Re: 2.0.35 turbosparc kernel
Stephen Zander wrote: > > "Kris" == Kris Boulez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Kris> How does one go about installing this kernel on a virgin > Kris> disk (no linux yet). With other words: does someone has a > Kris> bootable image that I can use to install a complete > Kris> distribution from ? (I just got a second HD for my SS5/170 > Kris> and would like to install Linux on it). > > This relates specifically to Debian/sparc... > > You can get most of the way there following the boot-disk instruction. > The section on TFTP/NFS-root should explain things. The only catch, > however, is that the base system install won't be able to read > resc1440.bin r drv1440.bin as loopback devices aren't supported on NFS > mounted volumes. > > It's not terribly complicated to manually extract their contents but > I've completely forgotten how I did it... and my mirror seems to have > lost everything sparc related (*WTFIRFT*) so I can't recheck. Hmm, latest boot floppies take care of this problem and copy the images to the local disk (under /target) if mounting them via loop device is not working (just ignore the I/O error message you could see on the installation screen: it is sent by the kernel in the first try, so I don't have a chance not to display it. However I catch the error, copy the image to the local disk, then remount it loopback). Regards. -- Eric Delaunay | "La guerre justifie l'existence des militaires. [EMAIL PROTECTED] | En les supprimant." Henri Jeanson (1900-1970)
Re: 2.0.35 turbosparc kernel
On Thu, 30 Jul 1998, Kris Boulez wrote: > Quoting Derrick J Brashear ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > Well, I'd like to think I solved at least one problem in the last week. > > For those of you with SS5/170 (Turbosparc) machines, there's a kernel at > > ftp://ftp.dementia.org/pub/linux/2.0.35-turbosparc, along with modules > > for it. The patches have been checked into the CVS tree and will be in > > the next snapshot (which hopefully will be when there's a handle on the > > egcs/sun4c/esp problems) > > > > Try it out with your favorite Turbosparc. > > How does one go about installing this kernel on a virgin disk (no linux > yet). With other words: does someone has a bootable image that I can > use to install a complete distribution from ? (I just got a second HD > for my SS5/170 and would like to install Linux on it). I assume that you have figured this out already. My replied is intended for others who try to do the same thing. Basically, you would use the current image disk. It is "disks-sparc/1998-05-25" at the time of this message. After you created the boot disk, you would copy the new Turbosparc kernel and its System.map file to the boot disk (make sure you use the same file name as the existing disk). You will copy the module tarball to the driver disk. By the way, the current Turbosparc kernel is in ftp://vger.rutgers.edu/pub/linux/Sparc/kernel/v2.0/980805/. This newer kernel works for me. It appears that there is some timing problem on the boot script. It tried to eject the floppy too soon before the root disk prompt message. But a paper clip worked very well for me. = To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: 2.0.35 turbosparc kernel
> "Kris" == Kris Boulez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Kris> How does one go about installing this kernel on a virgin Kris> disk (no linux yet). With other words: does someone has a Kris> bootable image that I can use to install a complete Kris> distribution from ? (I just got a second HD for my SS5/170 Kris> and would like to install Linux on it). This relates specifically to Debian/sparc... You can get most of the way there following the boot-disk instruction. The section on TFTP/NFS-root should explain things. The only catch, however, is that the base system install won't be able to read resc1440.bin r drv1440.bin as loopback devices aren't supported on NFS mounted volumes. It's not terribly complicated to manually extract their contents but I've completely forgotten how I did it... and my mirror seems to have lost everything sparc related (*WTFIRFT*) so I can't recheck. -- Stephen --- Linux - the Frodo Baggins of Computing. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: 2.0.35 turbosparc kernel
Quoting Derrick J Brashear ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > Well, I'd like to think I solved at least one problem in the last week. > For those of you with SS5/170 (Turbosparc) machines, there's a kernel at > ftp://ftp.dementia.org/pub/linux/2.0.35-turbosparc, along with modules for > it. The patches have been checked into the CVS tree and will be in the > next snapshot (which hopefully will be when there's a handle on the > egcs/sun4c/esp problems) > > Try it outwith your favorite Turbosparc. > How does one go about installing this kernel on a virgin disk (no linux yet). With other words: does someone has a bootable image that I can use to install a complete distribution from ? (I just got a second HD for my SS5/170 and would like to install Linux on it). Kris, -- Kris Boulez [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: 2.0.35 turbosparc kernel
> It's contained entirely in arch/sparc/mm/srmmu.c and > include/asm-sparc/turbosparc.h. Essentially: > > When we initialize the turbosparc, call init_vac_layout() to figure out > line size; Continue as before initializing the Turbosparc including > turning of microsparc 2 (swift) compat. leave icache snoop turned on. > > now, copy *all* of the swift routines and rename them as turbosparc > routines. in the init handler replace direct calls and references with > refs to the new routines you just created. fix cache size in the flush > routines in turbosparc.h as appropriate. Actually, don't copy anything unless you change it. Otherwise, just BTFIXUPSET_CALL to some swift_ or whatever routine you'd copy. Cheers, Jakub ___ Jakub Jelinek | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://sunsite.mff.cuni.cz Administrator of SunSITE Czech Republic, MFF, Charles University ___ Ultralinux - first 64bit OS to take full power of the UltraSparc Linux version 2.1.111 on a sparc64 machine (498.80 BogoMips). ___ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: 2.0.35 turbosparc kernel
On Wed, 29 Jul 1998, Marc Duponcheel wrote: > I could give it a chance. > > But I am confused: which CVS archive are you actually talking about > (I only know about vger the CVS 2.1.xxx)? 2.0 is a branch off the same CVS tree (tagged "sparclinux-stable") > > So if the 2.0.35 patch is not too big, what about > putting it (maybe even with the original next to it) in > ftp://ftp.dementia.org/pub/linux/2.0.35-turbosparc ? Well, you can of course do the diff yourself with CVS! (Or, get 980625, and a current stable kernel from the CVS tree, and diff as below). What you should see is as follows. It's contained entirely in arch/sparc/mm/srmmu.c and include/asm-sparc/turbosparc.h. Essentially: When we initialize the turbosparc, call init_vac_layout() to figure out line size; Continue as before initializing the Turbosparc including turning of microsparc 2 (swift) compat. leave icache snoop turned on. now, copy *all* of the swift routines and rename them as turbosparc routines. in the init handler replace direct calls and references with refs to the new routines you just created. fix cache size in the flush routines in turbosparc.h as appropriate. make flush_sig_isns do nothing as icache snoop is turned on. build. boot. with any luck, it will boot. if it does, try say building a kernel. if that works, try building a kernel and doing something else; running X and building a kernel, etc... If you exercise the machine heavily and you can't get anything to crash inside about an hour or so (most it took me was about 5 minutes, one time) then you're probably ok. -D -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: 2.0.35 turbosparc kernel
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1998 12:55:31 +0200 (MET DST) From: Marc Duponcheel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> But I am confused: which CVS archive are you actually talking about (I only know about vger the CVS 2.1.xxx)? The CVS tree on vger has a special branch, named "sparclinux-stable" which is the current 2.0.x sources. This is mainly what Derrick's 2.0.x source base is derived of. Later, David S. Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: 2.0.35 turbosparc kernel
Thanks Derrick, > > > The patches have been checked into the CVS tree and will be in the > > > next snapshot (which hopefully will be when there's a handle on the > > > egcs/sun4c/esp problems) > > > > I hope you also mean in the vger CVS 2.1.xxx tree? That would be great. > > I'll sure want to test that! > I already answered Marc but forgot to CC here. Short answer: no. Slightly > longer answer: it was a simple hack, and i'll do it when i get time. Even > longer answer: if someone wants to do the diff and try patching 2.1 > themselves, I could give it a chance. But I am confused: which CVS archive are you actually talking about (I only know about vger the CVS 2.1.xxx)? So if the 2.0.35 patch is not too big, what about putting it (maybe even with the original next to it) in ftp://ftp.dementia.org/pub/linux/2.0.35-turbosparc ? Then I can see if it is possible to adapt/apply it to the 2.1.xxx source. > I can offer tips and I'll be happy to take a patch when you > have it working. I a) have no turbosparc b) have no time and c) haven't > done a thing with 2.1 yet Greetings, --- Cisco Systems --- Marc Duponcheel [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel: +32 2 778 42 40 CATS Team TAC Brussels ---*--- pager: +32 72 53 30 01 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: 2.0.35 turbosparc kernel
On Wed, 29 Jul 1998, Marc Duponcheel wrote: > > > Well, I'd like to think I solved at least one problem in the last week. > > For those of you with SS5/170 (Turbosparc) machines, there's a kernel at > > ftp://ftp.dementia.org/pub/linux/2.0.35-turbosparc, along with modules for > > it. The patches have been checked into the CVS tree and will be in the > > next snapshot (which hopefully will be when there's a handle on the > > egcs/sun4c/esp problems) > > I hope you also mean in the vger CVS 2.1.xxx tree? That would be great. > I'll sure want to test that! I already answered Marc but forgot to CC here. Short answer: no. Slightly longer answer: it was a simple hack, and i'll do it when i get time. Even longer answer: if someone wants to do the diff and try patching 2.1 themselves, I can offer tips and I'll be happy to take a patch when you have it working. I a) have no turbosparc b) have no time and c) haven't done a thing with 2.1 yet -D -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: 2.0.35 turbosparc kernel
> Well, I'd like to think I solved at least one problem in the last week. > For those of you with SS5/170 (Turbosparc) machines, there's a kernel at > ftp://ftp.dementia.org/pub/linux/2.0.35-turbosparc, along with modules for > it. The patches have been checked into the CVS tree and will be in the > next snapshot (which hopefully will be when there's a handle on the > egcs/sun4c/esp problems) I hope you also mean in the vger CVS 2.1.xxx tree? That would be great. I'll sure want to test that! Greetings, --- Cisco Systems --- Marc Duponcheel [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel: +32 2 778 42 40 CATS Team TAC Brussels ---*--- pager: +32 72 53 30 01 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
2.0.35 turbosparc kernel
Well, I'd like to think I solved at least one problem in the last week. For those of you with SS5/170 (Turbosparc) machines, there's a kernel at ftp://ftp.dementia.org/pub/linux/2.0.35-turbosparc, along with modules for it. The patches have been checked into the CVS tree and will be in the next snapshot (which hopefully will be when there's a handle on the egcs/sun4c/esp problems) Try it outwith your favorite Turbosparc. Thanks to Stephen Zander for trying lots of kernels that I built with various tweaks so we could find one (some, actually) that worked. -D -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
