Re: kernel problems--won't boot new kernel
On Wed, May 19, 1999 at 09:04:54PM -0400, Wakko Warner wrote:
> > > Ok, here's what I have.. I have a sparc 10 with 2 supersparc 50's.
> > >
> > > I am compiling 2.2.7 with no problems. When I attempt to boot it, silo (or
> > > whatever) says 'booting linux'. Stops here. I can't even get back to the
> > > prom w/o hitting reset on the mothercard.
> >
> > Pre 2.2.8 has a known problem on sun4m. You need to use 2.2.8 or 2.2.9
> > (I've been running 2.2.9 for a few days with no problems)
>
> Yes, but I'm using 2.2.7. So, anything before 2.2.8 has problems? I've
> been reading the kernel mailing lists and there have been talks that >=2.2.8
> have big problems and I really don't want to touch those right now... The
> one I am running off the cd is 2.2.1 So if I compile it, I won't have
> problems? (I've got 1gb to waist.. There's <200mb on the drive right now)
actually I only exprienced it with 2.2.7 myself, and I'm using 2.2.9
now. Pre 2.2.5 has a bug in the tcp though, so you may want to go with
2.2.5. I had much success with 2.2.5 and the only reason I am running
2.2.9 is to test the latest glibc 2.1.1 in potato.
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