Bug#404951: linux-2.6: sb1-bcm91250a kernel does not boot
On Fri, Dec 29, 2006 at 04:26:27PM +0100, Karsten Merker wrote:
> Package: installation-reports
> Severity: grave
>
> Boot method: netboot
> Image version: daily build 2006-12-27,
> http://people.debian.org/~ths/d-i/mips/images/daily/sb1-bcm91250a/netboot/
>
> Date: 2006-12-29
>
> Machine: Broadcom BCM91250a "SWARM", mips/big-endian mode,
> 256MB RAM, serial console, IDE disk
>
> Base System Installation Checklist:
> [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
>
> Initial boot: [E]
> Detect network card: [ ]
> Configure network: [ ]
> Detect CD: [ ]
> Load installer modules: [ ]
> Detect hard drives: [ ]
> Partition hard drives: [ ]
> Install base system: [ ]
> Clock/timezone setup: [ ]
> User/password setup: [ ]
> Install tasks: [ ]
> Install boot loader: [ ]
> Overall install: [ ]
>
>
> Comments/Problems:
> ==================
>
> Sibyl (the bootloader) starts, loads the kernel and the initrd,
> jumps into the kernel and the system freezes.
>
>
> Boot log:
> =========
>
> CFE> boot -tftp 192.168.2.14:/tftpboot/swarm-daily/sibyl
> Loader:raw Filesys:tftp Dev:eth0
> File:192.168.2.14:/tftpboot/swarm-daily/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-daily/sibyl.conf...
> Config file retrieved.
> Available configurations:
> install
> rescue
> Boot which configuration [install]:
> Loading kernel (ELF64):
> 4391624@0x80100000
> done
> Loading ramdisk at 0x8057e000...3622876 bytes loaded
> Set up command line arguments to: root=/dev/ram console=duart0
^^^^^^
The problem partially comes from here. Starting with version 2.6.18-4,
the console name has been changed to ttyS0, as shown in the changelog
entry below:
| - bugfix/mips/sb1-duart-tts.patch, replaces mips-sb1-duart-tts.patch,
| use standard Linux names for SB-1 consoles.
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