[Aurora-sparc-devel] Re: E220R boot problem (won't boot)

[Dean Anderson]

FYI, aurora 1.0 runs just fine. 

Thanks,

		--Dean

On Sat, 24 Feb 2007, Dean Anderson wrote:

> Ok, I fixed the original problem by upgrading the boot prom.  Now I get
> completely through the (network) installation, and then, bam: Basically,
> same problem, again: Illegal Instruction just as the kernel should be
> getting control.
> 
> Only other difference is I switched the installation to netboot, which
> doesn't use silo/tilo, anymore.  My hunch is its a silo problem that is
> messing up OBP, which then dies when the kernel tries to use it...But
> its just a hunch.  [if someone can point me to a cluefile on sparc
> kernel debugging, I'll see what I can dig out]
> 
> Is anyone else having this problem?  
> 
> What alternatives are there for bootloaders on sparc?
> 
> I'm going to try installing aurora 1.0, just to see how that goes. 
> 
> All suggestions are welcome.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> 		--Dean
> 
> {0} ok reset-all
> Resetting ... 
> 
> Sun Enterprise 220R (2 X UltraSPARC-II 450MHz), No Keyboard
> OpenBoot 3.29, 2048 MB memory installed, Serial #12587411.
> Ethernet address 8:0:20:c0:11:93, Host ID: 80c01193.
> 
> 
> 
> Boot device: disk  File and args:                                     
> SILO Version 1.4.11
> \
> Welcome to Aurora SPARC Linux!
> Hit <TAB> for boot options
> 
> boot: 
> Allocated 8 Megs of memory at 0x40000000 for kernel
> Loaded kernel version 2.6.13
> Loading initial ramdisk (1353255 bytes at 0xBFC02000 phys, 0x40C00000 
> virt)...
> Illegal Instruction
> {0} ok 
> 
> On Mon, 22 Jan 2007, Dean Anderson wrote:
> 
> > Oops. Might help if I said that this is stock aurora 2.0 iso's burned at
> > 4x.  (also tried 2.0beta--didn't work either, though I think that
> > panic'd because it couldn't find/mount the ramdisk)
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > 		--Dean
> > 
> > On Mon, 22 Jan 2007, Dean Anderson wrote:
> > 
> > > I'm trying to boot an e220r, (motherboard interchangeable with U60--just
> > > different cabinet), and I get Illegal Instruction right after the initrd
> > > is loaded.  FAQ says U60 is supported.  Anyone know what up?
> > > 
> > > [1-Main] [2-General] [3-Expert] [4-Rescue] [5-Kickstart] [6-Kernel]
> > > boot: text    
> > > Allocated 8 Megs of memory at 0x40000000 for kernel
> > > Loaded kernel version 2.6.13
> > > Loading initial ramdisk (2522576 bytes at 0xBFC02000 phys, 0x40C00000 
> > > virt)...
> > > Illegal Instruction
> > > 
> > > I tried appending nosmp, and some other combinations, but same result.
> > > 
> > > FYI:
> > > 
> > > Sun Enterprise 220R (2 X UltraSPARC-II 450MHz), No Keyboard
> > > OpenBoot 3.23, 2048 MB memory installed, Serial #12587411.
> > > Ethernet address 8:0:20:c0:11:93, Host ID: 80c01193.
> > > 
> > > Thanks,
> > > 
> > > 		--Dean
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > 
> > 
> 
> 

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