Re: d-i dated 2004 07 13 failled to boot on a sparc sunblade 100
Frederik,
> -- Original Message --
> From: Frederik Dannemare <frederik@dannemare.net>
> To: "Joel Soete" <soete.joel@tiscali.be>
> Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2004 02:20:21 +0200
> Cc: debian-boot@lists.debian.org
> Subject: Re: d-i dated 2004 07 13 failled to boot on a sparc sunblade
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> Hi Joel
>
> On Wednesday 14 July 2004 16:10, Joel Soete wrote:
> > Hello Frederik,
> >
> > [...]
> >
> > > > Finaly I download the last sarges-netinstall.iso dated of this
> > > > 2004 07 13 where the kernel (the 2.4.26) panic also because:
> > > > [...]
> > > > RAMDISK:Couldn't find valid RAM Disk image starting at 0.
> > > > ...
> > > > Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs.
> > > >
> > > > Any idea (boot net?)?
> > >
> > > You probably tried the sarge_d-i branch:
> > > http://gluck.debian.org/cdimage/testing/sarge_d-i/sparc/20040713/sa
> > >rge-sparc-netinst.iso
> >
> > There was in fact in:
> > http://cdimage.debian.org/pub/cdimage-testing/sarge_d-i/sparc/ tree
> > :)
>
> I believe they are the same.
>
> > > Try instead the sid_d-i branch:
> > > http://gluck.debian.org/cdimage/testing/sid_d-i/sparc/20040713/sarg
> > >e-sparc-netinst.iso
> > >
> > > Let us know if it works.
> >
> > And just launch it but still failled at the same place with same
> > message (Kernel
> > panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs.)
> >
> > umm as said, i am not familiar with d-i (that is a long time that I
> > installed my woody pc and pre-woody hppa boxes, so I don't remember
> > all details :( ), but I don't understand this message: just after
> > "ENTER" to start the install a ramdisk is well found and loaded, then
> > during the load of the kernel,
> > this one tries again to load (i suppose another) ramdisk which this
> > time it doesn't find?
> >
> > The questions are:
> > a) does it need this second ramdisk?
> > b) if yes where is it supposed to look for on the cd, in the first
> > ramdisk?
>
> I'm no expert on d-i. I just assumed that you would have more luck using
>
> sid_d-i, since there have been made some recent progress to these
> images that allowed me and other to get past a kernel panic that looks
> similar to yours
> (http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=254808 and other
> similar reports).
>
> I think the best think you can do is to provide a complete dump of the
> entire boot process (e.g. using a serial console, if you have a serial
> cable for this purpose). This should reveal every little detail that
> may help the d-i developers on this mailinglist (maybe debian-sparc
> will be interested as well).
>
Wel okl, I am not a Sun expert but on hppa box, it's enough to unplug mouse/kbd
to force the pdc (the pc-bios equivalent) to switch it's console to the
serial port 1. Is it the same for a sunblade or do I have to change something
in the openboot config?
Thanks again,
Joel
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