RE: Sun Fire 280R - kernel config for PGX64
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Jurij Smakov [mailto:jurij@wooyd.org]
>Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 5:06 AM
>To: Viper446
>Cc: debian-sparc@lists.debian.org
>Subject: Re: Sun Fire 280R - kernel config for PGX64
>
>Hi,
>
>On Mon, 11 Sep 2006, Viper446 wrote:
>
>> Hello world,
>>
>> I am trying to get an "old" Sun Fire 280R running with Debian. After one
>> week trial and error I got the base system
>> installed from BusinessCard-ISO using Etch beta3 (all others did not
boot).
>> Got the FC-AL-HDDs running with
>> initramfstools loading qlogicfc using the original kernel (which did not
>> recognize the controller on his own). Now
>> I am trying to build a kernel (source 2.6.16) with integrated
FC-AL-Support
>> and some other features to maximize
>> stability and minimize problems.
>
>Not sure about those issues, but beware that starting with 2.6.17
>qlogicfc module is phased out, presumably its functionality is
>provided by
>the qla2xxx module. If you have a chance, it would be great if
>you could
>try a latest installer daily, available from
>
>http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer
>
>and let us know whether the qla2xxx module actually works and
>hardware is
>properly detected.
Tried the daily build on Tuesday, could not get tftpboot running - do not
know why - used it some time ago successfully. Rarpd answered and started to
transfer the file, but after two timeouts the Sun said: retrying...
Checked the latest daily etch iso - did not boot due to silo mmu problem
(older silo version like 1.4.12 booting fine).
But I've tried to compile a 2.6.17 and a 2.6.16 kernel - the qla2xxx did not
recognize the fc-al-drives. Using a 2.6.16 now with built-in qlogicfc -->
works really fine. In the etch beta3 iso I have to load the qlogicfc module
manually using modprobe during the installation.
>> At the moment I am really stuck with the
>> graphics console - I can not get a local
>> console running after loading the kernel from silo. There's a PGX64
>> (ATI-based) graphics card in this server.
>
>What problems exactly are you facing? Did xorg automatically
>generate the
>config on your install? What driver did it use? If it's an
>ATI, the driver
>most probably has to be 'ati'. Please have a look at the page
>
>http://wiki.debian.org/XorgOnSparc for some working xorg
>config examples.
I am not able to get a framebuffer console running, do not really need X. I
am using the console now without any enabled framebuffer options in .config
running via prom (looks like openboot console, and it is really slow and
ugly like openboot). I tried different .config options, but without success.
>Best regards,
>
>Jurij Smakov jurij@wooyd.org
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>
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