Kieron, First off, do you see your initrd in /boot? If not, then that's clearly a problem. Can you run 'silo' without parameters? I believe that just checks the configuration.
Second, I'm assuming you're mounting a local disk. Do you: 1) Have the right filesystem driver compiled (root of ext4 -> compiled ext4 code) 2) Have the right SCSI driver for your chipset 3) Can verify either the modules exist in initrd OR they are compiled-in (i.e. not modules). 4) Can verify when booting that the SCSI driver loads AND detects your disk. If you are not using initrd, then you probably have to use the "root=/dev/sdaX", where X is some integer instead of "root=REALLY_LONG_UUID_OF_DISK". On Tue, Sep 24, 2013 at 7:52 PM, Kieron Gillespie < ciaran.gilles...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 >> >> >
