Re: Installing Debian - Sun Ultra1

2023-10-21 Thread Gregor Riepl 

Hi,

I've tried moving RAM around. It didn't seem to make a difference. FYI. 
The package that fails is often different even without moving RAM 
around. Solaris 2.5, NetBSD, and OpenBSD all install and function 
properly on this machine.


I've had similar success with my Sun Fire V215.

System stability is on and off, with frequent crashes during heavy use, 
that look very similar to bad RAM. I think the RAM is fine, though.


At some point, the SMP kernel was practically unusable, while the 
non-SMP kernel ran mostly stable. Now they're about the same.


Linux used to run very stable on these machines back in the 2.6 days 
IIRC. A lot of things changed in the meantime, and it's hard to pinpoint 
an ideal configuration. Some kernels work well, while things may break 
horribly again after the next update.



Can you recommend a RAM test program for this device?


I'd be interested as well.

The ALOM and OpenBoot have some limited memory testing capabilities, but 
that's maybe not what you're looking for.
See: 
https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19095-01/sfv890.srvr/817-5950-11/890-diags.html#54069


That page also mentions a SunVTS tool, which includes memory stress 
testing capabilities.

Re: Installing Debian - Sun Ultra1

2023-10-20 Thread Jeremy Leonard 
On Fri, Oct 20, 2023 at 1:04 AM Gatis Visnevskis  wrote:

> Hello,
>
> If you can swap RAM modules between slots, and notice changes, then you
> have some bad RAM.
>
> G
>
>

I've tried moving RAM around. It didn't seem to make a difference. FYI. The
package that fails is often different even without moving RAM around.
Solaris 2.5, NetBSD, and OpenBSD all install and function properly on this
machine.

Can you recommend a RAM test program for this device?




>
> Jeremy Leonard  (šajā datumā: piektd., 2023. g.
> 20. okt. 04:05) rakstīja:
>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Oct 14, 2023 at 11:33 PM Jeremy Leonard 
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Oct 12, 2023 at 3:11 AM John Paul Adrian Glaubitz <
>>> glaub...@physik.fu-berlin.de> wrote:
>>>
 Hi Jeremy!

 On Wed, 2023-10-11 at 16:01 -0400, Jeremy Leonard wrote:
 > [   10.116921] Initramfs unpacking failed: write error
 > (...)
 > Where should I look to start resolving this?

 Your problem is the failed attempt to unpack the initramfs and
 apparently the
 problem is that it's failing to write the unpacked data somewhere.

 Might be a problem with bad or insufficient memory.

 Adrian

 --
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 : :' :  Debian Developer
 `. `'   Physicist
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>>>
>>> Yep. I saw that. I was wondering what couldn't be written to. I'm able
>>> to install Solaris, NetBSD, and OpenBSD without error.
>>>
>>> I haven't been able to find a authoritative source for the required
>>> amount of RAM. I've ordered more for this machine. I'll have 1G once my
>>> order is delivered. I'll try the install again and report back.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Jeremy Leonard
>>> jere...@elite4god.com
>>> Cell: (517) 285-8309 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>
>>
>> OK. I've increased RAM to 1GB. I'm able to get past the error above. I
>> have a new error now while debootstrap is running:
>>
>> ##
>> Oct 19 15:22:31 kernel: [ 1784.491151] CPU[0]: Correctable ECC Error
>> AFSR[10] AFAR[2440] UDBL[0] UDBH[0] TL>1[0]
>> Oct 19 15:22:31 kernel: [ 1784.491283] CPU[0]: Correctable ECC Error
>> AFSR[10] AFAR[24c0] UDBL[0] UDBH[0] TL>1[0]
>> Oct 19 15:22:31 kernel: [ 1784.491368] CPU[0]: Uncorrectable Error
>> AFSR[18020] AFAR[26c0] UDBL[0] UDBH[0] TT[32] TL>1[0]
>> Oct 19 15:22:31 kernel: [ 1784.491553]   \|/  \|/
>>
>> Oct 19 15:22:31 kernel: [ 1784.491553]   "@'/ .. \`@"
>>
>> Oct 19 15:22:31 kernel: [ 1784.491553]   /_| \__/ |_\
>>
>> Oct 19 15:22:31 kernel: [ 1784.491553]  \__U_/
>>
>> Oct 19 15:22:31 kernel: [ 1784.491632] tar(13334): UE [#1]
>>
>> Oct 19 15:22:31 kernel: [ 1784.491744] CPU: 0 PID: 13334 Comm: tar Not
>> tainted 6.1.0-9-sparc64 #1  Debian 6.1.27-1
>> Oct 19 15:22:31 kernel: [ 1784.491919] TSTATE: 11001600 TPC:
>> 00c9ca04 TNPC: 00c9ca00 Y: Not tain
>> Oct 19 15:22:31 kernel: [ 1784.492070] TPC: <__bzero+0x74/0xc0>
>>
>> Oct 19 15:22:31 kernel: [ 1784.492285] g0:  g1:
>> 0038 g2: 0008 g3: 2000
>> Oct 19 15:22:31 kernel: [ 1784.492419] g4: f80004af9bc0 g5:
>> 004fc9f0 g6: f800162e g7: 
>> Oct 19 15:22:31 kernel: [ 1784.492564] o0: f8002708 o1:
>>  o2:  o3: f8002447
>> Oct 19 15:22:31 kernel: [ 1784.492706] o4: 0008] [<00 81P1:
>> 00fered_writeOitEr62e3001 ret_pc: 101%1aD0
>> Oct 19 15:22:31 kernel: [ !?8T.492849] RPC:
>> 
>>
>> Ocd(1Y 15:22:31 kernel: [ 1784.494757] l0: 1000 l1: 00
>> 00Pfe l2: 0 p0Bl3: f80007264680
>> Oct 19 !5:R2:31 kernel: [ 1784.494898] |4:b1000 l5:
>> 00r0 l6: f8002000 l7: 
>> Oct 19 15:22:31 kernel: [ 1784.495037] i0: 0 002648 i1:
>>  002 i2: :31 kernel: [ 17010154d80
>> Oct 19ling lock debu%g: [ 1784.495176]l taint
>>
>> Oct 19 101000 i5: f8[ 1784.503363] C800162e30d1 15a88c]:
>> ext4_$aa88c
>> Oct 19 15:22c/0x280 [ext4=
>>
>> 784.495323] I7: 
>>
>> Oct 19 15:22:31 kernel:_write+0x88/0x1aCall Trace:
>>
>> Oct 1 kernel: [ 1784el: [ 1784.49704101430045a88c>]
>> ext4_da__write_iter+0x44c/0x280 [ext4]
>> Oct 19 15:22:31bkernel: [ 1784.498727] [<00r0005ff348>]
>> generxt4_file_wryte}i+0x88/0x1a0
>>
>> Oct [ext4]
>>
>> Oct 19 15el: [ 1784.498938] [<1p143004>]
>> ext4_buffered_write_iter+0x64/0
>> x120 [ext101%1af031 kernel: [ 178 kernel: [ !78v?1014337c>]
>> et4_bloc
>> k_wryte=bter+0x21c/0x900  [ext4]>
>>
>> Oct 19 :22:31 kernel: [ [ 1784.494757?$006

Re: Installing Debian - Sun Ultra1

2023-10-19 Thread Jeremy Leonard 
On Sat, Oct 14, 2023 at 11:33 PM Jeremy Leonard 
wrote:

>
> On Thu, Oct 12, 2023 at 3:11 AM John Paul Adrian Glaubitz <
> glaub...@physik.fu-berlin.de> wrote:
>
>> Hi Jeremy!
>>
>> On Wed, 2023-10-11 at 16:01 -0400, Jeremy Leonard wrote:
>> > [   10.116921] Initramfs unpacking failed: write error
>> > (...)
>> > Where should I look to start resolving this?
>>
>> Your problem is the failed attempt to unpack the initramfs and apparently
>> the
>> problem is that it's failing to write the unpacked data somewhere.
>>
>> Might be a problem with bad or insufficient memory.
>>
>> Adrian
>>
>> --
>>  .''`.  John Paul Adrian Glaubitz
>> : :' :  Debian Developer
>> `. `'   Physicist
>>   `-GPG: 62FF 8A75 84E0 2956 9546  0006 7426 3B37 F5B5 F913
>>
>
> Yep. I saw that. I was wondering what couldn't be written to. I'm able to
> install Solaris, NetBSD, and OpenBSD without error.
>
> I haven't been able to find a authoritative source for the required amount
> of RAM. I've ordered more for this machine. I'll have 1G once my order is
> delivered. I'll try the install again and report back.
>
> --
> Jeremy Leonard
> jere...@elite4god.com
> Cell: (517) 285-8309 
> 
>

OK. I've increased RAM to 1GB. I'm able to get past the error above. I have
a new error now while debootstrap is running:
##
Oct 19 15:22:31 kernel: [ 1784.491151] CPU[0]: Correctable ECC Error
AFSR[10] AFAR[2440] UDBL[0] UDBH[0] TL>1[0]
Oct 19 15:22:31 kernel: [ 1784.491283] CPU[0]: Correctable ECC Error
AFSR[10] AFAR[24c0] UDBL[0] UDBH[0] TL>1[0]
Oct 19 15:22:31 kernel: [ 1784.491368] CPU[0]: Uncorrectable Error
AFSR[18020] AFAR[26c0] UDBL[0] UDBH[0] TT[32] TL>1[0]
Oct 19 15:22:31 kernel: [ 1784.491553]   \|/  \|/

Oct 19 15:22:31 kernel: [ 1784.491553]   "@'/ .. \`@"

Oct 19 15:22:31 kernel: [ 1784.491553]   /_| \__/ |_\

Oct 19 15:22:31 kernel: [ 1784.491553]  \__U_/

Oct 19 15:22:31 kernel: [ 1784.491632] tar(13334): UE [#1]

Oct 19 15:22:31 kernel: [ 1784.491744] CPU: 0 PID: 13334 Comm: tar Not
tainted 6.1.0-9-sparc64 #1  Debian 6.1.27-1
Oct 19 15:22:31 kernel: [ 1784.491919] TSTATE: 11001600 TPC:
00c9ca04 TNPC: 00c9ca00 Y: Not tain
Oct 19 15:22:31 kernel: [ 1784.492070] TPC: <__bzero+0x74/0xc0>

Oct 19 15:22:31 kernel: [ 1784.492285] g0:  g1:
0038 g2: 0008 g3: 2000
Oct 19 15:22:31 kernel: [ 1784.492419] g4: f80004af9bc0 g5:
004fc9f0 g6: f800162e g7: 
Oct 19 15:22:31 kernel: [ 1784.492564] o0: f8002708 o1:
 o2:  o3: f8002447
Oct 19 15:22:31 kernel: [ 1784.492706] o4: 0008] [<00 81P1:
00fered_writeOitEr62e3001 ret_pc: 101%1aD0
Oct 19 15:22:31 kernel: [ !?8T.492849] RPC:


Ocd(1Y 15:22:31 kernel: [ 1784.494757] l0: 1000 l1: 00
00Pfe l2: 0 p0Bl3: f80007264680
Oct 19 !5:R2:31 kernel: [ 1784.494898] |4:b1000 l5:
00r0 l6: f8002000 l7: 
Oct 19 15:22:31 kernel: [ 1784.495037] i0: 0 002648 i1:
 002 i2: :31 kernel: [ 17010154d80
Oct 19ling lock debu%g: [ 1784.495176]l taint

Oct 19 101000 i5: f8[ 1784.503363] C800162e30d1 15a88c]:
ext4_$aa88c
Oct 19 15:22c/0x280 [ext4=

784.495323] I7: 

Oct 19 15:22:31 kernel:_write+0x88/0x1aCall Trace:

Oct 1 kernel: [ 1784el: [ 1784.49704101430045a88c>]
ext4_da__write_iter+0x44c/0x280 [ext4]
Oct 19 15:22:31bkernel: [ 1784.498727] [<00r0005ff348>]
generxt4_file_wryte}i+0x88/0x1a0

Oct [ext4]

Oct 19 15el: [ 1784.498938] [<1p143004>]
ext4_buffered_write_iter+0x64/0
x120 [ext101%1af031 kernel: [ 178 kernel: [ !78v?1014337c>]
et4_bloc
k_wryte=bter+0x21c/0x900  [ext4]>

Oct 19 :22:31 kernel: [ [ 1784.494757?$006b7fdc1000 l1:
0209c/0x360
Oct 19 000 00 l [ 1784.502610] 680

Oct 19 !5:0214>] ksys_write+84.494898] |4:`0 15:22:31 kernell5:
 [<006b802000 l7: 000x14/0x40
Oct 19ct 19 15:22:31 k: [ 1784.503051]5037] i0: 0 p0R6174>]
linux_spar000 00R x44
Oct 19 15:22:31 kernel: [ 1784.503291] Disabling lock debu%ging due to
kernel taint
Oct019`15:22:31 kernel: [ 1784.503363]`Caller[1015a88c]:
ext4_&a_write_begin+0x12c/0x280 [ext4?
Oct 19 15:22:31 

Oct 19  generic_perform_write+0x88/0x1a0

Oct 19 15:22:31 kernel: [ 17:4.505258] Caller[101$30r4]:
ext4_buffered_write_iter+0x64/0x120 [ext4]
Occt 19 15:22:31 krnel: [ 1784.5068727] [<1014337c]:
ext4_file_wryteiter+0x21c/0x900 [ext4]
Oct 19 5:22:31 kernel: [ 1784.508662] #qller[006b7fdc]:
vfs_wr+te+0x19c/0x360
Oct 19 15:22:31 kernel: [ 1784.508885] Caller[0

Re: Installing Debian - Sun Ultra1

2023-10-14 Thread Jeremy Leonard 
On Thu, Oct 12, 2023 at 3:11 AM John Paul Adrian Glaubitz <
glaub...@physik.fu-berlin.de> wrote:

> Hi Jeremy!
>
> On Wed, 2023-10-11 at 16:01 -0400, Jeremy Leonard wrote:
> > [   10.116921] Initramfs unpacking failed: write error
> > (...)
> > Where should I look to start resolving this?
>
> Your problem is the failed attempt to unpack the initramfs and apparently
> the
> problem is that it's failing to write the unpacked data somewhere.
>
> Might be a problem with bad or insufficient memory.
>
> Adrian
>
> --
>  .''`.  John Paul Adrian Glaubitz
> : :' :  Debian Developer
> `. `'   Physicist
>   `-GPG: 62FF 8A75 84E0 2956 9546  0006 7426 3B37 F5B5 F913
>

Yep. I saw that. I was wondering what couldn't be written to. I'm able to
install Solaris, NetBSD, and OpenBSD without error.

I haven't been able to find a authoritative source for the required amount
of RAM. I've ordered more for this machine. I'll have 1G once my order is
delivered. I'll try the install again and report back.

-- 
Jeremy Leonard
jere...@elite4god.com
Cell: (517) 285-8309

Re: Installing Debian - Sun Ultra1

2023-10-12 Thread John Paul Adrian Glaubitz 
Hi Jeremy!

On Wed, 2023-10-11 at 16:01 -0400, Jeremy Leonard wrote:
> [   10.116921] Initramfs unpacking failed: write error
> (...)
> Where should I look to start resolving this?

Your problem is the failed attempt to unpack the initramfs and apparently the
problem is that it's failing to write the unpacked data somewhere.

Might be a problem with bad or insufficient memory.

Adrian

-- 
 .''`.  John Paul Adrian Glaubitz
: :' :  Debian Developer
`. `'   Physicist
  `-GPG: 62FF 8A75 84E0 2956 9546  0006 7426 3B37 F5B5 F913