Re: IBM RS6k 43P-140 d-i boot failure
On Tue, May 3, 2005 11:51 pm, Eduard Bloch said:
> Moin Leigh!
> Leigh Brown schrieb am Dienstag, den 03. Mai 2005:
>
>> >> loaded at: 00600400 00A98FF4
>> >> relocated to: 00800000 00C98BF4
>> >> zimage at: 0080A94C 0093E5DA
>> >> initrd at: 0093F000 00C8E607
>> >> avail ram: 00400000 00800000
>> >> __kbdreset failed: 00000009
>> >>
>> >> Linux/PPC load: console=ttyS0,9600 console=tty0
>> [...]
>>
>> I think just appending "root=/dev/ram0" onto the end of the line
>> should get it working.
>
> I would like to, but... the load process does not stop at that line! I
> is just displayed and then it continues. I guess that is because of the
> "__kbdreset failed" message above, but who knows. Any idea how to work
> around that?
I guess you'll just have to use a serial console for now and remove the
console=tty0 line from the command line. It should pause for 5
seconds at the Linux/PPC Load prompt to give you a chance to edit the
text (once you start editing you can take as long as you like..)
>> > I think Leigh Brown, Maintainer of solinno.co.uk, can help us in this
>> > one. He has got his 140 running with sarge since january 2005.
>>
>> Yes, apart from a couple of caveats its working really well. The
>
> Btw, which video cards do work? There is a PCI card (64bit-PCI in a
> 32bit-slot) but Linux does not display its console there (nothing after
> entering "boot"). The card has no numbers/signs/... indicating its
> origin, chipset or real manufacturer.
I guess if Linux supported it, it would have POSTed it. In reality
only the GXT120P and GXT130P are supported to any degree.
>> root=/dev/ram0 argument should get things going. For a hilarious
>> (or not :-) ) video of me installing sarge on my 140 (a couple of
>> months ago), check out:
>>
>> http://www.solinno.co.uk/7043-140/walkthrough/sargeinst/index.html
>
> Nice!
>
>> I haven't added a soundtrack yet :-) BTW Don't remove the
>> console=tty0 from the command line (as shown in the video) unless
>> you are using a serial console.
>
> As said, I would not even try to do that because the Linux console does
> not appear on the graphical screen.
I'd try and do a serial port install for now.
Regards,
Leigh.
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