Bug#406419: [powerpc, CHRP] 2.6 kernel does not boot on IBM RS/6000 43p 150
On Thu, Jan 11, 2007 at 12:20:12AM +0100, Ulrich Teichert wrote:
> Package: kernel-image-2.6-powerpc
> Version: 2.6.18+5
>
> during working on another bug, I tried to install the daily d-i build:
>
> cdimage.d.o:/cdimage/daily-builds/sid_d-i/20070103-2/powerpc/iso-cd/debian-testing-powerpc-netinst.iso
>
> on an IBM RS/6000 43p 150. This is a CHRP system, so I used the CHRP-initrd
> image and tried to netboot it (serial console):
>
> -----------------------server TFTP log---------------------------------
> Jan 8 00:31:36 mosna dhcpd: BOOTREQUEST from 00:04:ac:97:14:87 via eth0
> Jan 8 00:31:36 mosna dhcpd: BOOTREPLY for 192.168.22.58 to cholos (00:04:ac:97:14:87) via eth0
> Jan 8 00:31:38 mosna in.tftpd[3649]: RRQ from 192.168.22.58 filename vmlinuz-chrp.initrd
> -----------------------server TFTP log---------------------------------
>
> As you can see, the image is loaded just fine.
>
> -----------------------client boot log---------------------------------
> 0 > boot net:192.168.22.51,vmlinuz-chrp.initrd,192.168.22.58
> LOAD: Waiting 60 seconds for Spanning Tree
> BOOTP R = 1 BOOTP S = 1
> FILE: vmlinuz-chrp.initrd
> Load Addr=0x4000 Max Size=0xbfc000
> FINAL Packet Count = 10753 Final File Size = 5505188 bytes.
>
> zImage starting: loaded at 0x00400000 (sp: 0x00efffe0)
> Allocating 0x36f658 bytes for kernel ...
> OF version = 'IBM,TCP04195'
> Allocating 0x3bb2ca bytes for initrd ...
> initial ramdisk moving 0x1370000 <- 0x574000 (0x3bb2ca bytes)
> initrd head: 0x1f8b0808
> gunzipping (0x1000000 <- 0x407000:0x573abe)...done 0x33e654 bytes
> OF stdout device is: /pci@80000000/isa@b/serial@i3f8
> command line: console=ttyS0,9600 console=tty0
> memory layout at init:
> alloc_bottom : 0172c000
> alloc_top : 20000000
> alloc_top_hi : 20000000
> rmo_top : 20000000
> ram_top : 20000000
> Looking for displays
> found display : /pci@80000000/display@16, opening ... done
> instantiating rtas at 0x1ffe5000 ... done
> copying OF device tree ...
> Building dt strings...
> Building dt structure...
> Device tree strings 0x0172d000 -> 0x0172dd6d
> Device tree struct 0x0172e000 -> 0x01732000
> Calling quiesce ...
> returning from prom_init
> Using CHRP machine description
> Total memory = 512MB; using 1024kB for hash table (at cff00000)
> Linux version 2.6.18-3-powerpc (Debian 2.6.18-8) (waldi@debian.org) (gcc version 4.1.2 20061115 (prerelease) (Debian 4.1.1-20)) #1 Sun Dec 10 17:59:01 CET 2006
> Found initrd at 0xc1370000:0xc172b2ca
> chrp type = 5
> PCI buses 0..1 controlled by pci at 80000000
> Built 1 zonelists. Total pages: 131072
> Kernel command line: console=ttyS0,9600 console=tty0
> OpenPIC at f9e80000
> OpenPIC irqs 0..15 in IDU
> mpic: Setting up MPIC " MPIC " version 1.0 at f9e80000, max 4 CPUs
> mpic: ISU size: 16, shift: 4, mask: f
> mpic: Initializing for 16 sources
> i8259 legacy interrupt controller initialized
> PID hash table entries: 4096 (order: 12, 16384 bytes)
> -----------------------client boot log---------------------------------
>
> Booting just stops here, nothing is displayed on the front LED.
>
> As this box has a video card inside, I tried booting over the graphical
> console, too. There it stops dead after the line:
>
> coming back from prom_init
>
> Booting from CD isn't working at all, stops with a front LED error display
> of 185 - which can be anything.
>
> Most likely, this bug can't be resolved before etch, but I thought I should
> report it nonetheless,
Does this error still occur with more recent kernel versions, e.g.
with the Lenny d-i RC1?
Cheers,
Moritz
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