Re: Fwd: Re: D-I update for Sparc (daily builds)
On Fri, Sep 09, 2005 at 02:45:47AM -0700, Tyler wrote: > I can provide the box to test on, if you guys provide testing builds... > :) I've got an ultra 5 with a 360mhz cpu in it, that isn't doing > anything still. > > Tyler. > > Ben Collins wrote: > > >> > > > > > >Most of what I have heard is in relation to first-cd.b bootloader and > >Ultra III's. Since I don't have an Ultra III, I can't do any testing. > > > > > > > > > A datum point: no installer I've tried to date today on a Sun Blade 150 will work. I tried the "unofficial" installer CD (netboot, 120M) referenced from the Wiki page mentioned by Frans Pop, the TFTP boot image (5.3M) used by Sharma and referenced in the Debian HOWTO and the Sarge CD1. Sarge CD1 - boots fine, then dies because it can't find the initrd or a root filesystem. TFTP - boots fine, but expects a connection to the Internet - I was doing this stand alone :( Issues with the ide-cd and/or the USB keyboard module. Tends to stall a couple of seconds after ide-cd is initialised. "Unofficial" netinst - much better than the two above - won't install the base system at all. Does understand USB. Finally, despairing after two days work, we put the Sarge CD1 into an Ultra 5. The Sharma HOWTO references problems with the "date" command: the machine locks solid on setting the timezone - there's a date there somewhere. Still odd problems and unexplained lockups occasionally. Debian on Ultras is somewhat screwy - but I may be a corner case (installing on newest/newer hardware, standalone with no Internet connection and only the 13 CD's _and_ installing on Sparc which is less tested than Intel). Still, the client got a machine with SSH, X Windows and a development environment on - so they are largely happy :) Andy -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Fwd: Re: D-I update for Sparc (daily builds)
I can provide the box to test on, if you guys provide testing builds... :) I've got an ultra 5 with a 360mhz cpu in it, that isn't doing anything still. Tyler. Ben Collins wrote: About the "Fast MMU Access" error: What I understand for the problem is that the sysvinit source code is fine, but for Sparc generates the compiler executable code that uses registers that are not available in all Sparc CPUs. Sounds like heavy rumor. The Fast MMU Access occurs well before init is executed, if I recall correctly (by the time init is called, traps are in place that would trigger kernel code in the case of this hw error). Most of what I have heard is in relation to first-cd.b bootloader and Ultra III's. Since I don't have an Ultra III, I can't do any testing. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.10.19/92 - Release Date: 9/7/2005 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Fwd: Re: D-I update for Sparc (daily builds)
> About the "Fast MMU Access" error: > > > What I understand for the problem is that the sysvinit source code > is fine, but for Sparc generates the compiler executable code that > uses registers that are not available in all Sparc CPUs. > Sounds like heavy rumor. The Fast MMU Access occurs well before init is executed, if I recall correctly (by the time init is called, traps are in place that would trigger kernel code in the case of this hw error). Most of what I have heard is in relation to first-cd.b bootloader and Ultra III's. Since I don't have an Ultra III, I can't do any testing. -- Ubuntu - http://www.ubuntu.com/ Debian - http://www.debian.org/ Linux 1394 - http://www.linux1394.org/ SwissDisk - http://www.swissdisk.com/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
