Re: Problem installing 4.1/sparc64 on Sun Blade 100
I had the same problem until I updated the firmware to 4.17.1 -Ted Landry Breuil wrote: > Hello, > > i'm trying to install OpenBSD/Sparc64 on a Blade 100, tried various > methods/versions (all described in INSTALL.sparc64), they all fail after > 'Trying bsd' and stall. Where can i have a start point to debug what > happens/doesn't happen ? > > I've tried : > - 3.9-release Cdrom (original version from wim) > - 4.1-release cd41.iso taken from mirror/4.1 > - 4.1-current cd41.iso taken from snapshots > - knowing cd-install are not really good on blades, i tried netbooting > bsd.rd 4.1-release and -current, using another obsd box as > rarpd/tftpd/rpc.bootparamd/nfsd/mountd server, set like described in > diskless(8). The weird thing is that ofwboot.net is taken from tftpd after > 'boot net bsd.rd', ran, i see the first twolines : > OpenBSD 4.1 (obj) #0: -build-date- > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/src/sys/arch/sparc64/compile/GENERIC > then > Trying bsd > and > stalled-nothing more on the screen. > > but i see no mount requests in mountd -d output. > i tried following > https://www-s.acm.uiuc.edu/wiki/comments/OpenBSD+Sparc64#notes documentation > too. > > security-mode is set to none in OBP, and firmware version is 4.0.45, i don't > think it needs a firmware upgrade. > Could it be a hardware problem ? How can i get more debug information ? > > Thanks for any hints. > > Next step will be trying to use a floppy (gee, i have to find a floppy > reader and a disk), or putting the disk in my U10 (which works fine) and try > to do the install on it. > > Landry > > . > -- Theodore Bullock, <[EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]> B.Sc Software Engineering Bike Across Canada Adventure http://www.comlore.com/bike
Re: Problem installing 4.1/sparc64 on Sun Blade 100
2007/5/31, Markus Lude <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > On Wed, May 30, 2007 at 11:49:45PM +0200, Landry Breuil wrote: > > Hello, > > > > i'm trying to install OpenBSD/Sparc64 on a Blade 100, tried various > > methods/versions (all described in INSTALL.sparc64), they all fail after > > 'Trying bsd' and stall. Where can i have a start point to debug what > > happens/doesn't happen ? > > > > I've tried : > > - 3.9-release Cdrom (original version from wim) > > - 4.1-release cd41.iso taken from mirror/4.1 > > - 4.1-current cd41.iso taken from snapshots > > - knowing cd-install are not really good on blades > > I never had any problems on the blade 100 here with installations from > cd using the image on the ftp servers. My first version was 3.8, now > running -current. > > Have you tried booting from a cd with cd41.iso from 4.1 or snapshots as > image? Yes, that was try 2 and try 3 :) As advidec by Ted Bullock, i'll try to update the firmware to the latest version to see if it changes something.. trying to boot the debian etch netinst stalls too at 'Booting Linux'. I'm pretty sure this machine was running SunOS before, i don't know if it's related. Maybe trying a firmware reset too. Markus, what is the version of the OBP on your blade ? (dev /openprom .properties says it) Landry
Re: Problem installing 4.1/sparc64 on Sun Blade 100
2007/5/31, Ted Bullock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > I had the same problem until I updated the firmware to 4.17.1 -Ted > > Landry Breuil wrote: > > Hello, > > > > i'm trying to install OpenBSD/Sparc64 on a Blade 100, tried various > > methods/versions (all described in INSTALL.sparc64), they all fail after > > 'Trying bsd' and stall. Where can i have a start point to debug what > > happens/doesn't happen ? > > > > I've tried : > > - 3.9-release Cdrom (original version from wim) > > - 4.1-release cd41.iso taken from mirror/4.1 > > - 4.1-current cd41.iso taken from snapshots > > - knowing cd-install are not really good on blades, i tried netbooting > > bsd.rd 4.1-release and -current, using another obsd box as > > rarpd/tftpd/rpc.bootparamd/nfsd/mountd server, set like described in > > diskless(8). The weird thing is that ofwboot.net is taken from tftpd > after > > 'boot net bsd.rd', ran, i see the first twolines : > > OpenBSD 4.1 (obj) #0: -build-date- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > :/usr/src/sys/arch/sparc64/compile/GENERIC > > then > > Trying bsd > > and > > stalled-nothing more on the screen. > > > > but i see no mount requests in mountd -d output. > > i tried following > > https://www-s.acm.uiuc.edu/wiki/comments/OpenBSD+Sparc64#notesdocumentation > > too. > > > > security-mode is set to none in OBP, and firmware version is 4.0.45, i > don't > > think it needs a firmware upgrade. > > Could it be a hardware problem ? How can i get more debug information ? > > > > Thanks for any hints. > > > > Next step will be trying to use a floppy (gee, i have to find a floppy > > reader and a disk), or putting the disk in my U10 (which works fine) and > try > > to do the install on it. > > > > Landry Upgrading to 4.17.1 didn't solved the issue here i'm still having the same problem, kernel hanging just after "Trying bsd", either using netboot or cdrom and various versions. I had no problem installing -current on Ultra60, even with a really older firmware version.. Really annoying. If anyone has a hint to debug this issue.. Landry
Re: Problem installing 4.1/sparc64 on Sun Blade 100
2007/6/7, Landry Breuil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > 2007/5/31, Ted Bullock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > I had the same problem until I updated the firmware to 4.17.1 > > -Ted > > > > Landry Breuil wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > > > i'm trying to install OpenBSD/Sparc64 on a Blade 100, tried various > > > methods/versions (all described in INSTALL.sparc64), they all fail > > after > > > 'Trying bsd' and stall. Where can i have a start point to debug > > what > > > happens/doesn't happen ? > > > > > > I've tried : > > > - 3.9-release Cdrom (original version from wim) > > > - 4.1-release cd41.iso taken from mirror/4.1 > > > - 4.1-current cd41.iso taken from snapshots > > > - knowing cd-install are not really good on blades, i tried netbooting > > > bsd.rd 4.1-release and -current, using another obsd box as > > > rarpd/tftpd/rpc.bootparamd/nfsd/mountd server, set like described in > > > diskless(8). The weird thing is that ofwboot.net is taken from tftpd > > after > > > 'boot net bsd.rd', ran, i see the first twolines : > > > OpenBSD 4.1 (obj) #0: -build-date- > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > :/usr/src/sys/arch/sparc64/compile/GENERIC > > > then > > > Trying bsd > > > and > > > stalled-nothing more on the screen. > > > > > > but i see no mount requests in mountd -d output. > > > i tried following > > > https://www-s.acm.uiuc.edu/wiki/comments/OpenBSD+Sparc64#notesdocumentation > > > too. > > > > > > security-mode is set to none in OBP, and firmware version is 4.0.45, i > > don't > > > think it needs a firmware upgrade. > > > Could it be a hardware problem ? How can i get more debug information > > ? > > > > > > Thanks for any hints. > > > > > > Next step will be trying to use a floppy (gee, i have to find a floppy > > > > > reader and a disk), or putting the disk in my U10 (which works fine) > > and try > > > to do the install on it. > > > > > > Landry > > > Upgrading to 4.17.1 didn't solved the issue here i'm still having the > same problem, kernel hanging just after "Trying bsd", either using > netboot or cdrom and various versions. > I had no problem installing -current on Ultra60, even with a really older > firmware version.. > > Really annoying. If anyone has a hint to debug this issue.. > I'm starting to suspect hardware, because even with this OBP upgrade i didn't manage to start the install of FreeBSD/sparc, NetBSD/sparc64, and various flavors of Linux/Sparc. All the installers start a kernel, and hangs at various places in kernel startup. It's not a question of serial console redirection, because i can ping the host when the boot starts, and it doesn't respond to pings as soon as it stalls during boot process. (And i don't have a db25 compatible serial cable..). Could it be memory ? hard disk ? Box has a 256mb + 512mb , and i don't know a way to test this memory without os on the box. Smth like memconf http://myweb.cableone.net/4schmidts/memconf.html or memtest for sparc would be appreciated. I'll try maybe setenv diag-switch? true setenv diag-level max reset but i really have no more ideas to boot this Blade 100. (and various flavors of openbsd works really well on Ultra 10 and ultra 60 here) Landry
Re: Problem installing 4.1/sparc64 on Sun Blade 100
On 6/7/07, Landry Breuil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 2007/6/7, Landry Breuil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > 2007/5/31, Ted Bullock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > I had the same problem until I updated the firmware to 4.17.1 > > -Ted > > > > Landry Breuil wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > > > i'm trying to install OpenBSD/Sparc64 on a Blade 100, tried various > > > methods/versions (all described in INSTALL.sparc64), they all fail > > after > > > 'Trying bsd' and stall. Where can i have a start point to debug > > what > > > happens/doesn't happen ? > > > > > > I've tried : > > > - 3.9-release Cdrom (original version from wim) > > > - 4.1-release cd41.iso taken from mirror/4.1 > > > - 4.1-current cd41.iso taken from snapshots > > > - knowing cd-install are not really good on blades, i tried netbooting > > > bsd.rd 4.1-release and -current, using another obsd box as > > > rarpd/tftpd/rpc.bootparamd/nfsd/mountd server, set like described in > > > diskless(8). The weird thing is that ofwboot.net is taken from tftpd > > after > > > 'boot net bsd.rd', ran, i see the first twolines : > > > OpenBSD 4.1 (obj) #0: -build-date- > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > :/usr/src/sys/arch/sparc64/compile/GENERIC > > > then > > > Trying bsd > > > and > > > stalled-nothing more on the screen. > > > > > > but i see no mount requests in mountd -d output. > > > i tried following > > > https://www-s.acm.uiuc.edu/wiki/comments/OpenBSD+Sparc64#notesdocumentation > > > too. > > > > > > security-mode is set to none in OBP, and firmware version is 4.0.45, i > > don't > > > think it needs a firmware upgrade. > > > Could it be a hardware problem ? How can i get more debug information > > ? > > > > > > Thanks for any hints. > > > > > > Next step will be trying to use a floppy (gee, i have to find a floppy > > > > > reader and a disk), or putting the disk in my U10 (which works fine) > > and try > > > to do the install on it. > > > > > > Landry > > > Upgrading to 4.17.1 didn't solved the issue here i'm still having the > same problem, kernel hanging just after "Trying bsd", either using > netboot or cdrom and various versions. > I had no problem installing -current on Ultra60, even with a really older > firmware version.. > > Really annoying. If anyone has a hint to debug this issue.. > I'm starting to suspect hardware, because even with this OBP upgrade i didn't manage to start the install of FreeBSD/sparc, NetBSD/sparc64, and various flavors of Linux/Sparc. All the installers start a kernel, and hangs at various places in kernel startup. It's not a question of serial console redirection, because i can ping the host when the boot starts, and it doesn't respond to pings as soon as it stalls during boot process. (And i don't have a db25 compatible serial cable..). Could it be memory ? hard disk ? Box has a 256mb + 512mb , and i don't know a way to test this memory without os on the box. Smth like memconf http://myweb.cableone.net/4schmidts/memconf.html or memtest for sparc would be appreciated. I'll try maybe setenv diag-switch? true setenv diag-level max reset but i really have no more ideas to boot this Blade 100. (and various flavors of openbsd works really well on Ultra 10 and ultra 60 here) Landry I'm afraid it doesn't really help you much, but I got 4.1 installed on a Blade 100 from the CDs without a hitch :D Just so you know it's not an issue specific to all blades I guess. Jimmy.
Re: Problem installing 4.1/sparc64 on Sun Blade 100
2007/6/7, Maxim Belooussov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > I'm starting to suspect hardware, because even with this OBP upgrade i > > didn't manage to start the install of FreeBSD/sparc, NetBSD/sparc64, and > > various flavors of Linux/Sparc. All the installers start a kernel, and > hangs > > at various places in kernel startup. It's not a question of serial > console > > redirection, because i can ping the host when the boot starts, and it > > doesn't respond to pings as soon as it stalls during boot process. (And > i > > don't have a db25 compatible serial cable..). > > > > Could it be memory ? hard disk ? Box has a 256mb + 512mb , and i don't > know > > a way to test this memory without os on the box. Smth like memconf > > http://myweb.cableone.net/4schmidts/memconf.html or memtest for sparc > would > > be appreciated. > > > > remove one of the ram sticks and try again? > Ok, so sorry for all this noise, this was a hw issue. 'set diag-switch? true' at OBP prompt showed POST errors on DIMM1, I swapped both memory modules, and POST was happy. In five minutes, box was installed, and now happily runs -current. I really should learn OBP diagnostic commands. Definitely, this couldn't be an OpenBSD issue :) Thanks again to all devs for such a wonderful OS. Landry Dmesg for the record : http://gruiik.info/stuff/dmesg.lizzy
Re: Problem installing 4.1/sparc64 on Sun Blade 100
Could it be memory ? hard disk ? Box has a 256mb + 512mb , and i don't know a way to test this memory without os on the box. Smth like memconf There should be a memtest_obp_sparc whatever -- there's already one for the OBP platform on the Apple PowerPC platform. Most Sun shops have everything deployed HA and have a $4000/month support contract, though, so I've never actually had to test for bad ram on a Sparc. Memoryx.net says the Blade100/150 uses PC133 ECC, so you should be able to test it in an i386 machine w/ memtest. ~BAS http://myweb.cableone.net/4schmidts/memconf.html or memtest for sparc
