Re: Getting a smp kernel on my J6000
On Wed, Jun 09, 2004 at 03:17:30PM -0400, Harry Cochran wrote: > Selected kernel: /boot/vmlinux from partition 1 > Warning: kernel name doesn't end with 32 or 64 -- Guessing... > This box can boot either 32 or 64-bit kernels...Only see a 32-bit kernel, > using that ELF32 executable > ... > > Could someone please tell me tell me why palo has this "32 or 64" check > which keeps you from runnning a kernel that ends in smp? It doesn't. It sounds like the "/boot/vmlinux" palo is looking at has nothing to do with the "/boot/vmlinux" on your root disk. Ie you have a seperate "/boot" F0-type partition and palo should really be looking for "vmlinux" or just give palo the full name of the kernel (eg vmlinux-2.5-25-pa1-smp). You can test this by saying "Y" to the "Interact with IPL (y/n/c)" question. > Can I just rename > the new kernel to end in 64, modify the symlink and boot the smp kernel? The kernel can be named anything. The 32/64 suffix is just a hint which mode (narrow vs wide) to use if there is a choice (eg install media). grant > > Thanks, > > Harry > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Getting a smp kernel on my J6000
Hi, I loaded a smp kernel on my J6000 and made the /boot/vmlinux symlink point to the new kernel (vmlinux-2.4.26-pa4-debian-64-smp), however palo loaded 2.4.17-32. Looking back at the palo output, here's what happened: Selected kernel: /boot/vmlinux from partition 1 Warning: kernel name doesn't end with 32 or 64 -- Guessing... This box can boot either 32 or 64-bit kernels...Only see a 32-bit kernel, using thatELF32 executable ... Could someone please tell me tell me why palo has this "32 or 64" check which keeps you from runnning a kernel that ends in smp? Can I just rename the new kernel to end in 64, modify the symlink and boot the smp kernel? Thanks, Harry
Getting a smp kernel on my J6000
Hi, Well, newbie that I am, I just learned about "uname -a" and I've discovered that even though the /boot/vmlinux symlink points to the correct kernel (vmlinux-2.4.26-pa4-debian-64-smp), palo loaded 2.4.17-32. Looking back at the palo output, here's what happened: Selected kernel: /boot/vmlinux from partition 1 Warning: kernel name doesn't end with 32 or 64 -- Guessing... This box can boot either 32 or 64-bit kernels...Only see a 32-bit kernel, using thatELF32 executable ... Looks like the -smp won't work. Could someone please tell me tell me what's going on? Does palo have this "32 or 64" check to keep you from runnning a smp kernel? Can I just rename the new kernel to end in 64, modify the symlink and boot the smp kernel? By the way, my apologies to all for replies that didn't include [EMAIL PROTECTED] Some orgs try to minimize list traffic ... glad to see you have the opposite viewpoint :-). Thanks, Harry
Getting a smp kernel on my J6000
My thanks to Kyle McMartin and Stuart Brady. vmlinux-2.4.26-pa4-debian-64-smp seems to run just fine on my J6000!
Re: Getting a smp kernel on my J6000
On Mon, Jun 07, 2004 at 03:03:48PM -0400, Harry Cochran wrote: > I tried putting > "http://cvs.parisc-linux.org/download/linux-2.4/autobuild/debian-64-smp/ ./" > in sources.list and doing an apt-cache search > palinux-debian-64-smp-2.4.26-pa4. This returned "Couldn't stat source > package list" (2 no such file or directory). This is the message that you get if you don't run apt-get update after editing /etc/apt/sources.list. If you miss the "deb" off the start of the line, then it will be ignored by apt-cache search, but apt-get update will give the error message: E: Type 'http://cvs.parisc-linux.org/download/linux-2.4/autobuild/debian-64-smp/' is not known in on line 1 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list Err, and there's a typo in the error message, by the looks of it! :-) -- Stuart Brady
Re: Getting a smp kernel on my J6000
On Mon, Jun 07, 2004 at 03:03:48PM -0400, Harry Cochran wrote: > "http://cvs.parisc-linux.org/download/linux-2.4/autobuild/debian-64-smp/ ./" > The correct line would have been deb http://cvs.parisc-linux.org/download/linux-2.4/autobuild/debian-64-smp/ ./ All on one line. If you do try to install this, please familiarize yourself with how to boot your old kernel using palo, as the kernel working is not guaranteed, though it should work on a J class. Best of luck, -- Kyle McMartin
Getting a smp kernel on my J6000
Hi, Thibaut VARENE was kind enough to point me to http://cvs.parisc-linux.org/download/linux-2.4/ to get a smp kernel for my J6000. I'm sorry to say that I can't figure out how to apt-get the right 2.4.26 kernel for my J6000 by just looking at this page. I tried putting "http://cvs.parisc-linux.org/download/linux-2.4/autobuild/debian-64-smp/ ./" in sources.list and doing an apt-cache search palinux-debian-64-smp-2.4.26-pa4. This returned "Couldn't stat source package list" (2 no such file or directory). Truth be told I'm really not sure if debian-64-smp is the right choice for the pa-risc 8500. If someone has installed a smp kernel for a J6000 before (or just understands how to figure out what to do based on what's on the page), I would really appreciate some help. Thanks, Harry
