... >> Using the above thread and after installing several packages (apache2, >> mariadb, phpmyadmin, webmin, & shellinabox and their associated >> requirement packages); I got the following crash and had to reboot. ... >> [ 3061.611384] \|/ ____ \|/ >> [ 3061.611384] "@'/ .. \`@" >> [ 3061.611384] /_| \__/ |_\ >> [ 3061.611384] \__U_/ >> [ 3061.611390] dbus-daemon(315): Kernel illegal instruction [#5] >> [ 3061.611398] CPU: 1 PID: 315 Comm: dbus-daemon Tainted: G D >> 4.8.0-1-sparc64-smp #1 Debian 4.8.5-1 >> [ 3061.611402] task: fff00012049564c0 task.stack: fff00012049d0000 >> [ 3061.611406] TSTATE: 0000004411001606 TPC: 00000000005ca4a8 TNPC: >> 00000000005ca4ac Y: 00000000 Tainted: G D >> [ 3061.611418] TPC: <__kmalloc_track_caller+0x128/0x200> >> [ 3061.611421] g0: fff000123d154648 g1: 0000000000400000 g2: >> 0000000000000000 g3: 00000000c0000000 >> [ 3061.611423] g4: fff00012049564c0 g5: fff000123edc6000 g6: >> fff00012049d0000 g7: fff000123edc6000 > > That's a bug I fixed, but it didn’t make it into the 4.8 branch until > 4.8.10[1]. Unfortunately that’s not yet been packaged for Debian. There > is 4.9~rc5-1~exp1 in experimental, but I haven’t tried that build, and I > don’t know if the serious regression of not being able to load kernel > modules has been fixed. My suggestion would be to try the experimental > package, but that may fail with a whole load of missing memcpy etc > symbols, in which case I recommend compiling an upstream version from > the 4.8 branch (currently 4.8.11[2] is the latest stable release). > > Regards, > James > > [1] > https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git/commit/?h=linux-4.8.y&id=51915c6d90704046600414e117d80e6a76ba13e6 > [2] > https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git/tag/?h=v4.8.11 > Assuming I understood you correctly, I added experimental to sources and installed kernel 4.9~rc5-1~exp1. Upon reboot it dropped me into BusyBox and initramfs prompt. Probably going to turn it off and start from scratch tomorrow. I'll figure out how to compile the 4.8.11 after I get a clean install using the snapshot as a starting point.
Rod
