Bug#303329: SCSI drivers not loaded by RC3 during install on SMP, multi-SBUS sparc64 machine

[Martin <inkubus@interalpha.co.uk>]

Package: installation-reports

Debian-installer-version: sarge-sparc-netinst.iso RC3 27/03/2005 build
from cdimages.debian.org
uname -a: 2.4.27-2 sparc64   (sorry I can't be more precise, machine not
running ATM)
Date: 06/04/05
Method: Boot from CD using main CD drive, nothing actually installed as
disks contains a live systems


Machine: E4000
Processor: 6 x UltraSPARC II 250Mhz
Memory: 2304Mb
Root Device: N/A
Root Size/partition table: N/A
Output of lspci and lspci -n: No PCI devices, 4 SBUS's though

Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it

Initial boot worked:    [O]
Configure network HW:   [E]
Config network:         [ ]
Detect CD:              [E]
Load installer modules: [O]
Detect hard drives:     [O]
Partition hard drives:  [ ]
Create file systems:    [ ]
Mount partitions:       [ ]
Install base system:    [ ]
Install boot loader:    [ ]
Reboot:                 [ ]

Comments/Problems:

Had some time to play with this system so thought I'd try the first part
of an install.  Ran into a couple of problems:

1. Got five or so of these:

Unimplemented SPARC system call 188

on booting but (they appear to be|I'm told they are) harmless  

2. CD is not detected.  On dropping to shell the following seems to work

~ # cat /proc/scsi/scsi
cat: /proc/scsi/scsi: No such file or directory
~ # lsmod      
Module                  Size  Used by    Not tainted
isofs                  21216   0
ide-cd                 32880   0
cdrom                  28896   0 [ide-cd]
ide-disk               15832   0
pdc202xx_new            8704   0 (unused)
aec62xx                 6640   0 (unused)
alim15x3                7904   0 (unused)
amd74xx                12768   0 (unused)
cs5530                  4048   0 (unused)
cy82c693                2128   0 (unused)
generic                 2576   0 (unused)
hpt34x                  2440   0 (unused)
ns87415                 2428   0 (unused)
opti621                 2564   0 (unused)
pdc202xx_old           11936   0 (unused)
piix                   10424   0 (unused)
rz1000                  1160   0 (unused)
sc1200                  5544   0 (unused)
serverworks             9032   0 (unused)
siimage                 8496   0 (unused)
sis5513                13120   0 (unused)
slc90e66                5104   0 (unused)
trm290                  2466   0 (unused)
via82cxxx              11856   0 (unused)
~ # modprobe esp
Using /lib/modules/2.4.27-2-sparc64/kernel/drivers/scsi/scsi_mod.o
Using /lib/modules/2.4.27-2-sparc64/kernel/drivers/scsi/esp.o
~ # cat /proc/scsi/scsi
Attached devices: 
Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 06 Lun: 00
  Vendor: TOSHIBA  Model: XM5701TASUN12XCD Rev: 2395
  Type:   CD-ROM                           ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 12 Lun: 00
  Vendor: SEAGATE  Model: ST39102LCSUN9.0G Rev: 0828
  Type:   Direct-Access                    ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 13 Lun: 00
  Vendor: SEAGATE  Model: ST39204LC        Rev: 0002
  Type:   Direct-Access                    ANSI SCSI revision: 03
~ # 

works fine after that.  The CD drive is attached to a ESP366-HME
controller via SBUS.

3. The auto config of network devices doesn't find anything (machine has
two happy meals and two quad ethernet SBUS cards) but when presented
with a list of options, picking qfe seems to work.

Didn't get much further as I didn't have nay spare disks to hand. 
Sorry.

HTH

Cheers,
 - Martin

-- 
Martin
inkubus@interalpha.co.uk
"Seasons change, things come to pass"