The 2.6.17 kernel hangs right after it attempts to switch video modes -
it just sits there with the following:

Console: switching to mono PROM 80x34
Real Time Clock Driver v1.12ac
atyfb: 3D RAGE XL (Mach64 GR, PCI-33) [0x4752 rev 0x27]
atyfb: 8M SGRAM (1:1), 29.498928 MHz XTAL, 230 MHz PPL, 83 Mhz MCLK, 63
MHz XCLK

I thought I had boot the 2617 kernel before on this system from the
same CD - I've tried both universal and minimal install CD with the
same results.

Not sure why. Otherwise, I would have provided the dmesg output from it
too.

Ben

--- Pablo Andrés Martikian <pablomartikian@...> wrote:

> 
> To install the 2007.0 cd you have two kernels. You selected 2.6.20
> when in fact you should do [TAB] and select the 2.6.17
> 
> Pablo
> 
> ----------------------------------------
> > Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2008 08:21:05 -0700
> > From: bm_witness@...
> > Subject: Re: [gentoo-sparc] QLA2xxx
> > To: gentoo-sparc@g.o
> > 
> > I started trying to work on the system; however, we ran into a few
> > problems with it. I haven't been able to get the 2007.0 CD working
> > because of the aforementioned issue - it also doesn't list an
> obppath,
> > loading, or data files for the QLA controller under /sys/devices -
> so
> > following the instructions previously provided is impossible. :-<
> > 
> > I have located the device:
> > 
> > /sys/devices/pci0000\:00/0000\:00\:04.0
> > 
> > uDev is on the 2007.0 CD, and loads the module, but has problems.
> > Here's the dmesg output from the 2007.0 CD using the 2.6.20 kernel:
> > 
> > http://tinyurl.com/2l2zw4
> > 
> > I also managed to find the CD I used on another system - a 2006.1
> CD.
> > It boots and detects the QLA controller just fine - but uses the
> older
> > method where the firmware is built into the kernel. However, it is
> > unable to spin up the hard drive for some reason - it does detect
> it.
> > Here's the dmesg output from the 2006.1 CD using the 2.6.17 kernel:
> > 
> > http://tinyurl.com/3ck8t7
> > 
> > Any tips? Is the hard drive bad? I'm not sure where to go from
> here,
> > and I need to get this at least with the basic OS on it before the
> > 29th.
> > 
> > TIA,
> > 
> > Ben
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