Re: [suse-sparc] 2.4.X /32bit

pkas@volny.cz
Date: Wed Apr 03 2002 - 10:25:47 PST

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    Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2002 20:25:47 +0200 (CEST)
From: pkas@volny.cz
Message-ID: <129a4452ed8accfbda51cfac62cd0082@www1.mail.volny.cz>
Subject: Re: [suse-sparc] 2.4.X /32bit

    Hi Hans,

    I have ss-lx running 2.4.18, SuSE-7.3
    I couldn't boot up default 2.4 kernel so I downloaded 2.4.18,
    compiled it on ss-lx (gcc-2.95.3-63) and it works good. That machine
    is up for one week and I did't notice any problem yet.

    Petr

    > Hi all,
    >
    > Here, at work, I got a SS20 on my desktop running 2.4.17 nicely,
    and is > currently doing SMP for 11 days without a hitch.
    > So I got the impresion that most of the 32-bits trouble were over.
    >
    > Therefor I decided to upgrade my machines at home (SS4, LX)
    > Installation of 7.3 with just some minor problems (did not
    recognized cd 2 > and cd3, but manual rpm solved that)
    > Building of 2.4.17 kernel took long, but finished without any
    error. BUT, >
    > After silo addaption and reboot it completely fails to boot the 2.4
    kernel. > After the silo prompt, it starts for a moment, but performs
    immediately a > auto-reboot.
    > So nothing is written is any log, can't hit the magic-key and can't
    perform > a traceback/register-dump from the openboot-prompt.
    >
    > I noticed that there are some minor hardware differences within the
    SUN4m > family (microsparc / hypersparc)
    > but never thought it had any impect on the kernel.
    >
    > So finally my Question:
    > ==> is there anybody with a running 2.4.x kernel on a ss4,ss5 or
    ss-lx ? > <==
    >
    > Hans 

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