Re: What's up with 2.6.20?

2007-06-08 Thread Andrew Walrond
On Friday 08 June 2007 14:57:45 Paul Albrecht wrote: > > Seems like an obvious regression so I was wondering if I could get some > help resolving the problem here? > I see a reply from Dimitry Torokhov which you haven't acknowledged. Did you miss it? Andrew Walrond PS 'Nudge' m

Re: What's up with 2.6.20?

2007-06-08 Thread Andrew Walrond
On Friday 08 June 2007 14:57:45 Paul Albrecht wrote: Seems like an obvious regression so I was wondering if I could get some help resolving the problem here? I see a reply from Dimitry Torokhov which you haven't acknowledged. Did you miss it? Andrew Walrond PS 'Nudge' messages like

Re: diff-patch

2007-06-02 Thread Andrew Walrond
On Saturday 02 June 2007 12:00:28 Shahbaz Khan wrote: > I need help with my homework > Both tools come with extensive documentation, but such questions are unwelcome here. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More

Re: diff-patch

2007-06-02 Thread Andrew Walrond
On Saturday 02 June 2007 12:00:28 Shahbaz Khan wrote: I need help with my homework Both tools come with extensive documentation, but such questions are unwelcome here. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More

Re: (Sparc64) 2.6.20 seems to ignore initramfs

2007-02-24 Thread Andrew Walrond
On Saturday 24 February 2007 15:23, Jan Engelhardt wrote: > On Feb 23 2007 15:47, Andrew Walrond wrote: > > > >I have tracked this down to a broken version of gnu cpio (latest release, > > 2.7) which was used to create the initramfs archive. Bloody annoying > > sinc

Re: (Sparc64) 2.6.20 seems to ignore initramfs

2007-02-24 Thread Andrew Walrond
On Saturday 24 February 2007 15:23, Jan Engelhardt wrote: On Feb 23 2007 15:47, Andrew Walrond wrote: I have tracked this down to a broken version of gnu cpio (latest release, 2.7) which was used to create the initramfs archive. Bloody annoying since this has bitten me before! Last time I

Re: (Sparc64) 2.6.20 seems to ignore initramfs

2007-02-23 Thread Andrew Walrond
fore! Last time I even sent the maintainer a bug report, and apparently a fix is in CVS waiting for the next release. Ho hum. Sorry for the noise. Andrew Walrond - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PR

Re: (Sparc64) 2.6.20 seems to ignore initramfs

2007-02-23 Thread Andrew Walrond
On Friday 23 February 2007 13:32, Tomasz Chmielewski wrote: > Andrew Walrond schrieb: > > On a Sun T1000 I am trying to boot 2.6.20 using initramfs. (I use the > > same procedure successfully on x86_64 and itanium2 servers). > > > > The relevent silo section looks lik

(Sparc64) 2.6.20 seems to ignore initramfs

2007-02-23 Thread Andrew Walrond
<0>Press Stop-A (L1-A) to return to the boot prom So it knows about the initramfs, but then tries to mount a root filesystem instead... I haven't tried this (initramfs) with earlier kernels, so I don't know whether this is a regression. Any clues about how to solve this would be gr

(Sparc64) 2.6.20 seems to ignore initramfs

2007-02-23 Thread Andrew Walrond
-A) to return to the boot prom So it knows about the initramfs, but then tries to mount a root filesystem instead... I haven't tried this (initramfs) with earlier kernels, so I don't know whether this is a regression. Any clues about how to solve this would be greatly appreciated. Andrew

Re: (Sparc64) 2.6.20 seems to ignore initramfs

2007-02-23 Thread Andrew Walrond
On Friday 23 February 2007 13:32, Tomasz Chmielewski wrote: Andrew Walrond schrieb: On a Sun T1000 I am trying to boot 2.6.20 using initramfs. (I use the same procedure successfully on x86_64 and itanium2 servers). The relevent silo section looks like this: image=/boot/2.6.20.image

Re: (Sparc64) 2.6.20 seems to ignore initramfs

2007-02-23 Thread Andrew Walrond
the maintainer a bug report, and apparently a fix is in CVS waiting for the next release. Ho hum. Sorry for the noise. Andrew Walrond - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org

Re: Linux header change breaks linux-atm userspace build

2007-02-08 Thread Andrew Walrond
On Friday 09 February 2007 00:01, David Miller wrote: > From: Andrew Walrond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2007 21:31:25 + > > > Sometime between 2.6.18.3 and 2.6.20, this change... > > > > --- /include/linux/atmarp.h 2007-01-10 16:32:05.

Linux header change breaks linux-atm userspace build

2007-02-08 Thread Andrew Walrond
include linux/types.h I've cc'ed Adrian Bunk since he seemed interested last time I reported something like this. http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/1/19/39 Hope that is useful. Andrew Walrond - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of

Linux header change breaks linux-atm userspace build

2007-02-08 Thread Andrew Walrond
include linux/types.h I've cc'ed Adrian Bunk since he seemed interested last time I reported something like this. http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/1/19/39 Hope that is useful. Andrew Walrond - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body of a message to [EMAIL

Re: Linux header change breaks linux-atm userspace build

2007-02-08 Thread Andrew Walrond
On Friday 09 February 2007 00:01, David Miller wrote: From: Andrew Walrond [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2007 21:31:25 + Sometime between 2.6.18.3 and 2.6.20, this change... --- /include/linux/atmarp.h 2007-01-10 16:32:05.0 + +++ pkg/linux/include/linux/atmarp.h

Kernel headers - linux-atm userspace build broken by recent change; __be16 undefined

2007-01-18 Thread Andrew Walrond
de/linux/byteorder/big_endian.h? Andrew Walrond - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/

Kernel headers - linux-atm userspace build broken by recent change; __be16 undefined

2007-01-18 Thread Andrew Walrond
/big_endian.h? Andrew Walrond - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/

Re: Initramfs and /sbin/hotplug fun

2007-01-15 Thread Andrew Walrond
Olaf Hering wrote: Why do you need /sbin/hotplug anyway, just for firmware loading for a non-modular kernel? I guess this is unusual, but FWIW... I have a custom distro and I was just looking for the easiest way to create a bootable rescue pen-drive. So I just took a working distro, added

Re: Initramfs and /sbin/hotplug fun

2007-01-15 Thread Andrew Walrond
Olaf Hering wrote: On Mon, Jan 15, Andrew Walrond wrote: To solve this, I deleted /sbin/hotplug from the initramfs archive and modified /init to reinstate it once it gets control. This works fine, but seems inelegant. Is there a better solution? Should sbin/hotplug be called at all before

Initramfs and /sbin/hotplug fun

2007-01-15 Thread Andrew Walrond
to /init? Andrew Walrond - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/

Initramfs and /sbin/hotplug fun

2007-01-15 Thread Andrew Walrond
to /init? Andrew Walrond - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/

Re: Initramfs and /sbin/hotplug fun

2007-01-15 Thread Andrew Walrond
Olaf Hering wrote: On Mon, Jan 15, Andrew Walrond wrote: To solve this, I deleted /sbin/hotplug from the initramfs archive and modified /init to reinstate it once it gets control. This works fine, but seems inelegant. Is there a better solution? Should sbin/hotplug be called at all before

Re: Initramfs and /sbin/hotplug fun

2007-01-15 Thread Andrew Walrond
Olaf Hering wrote: Why do you need /sbin/hotplug anyway, just for firmware loading for a non-modular kernel? I guess this is unusual, but FWIW... I have a custom distro and I was just looking for the easiest way to create a bootable rescue pen-drive. So I just took a working distro, added

Oops on x86_64 after upgrade to 2.6.19.1. (ACPI related?)

2007-01-08 Thread Andrew Walrond
I was running 2.6.18.3 before, which worked fine. Only managed to get a screen grab from remote KVM, but hope its useful. I'll try latest rc when I can get someone to reset the (remote) box. Andrew Walrond <>

Oops on x86_64 after upgrade to 2.6.19.1. (ACPI related?)

2007-01-08 Thread Andrew Walrond
I was running 2.6.18.3 before, which worked fine. Only managed to get a screen grab from remote KVM, but hope its useful. I'll try latest rc when I can get someone to reset the (remote) box. Andrew Walrond attachment: oops.JPG

Sparc64 kernel oops (caused by bad scsi disk?)

2006-12-21 Thread Andrew Walrond
if I can do anything to help chase this down. Andrew Walrond - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/

Sparc64 kernel oops (caused by bad scsi disk?)

2006-12-21 Thread Andrew Walrond
-A) to return to the boot prom Let me know if I can do anything to help chase this down. Andrew Walrond - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read

Re: [Crosspost] GNU/Linux userland?

2005-04-13 Thread Andrew Walrond
le. It's a complete rewrite of rubyx (http://www.rubyx.org) but doesn't have its own website yet. Discussion is happening on the rubyx ML. Cross compilation support would be a simple extension to Heretix, if you fancy a project :) Andrew Walrond - To unsubscribe from this list: send the

Re: [Crosspost] GNU/Linux userland?

2005-04-13 Thread Andrew Walrond
://www.rubyx.org) but doesn't have its own website yet. Discussion is happening on the rubyx ML. Cross compilation support would be a simple extension to Heretix, if you fancy a project :) Andrew Walrond - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body of a message to [EMAIL

Re: Kernel SCM saga..

2005-04-07 Thread Andrew Walrond
ne. They are > already aware of my problems ;) Care to share your monotone wishlist? Andrew Walrond - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-inf

Re: Kernel SCM saga..

2005-04-07 Thread Andrew Walrond
projects, like darcs, would know what needs working on. Andrew Walrond - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/

Re: Kernel SCM saga..

2005-04-07 Thread Andrew Walrond
needs working on. Andrew Walrond - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/

Re: Kernel SCM saga..

2005-04-07 Thread Andrew Walrond
of my problems ;) Care to share your monotone wishlist? Andrew Walrond - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org

Re: 2.6.11.6 (x86_64) Scsi-detect Oops

2005-04-02 Thread Andrew Walrond
On Saturday 02 April 2005 20:10, Andrew Walrond wrote: > > In the meantime, I'm going to remove this driver from the .config > Boots fine without this driver compiled in (SCSI_FUTURE_DOMAIN=n) Andrew Walrond - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kerne

2.6.11.6 (x86_64) Scsi-detect Oops

2005-04-02 Thread Andrew Walrond
like the "Future Domain 16xx SCSI/AHA-2920A" scsi driver detect routine is doing something naughty. This is a Tyan 2885 dual x86_64 running a 64bit generic x86_64 kernel. It doesn't have any scsi hardware. In the meantime, I'm going to remove this driver from the .config Andrew Walrond

2.6.11.6 (x86_64) Scsi-detect Oops

2005-04-02 Thread Andrew Walrond
like the Future Domain 16xx SCSI/AHA-2920A scsi driver detect routine is doing something naughty. This is a Tyan 2885 dual x86_64 running a 64bit generic x86_64 kernel. It doesn't have any scsi hardware. In the meantime, I'm going to remove this driver from the .config Andrew Walrond 2.6.11.6

Re: 2.6.11.6 (x86_64) Scsi-detect Oops

2005-04-02 Thread Andrew Walrond
On Saturday 02 April 2005 20:10, Andrew Walrond wrote: In the meantime, I'm going to remove this driver from the .config Boots fine without this driver compiled in (SCSI_FUTURE_DOMAIN=n) Andrew Walrond - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body

Re: [patch] Real-Time Preemption, -RT-2.6.11-final-V0.7.40-00

2005-03-11 Thread Andrew Walrond
On Friday 11 March 2005 09:28, Ingo Molnar wrote: > i have released the -V0.7.40-00 Real-Time Preemption patch, which can be > downloaded from the usual place: > I've lost the thread a little; Is this still x86 only? Andrew Walrond - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line &qu

Re: [patch] Real-Time Preemption, -RT-2.6.11-final-V0.7.40-00

2005-03-11 Thread Andrew Walrond
On Friday 11 March 2005 09:28, Ingo Molnar wrote: i have released the -V0.7.40-00 Real-Time Preemption patch, which can be downloaded from the usual place: I've lost the thread a little; Is this still x86 only? Andrew Walrond - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux

Re: [PATCH][i386] HPET setup, duplicate HPET_T0_CMP needed for some platforms

2005-02-05 Thread Andrew Walrond
fter writing TN_SETVAL to the config register sets the * counter value, the second write sets the threshold. */ Andrew Walrond - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.o

Re: [PATCH][i386] HPET setup, duplicate HPET_T0_CMP needed for some platforms

2005-02-05 Thread Andrew Walrond
to the config register sets the * counter value, the second write sets the threshold. */ Andrew Walrond - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please

Re: i386 HPET code

2005-02-04 Thread Andrew Walrond
t; Just to confirm that this also fixes the problem for two types of MSI dual opteron motherboards. (MSI K8D Master 2/3) Andrew Walrond - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/

Re: i386 HPET code

2005-02-04 Thread Andrew Walrond
Master 2/3) Andrew Walrond - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/

Re: i386 HPET code

2005-02-03 Thread Andrew Walrond
after FWIW The problem is not limited to the IBM e325. I cannot boot a HPET_TIMER enabled x86 kernel on any of the various Tyan and MSI opteron boards I have here without hpet=disable. x86_64 kernels work fine. Andrew Walrond - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubsc

Re: i386 HPET code

2005-02-03 Thread Andrew Walrond
The problem is not limited to the IBM e325. I cannot boot a HPET_TIMER enabled x86 kernel on any of the various Tyan and MSI opteron boards I have here without hpet=disable. x86_64 kernels work fine. Andrew Walrond - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body

Re: brought up 4 cpu's

2005-01-17 Thread Andrew Walrond
On Monday 17 January 2005 16:32, Mark Watts wrote: > > Thats your answer then. HyperThreading makes one cpu act as two (with a > suitable performance increase for some workloads) > Me thinks you should reread the original message ;) Andrew - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line

Re: brought up 4 cpu's

2005-01-17 Thread Andrew Walrond
On Monday 17 January 2005 16:32, Mark Watts wrote: Thats your answer then. HyperThreading makes one cpu act as two (with a suitable performance increase for some workloads) Me thinks you should reread the original message ;) Andrew - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe