Re: Installation prompt does not appear during netboot install
On Sunday 13 May 2007 09:43, jim wrote: Searching this list for video=atyfb:off suggests the advice should just mention the symptom is the boot stops after Booting Linux Then it is not necessary to mention the hardware, although it seems mainly reported for sunblade 100 150, but was reported for Ultra 10 too, and other hardware might be affected but not reported here? For sunblade 100 at least I notice this is fixed in 2.6.20 but video=atyfb:off is still needed to avoid the red dots (search this list for red dots ;) As this is clearly a bug and less a structural issue, I don't feel it is appropriate to document it in the installation guide. I have just added it to the errata for Etch though (should show up after next update of the website): http://www.debian.org/releases/etch/debian-installer/index.en.html#errata Cheers, FJP pgp9Vy21g9Giz.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Installation prompt does not appear during netboot install
--- jim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Frans Pop wrote: On Friday 11 May 2007 17:13, Emanuele Rocca wrote: * Frans Pop [EMAIL PROTECTED], [2007-05-11 17:12 +0200]: On Friday 11 May 2007 17:06, H C Pumphrey wrote: This link talks about having two cards. But on some hardware (SunBlade 100 for example) you need it even if you have only one card, because the ATI framebuffer code the kernel locks up hard. Ah, I was not aware of that. Could someone who's experienced the issue propose an updated text that covers that? I guess that booting with video=atyfb:off (as suggested in the document) should work. Duh. What I am looking for a description of the situation where this occurs (on which hardware for example). On my Ultra 10 it is not needed. Searching this list for video=atyfb:off suggests the advice should just mention the symptom is the boot stops after Booting Linux Then it is not necessary to mention the hardware, although it seems mainly reported for sunblade 100 150, but was reported for Ultra 10 too, and other hardware might be affected but not reported here? For sunblade 100 at least I notice this is fixed in 2.6.20 but video=atyfb:off is still needed to avoid the red dots (search this list for red dots ;) thanks jim Hello folks Thanks for your replies, but the problem persists, I have tried boot net video=atyfb:off, boot net debian-installer/framebuffer=true vga=771. My sun is an old ultra1. I have a cgsix video card in sbus slot 2, I also have a rtvc card in slot 1, I have changed the order the devices are detected in openboot so that the cgsix card is detected first. I also removed the rtvc card and tried to boot. Still no installation prompt. It boots directly into the kernel, I see the penguin logo and a black space beneath it, then it says switching over to color console... Anybody ever encountered this? Thanks buddies. The fish are biting. Get more visitors on your site using Yahoo! Search Marketing. http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/arp/sponsoredsearch_v2.php -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Installation prompt does not appear during netboot install
Frans Pop wrote: On Friday 11 May 2007 17:13, Emanuele Rocca wrote: * Frans Pop [EMAIL PROTECTED], [2007-05-11 17:12 +0200]: On Friday 11 May 2007 17:06, H C Pumphrey wrote: This link talks about having two cards. But on some hardware (SunBlade 100 for example) you need it even if you have only one card, because the ATI framebuffer code the kernel locks up hard. Ah, I was not aware of that. Could someone who's experienced the issue propose an updated text that covers that? I guess that booting with video=atyfb:off (as suggested in the document) should work. Duh. What I am looking for a description of the situation where this occurs (on which hardware for example). On my Ultra 10 it is not needed. Searching this list for video=atyfb:off suggests the advice should just mention the symptom is the boot stops after Booting Linux Then it is not necessary to mention the hardware, although it seems mainly reported for sunblade 100 150, but was reported for Ultra 10 too, and other hardware might be affected but not reported here? For sunblade 100 at least I notice this is fixed in 2.6.20 but video=atyfb:off is still needed to avoid the red dots (search this list for red dots ;) thanks jim -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Installation prompt does not appear during netboot install
Frans Pop wrote: On Friday 11 May 2007 17:13, Emanuele Rocca wrote: * Frans Pop [EMAIL PROTECTED], [2007-05-11 17:12 +0200]: On Friday 11 May 2007 17:06, H C Pumphrey wrote: This link talks about having two cards. But on some hardware (SunBlade 100 for example) you need it even if you have only one card, because the ATI framebuffer code the kernel locks up hard. Ah, I was not aware of that. Could someone who's experienced the issue propose an updated text that covers that? I guess that booting with video=atyfb:off (as suggested in the document) should work. Duh. What I am looking for a description of the situation where this occurs (on which hardware for example). On my Ultra 10 it is not needed. I guess that one could add a line to the Misdirected video output section: On some systems with ATI graphics cards (notably the SunBlade 100), similar symptoms occur even though there is only one graphics card. The work-around is again to boot the installer with video=atyfb:off [Nishant said] You can issue the parameters at OpenPROM prompt itself like this: boot net framebuffer=true vga=771 It would be nice if that nugget of info could go into the SPARC installation guide as well, especially as SPARCs seem to need net-booting in many cases. Cheers Hugh -- S=u=p=p=o=r=t===D=e=b=i=a=n===http://www.debian.org === Dr. Hugh C. Pumphrey| Tel. 0131-650-6026,Fax:0131-662-0478 School of GeoSciences | Replace 0131 with +44-131 if outside UK The University of Edinburgh | Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EDINBURGH EH9 3JN, Scotland | web: www.geos.ed.ac.uk/contacts/homes/hcp =I==o=f=t=e=n==i=g=n=o=r=e==M=S==W=o=r=d==a=t=t=a=c=h=m=e=n=t=s -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Installation prompt does not appear during netboot install
Frans Pop wrote: On Friday 11 May 2007 11:48, Pravin Jeeanah wrote: I am trying to netboot an etch install on a sparc ultra1. When I issue the boot net command at the OBP prompt the system downloads the install kernel and boot directly after the message ...remapping kernel. http://www.debian.org/releases/etch/sparc/ch05s03.html.en#sparc-boot-problems This link talks about having two cards. But on some hardware (SunBlade 100 for example) you need it even if you have only one card, because the ATI framebuffer code the kernel locks up hard. I see no prompt so as I can pass parameters such as expert When booting from hard disc or CD-ROM parameters are passed at the SILO boot: prompt, which you get AFTER you have done boot disk or boot cdrom at the OpenBoot prompt. I have never net-booted, but it looks from the instructions as if SILO isn't involved. So I don't know how you would get the boot parameters passed to the kernel. Anyone else know? Hugh -- S=u=p=p=o=r=t===D=e=b=i=a=n===http://www.debian.org = Dr. Hugh C. Pumphrey | Tel. 0131-650-6026,Fax:0131-662-0478 School of GeoSciences | Replace 0131 with +44-131 if outside UK The University of Edinburgh | Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EDINBURGH EH9 3JN, Scotland | web: www.geos.ed.ac.uk/contacts/homes/hcp =I==o=f=t=e=n==i=g=n=o=r=e==M=S==W=o=r=d==a=t=t=a=c=h=m=e=n=t=s== -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Installation prompt does not appear during netboot install
On Friday 11 May 2007 11:48, Pravin Jeeanah wrote: I am trying to netboot an etch install on a sparc ultra1. When I issue the boot net command at the OBP prompt the system downloads the install kernel and boot directly after the message ...remapping kernel. http://www.debian.org/releases/etch/sparc/ch05s03.html.en#sparc-boot-problems pgp1l0EvslWM9.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Installation prompt does not appear during netboot install
On Friday 11 May 2007 17:06, H C Pumphrey wrote: Frans Pop wrote: On Friday 11 May 2007 11:48, Pravin Jeeanah wrote: I am trying to netboot an etch install on a sparc ultra1. When I issue the boot net command at the OBP prompt the system downloads the install kernel and boot directly after the message ...remapping kernel. http://www.debian.org/releases/etch/sparc/ch05s03.html.en#sparc-boot- problems This link talks about having two cards. But on some hardware (SunBlade 100 for example) you need it even if you have only one card, because the ATI framebuffer code the kernel locks up hard. Ah, I was not aware of that. Could someone who's experienced the issue propose an updated text that covers that? pgp3EH8dUS9Zc.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Installation prompt does not appear during netboot install
On Friday 11 May 2007 17:13, Emanuele Rocca wrote: * Frans Pop [EMAIL PROTECTED], [2007-05-11 17:12 +0200]: On Friday 11 May 2007 17:06, H C Pumphrey wrote: This link talks about having two cards. But on some hardware (SunBlade 100 for example) you need it even if you have only one card, because the ATI framebuffer code the kernel locks up hard. Ah, I was not aware of that. Could someone who's experienced the issue propose an updated text that covers that? I guess that booting with video=atyfb:off (as suggested in the document) should work. Duh. What I am looking for a description of the situation where this occurs (on which hardware for example). On my Ultra 10 it is not needed. pgpDyq2edoABu.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Installation prompt does not appear during netboot install
Hello Frans, * Frans Pop [EMAIL PROTECTED], [2007-05-11 17:28 +0200]: On Friday 11 May 2007 17:13, Emanuele Rocca wrote: * Frans Pop [EMAIL PROTECTED], [2007-05-11 17:12 +0200]: On Friday 11 May 2007 17:06, H C Pumphrey wrote: This link talks about having two cards. But on some hardware (SunBlade 100 for example) you need it even if you have only one card, because the ATI framebuffer code the kernel locks up hard. Ah, I was not aware of that. Could someone who's experienced the issue propose an updated text that covers that? I guess that booting with video=atyfb:off (as suggested in the document) should work. Duh. What I am looking for a description of the situation where this occurs (on which hardware for example). On my Ultra 10 it is not needed. We do have a br for the same problem (one ati card and no output after Booting Linux) also on a Sun Blade 150. See #403364. So, the problem is reproducible on Blade 100/150 with a single (ati) video card, and booting with video=atyfb:off is the workaround. On my Blade 2000, with an ati and a creator 3d, the problem is not reproducible. The order in /proc/fb is wrong, so the kernel output is not sent to the screen you would expect, but that's already documented. ciao, ema -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
