Bug#243030: Sparc Classic boot fails

[Herbert.Kaminski@t-online.de (Herbert Kaminski)]

Package: installation-reports

Debian-installer-version: netinst ISO date: 09-APR-04 from 
http://gluck.debian.org/cdimage/testing/sarge_d-i/sparc/current/sarge-sparc-netinst.iso
Method: boot from cdrom

Machine: SPARC Classic (sun4m)

Processor: 
Memory: 16 MB 

typing 'boot cdrom' at the 'ok'-prompt loads SILO 1.4.4.
Booting linux or rescue w/o or with additional arguments
root=/dev/rd/o rw makes no difference: it gets a watchdog 
reset before starting the installation. Here is a transscript:

----------------schnipp-------------------
Uncompressing image...
Loaded kernel version 2.4.24
Loading initial ramdisk (1118864 bytes at 0x6030000)
PROMLIB: obios_ranges 1
bootmenu_init: Scan sp_banks,    init_bootmem (spfn[227a],bpfn[227a],mlpfn[2798])

Watchdog reset
ok
----------------schnapp-------------------

Are there any known tricks (except adding more memory) 
to avoid this?

  Herbert