Problem Installing on Sparc5
Hi, I am trying to install Debian 2.1 on a Sparc5 System. Following the advice of this mailing list I bought the Debian Sparc CD off the cheapbytes.com website, It arrived and I threw it in the machine. At the ok prompt I type boot cdrom and this is what I get, SILO (then it sits for a while then,) Can't read disk label. Can't open disk label package Fatal Error: Couldn't open device /[EMAIL PROTECTED],1000/[EMAIL PROTECTED],10001000/[EMAIL PROTECTED],8400/[EMAIL PROTECTED],880/[EMAIL PROTECTED],0:a Program terminated and sometimes it doesnt even get to SILO, Memory error during DMA transfer. DMA control register = a400030e, DMA address ffdbd014 Extra scsi data, Fatal error.Memory error during DMA transfer. DMA control register = a400030e, DMA address ffdbd013 Extra scsi data, Fatal error.Can't read disk label. Can't open disk label package After this I thought my cdrom was stuffed but them I popped in my solaris CD and typed boot cdrom and it booted fine, Could my CD's be stuffed. I would much prefer to run debian rather than solaris, any idea whats going on? -- Thanks, Aaron Daniels Network Administrator Nornet/Dataheart Phone: +612 6621 3215 Fax:+612 6621 5356 If it's tourist season, why can't we shoot them?
Re: Problem Installing on Sparc5
Hmm, seems your CDROM is not configured for 512 bytes per sector. Is it coming from a PC box ? In this case you could have to change jumper settings to enable 512 b/s instead of 2048. I know that almost Plextor units have ability to do that (mine is a 40TSI). My Yamaha cdwriter can also do it (CDRW4260). Regards. Aaron Daniels wrote: Hi, I am trying to install Debian 2.1 on a Sparc5 System. Following the advice of this mailing list I bought the Debian Sparc CD off the cheapbytes.com website, It arrived and I threw it in the machine. At the ok prompt I type boot cdrom and this is what I get, SILO (then it sits for a while then,) Can't read disk label. Can't open disk label package Fatal Error: Couldn't open device /[EMAIL PROTECTED],1000/[EMAIL PROTECTED],10001000/[EMAIL PROTECTED],8400/[EMAIL PROTECTED],880/[EMAIL PROTECTED],0:a Program terminated and sometimes it doesnt even get to SILO, Memory error during DMA transfer. DMA control register = a400030e, DMA address ffdbd014 Extra scsi data, Fatal error.Memory error during DMA transfer. DMA control register = a400030e, DMA address ffdbd013 Extra scsi data, Fatal error.Can't read disk label. Can't open disk label package After this I thought my cdrom was stuffed but them I popped in my solaris CD and typed boot cdrom and it booted fine, Could my CD's be stuffed. I would much prefer to run debian rather than solaris, any idea whats going on? -- Thanks, Aaron Daniels Network Administrator Nornet/Dataheart Phone:+612 6621 3215 Fax: +612 6621 5356 If it's tourist season, why can't we shoot them? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Eric Delaunay | S'il n'y a pas de solution, c'est qu'il n'y [EMAIL PROTECTED] | a pas de problème. Devise Shadok.
Re: Problem Installing on Sparc5
Eric, Yeah it is from a PC, the boss took the CD-ROM home but when it comes back ill try it, i'm sure you will all hear from me if I cant get it :) Thanks, Aaron Eric Delaunay wrote: Hmm, seems your CDROM is not configured for 512 bytes per sector. Is it coming from a PC box ? In this case you could have to change jumper settings to enable 512 b/s instead of 2048. I know that almost Plextor units have ability to do that (mine is a 40TSI). My Yamaha cdwriter can also do it (CDRW4260). Regards. Aaron Daniels wrote: Hi, I am trying to install Debian 2.1 on a Sparc5 System. Following the advice of this mailing list I bought the Debian Sparc CD off the cheapbytes.com website, It arrived and I threw it in the machine. At the ok prompt I type boot cdrom and this is what I get, SILO (then it sits for a while then,) Can't read disk label. Can't open disk label package Fatal Error: Couldn't open device /[EMAIL PROTECTED],1000/[EMAIL PROTECTED],10001000/[EMAIL PROTECTED],8400/[EMAIL PROTECTED],880/[EMAIL PROTECTED],0:a Program terminated and sometimes it doesnt even get to SILO, Memory error during DMA transfer. DMA control register = a400030e, DMA address ffdbd014 Extra scsi data, Fatal error.Memory error during DMA transfer. DMA control register = a400030e, DMA address ffdbd013 Extra scsi data, Fatal error.Can't read disk label. Can't open disk label package After this I thought my cdrom was stuffed but them I popped in my solaris CD and typed boot cdrom and it booted fine, Could my CD's be stuffed. I would much prefer to run debian rather than solaris, any idea whats going on? -- Thanks, Aaron Daniels Network Administrator Nornet/Dataheart Phone:+612 6621 3215 Fax: +612 6621 5356 If it's tourist season, why can't we shoot them? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Eric Delaunay | S'il n'y a pas de solution, c'est qu'il n'y [EMAIL PROTECTED] | a pas de problème. Devise Shadok. -- Thanks, Aaron Daniels Network Administrator Nornet/Dataheart Phone: +612 6621 3215 Fax:+612 6621 5356 If it's tourist season, why can't we shoot them?
Re: SS5/170 hanging with 2.2.14 kernel
Romain == Romain Dolbeau [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Romain Not responding to Stop-A is unusual. But there's an easy
Romain way on the SS5/170 : the TurboSPARC chip is buggy, and
Romain there's a code sequence that lock up the CPU...
P'rhaps, thoug I have more thqan one SS5/170 running happily without
major dramas. I've actaully found a repeatable failure mode with the
HME card, though.
ping -f some_local_host
generates and opps the first time and locks hard if repeated so I
think there's some interaction between the 100Mb interrupt spped and
the CPU/MMU.
Romain # int main(int argc, char** argv) { white(1) ; } #
I'm guessing that should be 'while' not 'white' :)
--
Stephen
Farcical aquatic ceremonies are no basis for a system of government!
