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marky9074
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 Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 5:33 pm Post subject: chroot and low level SCSI problem [solved] |
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Well where do I start?! I need expert help yet again.
I compiled the latest 2.6 kernel today in the hope it might remove the System.map error on boot. Unfortunately, I must have missed something out as it didnt boot 
So...boot of the trusty CD which has seen me right for all this time when I do something stupid like this...and yikes.....CD has popped its clogs....
Damn! But I remember that a friend has an old SCSI CD.....install it and after some parity errors and jigging of jumpers I am booted up....
chroot in and....
'Fatal: kernel too old'....
'Unimplemented Sparc call'
Or something like that......dooh! So close! When I installed it was a 2.4 kernel, but I upgraded to 2.6, but why would this make any difference....
Anybody point me in the right direction? I am so close to getting it back up again now. I just want to re-run silo so it boots off my last image..
Thanks,
Mark
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BradN
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| You need to make sure you're using a new enough kernel - this is the error you get if you try to use tom's root/boot disk on x86 and then chroot to a gentoo image. |
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marky9074
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| Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 6:25 pm Post subject: |
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I'm downloading the latest Universal iso (as the minimal / install CD would not boot?)
The iso I am using is a sparc universal iso 2006.0 IIRC....
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marky9074
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OK 2006.1 worked fine, with both 2.6.16 & 2.6.17 onboard...
Has anyone else had any problems compiling 2.6.17-gentoo-r8?
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marky9074
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OK, this is what I get.....and I have followed to the 'T' the installation handbook....
| Quote: | VFS: Cannot open root device "sda1" or unknown-block(0,0)
Please append a correct "root=" boot option
Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(0,0) |
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| marky9074 wrote: | OK, this is what I get.....and I have followed to the 'T' the installation handbook....
| Quote: | VFS: Cannot open root device "sda1" or unknown-block(0,0)
Please append a correct "root=" boot option
Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(0,0) |
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I'll take a guess here.
You didn't compile your (S)ATA drivers into the kernel. |
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marky9074
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https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-497930-highlight-.html
It would seem so from this, but as its a U60 and does not have SATA, not sure what this would achieve. The only thing I can see that it is not turned on is:
SCSI Low level drivers
<M>Sparc ESP SCSI Driver |
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marky9074
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| Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2006 9:55 pm Post subject: |
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Nobody had any issues compiling this kernel following the handbook?
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Plugin_baby
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I haven't.
Maybe your lspci output can help you find what's still missing. |
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marky9074
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| Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 7:43 am Post subject: |
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You will have to entertain me...what package is lspci in...
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marky9074
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| Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 7:46 am Post subject: |
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There must be something 'different' as I am running 2.6.17-r5 OK just by turning on the options as listed in the Gentoo Sparc handbook. But with 2.6.18-r8 it falls over.
I am not sure if it is a SCSI thing? I mean it finds that partition to book the kernel image, so would assume that SCSI is ok. Maybe an arch thing? I dunno! |
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Plugin_baby
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| marky9074 wrote: | | You will have to entertain me...what package is lspci in... |
pciutils.
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I am not sure if it is a SCSI thing? I mean it finds that partition to book the kernel image, so would assume that SCSI is ok. |
Not necessarily, not having the right drivers for harddisk controller or fs are the main cause for this error. |
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marky9074
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marky ~ # lspci
80:00.0 Host bridge: Sun Microsystems Computer Corp. Psycho PCI Bus Module
0001:00:00.0 Host bridge: Sun Microsystems Computer Corp. Psycho PCI Bus Module
0001:00:01.0 Bridge: Sun Microsystems Computer Corp. EBUS (rev 01)
0001:00:01.1 Ethernet controller: Sun Microsystems Computer Corp. Happy Meal (rev 01)
0001:00:03.0 SCSI storage controller: LSI Logic / Symbios Logic 53c875 (rev 14)
0001:00:03.1 SCSI storage controller: LSI Logic / Symbios Logic 53c875 (rev 14)
marky ~ # |
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marky9074
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| Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 10:01 pm Post subject: |
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<*> SYM53C8XX Version 2 SCSI support (Only for Ultra 60 on-board SCSI adapter)
Damn, must have missed this!
Solved! |
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Gentoo on Sparc
