Re: Installing Linux on sunblade 150
On Fri, Nov 28, 2003 at 07:32:27AM -0700, Ryan Terry (MessEdUp) wrote: I have made multiple attempts to install Linux on the SunBlade 150. I have tries multiple distros, and even a few versions of each distro. I seem to be getting the farthest with debian, but I'm still not even able to run the install. With the full sparc ISO image from debian I get the FAST DATA MRU Miss error. If I boot the sparc64 image I get better results. boot cdrom /boot/sparc64, will actually boot, but during the kernel load it fails after not finding a valid partition, and it tries an nfs boot. Do : boot cdrom /boot/sparc64 initrd=/dists/woody/main/disks-sparc/current/images-1.44/root.bin -- Debian - http://www.debian.org/ Linux 1394 - http://www.linux1394.org/ Subversion - http://subversion.tigris.org/ WatchGuard - http://www.watchguard.com/
Re: Installing Linux on sunblade 150
Ben == Ben Collins [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Ben boot cdrom /boot/sparc64 initrd=/dists/woody/main/disks-sparc/current/images-1.44/root.bin Is there another .iso I need to get? Because with http://auric.debian.org/~bcollins/disks-sparc/current/sparc-mini,iso and using stable instead of woody in the initrd: boot cdrom /boot/sparc64 initrd=/dists/stable/main/disks-sparc/current/images-1.44/root.bin leads to the Illegal Instruction: condition. Jakub Ambrozewicz followed up with a report of tftpboot.img working, This is the approach I am taking right now. I changed the URL to point to http://auric.debian.org/~bcollins/ for the kernel/drivers install step. So far, so good! -Maitland
Re: Installing Linux on sunblade 150
On Fri, Nov 28, 2003 at 03:03:22PM -0500, Maitland Bottoms wrote: Ben == Ben Collins [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Ben boot cdrom /boot/sparc64 initrd=/dists/woody/main/disks-sparc/current/images-1.44/root.bin Is there another .iso I need to get? Because with http://auric.debian.org/~bcollins/disks-sparc/current/sparc-mini,iso and using stable instead of woody in the initrd: boot cdrom /boot/sparc64 initrd=/dists/stable/main/disks-sparc/current/images-1.44/root.bin leads to the Illegal Instruction: condition. Ah, using that image you don't need to pass any args. Then again, that image is having problems. I've been working on a fix today. I'll email you when I get a good image. -- Debian - http://www.debian.org/ Linux 1394 - http://www.linux1394.org/ Subversion - http://subversion.tigris.org/ WatchGuard - http://www.watchguard.com/
SILO Fun (Was: Re: Seems to be working (Was: Re: Debian and IPX))
I just finished installing debian in my IPX. Well, almost. When it is the time to make the disk bootable, this is the message I am getting: SILO wasn't able to install. You'll still be able to boot your system if you create a boot floppy, but it won't be able to boot without a floppy. What could be causing that and what can I do?
Re: Installing Linux on sunblade 150
I tried that with no luck. BUT I was successful in passing an nfsroot= and ip= parameter to the kernel, and doing an nfsroot install. I am having issues with XFree, and I am trying to work them out, but you help is much appreciated. If you have seen this video issue let me know. I am running X version 4.2.1.1 and the ati driver version 6.4.16. X starts up, but when it loads the top 2 inches of the screen seem to be streched to the right about a half inch. I have tried many different hsync, and vsync settings and different resolutions to no avail. Lemme know if this sounds familiar. - Original Message - From: Ben Collins [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Ryan Terry (MessEdUp) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: debian-sparc@lists.debian.org Sent: Friday, November 28, 2003 9:57 AM Subject: Re: Installing Linux on sunblade 150 On Fri, Nov 28, 2003 at 07:32:27AM -0700, Ryan Terry (MessEdUp) wrote: I have made multiple attempts to install Linux on the SunBlade 150. I have tries multiple distros, and even a few versions of each distro. I seem to be getting the farthest with debian, but I'm still not even able to run the install. With the full sparc ISO image from debian I get the FAST DATA MRU Miss error. If I boot the sparc64 image I get better results. boot cdrom /boot/sparc64, will actually boot, but during the kernel load it fails after not finding a valid partition, and it tries an nfs boot. Do : boot cdrom /boot/sparc64 initrd=/dists/woody/main/disks-sparc/current/images-1.44/root.bin -- Debian - http://www.debian.org/ Linux 1394 - http://www.linux1394.org/ Subversion - http://subversion.tigris.org/ WatchGuard - http://www.watchguard.com/
OpenGL problems on an Ultra/2 with Creator3D
Hello, folks- I recently got my hands on a Creator3D, and, although I've got X up and running (apparently) cheerfully, almost none of the OpenGL apps I've tried are working. I'm running a stock installation of Woody, with xserver-xfree86 configured through debconf, and a 2.4.22 kernel with DRM enabled. In a (possibly misguided) attempt to preserve bandwidth and avoid false positives on future list searches, here are my debconf choices for xserver-xfree86: X Server Driver:11 (sunffb) Video card identifier: SUNW,ffb Bus Identifier: none Video memory: autodetect Use kernel framebuffer: no (though I've tried both) ... Color depth:6 (24-bit) Modules:all but dri and xtt I get 400+ fps in glxgears, which leads me to believe that, at least fundamentally, DRM and DRI are happy. The GL xlock modes seem happy as well (though 'molecule' is currently taking a somewhat suspicious 100% of the time on one of the CPUs). Everything else I've tried (e.g. tuxracer, openuniverse, and armagetron) mangles colors, or textures, or something. It's a little hard for me to tell what exactly, since I don't have a frame of reference. The closest thing I've seen to this in the list archives is the 'Ultra1 Creator quirks' thread from July and August of '01, but I don't have (or just haven't noticed) any problems with glxgears. Is there something that needs to be done with my kernel or X (or some other) config, or am I just looking at the limits of the 15MiB of RAM the card is purported to have[1]? Thanks, David [1] http://www.obsolyte.com/sunFAQ/faq_framebuffer/framebuffer.html#23
Re: scanner/sane/SCSI problem
I am setting up an old Ultra 1 as a scanner machine, and I have had some problems making sane connect to the SCSI-scanner. I have tried two different kernels, 2.2.20 and 2.4.17, both compiled with make-kpkg. It works only with the older kernel. snip I had a similar problem with an HP ScanJet 5 (yes - it does play music) from talking to the folks on the SANE mailing lists it seems to be something to do with the SCSI drivers on SPARC but I never got further than that. 's very interesting that 2.2 works. Sorry I can't be of more help. OK, it's a little help anyway, since I was thinking of sending this to some SANE people (no pun intended :) ). Last time I spoke to them the SANE dev. team were very keen to hear from people using GNU/Linux on non-x86 hardware and other more obscure set ups. Could you give a shout if you find out exactly what the problem is / how to fix it. Cheers, - Martin -- Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Seasons change, things come to pass
Re: SILO Fun (Was: Re: Seems to be working (Was: Re: Debian and IPX))
On Fri, Nov 28, 2003 at 06:06:40PM -0500, Mauricio wrote: I just finished installing debian in my IPX. Well, almost. When it is the time to make the disk bootable, this is the message I am getting: SILO wasn't able to install. You'll still be able to boot your system if you create a boot floppy, but it won't be able to boot without a floppy. What could be causing that and what can I do? Can you show me the partition map from fdisk? Also, switching to the second console (ALT+F2) will show error messages more verbosely. -- Debian - http://www.debian.org/ Linux 1394 - http://www.linux1394.org/ Subversion - http://subversion.tigris.org/ WatchGuard - http://www.watchguard.com/
Re: OpenGL problems on an Ultra/2 with Creator3D
Everything else I've tried (e.g. tuxracer, openuniverse, and armagetron) mangles colors, or textures, or something. It's a little hard for me to tell what exactly, since I don't have a frame of reference. I've noticed that SDL based apps do this on sparc. Doesn't seem that openuniverse uses SDL though. Not sure what to tell you other than try some other GL apps. -- Debian - http://www.debian.org/ Linux 1394 - http://www.linux1394.org/ Subversion - http://subversion.tigris.org/ WatchGuard - http://www.watchguard.com/
