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rup n00b
Joined: 28 Apr 2005 Posts: 16
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Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 5:44 pm Post subject: problem installing on sun ultra 5: free_all_bootmem() |
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Hi, I have problem installing gentoo on sun ultra 5. while I boot and select gentoo-2.4 booting stops after reaching "gentoo mem_init: Calling free_all_bootmem". Please help me. 10x in advance |
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riposte n00b
Joined: 17 Nov 2003 Posts: 69 Location: New Zealand
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Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2005 1:31 am Post subject: |
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Can you tell us the machine specs and the prom version. |
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mydecay n00b
Joined: 28 Apr 2005 Posts: 6
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Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2005 7:10 am Post subject: |
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and maybe a full dmesg should help us spotting out the problem |
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rup n00b
Joined: 28 Apr 2005 Posts: 16
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Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2005 11:07 am Post subject: |
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riposte wrote: | Can you tell us the machine specs and the prom version. |
Sun Microsystems UltraSparc IIi 360 MHz
OpenBoot 3.31
Thanks in advance. |
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Magic Michael n00b
Joined: 02 Aug 2004 Posts: 53 Location: Berlin (West) / Deutschland
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Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 7:05 pm Post subject: |
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I've got the same OBP version in my Ultra5 270MHz, so that shouldn't be the problem. Which gentoo-CD did you use ? I had success with 2005.0 for sparc64. |
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rup n00b
Joined: 28 Apr 2005 Posts: 16
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Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 7:06 pm Post subject: |
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Magic Michael wrote: | I've got the same OBP version in my Ultra5 270MHz, so that shouldn't be the problem. Which gentoo-CD did you use ? I had success with 2005.0 for sparc64. |
I use Gentoo 2005.0 for sparc. |
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squash Tux's lil' helper
Joined: 22 Jun 2002 Posts: 79
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Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 7:51 pm Post subject: |
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If you are using the sparc (sparc32) cd and not the sparc64 cd, you won't be able to boot. |
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rup n00b
Joined: 28 Apr 2005 Posts: 16
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Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 9:03 pm Post subject: |
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squash wrote: | If you are using the sparc (sparc32) cd and not the sparc64 cd, you won't be able to boot. |
no, its sparc64 cd
meanwhile I installed netbsd on it, but I love gentoo.. any help will do |
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gust4voz Retired Dev
Joined: 09 Sep 2003 Posts: 373 Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Posted: Tue May 03, 2005 1:51 pm Post subject: |
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Bootmem messages in the 2005.0 livecd are just debug info before running the kernel.
So basically you're not getting to the kernel, or somehow the output is going somewhere else (serial console instead of vga out or the other way around).
Can you see the livecd still working after that? _________________ Gustavo Zacarias
Gentoo/SPARC monkey |
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rup n00b
Joined: 28 Apr 2005 Posts: 16
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Posted: Tue May 03, 2005 4:57 pm Post subject: |
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gust4voz wrote: | Bootmem messages in the 2005.0 livecd are just debug info before running the kernel.
So basically you're not getting to the kernel, or somehow the output is going somewhere else (serial console instead of vga out or the other way around).
Can you see the livecd still working after that? |
well, yes, it's spinig for a while, but I don't see much |
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gust4voz Retired Dev
Joined: 09 Sep 2003 Posts: 373 Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Posted: Tue May 03, 2005 10:40 pm Post subject: |
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Using onboard framebuffer right?
What's the value of output-device in OBP? _________________ Gustavo Zacarias
Gentoo/SPARC monkey |
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rup n00b
Joined: 28 Apr 2005 Posts: 16
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Posted: Wed May 04, 2005 8:49 am Post subject: |
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gust4voz wrote: | Using onboard framebuffer right?
What's the value of output-device in OBP? |
well, I am not that familular with sun. I know that I have addtitional grtaphic card tat I connect monitor to. Could you please explain to me how can I found oа info you asked me?
thanks in advance |
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squash Tux's lil' helper
Joined: 22 Jun 2002 Posts: 79
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rup n00b
Joined: 28 Apr 2005 Posts: 16
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Posted: Tue May 10, 2005 9:22 am Post subject: |
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gust4voz wrote: | Using onboard framebuffer right?
What's the value of output-device in OBP? |
output-device value = screen2 default value=screen
thanks in advance. |
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Magic Michael n00b
Joined: 02 Aug 2004 Posts: 53 Location: Berlin (West) / Deutschland
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Posted: Tue May 10, 2005 1:34 pm Post subject: |
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Do you have an additional framebuffer in your ultra5 ? If not, maybe setting screen as output-device would be better: "setenv output-device screen" from the ok-prompt or "eeprom output-device?=screen" from Solaris / Linux.
How is "screen2" defined ? "devalias" at the ok-prompt should show that. |
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rup n00b
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Posted: Tue May 10, 2005 5:18 pm Post subject: |
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Magic Michael wrote: | Do you have an additional framebuffer in your ultra5 ? If not, maybe setting screen as output-device would be better: "setenv output-device screen" from the ok-prompt or "eeprom output-device?=screen" from Solaris / Linux.
How is "screen2" defined ? "devalias" at the ok-prompt should show that. |
the output of devalias is
screen /pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/SUNW,m64B@2
screen2 /pci@1f,0/pci@1/TSI,gfxp@1
if I make screen default will I see anything on my screen?
thanks in advance |
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gust4voz Retired Dev
Joined: 09 Sep 2003 Posts: 373 Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Posted: Tue May 10, 2005 5:45 pm Post subject: |
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screen2 or the TSI,gfxp entry sounds like a Raptor GFX, which isn't supported under linux for the console at least.
Try setting output-device to screen instead of screen2, and using the onboard vga out instead of that card. _________________ Gustavo Zacarias
Gentoo/SPARC monkey |
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rup n00b
Joined: 28 Apr 2005 Posts: 16
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Posted: Wed May 11, 2005 10:16 am Post subject: |
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gust4voz wrote: | screen2 or the TSI,gfxp entry sounds like a Raptor GFX, which isn't supported under linux for the console at least.
Try setting output-device to screen instead of screen2, and using the onboard vga out instead of that card. |
10x a lot!! it worked. But will I still able to use with second card somehow in the future? |
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gust4voz Retired Dev
Joined: 09 Sep 2003 Posts: 373 Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Posted: Wed May 11, 2005 12:58 pm Post subject: |
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If i remember right the raptor gfx cards are permedia 2, you *MAY* be able to use it in xorg.
Give it a shot, feedback is welcome, i think Ferris will be specially interested. _________________ Gustavo Zacarias
Gentoo/SPARC monkey |
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Magic Michael n00b
Joined: 02 Aug 2004 Posts: 53 Location: Berlin (West) / Deutschland
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Posted: Sat May 14, 2005 12:52 pm Post subject: |
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I´ve got a Raptor GFX8p (also sold as PGX32 by Sun) in my Ultra 5 with the onboard framebuffer disabled. Console and xorg are fine with the raptor.
When you enable both framebuffers, the obp output is displayed on the onboard fb only.
Multihead with both fbs worked fine in Solaris, didn't try that with Linux/xorg.
And yes, this raptor is a permedia 2, see here: http://www.techsource.com/products/datasheets/gfx8p.htm |
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