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Re: netra t4

On Wed, Dec 10, 2003 at 05:19:58PM -0500, Ben Collins wrote:
> > Booting Linux...
> > sab82532_console_setup: can't get SAB82532 chainProgram terminated
> > ok 
> 
> Boot with "linux -p" (or "boot net linux -p" for netboot). See if we can
> see some more info.

ok boot net linux -p
Boot device: /pci@8,700000/network@5,1:  File and args: linux -p      
Timeout waiting for ARP/RARP packet
464c00 
PROMLIB: Sun IEEE Boot Prom 4.2.4 2001/06/13 10:10
<4>Linux version 2.4.18 (root@vore) (gcc version egcs-2.92.11 19980921 (gcc2 ss-980609 experimental)) #2 Thu Apr 11 14:2
<4>ARCH: SUN4U
Linux version 2.4.18 (root@vore) (gcc version egcs-2.92.11 19980921 (gcc2 ss-980609 experimental)) #2 Thu Apr 11 14:37:2
<4>ARCH: SUN4U
ARCH: SUN4U
Ethernet address: 00:03:ba:0f:6c:fb
Remapping the kernel... done.
On node 0 totalpages: 195880
zone(0): 196447 pages.
zone(1): 0 pages.
zone(2): 0 pages.
Booting Linux...
Found CPU 0 (node=f006fb30,mid=0)
Found 1 CPU prom device tree node(s).
Kernel command line: linux -p
Calibrating delay loop... 499.71 BogoMIPS
Memory: 1542432k available (1944k kernel code, 512k data, 168k init) [fffff80000000000,000000005febe000]
Dentry-cache hash table entries: 262144 (order: 9, 4194304 bytes)
Inode-cache hash table entries: 131072 (order: 8, 2097152 bytes)
Mount-cache hash table entries: 32768 (order: 6, 524288 bytes)
Buffer-cache hash table entries: 131072 (order: 7, 1048576 bytes)
Page-cache hash table entries: 262144 (order: 8, 2097152 bytes)
POSIX conformance testing by UNIFIX
PCI: Probing for controllers.
PCI: Found SCHIZO, control regs at 0000040004400000
SCHIZO PBMB: Local PCI config space at 000007ffee000000
SCHIZO PBMA: Local PCI config space at 000007ffec000000
PCI0(PBMB): Bus running at 33MHz
PCI0(PBMA): Bus running at 66MHz
ebus: No EBus's found.
sab82532_console_setup: can't get SAB82532 chainProgram terminated
ok 
 


and if i boot from the cd:


                  Welcome to Debian GNU/Linux 3.0!

This is the Debian Install CD. Keep it once you have installed your
system, as you can boot from it to repair the system on your hard disk if
that ever becomes necessary.

WARNING: You should completely back up all of your hard disks before
  proceeding. The installation procedure can completely and irreversibly
  erase them! If you haven't made backups yet, remove the rescue CD from
  the drive and press L1-A to get back to the OpenBoot prompt.

Debian GNU/Linux comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted
by applicable law.

[ ENTER - Boot install ]   [ Type "rescue" - Boot into rescue mode ]

Loading initial ramdisk....

PROMLIB: Sun IEEE Boot Prom 4.2.4 2001/06/13 10:10
<4>Linux version 2.4.18 (root@vore) (gcc version egcs-2.92.11 19980921 (gcc2 ss-980609 experimental)) #2 Thu Apr 11 14:2
<4>ARCH: SUN4U
Linux version 2.4.18 (root@vore) (gcc version egcs-2.92.11 19980921 (gcc2 ss-980609 experimental)) #2 Thu Apr 11 14:37:2
<4>ARCH: SUN4U
ARCH: SUN4U
Ethernet address: 00:03:ba:0f:6c:fb
Remapping the kernel... done.
On node 0 totalpages: 195880
zone(0): 196447 pages.
zone(1): 0 pages.
zone(2): 0 pages.
Booting Linux...
Found CPU 0 (node=f006fb30,mid=0)
Found 1 CPU prom device tree node(s).
Kernel command line: ro cdrom -p
Calibrating delay loop... 499.71 BogoMIPS
Memory: 1542432k available (1944k kernel code, 512k data, 168k init) [fffff80000000000,000000005febe000]
Dentry-cache hash table entries: 262144 (order: 9, 4194304 bytes)
Inode-cache hash table entries: 131072 (order: 8, 2097152 bytes)
Mount-cache hash table entries: 32768 (order: 6, 524288 bytes)
Buffer-cache hash table entries: 131072 (order: 7, 1048576 bytes)
Page-cache hash table entries: 262144 (order: 8, 2097152 bytes)
POSIX conformance testing by UNIFIX
PCI: Probing for controllers.
PCI: Found SCHIZO, control regs at 0000040004400000
SCHIZO PBMB: Local PCI config space at 000007ffee000000
SCHIZO PBMA: Local PCI config space at 000007ffec000000
PCI0(PBMB): Bus running at 33MHz
PCI0(PBMA): Bus running at 66MHz
ebus: No EBus's found.
sab82532_console_setup: can't get SAB82532 chainProgram terminated
ok


> This seems to be a problem with the serial console driver in the kernel.
> What images are you using? 

from ftp.debian.org:

ftp> pwd
257 "/debian/dists/woody/main/disks-sparc/3.0.23-2002-05-21/sun4u"
ftp> ls tftpboot.img
200 PORT command successful. Consider using PASV.
150 Here comes the directory listing.
-rw-rw-r--    1 1176     1176      4591072 May 18  2002 tftpboot.img
226 Directory send OK.
ftp> 

charlie@marvin:~$ ls -l /tftpboot/AC1533C9 
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root      4591072 Dec 10 21:34 /tftpboot/AC1533C9
charlie@marvin:~$


I do need sun4u or? not sun4cmd?

> Note the installer fully supports serial
> console (I use it all the time).

i hope as well that this is only a PEBKAC at me...

thx for the help.

charlie

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