Bug#595502: [ia64] pata_cmd64x crashes at boot
On Tue, Dec 11, 2012 at 12:32:18AM -0800, Jonathan Nieder wrote:
>Steve McIntyre wrote:
>> On Sat, Nov 26, 2011 at 12:11:36AM -0600, Jonathan Nieder wrote:
>
>>> But information about what kernels work with IDE disks would certainly
>>> be welcome.
>>
>> 2.6.32-46 (the kernel in the latest squeeze point release) shows this
>> problem. On a zx2000 here, it happens almost immediately during
>> filesystem creation when running d-i.
>
>Thanks for checking.
Sure. In the end, installed Lenny, added a squeeze chroot then rebuilt
the squeeze kernel with old-style IDE support instead of
pata_cmd64x. That worked fine as a workaround.
>> Also found that the kernel in wheezy d-i B4
>> (linux-image-3.2.0-4-mckinley_3.2.32-1_ia64.deb) causes the machine to
>> lock up while loading the initramfs \o/
>
>:( Maybe a serial console or netconsole could give some hints about
>what is happening immediately before it locks up? (I doubt it, but
>might be worth a try.)
We're using a serial console already, in fact. No output. But the
machine starts warbling and flashing LEDs as though it's caused some
kind of machine exception or something. Not sure, I'll see if I can
find a manual.
>If you run into any patches that can help, please don't hesitate to
>write.
ACK.
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