RE: Installing on Sun v240

["Jared Valentine" <hidden@xmission.com>]

Sorry... that should read: "Found a CD-ROM <DRIVE> that works."  Still
trying to figure out what to do on the software side of things.  

-----Original Message-----
From: Jared Valentine [mailto:hidden@xmission.com] 
Sent: Monday, September 05, 2005 1:55 AM
To: 'Jared Valentine'; debian-sparc@lists.debian.org
Subject: RE: Installing on Sun v240

Found a CD-ROM that works.  The 2.4 and 2.6 CD-ROMs have problems too.
Unlike the TFTP image that actually takes me through the entire installation
process, booting from either 2.4 or 2.6 CD Images, I get to ?Remapping the
kernel? done.? And then they freeze.  I wonder what it is about the TFTP
image that allows the system to boot, while everything else won?t.  

I upgraded openboot from 4.8.2 to 4.17.1 (or whatever was latest as of
today), and that hasn?t changed anything.

I would appreciate any pointers/help.  

Jared Valentine
hidden@xmission.com


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From: Jared Valentine [mailto:hidden@xmission.com] 
Sent: Monday, September 05, 2005 12:04 AM
To: debian-sparc@lists.debian.org
Subject: Installing on Sun v240

All:

I have a Sun v240 (no CD drive) that I am trying to netboot and install
Debian.  I have downloaded the latest TFTP images from here:
            http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/ports-status

I have worked through the TFTP/BOOTP/DHCP settings and have the v240
downloading a boot image via TFTP.  The image loads and takes me through the
Debian installation process.  Everything works great during the installation
process.  (The only snag is tg3 ethernet driver related on the 2.4 image ?
but I have a 3Com 90x card that plays well with the system).  

The problem I am having is that after the system is installed, and attempts
to boot the first time, I receive the following output:


Sun Fire V240, No Keyboard                          
                           
Copyright 1998-2002 Sun Microsystems, Inc.  All rights
reserved.                
OpenBoot 4.8.2, 2048 MB memory installed, Serial
#54585195.                     
Ethernet address 0:3:ba:40:e7:6b, Host ID: 8340e76b.             
              
     

Rebooting with command: boot                                          
Boot device: disk  File and args: 
SILO Version 1.4.9
boot: 
Allocated 8 Megs of memory at 0x40000000 for kernel
Uncompressing image...
Loaded kernel version 2.4.27
Loading initial ramdisk (3031040 bytes at 0x400000 phys, 0x40C00000 virt)...
|
Remapping the kernel... done.

After this, there is nothing.  This happens with the 2.6 image (kernel
2.6.8).  The system originally had 4gb RAM, but I removed half of it to see
if that would help ? nothing.  I?m trying to avoid buying a CD-ROM drive to
see if one of those images does any better.  Does anyone have any other
ideas/things to try before I hunt down a CD-ROM drive?

Thanks,

Jared Valentine
hidden@xmission.com