Bug#361199: sparc64 tftpboot kernel driver failure during Gigaswift ethernet (aka cassini) detection (#2)
Package: kernel
Severity: critical
It is not possible to bring Gigaswift (aka Cassini) ethernet cards
online and therefore continue installation on SunFire V440
(UltraSparc IIIi) when I use boot.img placed in the following
directory of debian archives:
/debian/dists/sid/main/installer-sparc/current/images/sparc64/netboot/
2.6/
The installation fails during network detection process with the
following dump:
Apr 4 21:40:00 main-menu[2937]: DEBUG: configure ethernet-card-
detection, status: 0
Apr 4 21:40:00 main-menu[2937]: DEBUG: virtual package ethernet-card-
detection
Apr 4 21:40:00 kernel: Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference
Apr 4 21:40:00 kernel: tsk->{mm,active_mm}->context = 00000000000001b6
Apr 4 21:40:00 kernel: tsk->{mm,active_mm}->pgd = fffff8133f65e000
Apr 4 21:40:00 kernel: \|/ ____ \|/
Apr 4 21:40:00 kernel: "@'/ .. \`@"
Apr 4 21:40:00 kernel: /_| \__/ |_\
Apr 4 21:40:00 kernel: \__U_/
Apr 4 21:40:00 kernel: netcfg(7981): Oops [#1]
Apr 4 21:40:00 kernel: TSTATE: 0000009980009600 TPC:
0000000000412eb4 TNPC: 0000000000412eb8 Y: 00000000 Not tainted
Apr 4 21:40:00 kernel: TPC: <request_irq+0x14/0x2b8>
Apr 4 21:40:00 kernel: g0: fffff8133ecfc000 g1: fffff800006dd000 g2:
00000000000066d8 g3: fffff8133e2c13e0
Apr 4 21:40:00 kernel: g4: fffff8133d30b9c0 g5: 0000000000000000 g6:
fffff8133e808000 g7: 00000000000066b8
The cards are recognized by the driver. Driver has explicitly
mentioned that MAC address are not set in some kind of firmware
memory (?)
Mentioned boot.img uses kernel 2.6.15-1, this bug was probably solved
in 2.6.16, so this is something to be checked and boot.img file is to
be updated.
UPDATE: 2.6.16 based installer ( from http://people.debian.org/
~stappers/d-i/images/daily/sparc64/netboot/2.6/ ) hangs during
detection as well.
I'm ready to test this problem again upon your request.
Karel Panek
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