Gentoo Archives: gentoo-sparc

From: Pablo Martikian <pablomartikian@×××××××.com>
To: gentoo-sparc@l.g.o
Subject: RE: [gentoo-sparc] QLA2xxx
Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:58:02
Message-Id: 003401c8895c$132c0e30$39842a90$@com
In Reply to: RE: [gentoo-sparc] QLA2xxx by BRM
1 Having booted the 2.6.17 the problem of the qla2xxx is workarounded.
2
3 The problem now is the framebuffer mode of your ragexl video card. Another
4 workaround here is to remove the card and leave just the UPA one. The UPA
5 supports correctly the framebuffer.
6
7 pablo
8
9 > -----Original Message-----
10 > From: BRM [mailto:bm_witness@×××××.com]
11 > Sent: mardi 18 mars 2008 18:00
12 > To: gentoo-sparc@l.g.o
13 > Subject: RE: [gentoo-sparc] QLA2xxx
14 >
15 > The 2.6.17 kernel hangs right after it attempts to switch video modes -
16 > it just sits there with the following:
17 >
18 > Console: switching to mono PROM 80x34
19 > Real Time Clock Driver v1.12ac
20 > atyfb: 3D RAGE XL (Mach64 GR, PCI-33) [0x4752 rev 0x27]
21 > atyfb: 8M SGRAM (1:1), 29.498928 MHz XTAL, 230 MHz PPL, 83 Mhz MCLK, 63
22 > MHz XCLK
23 >
24 > I thought I had boot the 2617 kernel before on this system from the
25 > same CD - I've tried both universal and minimal install CD with the
26 > same results.
27 >
28 > Not sure why. Otherwise, I would have provided the dmesg output from it
29 > too.
30 >
31 > Ben
32 >
33 > --- Pablo Andrés Martikian <pablomartikian@×××××××.com> wrote:
34 >
35 > >
36 > > To install the 2007.0 cd you have two kernels. You selected 2.6.20
37 > > when in fact you should do [TAB] and select the 2.6.17
38 > >
39 > > Pablo
40 > >
41 > > ----------------------------------------
42 > > > Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2008 08:21:05 -0700
43 > > > From: bm_witness@×××××.com
44 > > > Subject: Re: [gentoo-sparc] QLA2xxx
45 > > > To: gentoo-sparc@l.g.o
46 > > >
47 > > > I started trying to work on the system; however, we ran into a few
48 > > > problems with it. I haven't been able to get the 2007.0 CD working
49 > > > because of the aforementioned issue - it also doesn't list an
50 > > obppath,
51 > > > loading, or data files for the QLA controller under /sys/devices -
52 > > so
53 > > > following the instructions previously provided is impossible. :-<
54 > > >
55 > > > I have located the device:
56 > > >
57 > > > /sys/devices/pci0000\:00/0000\:00\:04.0
58 > > >
59 > > > uDev is on the 2007.0 CD, and loads the module, but has problems.
60 > > > Here's the dmesg output from the 2007.0 CD using the 2.6.20 kernel:
61 > > >
62 > > > http://tinyurl.com/2l2zw4
63 > > >
64 > > > I also managed to find the CD I used on another system - a 2006.1
65 > > CD.
66 > > > It boots and detects the QLA controller just fine - but uses the
67 > > older
68 > > > method where the firmware is built into the kernel. However, it is
69 > > > unable to spin up the hard drive for some reason - it does detect
70 > > it.
71 > > > Here's the dmesg output from the 2006.1 CD using the 2.6.17 kernel:
72 > > >
73 > > > http://tinyurl.com/3ck8t7
74 > > >
75 > > > Any tips? Is the hard drive bad? I'm not sure where to go from
76 > > here,
77 > > > and I need to get this at least with the basic OS on it before the
78 > > > 29th.
79 > > >
80 > > > TIA,
81 > > >
82 > > > Ben
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