Re: Installing with new Installer-Image

[Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>]

On Fri, Oct 6, 2017 at 3:34 PM, Finn Thain <fthain@telegraphics.com.au> wrote:
> Sat, 7 Oct 2017 00:34:48 +1100 (AEDT)n Fri, 22 Sep 2017, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
>> > You don't need access to hardware. You can test the kernel just fine
>> > on Aranym. All you need is a simple root filesystem and an initrd
>> > which I can provide. In fact, you can just use the kernel and initrd
>> > from the debian-installer distribution:
>>
>> Correct.
>> And the Falcon IDE driver still works fine when not a module...
>>
>> >> https://people.debian.org/~glaubitz/debian-cd/debian-installer-images_20170828_m68k.tar.gz
>> >
>> > Use the common kernel and the initrd for the CD-ROM installation.
>> >
>
> There are some modules missing from the initrd. I copied all of the
> modules from the ISO to the initrd and now I can run 'depmod' and
> 'modprobe falconide' and all the device nodes get created automatically.
>
> The only problem is, when I access the CD-ROM (/dev/hdb) I get an oops.
> This happens with 'dd' and with 'mount'. No idea why. Maybe some problem
> with my aranym config (?)

> [  508.810000] cdrom: Uniform CD-ROM driver Revision: 3.20
> [  630.060000] Unable to handle kernel access at virtual address 416e6461
> [  630.060000] Oops: 00000000
> [  630.060000] Modules linked in: ide_cd_mod cdrom ide_gd_mod falconide ide_core evdev mac_hid atari_scsi
> [  630.060000] PC: [<001693ba>] memset+0x2e/0x94

I guess that's the memset in ide_cdrom_prep_fs()?

> [  630.060000] SR: 2704  SP: 1b93dc98  a2: 1b8ca000
> [  630.060000] d0: 00000000    d1: 00000010    d2: 416e6461    d3: 00000008
> [  630.060000] d4: 00000000    d5: 1b93c000    a0: 416e6461    a1: ffffffe0
> [  630.060000] Process dd (pid: 2374, task=1b8ca000)
> [  630.060000] Frame format=7 eff addr=416e6461 ssw=0425 faddr=416e6461

Looks like a complete bogus address. And it's "Anda" in ASCII.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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