Re: ssh pause on ultra 2
On Mon, Dec 22, 2003 at 11:33:39AM -0600, JJ Streicher-Bremer wrote: I have woody installed on my ultra2 and have had this problem from the beginning. When I'm sshing to my system my clients (every one I have tried) pauses for approx 15 sec before coming back with a prompt (or connecting in the case of key-based auth). I do have forward _and_ reverse name lookups working on this host. I even tried compiling my own openssh with the same problem. When I run sshd in debug mode this is what I get. ... This is one of the last little niggles I have with my install of debian (now that I have RAID1 working) and I'd love to figure out what is going on. When I tried gentoo on this host, there was no pause at all connecting via ssh so I don't think it's hardware. If you're using testing or unstable, add /usr/lib/v9/ to /etc/ld.so.conf and run ldconfig and /etc/init.d/ssh restart. (for sun4m people, add /usr/lib/v8/ and run the same commands) Regards, Rob Radez
Re: kernel-package sparc confusion
On Mon, Nov 10, 2003 at 08:49:59PM -0600, Manoj Srivastava wrote: OK. This is going into the new version. I'm not sure what's in 8.069, but the attached patch against 8.068 adds back in setting KPKG_SUBARCH if it's not set, and also sets KERNEL_ARCH properly (without an extra endif). Regards, Rob Radez --- kernel-package-8.068/kernel/rules.orig 2003-11-12 10:11:40.0 -0500 +++ kernel-package-8.068/kernel/rules 2003-11-12 10:11:46.0 -0500 @@ -355,15 +355,22 @@ DEBCONFIG = $(CONFDIR)/config.sparc ARCH_IN_NAME = YES - ifneq (,$(filter sparc64%,$(KPKG_SUBARCH))) -KERNEL_ARCH = sparc64 - else -ifneq (,$(filter sparc%,$(KPKG_SUBARCH))) - KERNEL_ARCH = sparc -else - KERNEL_ARCH = $(strip $(shell uname -m)) -endif - endif +ifeq (,$(KPKG_SUBARCH)) + ifeq (sparc64,$(strip $(shell uname -m))) + KPKG_SUBARCH = sparc64 + else + KPKG_SUBARCH = sparc32 + endif +endif + +ifneq (,$(filter sparc64%,$(KPKG_SUBARCH))) + KERNEL_ARCH = sparc64 +else + ifneq (,$(filter sparc%,$(KPKG_SUBARCH))) + KERNEL_ARCH = sparc + else + KERNEL_ARCH = $(strip $(shell uname -m)) + endif endif ifneq ($(shell if [ $(VERSION) -ge 2 -a $(PATCHLEVEL) -ge 5 -a \
Re: kernel-package sparc confusion
On Tue, Oct 07, 2003 at 01:53:48PM -0400, Ben Collins wrote: The logic I wanted was, if KPKG_SUBARCH is set, leave it. If it is unset, set it according to uname -m (that is sparc32 for uname == sparc and sparc64 for uname == sparc64). In my limited amount of testing, the attached patch seems to be doing the right thing on sparc32 and sparc64. By limited, I mean I've tried not setting subarch, setting it to foo, sparc64-foo, sparc64, sparc32-foo, and sparc32. It's a simple patch; it just breaks up setting KPKG_SUBARCH, if necessary, into a separate operation than setting KERNEL_ARCH. Ben, if you wouldn't mind testing to make sure it doesn't break anything for you, I would really appreciate it. Regards, Rob Radez (patch is against /usr/share/kernel-package/rules, kernel-package 8.066) --- rules.orig 2003-11-01 10:34:51.0 -0500 +++ rules 2003-11-01 10:42:02.0 -0500 @@ -348,19 +348,31 @@ DEBCONFIG = $(CONFDIR)/config.sparc ARCH_IN_NAME = YES +ifeq (,$(KPKG_SUBARCH)) + TMP = $(strip $(shell uname -m)) + ifeq (sparc64,$(TMP)) + KPKG_SUBARCH = sparc64 + else + KPKG_SUBARCH = sparc32 + endif +endif + ifneq (,$(filter sparc64%,$(KPKG_SUBARCH))) -KERNEL_ARCH = sparc64 + KERNEL_ARCH = sparc64 else - ifeq ($(KPKG_SUBARCH),sparc64) - KERNEL_ARCH = sparc64 + ifeq ($(KPKG_SUBARCH),sparc64) + KERNEL_ARCH = sparc64 + else + ifneq (,$(filter sparc32%,$(KPKG_SUBARCH))) + KERNEL_ARCH = sparc else + ifeq ($(KPKG_SUBARCH),sparc32) +KERNEL_ARCH = sparc + else KERNEL_ARCH = $(strip $(shell uname -m)) -ifneq (,$(filter sparc%,$(KPKG_SUBARCH))) - KERNEL_ARCH = sparc -else - KPKG_SUBARCH = sparc64 -endif + endif endif + endif endif ifneq ($(shell if [ $(VERSION) -ge 2 -a $(PATCHLEVEL) -ge 5 -a \
Re: kernel-package sparc confusion
On Tue, Oct 07, 2003 at 01:53:48PM -0400, Ben Collins wrote: The logic I wanted was, if KPKG_SUBARCH is set, leave it. If it is unset, set it according to uname -m (that is sparc32 for uname == sparc and sparc64 for uname == sparc64). Unfortunately, it's not doing that right now. With KPKG_SUBARCH unset by me, it's getting set to sparc64 by kernel-package on my sparc32 machines. I'll look into a proper patch soon if no one else does. Regards, Rob Radez
Re: Ethernet lockup
On Fri, Jun 06, 2003 at 01:31:37PM +0200, David List wrote: As far as I remember, if you use make-kpkg to build a new kernel package, it does the right thing. (See the Debian FAQ.) Just to make sure I understand the man page right: If I issue 'make-kpkg kernel_image' the kernel is built *and* installed *and* any symlinks are set correctly. Is this correct? No. http://www.debian.org/doc/FAQ/ch-kernel.en.html#s-customkernel gives a short overview of using make-kpkg. You have to install the kernel package separately using dpkg. Regards, Rob Radez
2.4.21-rc7 sparc32 kernel debs
Hopefully people don't mind my plugging my sparc32 kernel debs again. 2.4.21-rc7 debs have been posted; UP has been tested on an ss5, SMP on an SS10. I'm uploading them now to http://osinvestor.com/sparc/debs/ and they're almost all up there. Now back to your regularly scheduled mailings, Rob Radez
2.4.21-rc1 sparc32 kernel debs
2.4.21-rc1 sparc32 kernel debs are up at http://osinvestor.com/sparc/debs/ for downloading. UP boots on my ss5, haven't tried booting the SMP image. Regards, Rob Radez
2.4.21-pre7 sparc32 kernel debs
Howdy, I've uploaded kernel debs for 2.4.21-pre7 to http://osinvestor.com/sparc/debs/ for those who want them. The UP image boots on my ss5/110, other booting status for UP and SMP is unknown. Your mileage might vary. Regards, Rob Radez
2.4.21-pre6 sparc32 kernel debs
Well, spring break is over so I got around to packaging up a set of 2.4.21-pre6 kernel debs for sparc32. I've uploaded them to http://osinvestor.com/sparc/debs/ for your downloading pleasure. The UP image boots fine for me but I haven't tested out the SMP image. As always, your mileage may (and probably will) vary. Regards, Rob Radez
Re: 2.4.20 compilation failure
On Wed, Mar 12, 2003 at 02:34:58PM +, Taras Ciuriak wrote: http://osinvestor.com/sparc/ Thanks Warwick. The kmap problem mentioned there applies to Stable series - 2.4.21-pre5. Funnily enough, it says for Stable series - 2.4.20; 2.4.20 compiles and works on sun4m, UP and SMP. Sun4d doesn't work, sun4c *ought* to work, and there are a bunch of other smaller bugs for sun4m. And yes, dbri isn't working that well. So it says it should compile. Grumble.../Taras 2.4.20 compiles fine for me, but I can't and haven't tested every .config. If you send me yours offlist I can try to find where it's failing. Regards, Rob Radez
sparc32 2.4.21-pre5 kernel debs
I'm currently uploading 2.4.21-pre5 kernel debs for sparc32, UP and SMP, to http://osinvestor.com/sparc/debs/ that will hopefully boot this time on SMP. If they're still too big I'll try to modularize more stuff, in which case more people will likely need an initrd. pre5 UP boots fine here, with a patch that I mailed off to [EMAIL PROTECTED] I make no promises on machines out of my control though. Regards, Rob Radez
Sparc32 2.4.21-pre4 kernel debs
Good evening, I just uploaded a set of 2.4.21-pre4 sparc32 kernel debs for UP and SMP to http://osinvestor.com/sparc/debs/ for your enjoyment. A couple changes that I made: ext3 is now compiled in instead of modular, and I finally got around to enabling the NFS root config options. UP kernel image boots fine here, but as usual, your mileage might vary. Merry SPARCing, Rob Radez P.S. Note: Sparc32, NOT Sparc64.
sparc32 2.4.21-pre3 kernel debs
I just posted 2.4.21-pre3 UP and SMP kernel debs for sparc32 to http://osinvestor.com/sparc/debs/ but as per my usual practice have only booted the UP ones on my sun4m machines. These work for me but might not for you. Regards, Rob Radez
sparc32 2.4.21-pre2 kernel debs
Happy 2003. I just uploaded 2.4.21-pre2 sparc32 kernel debs to http://osinvestor.com/sparc/debs/ and joy of joys I actually managed to boot them on sun4c and both UP and SMP sun4m. Standard cover-my-ass disclaimer, these debs work for me, they might not for you and there are no guarantees (except death and taxes). Regards, Rob Radez
Re: unofficial 2.4.21-pre1 sparc32 kernel debs
On Thu, Dec 12, 2002 at 09:16:00AM +0100, Christian J?nsson wrote: On Wed, Dec 11, 2002 at 10:18:43PM -0500, Rob Radez wrote: Unofficial 2.4.21-pre1 sparc32 kernel debs have been uploaded to http://osinvestor.com/sparc/debs/ . Running UP here, but I can make no guarantees. Also, does anyone even care about this now that official debian 2.4 sparc debs are available? I must have missed that, where is that official site? Oops, apparently only the .changes file is available (in ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/proposed-updates/). I guess I'll just keep making debs until the official ones are available. I'll most likely stop (since I don't actually use every kernel revision on my personal machines) unless people want me to continue. Regards, Rob Radez
unofficial 2.4.21-pre1 sparc32 kernel debs
Unofficial 2.4.21-pre1 sparc32 kernel debs have been uploaded to http://osinvestor.com/sparc/debs/ . Running UP here, but I can make no guarantees. Also, does anyone even care about this now that official debian 2.4 sparc debs are available? Regards, Rob Radez
Re: SS20 2.4 SMP, irregular boot freezes and swapon segfaults
On Tue, Dec 03, 2002 at 06:46:01PM -0600, Nicolas WILL wrote: On my SS20 I compiled a 2.4.18 kernel with SMP support. I discovered that the machine would boot beyond the simple kernel startup only once every 5 to 10 trys. I then tried 2.4.19, then this week-end 2.4.20. Same problem. I used either the kernel-source stable packages or direct source tarballs from kernel.org with the same result. No such problem on my ss5. Any well know issue on that? It sounds like some people are running into problems like this. Personally, I didn't have any trouble with my SMP SS10 back in August when I was at home able to test out 2.4 on it. Some people seem to be running SMP fine on their SS10s and SS20s. Another problem I have is with swapon under 2.4 kernel. It segfaults... swap looks finely there as far as I know though. swapoff seems fine and happy. swapon segfaults During startup or manual command. Any known issue on that? Known problem, but there are higher priority things to be fixed. The swap still gets activated, so it's not that big of a deal. Regards, Rob Radez
Re: SS20 2.4 SMP, irregular boot freezes and swapon segfaults
On Tue, Dec 03, 2002 at 08:38:51PM -0600, Nicolas WILL wrote: Any fix they applied or it is still unknown? No, no fix for it yet. I don't think the cause is known yet either. I would tend to discard hardware issues: I have no such problem in Uniprocessor, so it should not be a memory problem. I swapped the CPU's in their slots, and have the same problem in SMP, same great working system in UP. I wouldn't discount memory if it's an intermittent ability to boot. But then, I don't know anything at all about why it's happening. Personally, I didn't have any trouble with my SMP SS10 back in August when I was at home able to test out 2.4 on it. Some people seem to be running SMP fine on their SS10s and SS20s. hmm... interesting... Could this be an OpenPROM version issue? I have the 2.25R, needed by my 2 Ross CPU's. I'll have to take a look at my prom version next time I go home in a couple weeks. Is there any list of know problems? or FAQ? There's uzi's faq at http://sparclinux.net/ plus I'm trying to put together a sparc32 kernel status page at http://osinvestor.com/sparc/ (where I also have kernel debs). Regards, Rob Radez
2.4.20 sparc32 kernel debs
So I kept on getting halfway through making kernel debs when a new version would be released, and work piled up, and life happened. Anyways, I'm uploading kernel debs for 2.4.20 sparc32 to http://osinvestor.com/sparc/ right now. As usual, I'm running the UP image here myself, I don't have my SMP SS10 to test on, but everything seems alright so far. Your mileage might vary, I can't make any guarantees, but if something breaks, please e-mail me. Since this is not a -pre/-rc patch release, I'm finally taking the 2.4.19 debs off of my website. Unless of course, somebody wants to offer me enough web space that I can keep old versions up indefinitely :-). Regards, Rob Radez
2.4.20-rc2 sparc32 kernel debs
It's that time of the week again. I'm uploading 2.4.20-rc2 sparc32 kernel debs for UP and SMP to http://osinvestor.com/sparc/ as I type this. Blah blah, no guarantees, blah blah, I'm very busy with schoolwork and probably won't be able to look very deeply into problems, blah blah, it works here, your mileage may vary. Regards, Rob Radez
Re: official 2.4 debs for sun4cdm (was: Re: kernel 2.4.x on sun4c)
My opinion is that Ben knows a lot more about this stuff than I do, plus he's the one that would end up having to support it. I personally think of 2.4 on sparc32 as experimental. sun4d is completely broken, sun4c breaks at whim, and sun4m has a bunch of smaller problems. The only reason I put up my debs is because they're what I use personally, that I don't guarantee anything by putting them up, and that the userbase is so much smaller than Debian's that I don't need to worry about getting 20 e-mails a day about swapon being broken on SMP. Regards, Rob Radez
2.4.20-pre11 sparc32 kernel debs
Subject says (almost) all. Just uploaded 2.4.20-pre11 debs for sparc32 to http://osinvestor.com/sparc/ . I'm contemplating making 2.5.x debs for sparc32 (and if I can get it working, sparc64) if there's any interest for them. Once again, these debs Work Here, but might not work for you. Please e-mail me with any comments or suggestions. Regards, Rob Radez
sparc32 2.4.20-pre10 kernel debs
It's that time of the night again. I've just built and posted 2.4.20-pre10 kernel debs for sparc32 (sun4cdm although sun4d probably doesn't work) at http://osinvestor.com/sparc/ . I'm using the UP image on my own sun4m systems but I can't make any guarantees for other people's hardware. Comments, criticsm, and suggestions always welcomed. Regards, Rob Radez
2.4.20-pre8 kernel debs
I'm uploading 2.4.20-pre8 kernel debs to http://osinvestor.com/sparc/ now. Once again, these are for sparc32, not sparc64, and I've only tested the UP image on one of my systems. On yours, it might just decide to drink a beer and call it quits for the day. YMMV. Oh yeah, the debs should also be up on http://sparclinux.mit.edu/sparc/ momentarily too. Regards, Rob Radez
smp kernel debs
Ok, I just uploaded smp 2.4.20-pre7 kernel debs to http://osinvestor.com/sparc Note that I haven't tested the smp image since my smp ss10 is at home. Regards, Rob Radez
kernel debs rise again
I've uploaded 2.4.20-pre7 UP debs to http://osinvestor.com/sparc/ now that my webserver is back up. SMP is still building since I didn't really have a pressing need for it and left it til now. The UP kernel works on two ss4's that I brought with me, with a small nit-patch that I mailed off to the iptables maintainer. Once again, they work here, but YMMV. Comments, criticsm, requests, feel free to e-mail me. Regards, Rob Radez
Re: Sparc linux kernel 2.5
On Tue, Aug 27, 2002 at 09:26:09PM +0200, Christian J?nsson wrote: What about the 2.5.x kernels for sun4m? Anyone got some working? Cheers, /ChJ -Original Message- From: Joshua Uziel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joshua Uziel Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 8:39 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: debian-sparc@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: Sparc linux kernel 2.5 * [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [020827 03:49]: I am looking for a 2.5 kernel for a sparc4c. I tried 2 linus trees (18 and 31) but they didn't compile at all. I checked the kernel source finder and vger.rutgers.edu and vger.samba.org without success. Any ideas how I can get a working 2.5 kernel tree are welcome. At the moment, you can't. The closest thing there is to it is a bitkeeper tree at http://linux-wli.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.5-sparc32 that Pete Zaitcev has been putting a ton of work into. The latest known working kernel for sun4c is 2.4.19 (and probably the 2.4.20-pre ones). sun4m and sun4c are both sparc32, and sparc32 as a whole is not working in 2.5. And actually, unless I've missed something, the latest known working kernel for sun4c is 2.4.19, and the latest known working for sun4m is 2.4.20-pre1. Regards, Rob Radez
Re: How to install a new kernel?
With all these people suggesting kernel-package, I thought I'd just plug my own kernel packages, available at http://osinvestor.com/sparc/ . They're only for sparc32 at this point, but I'm at LinuxWorld right now without access to most of my home machines. When I get back home, I'll make and upload a 2.4.20-pre2 set of packages, and remake 2.4.19 with a couple CONFIG_ options turned on that people requested. Regards, Rob Radez
Re: 2.4.19-ac1 kernel compilation
On Sun, Aug 04, 2002 at 12:14:35PM +0200, Wilmer van der Gaast wrote: Good. After this problem I found some other problems in arch/sparc/kernel/process.c. I fixed them by reverting to .19 instead of .19-ac1. Looks like Alan doesn't care too much about Sparc. :-( What's the best kernel for sun4m/sparc5 machines exactly? I'm told I should be running 2.4, but I'm not quite sure about that anymore... 2.4.19 is the best 2.4 kernel for sparc32. 2.4-ac has the O(1) scheduler, which Pete Zaitcev has been working on for sparc32 in 2.5. There are still some problems with 2.4 and sparc32, but I'm not sure how seriously they might affect you. Regards, Rob Radez
2.4.19 kernel debs
I'm uploading 2.4.19 kernel debs to http://osinvestor.com/sparc/ right now. These are the kernel debs that I use for my own sparcs, but I can't make any promises about them. Regards, Rob Radez
2.4.19-rc3 kernel debs
I've actually had these available for a couple days, just forgot to post to the list about them. I've uploaded my kernel debs for 2.4.19-rc3 to http://osinvestor.com/sparc/ This time I've included both UP and SMP kernels for your booting enjoyment. Usual disclaimer applies; these kernels work for me and I use them on my own network, but I make no guarantees other than your hair might fall out or you might have a sudden aversion to beer. YMMV. Regards, Rob Radez -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
2.4 kernel debs
I'm in the process of uploading kernel debs for 2.4.19-rc1. Same disclaimer from last time applies. New site this time though: http://osinvestor.com/sparc/ Regards, Rob Radez -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: linux-2.4.x on sparc32 systems
On Thu, Jun 06, 2002 at 04:22:31PM -0400, Ben Collins wrote: Nothing stops anyone from build a set of deb's for sparc32 2.4.x kernels and emailing the location to this list. Hey, I'd even welcome someone else taking on that responsibility, rather than hearing everyone complain about it. Well, I haven't heard anything else from anyone about this, and I don't even know how many people will care, but I've built a set of kernel debs. Just a disclaimer, I added no patches, just took a stock 2.4.19-pre10 tree and used that, and my config might not be everything for everybody, and insert standard covering-my-ass disclaimer it might crash your machine, eat your disk, break your windows, or make all the food in your refrigerator go bad. Also, this is my first time using kernel-package, so I've yet to tweak all the little settings that the man page says you can. Anyways, enough of what they aren't; they are 2.4.19-pre10 and up at http://junker.org/~rradez/sparc/ Regards, Rob Radez PS: When you spot a bug, e-mail me before the list since these are completely unofficial and not supported by debian. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: sun4 status
On Tue, May 28, 2002 at 01:55:45PM -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bob, The old Sparc 2 4/75 here accepted Maybe I'm missing something, but he was asking about plain-jane sun4, not sun4c which is what a sparcstation 2 is. And no, I don't have a sun4 machine nor do I know about that port's status. Regards, Rob Radez -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: kernel 2.4.18 and 2.4.19 for sparc
On Tue, May 28, 2002 at 06:39:26PM -0500, Phil Howard wrote: Back when 2.4.18 came out, I heard there was a problem where a patch vital to Sparc didn't make it it. At the time I wasn't worried about it since I didn't need to go to 2.4.18. Now looking at changelogs for 2.4.19-pre1, I see mention of one change labeled SPARC64, but nothing for SPARC in general. Does this mean that 2.4.18 works fine for Sparc 32? Or did 2.4.19-pre1 not yet fix that problem? Or was the change mislabeled? Is 2.4.19-pre9 now as stable for Sparc/Sparc64 as it is for x86? Is there a web page/site that gives Sparc specific information about the kernel? I would have to say 2.4.19-pre9 is the stablest (is that a word? :-) stock 2.4 kernel available on the net for sparc32. Of course, I suspect there are some hacks floating around people's trees, but those'll get merged in eventually. Regards, Rob Radez -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
