Problems installing Debian on a Sparcstation 4
Hello Today I tried to install Debian Etch on a Sparcstation 4 (110MHz CPU, 96MB Ram) with a 36GB harddrive. I had installed Etch earlier on that system using a 2 GB Harddrive and wanted to upgrade to a bigger disk. Unfortunately the installation always failed during hardware detection at the step Loading Module esp (This is at 2% progress). The system froze and I was unable to switch to another virtuel terminal. I booted the system over the net using the boot image from http://ftp.nl.debian.org/debian/dists/etch/main/installer-sparc/current/images/sparc32/netboot/2.6/ I tried to run the installer on a sparcstation 10, the hardware detection was working fine on that system. Is there some known problem with the Installation of etch on the SS4? Thanks, Peter -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Installing Etch on Sun Ultra 2
Am Donnerstag, 6. Dezember 2007 17:07 schrieb Yannick Palanque: 2007-12-06T15:51:36+0100, Stephane Bortzmeyer [EMAIL PROTECTED]: By connect directly, I mean connecting the Athlon and the Sun by Ethernet without the intermediary of the router... Sorry, but this sentence does not seem to match the diagram. You mean the Pentium, not the Athlon? Which one is the DHCP server? Yes, I mean the Athlon. Currently, the only DHCP server is the router. In a perfect World, you would be able to set up the DHCP server on the router in a way it serves the Ultra 2 with all needed Information (IP, Network, Netmask, default gateway, IP of the TFTP Bootserver). Unfortunately, this is most likely not the case. So I would set up DHCP on the computer you also use for TFTP file serving. If you want to be on the save side, connect this computer directly to the Sun (You may need a crossed Ethernetcable). After the Sun has bootet and you are in the installer, you can connect the the sun directly to the router. You could also disable the DHCP-Server on the router and connect both the Sun and the PC with the DHCP/TFTP-Server to the router. Consumer class routers often only route between the internet and a built-in switch, so all ports on the Lan-side are on the same switch. Have Fun Peter -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Any progress?
Hello Am Montag, 8. Oktober 2007 16:29 schrieb Bernd Zeimetz: I will get in contact with some of those kernel developers and ask wait for some good recommendations or hints. I have only my very very very old Sparcstation at home, but I know some sparc-addicted NetBSD people which have tons of them. I will ask them if they could provide me 2 or 3 of them and I will also try to use my vitamine B at Sun Microsystems, maybe they have still some 32bit stuff which they can donate. I have a Sparcstation 4 and 10 here (the SS 10 needs new fans, though, but I think I have them here already), probably another one at work. If anybody is interested to do Debian work on them I'll give them away for free, probably also pay for the shipping. Should somebody be interested in that SS10, I have a spare PSU (used, but it was working a year ago) for it, just in case you want to avoid the fan change. I live in Switzerland, but sending it to Germany would be ok for me. I can pay for the shipping, BUT you would need to pay import taxes (if there are any). Greetings Peter -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Any progress?
Am Montag, 8. Oktober 2007 21:27 schrieb Chris Andrew: Don't suppose you have any spare RAM for a sparcstation? I do, 4 Modules, 16MB each from a Sparcstation 10, untested (but should work), Label says MH1M144CTJ-6, must be third party modules. Greetings Peter -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: SMP on Sun4m
Am Dienstag, 5. Dezember 2006 06.06 schrieb Jurij Smakov: On Tue, Dec 05, 2006 at 01:43:27AM +0100, Peter Rohrer wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ gcc --version gcc (GCC) 4.1.2 20061028 (prerelease) (Debian 4.1.1-19) output from fakeroot make-kpkg --initrd --revision=custom.1.0 kernel_image CC crypto/digest.o CC crypto/compress.o crypto/compress.c: In function âcrypto_init_compress_flagsâ: crypto/compress.c:42: internal compiler error: Segmentation fault Please submit a full bug report, with preprocessed source if appropriate. See URL:http://gcc.gnu.org/bugs.html for instructions. For Debian GNU/Linux specific bug reporting instructions, see URL:file:///usr/share/doc/gcc-4.1/README.Bugs. The bug is not reproducible, so it is likely a hardware or OS problem. make[2]: *** [crypto/compress.o] Error 1 make[1]: *** [crypto] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-source-2.6.17' make: *** [debian/stamp-build-kernel] Error 2 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/src/linux-source-2.6.17$ Ouch. Just to confirm, what kernel was this machine running when this compilation was attempted? Is it reproducible? We definitely need to sort this out, if it's not a hardware problem. The machine is running: Linux ss10 2.6.17-2-sparc32 #1 Wed Sep 13 09:03:37 PDT 2006 sparc GNU/Linux I tried to get around the problem by commenting out the modules where it crashed (for example all the Cryptographic options). Looks like that did not help, it failed again, this time with: LD vmlinux SYSMAP System.map SYSMAP .tmp_System.map HOSTCC arch/sparc/boot/btfixupprep BTFIX arch/sparc/boot/btfix.S AS arch/sparc/boot/btfix.o LD arch/sparc/boot/image kernel/built-in.o: In function `ptrace_attach': (.text+0x12c98): undefined reference to `__raw_write_can_lock' make[2]: *** [arch/sparc/boot/image] Error 1 make[1]: *** [image] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-source-2.6.17' make: *** [debian/stamp-build-kernel] Error 2 I can reenable the Cryptographic options and try again if that helps. I could also try the same on a Sparcstation 4 with 110 MHz running Etch. Thanks, Peter
SMP on Sun4m / Sun4c on Etch
Hello Last weekend I installed Debian Etch on a Sun Sparcstation 10 with 2x Texas Instruments, Inc. - SuperSparc-(II) (50MHz) CPUs. I found no SMP-Kernel for 32bit, the installation manual suggests to compile one myself. I tried this (following http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/manual/en.sparc/ch08s05.html), but it failed now twice during compilation with a Segmentation fault (Output can be found at the end of this mail). I found an old statement from Rob Radez saying that Linux 2.6 and SMP on sparc32 are not working at all. Is this still true, or is the problem located between keyboard and chair? The manual also states that sun4c is supported on Etch (it was at least not on sarge). I just tried to netboot the installer on my Sparcstation 2, it starts to load, and after some time (I think when the download is finished), the screen turns off. I don't think this is a hardware problem, the system was running Debian Woody in the past. More general asked, am I wrong, or is the manual wrong/outdated? Thanks, Peter -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ gcc --version gcc (GCC) 4.1.2 20061028 (prerelease) (Debian 4.1.1-19) output from fakeroot make-kpkg --initrd --revision=custom.1.0 kernel_image ::: CC crypto/digest.o CC crypto/compress.o crypto/compress.c: In function âcrypto_init_compress_flagsâ: crypto/compress.c:42: internal compiler error: Segmentation fault Please submit a full bug report, with preprocessed source if appropriate. See URL:http://gcc.gnu.org/bugs.html for instructions. For Debian GNU/Linux specific bug reporting instructions, see URL:file:///usr/share/doc/gcc-4.1/README.Bugs. The bug is not reproducible, so it is likely a hardware or OS problem. make[2]: *** [crypto/compress.o] Error 1 make[1]: *** [crypto] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-source-2.6.17' make: *** [debian/stamp-build-kernel] Error 2 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/src/linux-source-2.6.17$
