RE: sparc32 problems with libc6 and 2.4 kernel

[Jurij Smakov <jurij@wooyd.org>]

On Tue, 6 Jun 2006, Shaun Prince wrote:

> Thanks for the advice. I have determined that the problem was initrd.
> Using vanilla-sources, I have compiled a initrd-free 2.4.32-r4 kernel
> using a gentoo tftpboot image (4hrs compile time, 2MB unzipped). This
> kernel works excellent with debian/unstable and runs really nice on my
> Quad CPUs.
>
> I have tried to start with woody and slowly 'evolve' my distro with no
> success. Woody -> sarge, sid or etch; sarge (by itself); ect.. process
> of elimination =) I have tried all of the available tftpboot and floppy
> boot images found at http.us.debian.org looking for a solution.

This is a known issue. Because of the libc and kernel circular dependency 
we had to formulate a special upgrade procedure for sparc. It is 
documented in the Sarge release notes for sparc:

http://www.debian.org/releases/sarge/sparc/release-notes/ch-upgrading.en.html
http://www.debian.org/releases/sarge/sparc/release-notes/ap-kernel-upgrade-howto.en.html

Best regards,

Jurij Smakov                                        jurij@wooyd.org
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