Re: Debian 3.0 on Netra X1, installs but won't run
On Sat, Jun 14, 2003 at 04:12:24PM -0700, Marc Singer wrote: > One other thing. I've heard that the performance of Ultrasparc Linux > is not expected to be as good as Solaris because user-mode Sparc > binaries run in a 32 bit mode. How do you feel about how well Linux > runs on the Ultrasparc? Solaris 8 vs Debian Ultrasparc: running tinydns on netra t1 105 on the same box (tinydns compiled with gcc 2.95 on both OS's with no special flags, just 'make && make setup check') Linux exactly doubled the number of queries/sec as measured with "queryperf" from the BIND9 tarball. This is probably the extreme since tinydns does a lot of context switching (stat the db once for every query answered), and linux is reportedly much better at context switching than solaris. Of course in solaris's defense, I've upgraded heavily loaded 220R's running solaris 8 to 420R's (just move the disks to a box with 2x the memory and processors) and the CPU utlization and load average exactly halved as a result. Solaris scales just about linearly with more processors, where linux (2.4 anyways) does not. Best tool for the job I always say ;) That said I've moved a lot of my infrastructure from solaris/sparc to debian linux (both x86 and sparc) and never looked back. In fact UE2's and other older boxes seem to be able to do a hell of a lot more work running linux. -- Nate Campihttp://www.campin.net
Re: Debian 3.0 on Netra X1, installs but won't run
On Sat, Jun 14, 2003 at 04:12:24PM -0700, Marc Singer wrote: > One other thing. I've heard that the performance of Ultrasparc Linux > is not expected to be as good as Solaris because user-mode Sparc > binaries run in a 32 bit mode. How do you feel about how well Linux As far as I know solaris also uses a 32-bit user mode. Checking... Use, all the binaries I check on solaris-8 ar 32-bit only. The commerical products I work on use 64-bit kernel drivers and 32-bit user-mode as well. For most situations 32-bit user mode is probably better due to the smaller memory requiements. > runs on the Ultrasparc? It *feels* a lot better working on the machines. How that translates when doing real work I don't know yet. And when I was running on Ultra-5 hardware at work it was so good it's not funny tohave a useable console with a decent number of columns and rows and decent scrolling performance! -- Jamie Lenehan Work Phone: +61 3 9843 8817 [EMAIL PROTECTED]Work Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Debian 3.0 on Netra X1, installs but won't run
On Sat, Jun 14, 2003 at 04:11:14PM -0700, Marc Singer wrote: > On Sun, Jun 15, 2003 at 04:05:03AM +1000, Jamie Lenehan wrote: > > On Sat, Jun 14, 2003 at 09:03:19AM -0700, Marc Singer wrote: > > > > I just tftpbooted the images from > > > > > > > > http://auric.debian.org/~bcollins/disks-sparc/current/ [...] > It didn't even get that far. The firmware downloaded the image and > then said it was invalid. Using the sun4u/tftpboot.img: [nynaeve][ 1:42PM]/tftpboot%> ls -l total 9140 lrwx--1 root root 30 Apr 30 22:20 CBD91D9B -> debian-bcollins-2002-10-05.img lrwx--1 root root 30 May 4 20:24 CBD91D9C -> debian-bcollins-2002-10-05.img -rw-r--r--1 lenehan lenehan 4741476 Apr 30 22:18 debian-bcollins-2002-10-05.img -rw-r--r--1 root root 4591072 May 19 2002 debian-woody-3.0.23-2002-05-21.img [nynaeve][ 1:42PM]/tftpboot%> md5sum debian-bcollins-2002-10-05.img 41777b6d9f81ebc249bf96894d2de06c debian-bcollins-2002-10-05.img [...] > > Hmmm... That doesn't make sense. I thought 3 had to be the entire > > disk? If you look at my partition table above 3 is the entire disk, > > so 1, 2 and 4 actually overap with 3. > > Why would Linux care about partition three being the whole disk? I > can imagine that Solaris might. I have no idea, I just assumed that was the one true way ;) A quick google seems to suggest that you are correct and it can go anwyhere. I was just working on theory that you seemed to have troubles with accessing the disk after booting, which suggests that maybe it's something in the way it's setup. [...] > > > > 2.5.70 #3 Sun Jun 15 03:08:48 EST 2003 sparc64 GNU/Linux > > That could be part of the problem. I was running linux-2.4.20. The > machine I had was a 500MHz model. I was running 2.4.19 until a few minutes before sending that e-mail. I cannot see any real reason why it wouldn't work though. -- Jamie Lenehan Work Phone: +61 3 9843 8817 [EMAIL PROTECTED]Work Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Debian 3.0 on Netra X1, installs but won't run
On Sun, Jun 15, 2003 at 04:05:03AM +1000, Jamie Lenehan wrote: > On Sat, Jun 14, 2003 at 09:03:19AM -0700, Marc Singer wrote: > > > I just tftpbooted the images from > > > > > > http://auric.debian.org/~bcollins/disks-sparc/current/ > > > > > > The standard boot images would crash while booting. > > > > > > > That's helpful. I found that the stock images were not recognized by > > the OpenBoot firmware. Not exactly a crash, but neither were they > > successful. > > Oh, the boot image at the above site doesn't support the NIC's on X1. It didn't even get that far. The firmware downloaded the image and then said it was invalid. > I removed the HDD and put it in another machine and loaded the > basedebs.tar, drivers.tgz, rescue.bin files manually. I then > tftpbooted the boot disk and installed from the HDD. The extra > drivers (again from above site) included a tulip driver which does > work and can be used to install everything else, although it will > order the NIC's in reverse order, so eth0 is network port 1 and eth1 > is network port 0. Well that's a bit hardcore. Haven't we gotten past this behavior, yet? > > because that's where solaris put it. I don't have the machine, so I > > cannot reprint it here. I know that I only had two partitions, 1 and > > 3. 1 is most of the disk and 3 has about 1G for swap. > > Hmmm... That doesn't make sense. I thought 3 had to be the entire > disk? If you look at my partition table above 3 is the entire disk, > so 1, 2 and 4 actually overap with 3. Why would Linux care about partition three being the whole disk? I can imagine that Solaris might. All I did was replace partition three, which was swap on Solaris, with a Linux swap partition. I then converted the first partition to the reset of the disk. > This machine is a: > > Sun Netra X1 (UltraSPARC-IIe 400MHz), No Keyboard > OpenBoot 4.0, 640 MB memory installed, Serial #50737376. > > and as of two minutes ago I have it running: > > 2.5.70 #3 Sun Jun 15 03:08:48 EST 2003 sparc64 GNU/Linux That could be part of the problem. I was running linux-2.4.20. The machine I had was a 500MHz model.
Re: Debian 3.0 on Netra X1, installs but won't run
One other thing. I've heard that the performance of Ultrasparc Linux is not expected to be as good as Solaris because user-mode Sparc binaries run in a 32 bit mode. How do you feel about how well Linux runs on the Ultrasparc?
Re: Debian 3.0 on Netra X1, installs but won't run
On Sat, Jun 14, 2003 at 09:03:19AM -0700, Marc Singer wrote: > > I just tftpbooted the images from > > > > http://auric.debian.org/~bcollins/disks-sparc/current/ > > > > The standard boot images would crash while booting. > > > > That's helpful. I found that the stock images were not recognized by > the OpenBoot firmware. Not exactly a crash, but neither were they > successful. Oh, the boot image at the above site doesn't support the NIC's on X1. I removed the HDD and put it in another machine and loaded the basedebs.tar, drivers.tgz, rescue.bin files manually. I then tftpbooted the boot disk and installed from the HDD. The extra drivers (again from above site) included a tulip driver which does work and can be used to install everything else, although it will order the NIC's in reverse order, so eth0 is network port 1 and eth1 is network port 0. [...] > > /dev/hda1 0 5201 2621304 83 Linux native > > /dev/hda2 u 5201 6241524160 82 Linux swap > > /dev/hda3 0 38790 195501605 Whole disk > > /dev/hda4 6241 38790 16404696 83 Linux native > > Interesting question. In fact, I didn't put it first. It's third Ok. I think there's probably if swap is put first, so not having it first is fine ;) > because that's where solaris put it. I don't have the machine, so I > cannot reprint it here. I know that I only had two partitions, 1 and > 3. 1 is most of the disk and 3 has about 1G for swap. Hmmm... That doesn't make sense. I thought 3 had to be the entire disk? If you look at my partition table above 3 is the entire disk, so 1, 2 and 4 actually overap with 3. > The only other thing I can think of trying is the tftp image you > suggest. Have you been successful with booting the Debian/Sparc > install CDs? I don't have any IDE CD-ROM drives here to try that with, so no. This machine is a: Sun Netra X1 (UltraSPARC-IIe 400MHz), No Keyboard OpenBoot 4.0, 640 MB memory installed, Serial #50737376. and as of two minutes ago I have it running: 2.5.70 #3 Sun Jun 15 03:08:48 EST 2003 sparc64 GNU/Linux -- Jamie Lenehan Work Phone: +61 3 9843 8817 [EMAIL PROTECTED]Work Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Debian 3.0 on Netra X1, installs but won't run
> I just tftpbooted the images from > > http://auric.debian.org/~bcollins/disks-sparc/current/ > > The standard boot images would crash while booting. > That's helpful. I found that the stock images were not recognized by the OpenBoot firmware. Not exactly a crash, but neither were they successful. > What's you partion table look like? Didn't put swap first for > example? This is mine: > > [aviendha][11:35PM]~%> sudo fdisk /dev/hda > > Command (m for help): p > > Disk /dev/hda (Sun disk label): 16 heads, 63 sectors, 38790 cylinders > Units = cylinders of 1008 * 512 bytes > > Device FlagStart EndBlocks Id System > /dev/hda1 0 5201 2621304 83 Linux native > /dev/hda2 u 5201 6241524160 82 Linux swap > /dev/hda3 0 38790 195501605 Whole disk > /dev/hda4 6241 38790 16404696 83 Linux native Interesting question. In fact, I didn't put it first. It's third because that's where solaris put it. I don't have the machine, so I cannot reprint it here. I know that I only had two partitions, 1 and 3. 1 is most of the disk and 3 has about 1G for swap. The only other thing I can think of trying is the tftp image you suggest. Have you been successful with booting the Debian/Sparc install CDs? Cheers.
Re: Debian 3.0 on Netra X1, installs but won't run
On Thu, Jun 12, 2003 at 07:59:41AM -0700, Marc Singer wrote: > I've done more exploration. > > Someone suggested that the problem is that the CDROM is an IDE master. > When I change the CDROM to a slave, the Netra X1 refuses to recognize > it. In other words, the Netra *requires* that the CDROM be an IDE > master. Just skip those damn cd-drives. I stopped using/ordering them a long time ago. The normal drives are just working fine, but those in the 1U machines are just blenders when you here them. > I notice that both activity lights on the network interfaces flash > when the driver is loaded. Is this expected behavior? The flashing > stops when I insert a network cable connected to a hub/switch. Yes, it is and you see on the console why. If you hate the flashes, just bring the interface(s) down. > At this point, I'm out of ideas. Thanks for the help. Just set up a jumpstart-server. You need rarp, tftp and the images from Ben if I'm not mistaken. -- Hans
Re: Debian 3.0 on Netra X1, installs but won't run
Not that this is much help, but I've had all kinds of problems getting debian installed onto netra t1's. I just do all my installations on a UE2 and move the disks over to my 220Rs, 420Rs and netra t1s. It always works perfectly. In fact I have a E6500 I might ship out a woody disk to the datacenter it's in and ask them to boot it while I sit on the console port remotely. I would be pretty cool to see 20-some processors on a debian linux box ;) On Thu, Jun 12, 2003 at 09:43:37AM -0700, Marc Singer wrote: > On Thu, Jun 12, 2003 at 09:28:25AM -0700, Patrick Morris wrote: > > Have you tried it as neither a master nor a slave? That really ought to > > work. > > Yes, I tried every jumper combination. > > By the way, do you have an Netra X1? > > > > > Marc Singer wrote: > > > > >I've done more exploration. > > > > > >Someone suggested that the problem is that the CDROM is an IDE master. > > >When I change the CDROM to a slave, the Netra X1 refuses to recognize > > >it. In other words, the Netra *requires* that the CDROM be an IDE > > >master. > > > > > >I notice that both activity lights on the network interfaces flash > > >when the driver is loaded. Is this expected behavior? The flashing > > >stops when I insert a network cable connected to a hub/switch. > > > > > >At this point, I'm out of ideas. Thanks for the help. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- Nate Campihttp://www.campin.net
Re: Debian 3.0 on Netra X1, installs but won't run
On Thu, Jun 12, 2003 at 09:28:25AM -0700, Patrick Morris wrote: > Have you tried it as neither a master nor a slave? That really ought to > work. Yes, I tried every jumper combination. By the way, do you have an Netra X1? > > Marc Singer wrote: > > >I've done more exploration. > > > >Someone suggested that the problem is that the CDROM is an IDE master. > >When I change the CDROM to a slave, the Netra X1 refuses to recognize > >it. In other words, the Netra *requires* that the CDROM be an IDE > >master. > > > >I notice that both activity lights on the network interfaces flash > >when the driver is loaded. Is this expected behavior? The flashing > >stops when I insert a network cable connected to a hub/switch. > > > >At this point, I'm out of ideas. Thanks for the help. > > > > > > > > > > >
Re: Debian 3.0 on Netra X1, installs but won't run
Have you tried it as neither a master nor a slave? That really ought to work. Marc Singer wrote: I've done more exploration. Someone suggested that the problem is that the CDROM is an IDE master. When I change the CDROM to a slave, the Netra X1 refuses to recognize it. In other words, the Netra *requires* that the CDROM be an IDE master. I notice that both activity lights on the network interfaces flash when the driver is loaded. Is this expected behavior? The flashing stops when I insert a network cable connected to a hub/switch. At this point, I'm out of ideas. Thanks for the help.
Re: Debian 3.0 on Netra X1, installs but won't run
On Tue, Jun 10, 2003 at 02:55:24PM -0700, Patrick Morris wrote: > Nope, it's not a Sparc thing, it's an IDE thing. Maybe it depends on > the motherboard, but just last week I was building a OpenBSD box out of > spare parts that wouldn't boot because the CD on the second IDE was > jumpered as a master. It's not an IDE thing, it's a CDROM thing. Some just don't want to be masters. I don't know why they even have jumpers. Others are OK being masters. I think most recent drives can handle being masters, but I could be wrong. In my experience it's pretty much a toss-up whether a given drive will work when jumpered as master. noah -- ___ | Web: http://web.morgul.net/~frodo/ | PGP Public Key: http://web.morgul.net/~frodo/mail.html pgpjtqdYd24dZ.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Debian 3.0 on Netra X1, installs but won't run
I've done more exploration. Someone suggested that the problem is that the CDROM is an IDE master. When I change the CDROM to a slave, the Netra X1 refuses to recognize it. In other words, the Netra *requires* that the CDROM be an IDE master. I notice that both activity lights on the network interfaces flash when the driver is loaded. Is this expected behavior? The flashing stops when I insert a network cable connected to a hub/switch. At this point, I'm out of ideas. Thanks for the help.
Re: Debian 3.0 on Netra X1, installs but won't run
Nope, it's not a Sparc thing, it's an IDE thing. Maybe it depends on the motherboard, but just last week I was building a OpenBSD box out of spare parts that wouldn't boot because the CD on the second IDE was jumpered as a master. Marc Singer wrote: Interesting. I've never had a problem with it on IA32 motherboards. Is this specific to the Sparc implementation, or have I always been doing things wrong? On Tue, Jun 10, 2003 at 02:41:31PM -0700, Patrick Morris wrote: That may be your problem right there. If nothing else is on the controller, it shouldn't be a master. Yank all the master/slave/cable select jumpers off and give that a shot.
Re: Debian 3.0 on Netra X1, installs but won't run
Interesting. I've never had a problem with it on IA32 motherboards. Is this specific to the Sparc implementation, or have I always been doing things wrong? On Tue, Jun 10, 2003 at 02:41:31PM -0700, Patrick Morris wrote: > That may be your problem right there. If nothing else is on the > controller, it shouldn't be a master. > > Yank all the master/slave/cable select jumpers off and give that a shot. >
Re: Debian 3.0 on Netra X1, installs but won't run
That may be your problem right there. If nothing else is on the controller, it shouldn't be a master. Yank all the master/slave/cable select jumpers off and give that a shot. Marc Singer wrote: The CDROM is the master on the second controller. There is nothing else on that chain. On Tue, Jun 10, 2003 at 12:19:09PM -0700, Andrew Sharp wrote: On Mon, Jun 09, 2003 at 07:18:29AM -0700, Marc Singer wrote: On Mon, Jun 09, 2003 at 01:05:29PM +0200, Ulrich Teichert wrote: How many SCSI-devices are on your bus and how are they wired together? The Netra X1 is an IDE box. There are two IDE controllers and two drives. I pulled one of them and installed an IDE CDROM. Now, I'm suspicious of the CDROM since it is the only foreign piece of hardware. I've tried a couple without success. However, if I've been fortunate enough to install the system, then it appears to be OK when I remove the CDROM. Is it the Master/Slave jumper settings on the CDROM drive? a
Re: Debian 3.0 on Netra X1, installs but won't run
The CDROM is the master on the second controller. There is nothing else on that chain. On Tue, Jun 10, 2003 at 12:19:09PM -0700, Andrew Sharp wrote: > On Mon, Jun 09, 2003 at 07:18:29AM -0700, Marc Singer wrote: > > On Mon, Jun 09, 2003 at 01:05:29PM +0200, Ulrich Teichert wrote: > > > How many SCSI-devices are on your bus and how are they wired together? > > > > > > > The Netra X1 is an IDE box. There are two IDE controllers and two > > drives. I pulled one of them and installed an IDE CDROM. > > > > Now, I'm suspicious of the CDROM since it is the only foreign piece of > > hardware. I've tried a couple without success. However, if I've been > > fortunate enough to install the system, then it appears to be OK when > > I remove the CDROM. > > Is it the Master/Slave jumper settings on the CDROM drive? > > a
Re: Debian 3.0 on Netra X1, installs but won't run
On Mon, Jun 09, 2003 at 07:18:29AM -0700, Marc Singer wrote: > On Mon, Jun 09, 2003 at 01:05:29PM +0200, Ulrich Teichert wrote: > > How many SCSI-devices are on your bus and how are they wired together? > > > > The Netra X1 is an IDE box. There are two IDE controllers and two > drives. I pulled one of them and installed an IDE CDROM. > > Now, I'm suspicious of the CDROM since it is the only foreign piece of > hardware. I've tried a couple without success. However, if I've been > fortunate enough to install the system, then it appears to be OK when > I remove the CDROM. Is it the Master/Slave jumper settings on the CDROM drive? a
Re: Debian 3.0 on Netra X1, installs but won't run
On Mon, Jun 09, 2003 at 01:05:29PM +0200, Ulrich Teichert wrote: > How many SCSI-devices are on your bus and how are they wired together? > The Netra X1 is an IDE box. There are two IDE controllers and two drives. I pulled one of them and installed an IDE CDROM. Now, I'm suspicious of the CDROM since it is the only foreign piece of hardware. I've tried a couple without success. However, if I've been fortunate enough to install the system, then it appears to be OK when I remove the CDROM.
Re: Debian 3.0 on Netra X1, installs but won't run
On Sun, Jun 08, 2003 at 10:31:24PM -0700, Marc Singer wrote: > On Sun, Jun 08, 2003 at 07:04:51PM -0400, Ben Collins wrote: > > On Sun, Jun 08, 2003 at 04:50:36PM -0700, Marc Singer wrote: > > > On Sun, Jun 08, 2003 at 03:40:59PM -0400, Ben Collins wrote: > > > > On Sun, Jun 08, 2003 at 12:50:49PM -0700, Marc Singer wrote: > > > > > I've performed the install several times without producing a > > > > > successful result. > > > > > > > > > > The system appears to install everything correctly, but once I boot to > > > > > the hard drive to finish the setup, there appear some mysterious > > > > > errors. > > > > > > > > > > When I used the ext3 filesystem, I got kernel messages about the > > > > > journal being aborted. I switched hard drives and filesystems (now > > ^^ Missed that. I'm at a loss. I know people have successfully installed on X1's before, so this is a special case. You'll need to try some things on your own. Maybe try reseating the memory modules, or switching them around, or going down to just one. > > > > > ext2) and found that the system wouldn't run because of segment > > > > > faults. > > > > > > > > > > Has anyone been successful with the X1? > > > > > > > > It's strange that you can run the install, but not the system, since > > > > they use the exact same kernel. > > > > > > I think it is strange, too. I'm not sure that it is a kernel issue. > > > I'm thinking it is some sort of odd hardware problem. Perhaps, > > > something triggered by the reboot. > > > > Do you have another drive to test? > > > > > Have you experience with Debian on SPARC? > > > > You could say that. > > Why the dissembling? Not sure what you mean. -- Debian - http://www.debian.org/ Linux 1394 - http://www.linux1394.org/ Subversion - http://subversion.tigris.org/ Deqo - http://www.deqo.com/
Re: Debian 3.0 on Netra X1, installs but won't run
Hi, [del] >I think it is strange, too. I'm not sure that it is a kernel issue. >I'm thinking it is some sort of odd hardware problem. Perhaps, >something triggered by the reboot. [del] It may not help you, but I had the same symptoms once with a SGI Indy: It could netboot, install (ext2) and everything was fine. When I rebooted to finish the install, the bootloader found nothing to boot or crashed right away. In this case it turned out that I had jumpered a CD-ROM to parity ON on the same SCSI-bus as the local harddisk I was installing on. This caused massive corruption, 'cause the controler was switched to parity OFF. (before I found out I had already pulled out *some* hair...) How many SCSI-devices are on your bus and how are they wired together? HTH, Uli -- Dipl. Inf. Ulrich Teichert|e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Stormweg 24 |listening to: Noticable One (Rotten Apples) 24539 Neumuenster, Germany|F.W.A.K.(Rotten Apples), Love Career (Rotten Apples)
Re: Debian 3.0 on Netra X1, installs but won't run
On Sun, Jun 08, 2003 at 07:04:51PM -0400, Ben Collins wrote: > On Sun, Jun 08, 2003 at 04:50:36PM -0700, Marc Singer wrote: > > On Sun, Jun 08, 2003 at 03:40:59PM -0400, Ben Collins wrote: > > > On Sun, Jun 08, 2003 at 12:50:49PM -0700, Marc Singer wrote: > > > > I've performed the install several times without producing a > > > > successful result. > > > > > > > > The system appears to install everything correctly, but once I boot to > > > > the hard drive to finish the setup, there appear some mysterious > > > > errors. > > > > > > > > When I used the ext3 filesystem, I got kernel messages about the > > > > journal being aborted. I switched hard drives and filesystems (now ^^ > > > > ext2) and found that the system wouldn't run because of segment > > > > faults. > > > > > > > > Has anyone been successful with the X1? > > > > > > It's strange that you can run the install, but not the system, since > > > they use the exact same kernel. > > > > I think it is strange, too. I'm not sure that it is a kernel issue. > > I'm thinking it is some sort of odd hardware problem. Perhaps, > > something triggered by the reboot. > > Do you have another drive to test? > > > Have you experience with Debian on SPARC? > > You could say that. Why the dissembling?
Re: Debian 3.0 on Netra X1, installs but won't run
On Sun, Jun 08, 2003 at 03:40:59PM -0400, Ben Collins wrote: > On Sun, Jun 08, 2003 at 12:50:49PM -0700, Marc Singer wrote: > > I've performed the install several times without producing a > > successful result. > > > > The system appears to install everything correctly, but once I boot to > > the hard drive to finish the setup, there appear some mysterious > > errors. > > > > When I used the ext3 filesystem, I got kernel messages about the > > journal being aborted. I switched hard drives and filesystems (now > > ext2) and found that the system wouldn't run because of segment > > faults. > > > > Has anyone been successful with the X1? > > It's strange that you can run the install, but not the system, since > they use the exact same kernel. I think it is strange, too. I'm not sure that it is a kernel issue. I'm thinking it is some sort of odd hardware problem. Perhaps, something triggered by the reboot. Have you experience with Debian on SPARC? > > -- > Debian - http://www.debian.org/ > Linux 1394 - http://www.linux1394.org/ > Subversion - http://subversion.tigris.org/ > Deqo - http://www.deqo.com/
Re: Debian 3.0 on Netra X1, installs but won't run
On Sun, Jun 08, 2003 at 04:50:36PM -0700, Marc Singer wrote: > On Sun, Jun 08, 2003 at 03:40:59PM -0400, Ben Collins wrote: > > On Sun, Jun 08, 2003 at 12:50:49PM -0700, Marc Singer wrote: > > > I've performed the install several times without producing a > > > successful result. > > > > > > The system appears to install everything correctly, but once I boot to > > > the hard drive to finish the setup, there appear some mysterious > > > errors. > > > > > > When I used the ext3 filesystem, I got kernel messages about the > > > journal being aborted. I switched hard drives and filesystems (now > > > ext2) and found that the system wouldn't run because of segment > > > faults. > > > > > > Has anyone been successful with the X1? > > > > It's strange that you can run the install, but not the system, since > > they use the exact same kernel. > > I think it is strange, too. I'm not sure that it is a kernel issue. > I'm thinking it is some sort of odd hardware problem. Perhaps, > something triggered by the reboot. Do you have another drive to test? > Have you experience with Debian on SPARC? You could say that. -- Debian - http://www.debian.org/ Linux 1394 - http://www.linux1394.org/ Subversion - http://subversion.tigris.org/ Deqo - http://www.deqo.com/
Re: Debian 3.0 on Netra X1, installs but won't run
On Sun, Jun 08, 2003 at 12:50:49PM -0700, Marc Singer wrote: > I've performed the install several times without producing a > successful result. > > The system appears to install everything correctly, but once I boot to > the hard drive to finish the setup, there appear some mysterious > errors. > > When I used the ext3 filesystem, I got kernel messages about the > journal being aborted. I switched hard drives and filesystems (now > ext2) and found that the system wouldn't run because of segment > faults. > > Has anyone been successful with the X1? It's strange that you can run the install, but not the system, since they use the exact same kernel. -- Debian - http://www.debian.org/ Linux 1394 - http://www.linux1394.org/ Subversion - http://subversion.tigris.org/ Deqo - http://www.deqo.com/
