Re: New kernel 2.4.21 and Sparc
On Fri, Jun 13, 2003 at 08:31:02PM -0400, Ben Collins wrote: > You can uninstall gcc-3.3. You compiled with the right version. I > suspect you did something wrong though. Try my > kernel-image-2.4.21-sparc64 package. If that works, use the > /boot/config-2.4.21 as a starting point for compiling your own. Ok, will do that (on Monday, when I am back at work and can rescue the box if something goes wrong.) Thanks! Eloy.-
Re: New kernel 2.4.21 and Sparc
> $ strings vmlinux | grep gcc > Linux version 2.4.21 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) (gcc version 3.2.3 (Debian)) #16 Fri > Jun 13 18:11:31 EDT 2003 > > This is very confusing. What version of gcc shoud I be using to compile > kernels on the Sparc? You can uninstall gcc-3.3. You compiled with the right version. I suspect you did something wrong though. Try my kernel-image-2.4.21-sparc64 package. If that works, use the /boot/config-2.4.21 as a starting point for compiling your own. -- Debian - http://www.debian.org/ Linux 1394 - http://www.linux1394.org/ Subversion - http://subversion.tigris.org/ Deqo - http://www.deqo.com/
Re: New kernel 2.4.21 and Sparc
On Fri, Jun 13, 2003 at 06:37:34PM -0400, Ben Collins wrote: > On Fri, Jun 13, 2003 at 05:55:38PM -0400, Eloy A. Paris wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Has anyone had problem booting the just-released 2.4.21 kernel on an > > Ultra 5? Here it just hangs at: [...] > I bet you compiled it with gcc-3.3. Upgraded the gcc and gcc-3.2 > packages, and rebuild, or just install the kernel-image-2.4.21-sparc64 > package. Hhmmm, I have all these gcc packages installed: $ dpkg -l gcc* | grep ^.i ii gcc3.2-6 The GNU C compiler. ii gcc-2.95 2.95.4-17 The GNU C compiler. ii gcc-3.23.2.3-4The GNU C compiler ii gcc-3.2-base 3.2.3-4The GNU Compiler Collection (base package) ii gcc-3.33.3-3 The GNU C compiler ii gcc-3.3-base 3.3-3 The GNU Compiler Collection (base package) But my default gcc is version 3.2.3, and my kernel was compiled with this version: $ strings vmlinux | grep gcc Linux version 2.4.21 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) (gcc version 3.2.3 (Debian)) #16 Fri Jun 13 18:11:31 EDT 2003 This is very confusing. What version of gcc shoud I be using to compile kernels on the Sparc? Cheers, Eloy.-
Re: SILO problems on an E450
Speaking of SILO... Can SILO boot from a Raid 1 root drive like lilo can? On Fri, 2003-06-13 at 18:28, Ben Collins wrote: > On Fri, Jun 13, 2003 at 03:29:21PM -0400, Ari Pollak wrote: > > [ Please CC me on all replies ] > > > > I'm currently trying to install Debian on a Sun Enterprise 450 with a > > SCSI drive. OpenBSD's bootloader has worked fine in the past, but when > > trying to install silo, it seems that nothing ever gets written onto the > > disk; when booting, OpenBoot can't recognize any valid boot loader on > > the drive. I've tried versions of silo all the way up to 1.3.0, and > > not a single one of them ever prints an error; strace seems to show that > > silo is writing stuff to the disk, but booting is never successful. The > > disk can be written to perfectly fine, and can be mounted from the > > a SPARC netinst CD shell. > > > > Any suggestions? I'm really stumped on this and I've tried everything I > > could think of. > > Are you sure that OBP is attempting to boot from the correct disk? > > -- > Debian - http://www.debian.org/ > Linux 1394 - http://www.linux1394.org/ > Subversion - http://subversion.tigris.org/ > Deqo - http://www.deqo.com/ >
Re: SILO problems on an E450
Ari, Sorry for the erroneous time stamp on my previous message. Hopefully this machine keeps time better than the previous one. ap> ... Sun Enterprise 450 with a SCSI drive. ap> ... silo ... really stumped ... How many drives are on the machine? ap> Please CC ... Address? Regards, Peter E. http://carnot.pathology.ubc.ca/
Re: Debian 3.0 on Netra X1, installs but won't run
On Thu, Jun 12, 2003 at 07:59:41AM -0700, Marc Singer wrote: > I've done more exploration. > > Someone suggested that the problem is that the CDROM is an IDE master. > When I change the CDROM to a slave, the Netra X1 refuses to recognize > it. In other words, the Netra *requires* that the CDROM be an IDE > master. Just skip those damn cd-drives. I stopped using/ordering them a long time ago. The normal drives are just working fine, but those in the 1U machines are just blenders when you here them. > I notice that both activity lights on the network interfaces flash > when the driver is loaded. Is this expected behavior? The flashing > stops when I insert a network cable connected to a hub/switch. Yes, it is and you see on the console why. If you hate the flashes, just bring the interface(s) down. > At this point, I'm out of ideas. Thanks for the help. Just set up a jumpstart-server. You need rarp, tftp and the images from Ben if I'm not mistaken. -- Hans
Re: SILO problems on an E450
Ari, ap> ... Sun Enterprise 450 with a SCSI drive. ap> ... silo ... really stumped ... How many drives are on the machine? ap> Please CC ... Address? Regards, Peter E. http://carnot.pathology.ubc.ca/
Re: SILO problems on an E450
Actually, it seems the SCSI controllers & Debian act very weirdly - what OpenBoot thinks is device 1 when there are six drives installed, Debian does not think is sda, but rather something like sde. Very odd, but I fnially figured out which slot is which drive and SILO works now. Ben Collins wrote: > Are you sure that OBP is attempting to boot from the correct disk?
Re: New kernel 2.4.21 and Sparc
On Fri, Jun 13, 2003 at 05:55:38PM -0400, Eloy A. Paris wrote: > Hi, > > Has anyone had problem booting the just-released 2.4.21 kernel on an > Ultra 5? Here it just hangs at: > > Rebooting with command: boot > Boot device: disk File and args: > SILO boot: > > Remapping the kernel... done. > Booting Linux... > > Thanks God my silo.conf has a backup image (/vmlinux.old), so I was > able to boot the previous kernel I had been running (2.4.19). > > Kernel compiled on this same box, which runs Debian unstable. I bet you compiled it with gcc-3.3. Upgraded the gcc and gcc-3.2 packages, and rebuild, or just install the kernel-image-2.4.21-sparc64 package. -- Debian - http://www.debian.org/ Linux 1394 - http://www.linux1394.org/ Subversion - http://subversion.tigris.org/ Deqo - http://www.deqo.com/
Re: SILO problems on an E450
On Fri, Jun 13, 2003 at 03:29:21PM -0400, Ari Pollak wrote: > [ Please CC me on all replies ] > > I'm currently trying to install Debian on a Sun Enterprise 450 with a > SCSI drive. OpenBSD's bootloader has worked fine in the past, but when > trying to install silo, it seems that nothing ever gets written onto the > disk; when booting, OpenBoot can't recognize any valid boot loader on > the drive. I've tried versions of silo all the way up to 1.3.0, and > not a single one of them ever prints an error; strace seems to show that > silo is writing stuff to the disk, but booting is never successful. The > disk can be written to perfectly fine, and can be mounted from the > a SPARC netinst CD shell. > > Any suggestions? I'm really stumped on this and I've tried everything I > could think of. Are you sure that OBP is attempting to boot from the correct disk? -- Debian - http://www.debian.org/ Linux 1394 - http://www.linux1394.org/ Subversion - http://subversion.tigris.org/ Deqo - http://www.deqo.com/
New kernel 2.4.21 and Sparc
Hi, Has anyone had problem booting the just-released 2.4.21 kernel on an Ultra 5? Here it just hangs at: Rebooting with command: boot Boot device: disk File and args: SILO boot: Remapping the kernel... done. Booting Linux... Thanks God my silo.conf has a backup image (/vmlinux.old), so I was able to boot the previous kernel I had been running (2.4.19). Kernel compiled on this same box, which runs Debian unstable. Thanks for any pointers. Eloy.-
Re: OpenOffice on Ultra 5
On Thu, 2003-06-12 at 09:35, Thomas Duffy wrote: > On Thu, 2003-06-12 at 05:16, Frank Van Damme wrote: > > On Thursday 12 June 2003 11:15, MD wrote: > > > I'm running Debian testing on Ultra Sparc 5. > > > Is there a chance to see soon openoffice deb packages for sparc? > > > > Can't you download the source packages and dkpg-buildpackage -rfakeroot > > them? > > I doubt it will build. There was a port of openoffice.org 1.0.3 to > Sparc/linux floating around that a guy know as "The Shrink" did for > Aurora. I made a patch from his source and posted it to the Aurora > Sparc list. Here is a link to it: > > http://www.dslextreme.com/users/tomduffy/openoffice-sparc.diff.bz2 > > Once applying this patch, you should be able to build 1.0.3. Before spending several hours building, I first tried the binary tarball made by the "The Shrink" for Aurora, installing on a U10 running Sid. The binary package seems to have no Aurora-specific dependencies. After an uneventful install, I've been using it for editing old and new OO.o and MS Word text documents (tables of contents, tables, figures, auto spellcheck, online help, change settings, ...) for a couple of hours without major incident. Thanks to The Shrink for wading through this monstrosity and suffering through a build, and to you for the pointer to the Aurora list. (Crossposting to debian openoffice.org list.) -- SP > > -tduffy
SILO problems on an E450
[ Please CC me on all replies ] I'm currently trying to install Debian on a Sun Enterprise 450 with a SCSI drive. OpenBSD's bootloader has worked fine in the past, but when trying to install silo, it seems that nothing ever gets written onto the disk; when booting, OpenBoot can't recognize any valid boot loader on the drive. I've tried versions of silo all the way up to 1.3.0, and not a single one of them ever prints an error; strace seems to show that silo is writing stuff to the disk, but booting is never successful. The disk can be written to perfectly fine, and can be mounted from the a SPARC netinst CD shell. Any suggestions? I'm really stumped on this and I've tried everything I could think of.
Fwd: Installing Debian
Hi, Sorry about my english I'm installing a Debian-Sparc in a SUN ULTRA ENTERPRISE 450, that before has a Solaris 7. I made the basic instalation and rebooted the system, but the system shows follow message and stop: "Warning: Fcode sequence resulted in a net stack depth change of 1 The file just loaded does not appear to be executable" Someone knows what it can be? And how to fix it? Thanks. Eurípedes. -- Eurípedes Laurindo Lopes Júnior Analista de Sistemas - IB - USP Telefax: 3091-7436
