Re: Reccomendations for Sun Linux
Whenever I enable dma my filesystem gets corrupted. Ben suggested to disable dma, which I did and its fine now (no corruption) but no dma. I run woody with 2.4.21 Tried to install 2.4.24 oncde but the keyborad did not work from the first time and I gave up. It would be nice if you can provide with the config for 2.4.24 Thanks On Fri, 2004-03-05 at 15:10, Jim Watson wrote: > Hi, > > i am just wondering what do you mean by problem? > > as my sunblade runs OK with kernel 2.4.18 for 12 months and 2.4.24 since > yesterday, using debian stable and testing and unstable at different times, > so if you can say what is the problem it can surely be easy to fix, as there > are many who will be happy to help :) > > On Fri, Mar 05, 2004 at 02:55:26PM +0200, D Lambrou wrote: > > I could elaborate on the problem. Thats true. Just I dont have time at > > the moment :-) > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- - D Lambrou http://crazylinux.net You can always get my public key block from http://crazylinux.net/public.asc Fingerprint: C7B3 A112 3704 7202 2B33 6B28 5418 78DD 774A 7BCB
Reccomendations for Sun Linux
Hi there. We are planning to buy some new machines (Sun) to run services such as mail ,web etc.. Nothing too fancy . Can you recommend some machines that you know that are working fine with Debian ? For example I have a Sun blade 100 which has a problem with dma and I cannot use it as a live system. I want to install woody. Thanks -- - D Lambrou http://crazylinux.net You can always get my public key block from http://crazylinux.net/public.asc Fingerprint: C7B3 A112 3704 7202 2B33 6B28 5418 78DD 774A 7BCB
Re: Neither SBUS nor PCI (again)
On Fri, 2004-01-09 at 12:59, Thomas 'Mike' Michlmayr wrote: > On Thu, Jan 08, 2004 at 11:42:22 -0500, > Ben Collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [...] > > Just use a newer kernel. There's been a fix for this for awhile now, not > > to mention that 2.4.21 contains some exploitable holes. > > great idea. unfortunately kernel-image-2.4.21-sparc64 is the latest > kernel-image that i can find. Well you can use any kernel from kernel.org So the latest is 2.4.24 or 2.6.1. I would say you try 2.4.x since 2.6.x requires a somewhat later gcc. Unless you are running unstable or testing (you might be ok). Anyway on woody I need to upgrade to later gcc (or egcs64?? ) which I really dont want to do right now . > > -- > Thomas 'Mike' Michlmayr | ignorami: n: The BOFH art of folding problem > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | lusers into representational shapes. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- - D Lambrou http://crazylinux.net You can always get my public key block from http://crazylinux.net/public.asc Fingerprint: C7B3 A112 3704 7202 2B33 6B28 5418 78DD 774A 7BCB
Neither SBUS nor PCI (again)
I am trying to compile and install 2.4.21 on SunBlade100 patched with the mremap bug fixed. Compile is ok. But I get Neither SBUS nor PCI when loading kernel. This error was appearing when I was trying to install from old tftboot as well.(phunnypharm image worked fine) Is there a specific Option that I should include or leave out? I found the following relevant options: CONFIG_SBUS=y CONFIG_SBUSCHAR=y CONFIG_PCI=y CONFIG_PCI_NAMES (tried yes and no) Looking in the src I found ./drivers/sbus/sbus.c if(!pcibios_present()) Looks like it is looking in a pci_list but does not find PCI devs?? But this is as far as I can go. Thanks in advance -- - D Lambrou http://crazylinux.net You can always get my public key block from http://crazylinux.net/public.asc Fingerprint: C7B3 A112 3704 7202 2B33 6B28 5418 78DD 774A 7BCB
Re: uncompressed image too long?
>Decompression error: uncompressed image too long - wouldn't fit into >destination > I think image limit is 2.6 M Check if the image is bigger. If yes try to strip it and gzip it again. Error loading /vmlinuz > > Image not found try again I would recommend to check silo.conf and make sure that the right image is specified in silo Also you might want to try at the OPB prompt: > boot disk image_label -p Maybe you want to specify disk at OPB to make sure it points to the right place. Hope this helps a bit On Thu, 2004-01-08 at 09:08, Mike Edwards wrote: > While trying to boot a custom 2.4.24 image (apt-get kernel-source-2.4.23, > apply patch-2.4.24), I stumbled across the following: > > SILO boot: > Uncompressing image... > | > Decompression error: uncompressed image too long - wouldn't fit into > destination > > Error loading /vmlinuz > > Image not found try again > > > This one is kicking my ass, especially as I'm primarily using the .config from > 2.4.21. > > If it helps, this *IS* an SMP kernel (it's compiled for a quad cpu E450). > Any ideas on what I can do? > > > -- > Mike Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > System Administrator > Psychology Department, Rutgers University, Newark campus > 973-353-5440 x246 > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > - > > E-Mail Disclaimer Notice: > > > > This email is confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual > to whom it is addressed.If you are not the intended recipient, be advised > that you have received this email in error and that any use, dissemination, > forwarding, printing, or copying of this email is strictly prohibited. > > > - -- - D Lambrou http://crazylinux.net You can always get my public key block from http://crazylinux.net/public.asc Fingerprint: C7B3 A112 3704 7202 2B33 6B28 5418 78DD 774A 7BCB
Invalid ELF header
I really dont know what it is . It might be that my machine (hardware) is not ok (SunBlade100) The problem is quite random so it might be the disk or the memory. On the other hand it is only happenning with libraries and modules (so it could be the memory). I get Invalid ELF header . If i reboot the problem moves to another file :-/ some times. Any ideas?? I tried intsalling from Net (installation OK) >From mini iso (Some retries for extracting packages and installing base system) and The CD image which says it can not find reiserfs progs. Any pointers are appreciated. Thanks -- ----- D Lambrou http://crazylinux.net You can always get my public key block from http://crazylinux.net/public.asc Fingerprint: C7B3 A112 3704 7202 2B33 6B28 5418 78DD 774A 7BCB
No Trouble installing Debian on a SunBlade 100
Thanks to this mailing list here is what you do: Maybe you want to try installing the new image fisrt(Step 2). If it does not work do 1 and then 2 and you are cool. 1) Upgrade to latest OBP Full instructions and patch : http://sunsolve.sun.com/handbook_pub/Systems/SunBlade100/SunBlade100.html 2) Follow instructions: http://www.de-brauwer.be/docs/debian_on_sun.html And then download new image from instead from the location the instructions say: http://www.phunnypharm.org/pub/for/sparc-folks/disks-sparc/ I used tftp image and all the old problems where dissapearred. Luckily this phunnyfarm site appeared and looks like that all the latest sparc, from auric , are there now.Since auric is down. I had many problems with SunBlade100. Now most of the probs are solved. Beware of how you will partition your disk. SILO has some probs with boot images located after the 1G point . So I have a /boot at hda1 (20MB) and / at hda2 (800MB) and the rest all over the disk. Hope this helps On Mon, 2003-12-29 at 07:37, Greg wrote: > I apologize if this has been asked before, but I cannot find the answer on > Google or the list group archives from the past year. > > I have bought the sparc Debian cd's for 3.01 R1 from AACDS.com and attempted > to install them on a SunBlade 100. On my SunBlade the OBP version is 4.0.45 > 2001/02/08 and the POST version is 1.2.6 2000/08/30. It has over a half Gig > of RAM and a 30 GB HD. I have attempted to install by getting to the prom > and typing in "boot cdrom". The install starts out fine and then stops with > a message about missing MMU memory or such (I cannot recall the exact > words) - and that is as far as I have gone. This happened on 3 install > attempts. Solaris 9 and OpenBSD 3.4 have run fine on the machine so I think > the hw is ok. > > It seems to me from Googling that there is a problem with the Sun prom and > Debian. In some instances folks have said to upgrade the prom and in others > they have said not to upgrade. I can upgrade using Patch-ID# 79-08 > Jul/24/2003 to version OBP: 4.10.3 created 2003/05/02 and POST: 2.0.1 > 2001/08/23 . My question is if I do this will Debian install from the CD's > ? will there be a sparc R2 coming out soon ? is a net install my only way > of getting Debian on the box ? > > Any hints/pointers/etc would be appreciated. I have just finished my first > Debian install on an old beater pc (i386) just to see what Debian looks like > and I am impressed with Debian (even if KDE does not work and I have to use > gnome). I am currently using RH 7.3 (soon to be retired), Suse, and OpenBSD > and I am hoping I can replace them all with Debian - starting with my > SunBlade. > > Thanks in advance, > > Greg > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- - D Lambrou http://crazylinux.net You can always get my public key block from http://crazylinux.net/public.asc Fingerprint: C7B3 A112 3704 7202 2B33 6B28 5418 78DD 774A 7BCB
Re: Openboot 4.5.9
Upgrade of OBP was succesfull! But I think you should tell me where I get the updated image for debian. I used http://ftp.dk.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/disks-sparc/current/tftpboot.img But I get >Neither SBUS nor PCI found >Program terminated Oh and CDROM install gives same error again >Fast Data Access MMU Miss thanks On Mon, 2003-12-22 at 20:02, Nico Ehinger wrote: > D Lambrou wrote: > > >Hi there > >Any ideas where I can find a patch for upgrading the firmware to > >v. 4.5.9? > >It looks like 4.5.9 solves an issue I have with installing Debian on > >a SunBlade 100. > > > i have the same box (blade 100), the latest obp will work when booting > via tftp. if you need more info concerning what boot image to take, > lemme know. > > cheers, > > -neh > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- - D Lambrou http://crazylinux.net You can always get my public key block from http://crazylinux.net/public.asc Fingerprint: C7B3 A112 3704 7202 2B33 6B28 5418 78DD 774A 7BCB
Openboot 4.5.9
Hi there Any ideas where I can find a patch for upgrading the firmware to v. 4.5.9? It looks like 4.5.9 solves an issue I have with installing Debian on a SunBlade 100. Thanks -- - D Lambrou http://crazylinux.net You can always get my public key block from http://crazylinux.net/public.asc Fingerprint: C7B3 A112 3704 7202 2B33 6B28 5418 78DD 774A 7BCB
