Re: Debian on SGI O2

[Chad Feller <cfeller@unr.nevada.edu>]

Sorry for the typo on your name, Thiemo.

Chad Feller wrote:
> As Theimo pointed out, net boot will work.  Alternatively you can use:
>
>  http://gentoo.osuosl.org/experimental/mips/livecd/rc5/
>
> and then bootstrap Debian.  Arguably more work, but if you don't have 
> another machine to net boot from, necessary.  (I've used it on several 
> O2s, and some other SGI variants.
>
> -Chad
>
>
> Reinaldo Carvajal wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> >        I have a problem with the instalation of Debian in a SGI O2 
> > machine. I have never worked before with a SGI O2, and now I have to 
> > investigate about them, and I have to install a new OS to that 
> > machines. I want to install Debian from a CDROM (I downloaded the 
> > mips netinst iso image and I burned in a CD), but when I try to boot 
> > the CD the system can`t load the instalation. I tried the following 
> > commands:
> >
> > > boot -f dksc(0,4,7)stand/fx.ARCS --x
> > Unable to execute dksc(0,4,7)stand/fx.ARCS: media not loaded
> > Unable to load dksc(0,4,7)stand/fx.ARCS: no recognizable file system 
> > on device.
> >
> > > boot -f dksc(0,4,8)r4k-ip22
> > 7616
> > Cannot load load dksc(0,4,8)r4k-ip22.
> > Range check failure: text start 0x88802000, size 0x1dc0.
> > Text section would overwrite an already loaded program. Unable to 
> > execute dksc(0,4,8)r4k-ip22: not enough space
> > Unable to load dksc(0,4,8)r4k-ip22: not enough space
> >
> > > boot -f dksc(0,4,8)
> >
> > Cannot load dksc(0,4,8).
> > illegal f_magic number 0xbe5, expected MIPSELMAGIC or MIPSEBMAGIC.
> >
> > Exception: <vector=Normal>
> > Status register: 0x34010082<CU1,CU0,FR,DE,IPL=8
> > ,KX,MODE=KERNEL>
> > Cause register: 0x8010<CE=0,IP8,EXC=RADE>
> > Exception PC: 0x8103ae6c, Exception RA: 0x8103b14c
> > Read address error exception, bad address: 0x6970322e
> >     Saved user regs in hex (&gpda 0x810612c8, &_regs 0x810614c8):
> >     arg: 81070000 80a 0 1
> >     tmp: 81070000 0 810777e80 f a13fb558 a13fba0c 81071ec0 a13fb615
> >     sve: 81070000 c026a18b 0 460f148c 0 0 0 80ee80d5
> >     t8 81070000 t9 0 at 0 v0 0 v1 0 k1 a
> >     gp 81070000fp 0 sp 0 ra 0
> >
> > PANIC: Unexpected exception
> >
> > [Press reset or ENTER to restart.]
> >
> >          We would greatly appreciate if you could help me with this.
> >          Greetings!!!
> >
> > Reinaldo Carvajal