Hi Jeremy,
On Thu, 2025-07-24 at 22:59 -0400, Jeremy Leonard wrote:
> I'm having ian issue trying to install Debian on my Sun T5240
>
> I'm not sure where to start.
>
> I've tried several versions of the ISO. I've tried both CD install and USB but it always fails shortly after the GRUB screen.
>
> Here is what I'm seeing:
>
> Loading ...
>
> [ 6.196520] pci 0000:02:00.0: failed to populate child OF nodes (-19)
> [ 6.196560] pci 0000:03:01.0: failed to populate child OF nodes (-19)
> [ 6.196588] pci 0000:03:08.0: failed to populate child OF nodes (-19)
> [ 6.196616] pci 0000:03:09.0: failed to populate child OF nodes (-19)
> [ 6.196644] pci 0000:03:0c.0: failed to populate child OF nodes (-19)
> [ 6.196672] pci 0000:03:0d.0: failed to populate child OF nodes (-19)
> [ 6.196699] pci 0000:04:00.0: failed to populate child OF nodes (-19)
> [ 6.248764] pci 0001:02:00.0: failed to populate child OF nodes (-19)
> [ 6.248799] pci 0001:03:08.0: failed to populate child OF nodes (-19)
> [ 6.248827] pci 0001:03:09.0: failed to populate child OF nodes (-19)
> [ 6.248855] pci 0001:03:0c.0: failed to populate child OF nodes (-19)
> [ 6.248883] pci 0001:03:0d.0: failed to populate child OF nodes (-19)
> [ 11.467056] NON-RESUMABLE ERROR: Reporting on cpu 0
> [ 11.467138] NON-RESUMABLE ERROR: TPC [0x0000000000a7d320] <__pci_enable_msix_range+0x460/0x7c0>
> [ 11.467274] NON-RESUMABLE ERROR: RAW [0001000000000001:0000001e5ddb877f:0000000202000080:ffffffffffffffff
> [ 11.467386] NON-RESUMABLE ERROR: 0000000800000000:0000000000000000:0000000000000000:0000000000000000]
> [ 11.467498] NON-RESUMABLE ERROR: handle [0x0001000000000001] stick [0x0000001e5ddb877f]
> [ 11.467551] NON-RESUMABLE ERROR: type [precise nonresumable]
> [ 11.467595] NON-RESUMABLE ERROR: attrs [0x02000080] < ASI sp-faulted priv >
> [ 11.467665] NON-RESUMABLE ERROR: raddr [0xffffffffffffffff]
> [ 11.467712] NON-RESUMABLE ERROR: insn effective address [0x000000c50020000c]
> [ 11.467774] NON-RESUMABLE ERROR: size [0x8]
> [ 11.467811] NON-RESUMABLE ERROR: asi [0x00]
> [ 11.468525] Kernel panic - not syncing: Non-resumable error.
> [ 11.468582] CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 144 Comm: (udev-worker) Not tainted 6.12.21-sparc64 #1 Debian 6.12.21-1
> [ 11.468653] Call Trace:
> [ 11.468686] [<0000000000e8acc8>] dump_stack+0x8/0x18
> [ 11.468760] [<0000000000e7eeac>] panic+0xec/0x380
> [ 11.468822] [<000000000042a214>] sun4v_nonresum_error+0x154/0x220
> [ 11.468888] [<0000000000406da0>] sun4v_nonres_mondo+0xc8/0xd8
> [ 11.468961] [<0000000000a7d320>] __pci_enable_msix_range+0x460/0x7c0
> [ 11.469029] [<0000000000a7b7e0>] pci_enable_msix_range+0x20/0x40
> [ 11.469094] [<00000000100260b4>] niu_try_msix.constprop.0+0xd4/0x180 [niu]
> [ 11.469191] [<0000000010031644>] niu_get_invariants+0x8e4/0x2960 [niu]
> [ 11.469288] [<000000001003392c>] niu_pci_init_one+0x26c/0x400 [niu]
> [ 11.469384] [<0000000000a71fe8>] pci_device_probe+0xa8/0x180
> [ 11.469454] [<0000000000b26e48>] really_probe+0xc8/0x400
> [ 11.469516] [<0000000000b2720c>] __driver_probe_device+0x8c/0x160
> [ 11.469580] [<0000000000b273c8>] driver_probe_device+0x28/0x100
> [ 11.469642] [<0000000000b2767c>] __driver_attach+0xbc/0x1e0
> [ 11.469705] [<0000000000b247bc>] bus_for_each_dev+0x5c/0xc0
> [ 11.469765] [<0000000000b265fc>] driver_attach+0x1c/0x40
> [ 11.469891] Press Stop-A (L1-A) from sun keyboard or send break
> [ 11.469891] twice on console to return to the boot prom
> [ 11.469967] ---[ end Kernel panic - not syncing: Non-resumable error. ]---
>
Are you installing bare metal or inside an LDOM?
I have Debian unstable running on a T5240 inside an LDOM and it runs stable.
There are however stability issues with bare-metal installations that are
currently being investigated.
Adrian
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