Bug#253742: SparcStation2 netboot problems
Package: installation-reports
Debian-installer-version: http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/testing/main/installer-sparc/current/images/sparc32/netboot/boot.img (beta4)
uname -a: Linux limey 2.2.19 #1 Mon Apr 2 13:29:46 EDT 2001 sparc unknown (clock is wrong)
Date: 7th June 2004
Method: netboot
Machine: SparcStation 2
Processor: Fujitsu or Weitek Power-UP
Memory: 48Mb
Root Device: SCSI
Root Size/partition table: N/A
Output of lspci: N/A
Base System Installation Checklist:
Initial boot worked: [E]
Configure network HW: [ ]
Config network: [ ]
Detect CD: [ ]
Load installer modules: [ ]
Detect hard drives: [ ]
Partition hard drives: [ ]
Create file systems: [ ]
Mount partitions: [ ]
Install base system: [ ]
Install boot loader: [ ]
Reboot: [ ]
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Comments/Problems:
Machine appears to lock up after downloading the image via tftp from one of my servers. I've repeated this many times, each with the exact same failure.
After downloading the image it says:
bootmem_init: Scan sp_banks, init_bootmem(spfn[27a],bpfn[3c7],mlpfn[3000])
free_bootmem: base[0] size[fef000]
free_bootmem: base[1000000] size[1fc0000]
free_bootmem: base[2fcb000] size[35000]
reserve_bootmem: base[27a000] size[14c4fd]
reserve_bootmem: base[0] size[27a000]
reserve_bootmem: base[3c7000] size[600]
Bootling Linux...
mem_init: Calling free_all_bootmem().
After that no more activity ever. I've verified the md5 sum of the image on the server it's being hosted on. The sparcstation 2 has a keyboard and monitor physicaly attached to it during these tests. I was unable to find a suitable null modem cable to further test with. After starting booting the status of numlock cannot be toggled by me on the keyboard until the machine is reset.
Thanks,
Alan
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