Bug#787794: lifimage fails to successfully boot on hppa
Helge Deller <deller@gmx.de>:
> On 05.06.2015 17:10, wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Machine: HP712/100
>>>
>>>
>>> Hmm, your bug #302700 mentions a HP715/100XC machine.
>>> Do you have both or is it a mistake?
>>> If you have both machines, does it happens on both?
>>> How are you booting? Via tftpboot, or via CDROM ?
>>
>>
>> Its the 712/100. 302700 is not my bug, that's just the one most
>> similar I could find (HP SDC error messages too).
>
>
> I found this one as well:
> https://lists.debian.org/debian-hppa/2006/08/msg00019.html
>
>> I'm booting lifimage via tftpboot.
>
>
> Ok. What is your tftpserver (e.g. a debian x86 box?).
> Some tftp servers may have issues.
Yes, a Debian x86 box. Also tried another machine with different
software stack and got the same result.
>
>>>> only lifimage.old is able to boot on a subject machine. Other bring it
>>>> into an endless "HP SDC: Transaction add failed: transaction already
>>>> queued ?" print loop.
>
>
> So, this is the actual problem you have?
> Any other kernel messages after that?
Yes, this is an actual problem. Unfortunately, see no other messages
after that. They're are just printed in the loop.
>
> One idea is, that the combination of your tftpserver and maybe the
> firmware in your HP machine don't play nice with each other.
> That way maybe your initrd gets corrupted during the transfer?
>
>>> Did you checked if you run the lastest firmware on your machine?
>>
>>
>> Yes, it seems to run the latest firmware.
>
>
> Ok.
>
>>> Do you have a chance to capture the boot logs via serial console and
>>> attach
>>> them ?
>>
>>
>> Unfortunately I'm not will be able to hook to the COM port any time
>> soon...
>
>
> That's really sad, because it would be extremely helpful.
> Not even a laptop?
>
>>
>> Actually, if it works on your machines, including 715/64 (which is
>> similar to 712 as I see), that's looks more like issue with my
>> particular hardware.
>
>
> Yes, maybe.
>
>> Thanks for the help, and I'm not going to take your time with this
>> anymore.
>
>
> I really would like to solve this issue, and I'm dependent on your input
> to be able to fix it since I don't see issues myself.
> So, if you find time, let me know.
>
>> My initial thought was that no one still test PARISC Linux on
>> an ancient PARISC hardware, but its seems that this assumption is
>> wrong :-) I'm already more than happy with that it was possible to
>> install Linux on a hardware like this.
>
>
> Yes, I'm testing the debian kernels/install images on a range of (old and
> new)
> hardware.
And thank you for this!
>
> Helge
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