Re: Upgrading Sarge to Etch - failing to boot new kernel
On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 7:10 PM, Ian Las <ialas@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> --- Michael Cree <mcree@orcon.net.nz> schrieb am Fr, 30.7.2010:
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> >>
> >> Well, no, it looks to me like he has to use MILO, as he mentions a
> >> 164LX with AlphaBIOS and a 164UX which only has ARCSBIOS.
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> >Fair enough. Obviously a better description of the problem is required from the >initial reporter.
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> >Cheers
> >Michael.
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> Sorry for my incomplete description.
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> But my problem is as you have guessed correctly using a newer Linux kernel on
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> a 164UX system.
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> The last kernel which works for me on the 164UX is 2.6.22.
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> Have tried newer versions (2.6.27 and 2.6.31) on a 164LX with Alphabios which
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> work correctly.
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> This means it is not mandatory to use SRM Console with newer Linux kernels.
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> The 164UX has unfortunately ARCSBIOS only.
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> All my trials ended with kernel panic.
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> Below the end of the message log:
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> Major devices are: ramdisk (0001) fd (0002) ide0 (0003) sd (0008) sd (0041) sd (
> 0042) sd (0043) sd (0044)
> [MS-DOS FS Rel. 12,FAT]
> ...Image loaded into memory, entry @ 0xfffffc0000310000
> Setting up Milo reboot parameter block at 0xfffffc0000000140
> Boot line is bootdevice=sdb2 bootfile=vmlinux.gz root=/dev/sdb6
> Bootstrap complete, kernel @ 0xfffffc0000310000, sp @ 0xfffffc0000304000
> ...turning on virtual addressing and jumping to the Linux Kernel
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init!
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> Thanks,ian
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If you could git-bisect this, it would go a long way toward getting it fixed.
I've got a 164UX, but it doesn't have Linux installed, nor am I going
to have any time to tinker with it for a while.
Matt
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