Hmm... I sent this message out last friday, but I haven't seen it show up in my email box. So.... here goes again :) - Ryan Ryan Bradetich wrote: > Robert, > > I have problems booting the 735/755 when the kernel is built with > lasi/asp option enabled (it is enabled in the default config). If I diable > this option, I can boot the 735/755 to a root prompt. > > I do not know if the kernel on the CD was built with this option, but > you could build a newer kernel with this option diabled and try it > for the 710. > > Hope this helps, > > -Ryan > > P.S. This is on my TODO list to fix after I work on the U2/UTurn > code. If someone else is interested in taking a look at it, let me know > and I'll pass on the little bit of information I have about this problem. > > Robert Stickel wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > The good news: We are really excited about the Puffin project. > > > > The bad news: We tried to boot an Apollo 9000/710 on your PA/Linux > > Developer's > > Release CD, Version 0.1 - Snapshot 2000/08/04 and never quite got to a > > root > > prompt (see transcript below). Should this be possible or are we > > missing > > something? > > > > Thanks for any advice, > > > > rstickel@mindspring.com > > sts@minitower.gtri.gatech.edu > > > > Transcript of attempt to boot Apollo 9000/710 on Puffin CD. At the > > request_irq(259, c01ec76c, 0x0, asp, c3fcd080) > > line the systems hangs. > > > > (c) Copyright. Hewlett-Packard Company. 1991. > > All rights reserved. > > > > PDC ROM rev. 2.0 > > IODC ROM rev. 2.0 > > 64 MB of memory configured and tested. > > > > Selecting a system to boot. > > To stop selection process, press and hold the ESCAPE key. > > > > Selection process stopped. > > > > Searching for Potential Boot Devices. > > To terminate search, press and hold the ESCAPE key. > > > > Device Selection Device Path Device Type > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > P0 scsi.6.0 MATSHITACD-ROM CR-8005A > > P1 scsi.5.0 IOMEGA ZIP 100 > > P2 scsi.4.0 iomega jaz 1GB > > P3 scsi.3.0 SEAGATE ST11200N SUN1.05 > > P4 scsi.2.0 SEAGATE ST31230N > > P5 scsi.1.0 IBM 0662 > > > > b) Boot from specified device > > s) Search for bootable devices > > a) Enter Boot Administration mode > > x) Exit and continue boot sequence > > ?) Help > > > > Select from menu: a > > BOOT_ADMIN> info > > ----------------------------- Hardware Configuration > > ------------------------ > > > > Machine model: 9000/710 > > > > Processor Frequency = 50000000 Hz > > I/O Subsystem Frequency = 25000000 Hz > > > > LAN Jumper Status: Internal ThinLAN Port selected > > > > Processor Revision = 3 > > System Controller Revision = 0 > > Floating Point Coprocessor Revision = 3 > > > > Hardware Version 12288 (0x00003000) > > Software Version 1153 (0x00000481) > > > > BOOT_ADMIN> boot alt > > > > Trying scsi.6.0 > > Boot path initialized. > > Attempting to load IPL. > > > > Hard booted. > > palo ipl bame@noam Fri Aug 4 18:36:35 MDT 2000 > > 0/vmlinux 2349352 bytes @ 0x6e8800 > > 0/palo-cmdline '0/vmlinux TERM=linux HOME=/ root=/dev/scd0' > > Kernel: partition 0 file /vmlinux > > ELF32 executable > > > > Entry 00100000 first 00100000 n 4 > > Segment 0 load 00100000 size 1511580 mediaptr 0x1000 > > Segment 1 load 00272000 size 132368 mediaptr 0x173000 > > Segment 2 load 00294000 size 86880 mediaptr 0x194000 > > Segment 3 load 002ac000 size 8192 mediaptr 0x1aa000 > > branching to kernel entry point 0x00100000 > > pdc_cons registered ! > > The Kernel has started... > > Free memory starts at: 0xc02dc000 > > PALO command line: 'TERM=linux HOME=/ root=/dev/scd0' > > PALO initrd 0-0 > > FP CCR was 0x0, will be set to 0xc0 > > model 00003000 00000481 00000000 00000000 78243572 00000000 00000004 > > 0000000d 00000000 > > vers 00000003 > > CPUID vers 0 rev 0 > > CPU(s): 1 x PA7000 at 50.000000 MHz > > Searching for devices in PDC firmware... an older box... > > Found devices: > > 1. Stinger Optional Graphics (10) at 0xf4000000, versions 0x6, 0x0, > > 0x77, 0x0, 0x0 > > 2. Bushmaster Core BA (11) at 0xf082f000, versions 0x6, 0x0, 0x70, 0x0, > > 0x0 > > 3. Bushmaster Core SCSI (10) at 0xf0825000, versions 0x6, 0x0, 0x71, > > 0x0, 0x0 > > 4. Bushmaster Core LAN (802.3) (10) at 0xf0826000, versions 0x6, 0x0, > > 0x72, 0x0, 0x0 > > 5. Bushmaster Core HIL (10) at 0xf0821000, versions 0x6, 0x0, 0x73, 0x0, > > 0x0 > > 6. Bushmaster Core RS-232 (10) at 0xf0823000, versions 0x6, 0x0, 0x75, > > 0x0, 0x0 > > 7. Bushmaster Core RS-232 (10) at 0xf0822000, versions 0x6, 0x0, 0x75, > > 0x0, 0x0 > > 8. Bushmaster Core Centronics (10) at 0xf0824000, versions 0x6, 0x0, > > 0x74, 0x0, 0x0 > > 9. Bushmaster Audio (10) at 0xf1000000, versions 0x6, 0x0, 0x7a, 0x0, > > 0x0 > > 10. Bushmaster (710) (0) at 0xfffbe000, versions 0x300, 0x0, 0x4, 0x0, > > 0x81 > > 11. Bushmaster (1) at 0xfffbf000, versions 0x16, 0x0, 0x9, 0x0, 0x0 > > That's a total of 11 devices. > > Linux version 2.3.99-pre8 (bame@noam) (gcc version 2.96 20000707 > > (experimental)) #24 Fri Aug 4 18:27:58 MDT 2000 > > initrd: 00000000-00000000 > > pagetable_init > > On node 0 totalpages: 16384 > > zone(0): 8192 pages. > > zone(1): 8192 pages. > > zone(2): 0 pages. > > trap_init > > Calibrating delay loop... 46.08 BogoMIPS > > Memory: 61380k available > > Dentry-cache hash table entries: 8192 (order: 4, 65536 bytes) > > Buffer-cache hash table entries: 4096 (order: 2, 16384 bytes) > > Page-cache hash table entries: 16384 (order: 4, 65536 bytes) > > kmem_create: Poisoning requested, but con given - bdev_cache > > Inode-cache hash table entries: 4096 (order: 3, 32768 bytes) > > kmem_create: Poisoning requested, but con given - inode_cache > > POSIX conformance testing by UNIFIX > > ASP version 1 at 0xf0800000 found. > > request_irq(259, c01ec76c, 0x0, asp, c3fcd080) > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe: send e-mail to parisc-linux-request@thepuffingroup.com with > > `unsubscribe' as the subject.