Re: [gentoo-sparc] gentoo on sun v210 running 2.6.x freezes at boot

[Josh Grebe]

We are not doing bridging, no. I'd contemplate that the issues are with 32bit
interfaces not existing for it though. A solution would be to use a 64 bit
static brctl binary. I'll see if I still have a 64 bit userland around.

Josh


NADASI Peter wrote:
>>We see the same problems with the V240 (same board, different case). Dave Miller
>>(the linux sparc kernel maintainer) does not have access to a similar box, so at
>>this point, Send Patches. We are having good luck with 2.4.32 except for a few
>>minor issues.
>
> and can you make ethernet bridging with 2.4.3x ?
> i compiled my kernel with the bridge support, downloaded the
> bridge-utils v1.0.6 and it requires the 2.6.x series kernel headers :(((
> since bridge-utils 1.x the 2.6.x kernel is needed... i think.
> older 0.9.7 versions are compiled fine but i get this message:
>
> #./brctl  addbr bri
> Get bridge indices failed: Operation not supported
> can't setup bridge control: Operation not supported
>
> if I compile it in module, i get the same :(
>
> has anyone experience using bridge in 2.4.x?
> Peter
>
>
>>>I'm running a SUN v210 with 2.4.32 fine but I have to make an ethernet
>>>bridge and bridge-utils requires 2.6.x
>>>I have compiled a lot of 2.6.x kernels, with udev, with devfs, etc.. but
>>>everytime if the 2.6.x is booting, it freezes at:
>>>
>>>VFS: Mounted root (ext3 filesystem) readonly.
>>>
>>>I don't see the usual INIT message, it doesn't start the boot runlevel.
>>>It freezes very serious, I can reboot it only after a power-off.
>>>
>>>But if I boot with the 2.4.32 then it works pretty well!!!
>>>
>>>Have you met this problem earlier?
>>>Any hints, ideas are welcome!
>>>Best Regards,
>>>Peter
>>>
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