2.4.x won't boot on my sparcserver 10

thomas lakofski (thomas@88.net)
Tue, 6 Feb 2001 15:09:18 +0000 (GMT)


This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text,
while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools.
Send mail to mime@docserver.cac.washington.edu for more info.

--1842430495-1816538141-981472158=:18088
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII

Hi,

I've just set up a small recycled sparcserver 10 as a home firewall. 2.2.18
works fine, but when I tried to install 2.4.[01] I didn't get very far at all
in booting the kernel:

Boot device: /iommu/sbus/espdma@f,400000/esp@f,800000/sd@3,0 File and args:
SILO boot: test
Uncompressing image...
PROMLIB: obio_ranges 5
bootmem_init: Scan sp_banks, init_bootmem(spfn[19f],bpfn[19f],mlpfn[c000])
free_bootmem: base[0] size[5000000]
free_bootmem: base[8000000] size[4000000]
reserve_bootmem: base[0] size[19f000]
reserve_bootmem: base[19f000] size[1800]
Booting Linux...

Watchdog Reset
Type help for more information
ok

I've attached the output of 'ver_linux', dmesg from 2.2.18, my 2.4.1 .config
and the contents of /proc/cpuinfo in 2.2.18. The box is running debian woody
(unstable).

I noticed that this problem was reported in November or so during the 2.4
prepatches, and the problem report remains in the old (defunct?) 2.4 TODO list
at linux24.sourceforge.net.

If any more information is required I'm very willing to help provide it.

cheers,

Thomas

-- 
          who's watching your watchmen?
gpg: pub 1024D/81FD4B43 sub 4096g/BB6D2B11=>p.nu/d
2B72 53DB 8104 2041 BDB4  F053 4AE5 01DF 81FD 4B43

--1842430495-1816538141-981472158=:18088 Content-Type: APPLICATION/octet-stream; name="ss10bootproblem.tar.gz" Content-Transfer-Encoding: BASE64 Content-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.31.0102061509180.18088@io.88.net> Content-Description: Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="ss10bootproblem.tar.gz"

H4sIAMn3fjoAA+06a2+jSrLzmV9R0vmwtpQQwM9YO6vBgBMmxvYxODOzUWRh aCesefjwyEzm1291g20ck0TaPXPuXYnSjAPV1dXdVV2vblZRlPrRw4dfCYIo CN2u8EEQBLHXOfrLoNtrfRB6UqvX6UmdXgfpJaHd/QDCL51VAVmS2jHAh/Qx Cuzkdbr32v9HYYj6B5c8eQ4ZwIUXBUF2kayy5IIkWzewP63P2kxH9B1f+vlL 4n5qnQkAI88nYIcu2PFDMgDO1MdTWCHLAaQkSblF6ETBNiZJ4oUP4AX2A+F5 npvNp8ZYHw4gWnnRMrbDB5JAh6MdAxIsvdBDBqZjh5Bslys73CRnABS7LEga yXYd3omX6/uz1f4p8Omjg/O7b3LrmJAd9QBWdkLuhHtIvJ/krpPvuvsqmn7R llO2d5S4AhI/vcYQR3+DqmgtSPuUkAqdCmTshdkPKhDui506j270AHPkkXLW 85YAPBJ/C7COYgiimKAA8DGwUy8KuWgD3J+ifycK197DucS3efFPYVgB79h/ r9cV9/YvdnvU/luiUNv/XwG/cb+BnKUR3VeO7fvP8EBCEtspcSGwNwTyDTIA Nwr/lgJxvZT7jVOmk5F+tVzoqtj9+Lx7vdavrg3NQARH2SqRS5BHmsVe+gw+ eSI+RFu6fZMDC+3rTJvrhjax5PGu4ziyXXuFniWI3Az/JNl2G8WlcY2puhhr 5mFkRNxqc1OfTkrIG8TuWF6xRfmAxpVtD4xurQP5rbXEJ3M61hCHs8+xpjED L4EQvSQ1zB12Js+VllQm1E25TLjHa681GEo1fqYYii5XDTpclFZH35RreX7A IMKYLkytRLOYLF+iUNpM0iWSExx7L0mjRHujfRtO5bl6jK0klRdf9ekxir0f ZLuYtF8RgV61fmQwnWkTGj1G5sdgh59oJS2a38xbfaaUhxma6hL7KJppLmVF sapYfzMVqySBG2U615baeFSSrj4ZGdZSni6sw9AFsorQ0E3lQIhzn5pLzVjs N/nMxv3oo0nQrV3a4gchyPPZdG5VC2iuTyxtXm4rTC5MIrQYN/aeSFwyMyqz kpYY8Si2A3K+ytZrEldNYDQ84W8QjETPYBHnMYwwbXwGlaUOCTQMS22We+P7 aXcvcfKgd8Es6HSeZR3jZgmOd7JpaTfLuaW82ETL4WxWKSbadqur2nSmf32V QF7Mp/NqU7RkdYYCW1qmKEjLhWLNx6+y+WyOxrJ5fbLm8nLtzPUiFPUqeU5S EkCj7P2OpMfo5YWqT6sH3DcvZUPtXbaE98jU4Vx/j0Yx2xh43+W0MIxvJ8sc +pGzKRLJkj6H45ulqt0uRyWHscONp9MZavhgpwV+MqzYOZmfeuc5+91ehcZc 1lWWfo5vjePNp1auYjfCK82GuhzrE02ev9ZKx6uWdNFYLbyisfPmnHAJb7bP 5bfb9YluzU8FNyHp9yje0GzzJPbOZOWG+c6Sz6GYpWHIVVEPHS3K5+agybl1 gioQdEpHHnqkj9FhlcfaI5F2uLiqGG/fZ5duTPSvhzd9cjx3fbZE92rpimxW O00kkNVbeaJoqA9041q1npFsNqn2JzgiNutvNV7NtcpWdObVm44uY6kpk8qo RCPr9EZnqQ5TJ4A+G1Clrj0/RbetsOwsi/OqYK9ZXMNkRP39xJqjSg+ayBtG 1pHh5cjfF9pCq5hF3qrPLHlIc64XrAzZUq7RbAzdqm4yZOW1hvnJxIoWqkYa +04nmRNYU/PVieYUpiVbWjX3xUQZa/KkunH6ZYI77qW48n34AmvJ8ytU3Vz7 rCknay8aDX2OweVl40Q+oUcUbiBN1Up+8piTbKKC5rJ6sqr9PFR9XjETyrlS 34Y8uRq/rvCC7Xh69ZKjMjVmMt3rmH7qk5MdcbSUF2Puu46+yGq1P9Nnt93K hptry3rFhmTLOHF8UI4H+qw6/ssYd28qW1Q0Sa0qVcQ4ql5pZXF+lao9+1ie DasbxsqrHkTVsZCp9l8a/tWqm77Ik7dcGmU8QrfISF6luP6yHI2nXxCDhOMT gf4emTTWXkQxrG0vhj8ykhGMK2U5UzZYlWivuDq1evB9CFM1Wslp5ptU16dB TjfVySGtOlI8bXlJbiqmflpUUuzOzZYpIKWHMQ3XSzZnkNpbcgaKGkdB8zTL MctlkYq1LXpf2mB+7O/QyvU8Jy0ZqmmVSaUTriUHcsAtb7WJOi1FR0RVcdkP SO0Yp/yi/ne2GT1X+qVnDO+e/wrS/vxHarPzH6FVn//8JYD6hzIMsLj7YSeg h0kaZwEJ0+QMXxwezsHMtiQ2t3bsQEfg1ic9S+1ReO48elsYzRbcFo3F91Yl wlus+TBfgRbMMaNnjxIjO+Yn8WKbY9Z3hE6ysB1wIc48Aey0Im6OFwuc7aRY Ve5ww+ghMrxtcujfueT7AmcYCyjzxoXrcOvRTPnC+KoonBc+YYFeHliguKA8 yQIXhw/kJW778ILOicKU/EhLE+l2Oq3un3OM+x+DG5Dk197+vGv/XXbmW9h/ uyUivdjutWr7/ytgfxVjZiGwy6AZtcNKC2VHGfBUNEk82mcfGjF2+rR2mtB4 cJxS62WHb4GEqkZ33oHGNiYx8YmdkGYTfhPBQKIRWUEHxN5AbA+EPlwZFuvA yXPlGme0mLQNzvo209js2gEw32KmrNgRhQtJ4LT0kcQhScF2XXrNNID+QBhI +E8c2O2B3WF3LZB6AYG19yPbwpPId3loXxh2fHHZh8/2JlvBZ+J7IdlA41// +pT5aWzzPruacX42eZjRuxlaQG/oUD67kEniIMjujj3GfX59xt0J9wN4ulsX 2/tsvbtwahQPTdje7WLfPXcn5uSdHbldRd7fk0s5ub0jd3fkrQO5eODeYuTk siAnqx25VCJv7cnbOflqR75etyVG3s4fGPl+MqMoC11QZgsQ4O9h5JKP67Xb 7Ypt4Szw3I/9fxQUIqNhHr44w0ljQoD2aCRNnptF37GYjdZret2QxpGPZClx UuLynGJj8KAFLmrAJb79DH4UbXmezx05MAevz0wuP5wcQAuzh25/A/aT7fns HqGBe7C72enPwVHPoNNuIcq1U/sMUFwbdr/YhIOk9oLlVIyC8TM82skjJoCU IUV4JClcODSi2MX595CrKG2a3DA/U3Vs55FUdpO6kthu7/r16QykNnac2RhI Xu92NFr3DKROl3aamvpXdk9DrwdDKlySMHGtnmEx0Uf6V06fYrwbgBdsfVQV NVI07S0dLR/CToGsCdMrqoHdVUJHakv9PjJBdhy9ExYGoLBjPkngBTCuf3Ju YCPy4CKAYsQTjDQAzVQOWJFhWwO4NjRQbw0ZHuwUJxHHqN3CzWAp0cZRqLHl CPQ33BDdhwvZFnmY3+0wITYsQnaETK+YlCjYZvRUxIwcjyACebR4oXXJUWYD SvoDXHTjXggJroNgMBaPxsgH5Qv6HGcpswt9tifMSTjEoKNMIyfyUTG6YszO YKHiD5Jz+B/XtldgUlyiZTFOvkGYZnfCZS9Mr01Oxx3o4W7/SXWHRSD6NXRD m2KuHDq+mKl1k3y3ty484Zw6wOUJ1z89P3rod1oCljkxMimO1vf+WOTbIjrs Lpemz6hj1LfwAzepSwQB96EX/wEfod1u0lrJPjBj1OIRtfAOtXSgXr3Pu3VE /RbvDXleRXbsDlgtR78pQLPgiguPASAzE7vv6ZvcNkVfgBbC1I6eHt/LiuBo wDOiLCHnJisbEwjo26ngBIEb+dF2+5w3ocMaADoHOkGUKoaokaqAkM93GyXp uXh5KUJfEno9jiRbNBB9/jug4bKqUlehh2a0gbaAFgSKMvrYB2uapYBpEEyU eaelXH4dNbDn2k7SJmUh5iw6rf+chfRfstBM3NJWlOLOQv/QQnuewSMuNkGj QA9/hijMuzN2g4zmhYLkucRJPIHWBWyHYg/0s/I5PYhgTWK5SWp1Dy1SuaXV 7Z6jn2ANiG/lw/IcYJISulGMpJp8JVsa5tQGunYfEZYotQVhQlMITFKugLoe TA16mDEA0I8rBkisejGGmHPZcTBxgEqQJygrJrC48F2YyUsYEPLgBGxO9GQA EtemW5kt+QycRzukoQYfPRdaZ+DjZhN2S9jFNvSDjDdjkFLZ8sWGQUt/wKSm BXdYUXmRSyNUmNAAmSBaxJwJPTDTHJUZ43Ku6/dczq64JXHtATy63zFZwdGi +CMNTrk358FkqAQtTbxsd/sduJOEdh+M4T0+oae7Gt4XTnCfYQ1jz8V4IQi9 sh8kdsw0XngulprRHVJMYhU/MMtwMbrE1OqweHsMCO8MMA8TBZB6F5/t8OLy ElT7CUVl8mB4vo/213DtJxJ8cmxvu074OEsf0CB54ma4ndNHlNG1PJt9A0OT x9Cgl+FNFMoFyol+dGMdpi1gQniUEQKdg0/jZDELCUQxTwcvcfCHjNDsA3TH /mlDI2CIT2Hm+MTJ+Cy0Az74weaAVjmmtwlVQ+TNGfvsyc7S6NzB4OaR+DzX PQqJpzTSGyyo6AY0BtD7G5QwBra1jSKlwq9QykWhkLzb4SMOQ1Z2yTGMtMFI HQgaHWskDESxoLbTlOYcLm5C1Bjj6GH9z3IJAZMSDDtMr0jjbAZcvrXwR6Q/ Ev1pcbcjc0D9aUgHpTUBRrofqYRZNwZA5mCbaES2G4X+M/9/XPTWsIcizP3S wvad+l8Uuu1d/d9qd1r0/A/dd13//xVwfr6r9ZPc5tH5Yo7V8LAIiFjRTHwX M5sYy5AAUyhA74P114bDjlmYJRjxAZ1RSDOfxFthLHiOMixengjNoJDcd3ep VNIsUvu1szs8ePscABKWA2ThJoy+h9xNXr7lH4UdAjb7dJG7CjNQTgN4fgzB Wg36NdsxtPjeJfYd4qxSz3+ZA+AMBR7TP3538qFgRYCVKK5qT4E0nPqMQcFz gObqGLh24LuY7F9NFohfOc2CFmsGZ3uabGDI5Xsc855VaxCFP7gJSc/TKHo5 S+zZ4W5WblX24kQB1oOY6T6eV68PlyfiqLk86Vd35MDH2y5xv/+xjPOPVnav 63RbO+8aaqihhhpqqKGGGmqooYYaaqihhhpqqKGGGmqooYYaaqihhhpqqKGG /0fwb4XthDIAUAAA --1842430495-1816538141-981472158=:18088-- - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/