309210911.41123.hartwig.atr...@arcor.de > > > > > > -- > > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-sparc-requ...@lists.debian.org > > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > > > listmas...@lists.debian.org > > > Archive: > > > http://lists.debian.org/201309212153.31868.hartwig.atr...@arcor.de > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-sparc-requ...@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > listmas...@lists.debian.org > Archive: > http://lists.debian.org/201309231640.57438.hartwig.atr...@arcor.de > >
