Bug#440720: [SPARC]: non-SMP kernel fail on SunFIres with >= 2 CPUs

2007-09-18 Thread Jonathan Rivera
I try the latest build (18-sep-2007) of the d-i and start it with -p, it crashes with the same error that Bernd Zeimetz said. ERROR(0): Cheetah error trap taken afsr[1000] afar[040001c0] TL1(0) ERROR(0): TPC[4377f4] TNPC[4377f8] O7[4379d0] TSTATE[80001606] ERROR(0): TPC ERROR(

Bug#440720: [SPARC]: non-SMP kernel fail on SunFIres with >= 2 CPUs

2007-09-17 Thread Bernd Zeimetz
{I'm adding the former CCs to the mail again, this info should be included in the bug report and on -boot} Hi, >> Also I'm pretty sure that non-smp kernels just don't work on the >> machine. As far as I understand the way those machines work is that at >> least two CPUs have to be in an operating

Bug#440720: [SPARC]: non-SMP kernel fail on SunFIres with >= 2 CPUs

2007-09-13 Thread Bernd Zeimetz
Richard Mortimer wrote: > On Thu, 2007-09-13 at 22:30 +0200, Bernd Zeimetz wrote: >> Well, I've tried to boot a non-SMP kernel (2.6.23-rc5) a few minutes ago >> (... and I had to power-cycle it, it is running selftests now), and >> the machine froze after >> >> Remapping the kernel... done. >>

Bug#440720: [SPARC]: non-SMP kernel fail on SunFIres with >= 2 CPUs

2007-09-13 Thread Richard Mortimer
On Thu, 2007-09-13 at 22:30 +0200, Bernd Zeimetz wrote: > Well, I've tried to boot a non-SMP kernel (2.6.23-rc5) a few minutes ago > (... and I had to power-cycle it, it is running selftests now), and > the machine froze after > > Remapping the kernel... done. > OF stdout device is: /[EMAIL PR

Bug#440720: [SPARC]: non-SMP kernel fail on SunFIres with >= 2 CPUs

2007-09-13 Thread Bernd Zeimetz
Hi, >>> Bernd, can you test lastest 2.6.23 snapshot and see if it works? Check >>> at http://wiki.debian.org/DebianKernel for more information where to >>> find them. >> I've installed the machine using a 2.6.23-rc5 _smp_ kernel, all older >> non-smp kernels failed to boot, and as Ihad to build m

Bug#440720: [SPARC]: non-SMP kernel fail on SunFIres with >= 2 CPUs

2007-09-13 Thread Otavio Salvador
Bernd Zeimetz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hi, > >> Looks like we need to discuss the available options for this >> problem. Other issue is to know if current snapshots of 2.6.23 does >> work or not on this hardware. >> >> Bernd, can you test lastest 2.6.23 snapshot and see if it works? Check >>

Bug#440720: [SPARC]: non-SMP kernel fail on SunFIres with >= 2 CPUs

2007-09-13 Thread Bernd Zeimetz
Hi, > Looks like we need to discuss the available options for this > problem. Other issue is to know if current snapshots of 2.6.23 does > work or not on this hardware. > > Bernd, can you test lastest 2.6.23 snapshot and see if it works? Check > at http://wiki.debian.org/DebianKernel for more inf

Processed: Re: Bug#440720: [SPARC]: non-SMP kernel fail on SunFIres with >= 2 CPUs

2007-09-13 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
Processing commands for [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > reassign 440720 linux-2.6 Bug#440720: [SPARC]: non-SMP kernel fail on SunFIres with >= 2 CPUs Bug reassigned from package `debian-installer' to `linux-2.6'. > found 440720 2.6.21-6 Bug#440720: [SPARC]: non-SMP kernel fail on SunF

Bug#440720: [SPARC]: non-SMP kernel fail on SunFIres with >= 2 CPUs

2007-09-12 Thread Bernd Zeimetz
reassign 440720 debian-installer retitle 440720 [SPARC]: non-SMP kernel fail on SunFIres with >= 2 CPUs thanks After a lot of testing the I didn't manage to find a single non-SMP kernel which would boot on a SunFire v880. As google finds several reports of failed installs on SunFire machines with