Re: Problem with linux on SunFire 280R
On Sat, May 05, 2007 at 01:29:44PM +0200, Ireneusz Nadolski wrote: > And then installation was a piece of cake! > But now I have a boot problem. > After SILO starting booting linux I got somthing like that: > qla2xxx ... Firmware image unavailable > qla2xxx ... Faild to initialize adapter > qla2xxx ... Firmware can be retrieved from ftp:// . > > So, I got wishes circle! The boot process can't go further because no > drivers for qlogic disks :( Boot with the Debian CD again, install the udeb, mount your system at /mountedsystem, and chroot /mountedsystem. Then wget the firmware-qlogic .deb package (this time .deb, not .udeb) and install it, and after that run update-initramfs so that the firmware files get installed into the initial ram disk which gets loaded by the real system. -- 2. That which causes joy or happiness. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Problem with linux on SunFire 280R
-Original Message- From: Emanuele Rocca [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 9:43 AM To: debian-sparc@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: Problem with linux on SunFire 280R * Josip Rodin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [2007-05-03 9:29 +0200]: > On Mon, Apr 30, 2007 at 03:27:08PM +0200, Ireneusz Nadolski wrote: > > I have tried to install debian and gentoo on this SunFire 280r but > without > success. In google I found that it is possible to install > debian (the first > message below) on 280r. I tried many installation > CDs and tftp boot images > but there is no support for hard disks with fiber chanel. > > You can probably use the sarge CD images, which still had the right > firmware in the install system kernel (which activates the fibre > channel controller), and then upgrade to etch. > > Alternatively, boot a newer installation system but also find a way > to make the ql2200_fw.bin file available to it... somehow :) >For instance as described here: >http://lists.debian.org/debian-sparc/2007/03/msg00012.html > >ciao, > ema Thanks a lot! Now I'am a little closer! I managed to do wget firmware-qlogic_0.4_all.deb udpkg -i firmware-qlogic_0.4_all.deb modprobe -r qla2xxx modprobe qla2xxx And then installation was a piece of cake! But now I have a boot problem. After SILO starting booting linux I got somthing like that: qla2xxx ... Firmware image unavailable qla2xxx ... Faild to initialize adapter qla2xxx ... Firmware can be retrieved from ftp:// . So, I got wishes circle! The boot process can't go further because no drivers for qlogic disks :( I still can have access to files on hdd through for example gentoo livecd but I have no idea what should be done next? How to make accesible qlogic firmware during boot? Any suggestions are welcome! Thanks in advance -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.6.2/784 - Release Date: 2007-05-01 14:57 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Problem with linux on SunFire 280R
* Josip Rodin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [2007-05-03 9:29 +0200]: > On Mon, Apr 30, 2007 at 03:27:08PM +0200, Ireneusz Nadolski wrote: > > I have tried to install debian and gentoo on this SunFire 280r but without > > success. In google I found that it is possible to install debian (the first > > message below) on 280r. I tried many installation CDs and tftp boot images > > but there is no support for hard disks with fiber chanel. > > You can probably use the sarge CD images, which still had the right firmware > in the install system kernel (which activates the fibre channel controller), > and then upgrade to etch. > > Alternatively, boot a newer installation system but also find a way to make > the ql2200_fw.bin file available to it... somehow :) For instance as described here: http://lists.debian.org/debian-sparc/2007/03/msg00012.html ciao, ema -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Problem with linux on SunFire 280R
On Mon, Apr 30, 2007 at 03:27:08PM +0200, Ireneusz Nadolski wrote: > I have tried to install debian and gentoo on this SunFire 280r but without > success. In google I found that it is possible to install debian (the first > message below) on 280r. I tried many installation CDs and tftp boot images > but there is no support for hard disks with fiber chanel. You can probably use the sarge CD images, which still had the right firmware in the install system kernel (which activates the fibre channel controller), and then upgrade to etch. Alternatively, boot a newer installation system but also find a way to make the ql2200_fw.bin file available to it... somehow :) -- 2. That which causes joy or happiness. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Problem with linux on SunFire 280R
Hi, I have tried to install debian and gentoo on this SunFire 280r but without success. In google I found that it is possible to install debian (the first message below) on 280r. I tried many installation CDs and tftp boot images but there is no support for hard disks with fiber chanel. With gentoo i've stuck like in the second message below. I would prefer debian... So maybe, someone could give me some tips about initramfs tools any help is welcome. Zares - "Hello world, I am trying to get an "old" Sun Fire 280R running with Debian. After one week trial and error I got the base system installed from BusinessCard-ISO using Etch beta3 (all others did not boot). Got the FC-AL-HDDs running with initramfstools loading qlogicfc using the original kernel (which did not recognize the controller on his own). Now I am trying to build a kernel (source 2.6.16) with integrated FC-AL-Support and some other features to maximize stability and minimize problems. At the moment I am really stuck with the graphics console - I can not get a local console running after loading the kernel from silo. There's a PGX64 (ATI-based) graphics card in this server. I am used to Debian on x86- and powerpc-architecture, but I am new to sparc. If anyone is using such a workgroup server with local console, it would be nice to get a running kernel config to have a usable base for further optimizations. Regards, Matthias Petz" -- "I managed to install gentoo 2006.1 from Universal CD without connection to the network. I choose kernel 2.6.17 for compilation. Everything seems to be ok according to the manual for Sparc computers but after booting I got message "Can't open boot device" from OpenBoot PROM. I am not experienced with Sun architectures so my question is if the mistake is with linux (kernel or SILO) or rather with OpenBoot PROM? I have OpenBoot 4.10.11. After running SILO silo.conf seems to be OK. I've tried commands like "boot disk", "boot disk1" and so on but without success. My kernel after compilation is big above 4MB but there is in manual that it shouldn't be a problem with kernel version > 2.6.3 Thanks in advance for any suggestions Gentoo is my last hope to have Open Source software on this machine The only linux system which recognized the fiber chanel disks." -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
