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Hi Ben, |
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Good about #1. There's actually a lot of good information on the www |
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about OpenBoot. |
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As for #2, what does your silo.conf look like? In my experience <which |
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doesn't involve genkernel>, an initrd isn't required. Can you boot the |
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box from the install disc and check out the current kernel config? I'd |
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say disable initrd and any references to it (and make sure that you're not |
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loading disk controllers as modules), and then make sure silo.conf isn't |
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trying to boot from one. |
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For #3, are you using the PROM framebuffer as well as the ATI (aty) one? |
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Maybe toggling the PROM framebuffer console is the solution... |
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Here's the relevant snippet from my Ultra 10's kernel config; hope that |
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helps a little: |
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# Console display driver support |
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# |
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# CONFIG_PROM_CONSOLE is not set |
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CONFIG_DUMMY_CONSOLE=y |
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CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE=y |
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# CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE_ROTATION is not set |
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CONFIG_FONTS=y |
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# CONFIG_FONT_8x8 is not set |
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# CONFIG_FONT_8x16 is not set |
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# CONFIG_FONT_6x11 is not set |
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# CONFIG_FONT_7x14 is not set |
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# CONFIG_FONT_PEARL_8x8 is not set |
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# CONFIG_FONT_ACORN_8x8 is not set |
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CONFIG_FONT_SUN8x16=y |
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# CONFIG_FONT_SUN12x22 is not set |
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# CONFIG_FONT_10x18 is not set |
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CONFIG_LOGO=y |
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# CONFIG_LOGO_LINUX_MONO is not set |
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# CONFIG_LOGO_LINUX_VGA16 is not set |
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# CONFIG_LOGO_LINUX_CLUT224 is not set |
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CONFIG_LOGO_SUN_CLUT224=y |
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# CONFIG_FB_SPLASH is not set |
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brant williams |
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On Wed, 26 Mar 2008, BRM wrote: |
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> Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:39:09 -0700 (PDT) |
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> From: BRM <bm_witness@×××××.com> |
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> Reply-To: gentoo-sparc@l.g.o |
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> To: gentoo-sparc@l.g.o |
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> Subject: Re: [gentoo-sparc] Booting the system... |
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> Figured it out. I could have either adjusted the NVRAM setting for the 'disk' or move the Hard drive to the other slot (which is what I did). |
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> Still running into problems with the boot process though - this solves #1. However, #2 is still a big issue. It doesn't seem to be finding a valid initrd image. Shouldn't genkernel have built a valid one to install? |
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> TIA, |
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> |
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> Ben |
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> |
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> ----- Original Message ---- |
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> From: Benjamen R. Meyer <bm_witness@×××××.com> |
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> To: gentoo-sparc@l.g.o |
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> Sent: Monday, March 24, 2008 3:57:19 PM |
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> Subject: [gentoo-sparc] Booting the system... |
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> I got the system installed, and everything seems to be okay with three |
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> exceptions: |
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> 1) I have to run "boot disk1:1" at the PROM prompt to get the system to |
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> boot. I assume I can set that into the PROM, just like I set the cdrom |
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> to be what is boot, no? If not, how do I resolve that? FYI - In case it |
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> matters, I did accidentally delete the #3 partition during the |
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> partitioning, but recreated it using the 's' command in fdisk. |
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> 2) Just before #3 happens, I notice a message from the kernel stating it |
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> can't find the initrd image located in /boot - generated by genkernel. I |
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> didn't setup a _separate_ boot partition, but that shouldn't be an issue |
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> for SILO should it? |
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> 3) The system loads the kernel, which runs a little, then switches vid |
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> modes and blanks - it doesn't return to the screen like the 2007.0 2617 |
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> does when the atyfb is not disabled, it just blanks, and dies per #2. |
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> Using 'video=atyfb:off' resolves this and reveals the messages. I'd |
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> really like to be able to not have to use 'atyfb:off' as it really hurts |
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> the eyes the way it reprints the screen all the time for the littlest |
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> line movement. Any recommendations? (I could live with it if I |
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> absolutely had to.) |
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> FYI - after #3 the system completely hangs, and despite the message |
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> about STOP+A, it doesn't work until I completely cycle the power the |
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> system - no return to the PROM; the soft-power button _does_ work for this. |
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> TIA, |
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> Ben |
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