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Bug#404951: Problem still exists in rc2 (was: Installation Report [mips] [daily-2006-12-27] [Failure] SWARM (Broadcom BCM91250a))



reassign 404951 linux-2.6
retitle 404951 linux-2.6: sb1-bcm91250a kernel does not boot
found 404951 2.6.18.dfsg.1-12
severity 404951 critical
thanks

On Fri, Mar 23, 2007 at 09:01:53PM +0100, Karsten Merker wrote:
> The problem (kernel does not start on SWARM) still exists in d-i rc2,
> downloaded on 2007/03/23 from
> 
> http://ftp.nl.debian.org/debian/dists/testing/main/installer-mips/current/images/sb1-bcm91250a/netboot/
> 
> Boot log is as follows:
> 
> CFE> boot -tftp 192.168.2.14:/tftpboot/swarm-rc2/sibyl
> Loader:raw Filesys:tftp Dev:eth0 File:192.168.2.14:/tftpboot/swarm-rc2/sibyl
> Options:(null)
> Loading: ....... 130116 bytes read
> Entry at 0x0000000020000000
> Closing network.
> Starting program at 0x0000000020000000
> SiByte Loader, version 2.4.2
> Built on Oct  4 2005
> Network device 'eth0' configured
> Getting configuration file
> tftp:192.168.2.14:/tftpboot/swarm-rc2/sibyl.conf...
> Config file retrieved.
> Available configurations:
>   install
>   rescue
> Boot which configuration [install]:
> Loading kernel (ELF64):
>     4391624@0x80100000
> done
> Loading ramdisk at 0x8057e000...3868329 bytes loaded
> Set up command line arguments to: root=/dev/ram console=duart0
> ramdisk_size=3816 rd_start=0x8057E000 rd_size=0x3B06A9
> Setting up initial prom_init arguments
> Cleaning up state...
> Transferring control to the kernel.
> Kernel entry point is at 0x804f7000
> Broadcom SiByte BCM1250 B2 @ 800 MHz (SB1 rev 2)
> Board type: SiByte BCM91250A (SWARM)
> 
> After that, the system starts CFE again.
> 

This is actually a kernel bug that is reproducible on ball (Debian mips 
build daemon). I am therefore reassigning the package to linux-2.6.

I am bumping the severity of this bug to critical as:
- This make this kernel flavour totally useless
- All Debian mipsen build daemons are bcm91250a boards

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