Re: powerpc64 install from external firewire cd failed - can't load sbp2

["Toni L. Harbaugh-Blackford [Contr]" <harbaugh@abcc.ncifcrf.gov>]

Sven-

I tried the mini.iso at

  http://people.debian.org/~luther/d-i/images/daily/powerpc64/netboot64

and it has the same problem, even though the installer kernel is 2.6.15

   ~ # uname -a
   Linux (none) 2.6.15-1-powerpc64 #2 SMP Tue Feb 21 18:46:53 UTC 2006 ppc64 unknown
   ~ # lsmod
   Module                  Size  Used by
   scsi_mod              207256  0
   eth1394                34064  0
   ohci1394               55800  0
   ieee1394              428496  2 eth1394,ohci1394
   ehci_hcd               54104  0
   ohci_hcd               37052  0
   usbcore               197140  3 ehci_hcd,ohci_hcd
   ~ # modprobe sbp2
   FATAL: Error inserting sbp2 (/lib/modules/2.6.15-1-powerpc64/kernel/drivers/ieee1394/sbp2.ko): Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)
   ~ # dmesg | tail -5
   eth1394: eth0: IEEE-1394 IPv4 over 1394 Ethernet (fw-host0)
   SCSI subsystem initialized
   sbp2: Unknown symbol bus_to_virt
   sbp2: Unknown symbol bus_to_virt
   sbp2: Unknown symbol bus_to_virt

Thanks,
Toni

On Fri, 3 Mar 2006, Sven Luther wrote:

  > >   > Can you try the sid installer (either upcoming etch beta2, or the sid daily
  > >   > builds ?), and see if this problem persists. It seems the 2.6.12 powerpc64
  > >   > kernel cannot load the sbp2 module, i saw this already, not sure if the
  > >   > problem persits though.
  > >   >
  > >   > Friendly,
  > >   >
  > >   > Sven Luther
  > >   >
  > >
  > > I would love to try a sid daily build, but I don't know where they are.
  > > The daily build that I tried was what I *thought* was the latest
  > > netinst, from the debian-installer page:
  > >
  > > http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/daily-builds/daily/arch-latest/powerpc/iso-cd/debian-testing-powerpc-netinst.iso
  >
  > Ah, they seem to be building etch_d-i since a few days in preparation for the
  > beta2. Try :
  >
  >   http://people.debian.org/~luther/d-i/images/daily/powerpc64/netboot64, which
  >   doesn't need a cd image. (not sure about the path, there maye bits missing).
  >
  > > Do you have an ETA on etch beta2?
  >
  > Saturday, err, that is tomorrow, if all goes well.
  >
  > Friendly,
  >
  > Sven Luther
  >

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Toni Harbaugh-Blackford                   harbaugh@abcc.ncifcrf.gov
System Administrator
Advanced Biomedical Computing Center (ABCC)
National Cancer Institute
Contractor - SAIC/Frederick