[parisc-linux] J2240 - Almost There...

[parisc-linux] J2240 - Almost There...

[Craig D. Lansing (root)]

After using my CD burner to create several nice coasters, I have been
able to create a couple of CD's from which my J2240 will attempt to
boot.  I think that I am almost there, but need someone to show me the
error of my ways.  Disclaimer: I am not a System Admin by trade.  I have
been an HP-UX user since about version 7, but have not had a box of my
own to play with until I pulled this J2240 from the trash.  The system
is a J2240 2-way, 2.5GB RAM, 2x8GB internal FW-SCSI Disks, DDS-III,
internal Toshiba SCSI CD-ROM, 21" graphics console.

Here's what I get when I try to boot from the 0.9.2 iso CD after
changing my boot path to the internal CD-ROM (SESCSI.2.0):

Boot IO Dependent Code (IODC) revision 153

HARD Booted

palo ipl 0.92 root@spqr Mon Jun 25 23:03:13 CEST 2001
0/vmlinux32 2853588 bytes @ 0x6ad6800
0/vmlinux64 3585851 bytes @ 0x6d8f800
0/ramdisk 1991209 bytes @ 0x70fb000

Command Line: 'root=/dev/ram console=tty0 sti=0 sti_font=VGA8x16
TERM=linux'

Kernel: partition 0 file /vmlinux
Ramdisk: partition 0 file /ramdisk
Warning: Kernel name doesn't end with 32 or 64... Guessing 32
ELF32 executable
Entry 00100000 first 00100000 n 4
Segment 0 load 010000000 size 1606948 mediaptr 0x1000
Segment 1 load 0028a000 size 468472 mediaptr 0x18a000
Segment 2 load 00300000 size 8192 mediaptr 0x1fd000
Segment 3 load 0034bea8 size 80688 mediaptr 0x1ffea8

Loading ramdisk 1991209 bytes @ 3fe09000...
branch to kernel entry point 0x00100000
Set default PSW W bit to 0

<System hangs here>

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Booting from the 0.9 sti iso CD gives the above and goes a little
further:

[snip]

CPUID Vers 14 rev 23
Model 9000/782/J2240

[snip]

Found devices:
1. SummitHawk Dino RS-232(10)....
[snip]
18. SummitHawk memory(1)
[snip]
Kernel command line HOME=/ TERM=linux root=/dev/ram console=tty0 sti=0
sti_font=VGA8x16
Console: colour dummy device 80x25

<System hangs here>

---------------------------------------------------------------------------



TIA,
Craig

Re: [parisc-linux] J2240 - Almost There...

[Jurriaan on Alpha]

On Sun, Nov 11, 2001 at 09:43:18PM -0500, Craig D. Lansing (root) wrote:
> After using my CD burner to create several nice coasters, I have been
> able to create a couple of CD's from which my J2240 will attempt to
> boot.  I think that I am almost there, but need someone to show me the
> error of my ways.  Disclaimer: I am not a System Admin by trade.  I have
> been an HP-UX user since about version 7, but have not had a box of my
> own to play with until I pulled this J2240 from the trash.  The system
> is a J2240 2-way, 2.5GB RAM, 2x8GB internal FW-SCSI Disks, DDS-III,
> internal Toshiba SCSI CD-ROM, 21" graphics console.

We know the story. Now don't mention it again, because we'll go green
with envy and look elsewhere :-)

> Command Line: 'root=/dev/ram console=tty0 sti=0 sti_font=VGA8x16
> TERM=linux'
> 
Shouldn't that be ttyS0 for the console?

Good luck,
Jurriaan
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Re: [parisc-linux] J2240 - Almost There...

[Albert Strasheim]

Hello,

What I would do is the following:

1. Get the latest working kernel from ftp.parisc-linux.org 
(linux-20011108 should do).

2. Compile (or cross-compile with xc-latest) it, and use tftp/bootp (I
think?) to boot the resulting lifimage from make palo. See how far that
gets you.

Regards,

Albert

Re: [parisc-linux] J2240 - Almost There...

[Matthew Wilcox]

On Mon, Nov 12, 2001 at 07:07:35PM -0500, Craig D. Lansing wrote:
> Today, I rescued a 700/96 and cable from the trash so I'm going to try to
> use it as a serial console to see how far I get.  It's amazing the "junk"
> that shows up in the trash when your HP shop gets bought out by an IBM shop.
> Anybody need a few K580x4's, 4GB RAM, and a couple of fully loaded AutoRaid
> cabinets each?  In the meantime, how do I change the "Command Line" at boot?
> Do I have to "interact" with IPL (almost as bad as having to interact with
> people :-) ?

The K580s are definitely of interest...

Yes, interacting with IPL (or ISL on some models) is how you change
the command line params; you get a nifty little menu and can edit the
arguments.

-- 
Revolutions do not require corporate support.

Re: [parisc-linux] J2240 - Almost There...

[Craig D. Lansing]

Today, I rescued a 700/96 and cable from the trash so I'm going to try to
use it as a serial console to see how far I get.  It's amazing the "junk"
that shows up in the trash when your HP shop gets bought out by an IBM shop.
Anybody need a few K580x4's, 4GB RAM, and a couple of fully loaded AutoRaid
cabinets each?  In the meantime, how do I change the "Command Line" at boot?
Do I have to "interact" with IPL (almost as bad as having to interact with
people :-) ?

----- Original Message -----
From: Jurriaan on Alpha <thunder7@xs4all.nl>
To: Craig D. Lansing (root) <lansing@beldar.com>
Cc: <parisc-linux@lists.parisc-linux.org>
Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 1:03 AM
Subject: Re: [parisc-linux] J2240 - Almost There...


> On Sun, Nov 11, 2001 at 09:43:18PM -0500, Craig D. Lansing (root) wrote:
> > After using my CD burner to create several nice coasters, I have been
> > able to create a couple of CD's from which my J2240 will attempt to
> > boot.  I think that I am almost there, but need someone to show me the
> > error of my ways.  Disclaimer: I am not a System Admin by trade.  I have
> > been an HP-UX user since about version 7, but have not had a box of my
> > own to play with until I pulled this J2240 from the trash.  The system
> > is a J2240 2-way, 2.5GB RAM, 2x8GB internal FW-SCSI Disks, DDS-III,
> > internal Toshiba SCSI CD-ROM, 21" graphics console.
>
> We know the story. Now don't mention it again, because we'll go green
> with envy and look elsewhere :-)
>
> > Command Line: 'root=/dev/ram console=tty0 sti=0 sti_font=VGA8x16
> > TERM=linux'
> >
> Shouldn't that be ttyS0 for the console?
>
> Good luck,
> Jurriaan
> --
> Go not unto the Usenet for advice, for you will be told both yea and nay
(and
> quite a few things that just have nothing at all to do with the question).
> seen in a .sig somewhere
> GNU/Linux 2.4.13-ac8 on Debian/Alpha 64-bits 990 bogomips load:1.33 1.47
1.20
>

Re: [parisc-linux] J2240 - Almost There...

[John David Anglin]

> Today, I rescued a 700/96 and cable from the trash so I'm going to try to
> use it as a serial console to see how far I get.  It's amazing the "junk"
> that shows up in the trash when your HP shop gets bought out by an IBM shop.
> Anybody need a few K580x4's, 4GB RAM, and a couple of fully loaded AutoRaid
> cabinets each?  In the meantime, how do I change the "Command Line" at boot?

Where do I send the truck!

Dave
-- 
J. David Anglin                                  dave.anglin@nrc.ca
National Research Council of Canada              (613) 990-0752 (FAX: 952-6605)

Re: [parisc-linux] K580

[Craig D. Lansing]

The offer for the K580s was only half-serious.  I have 4 and have found a
home for 1 at another site where it won't have to be seen with any AS-400's
or RS-6000's.  I should be done with the other 3 next Summer if all goes
well.  If the company intends to throw them away I'll rescue them, the
AutoRaids, Jamaicas, etc. and see who wants them.  Since Leibert doesn't
contain the letters H or P, they may stay so you'd have to get your own UPS.
However, these K's may be "good enough" to find another home or get sold on
the used market, not like a lowly J :-(  I figure I'm doing good with a J in
the garage, I'm not sure the other half would be impressed with a K in a
2-meter cabinet, but the electric company might be :-)

BTW, at Jurriaan's suggestion I tried setting the console to ttyS0 and also
tried setting sti=1 and still no luck.  As I mentioned above, the J is in
the garage far away from my other boxes so I have no network option at this
point.  CD is my only hope for a while.  So far, this is almost as much fun
as my first i386 dual-boot install :-)

----- Original Message -----
From: Ryan Bradetich <rbradetich@uswest.net>
To: Craig D. Lansing <lansing@beldar.com>
Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 8:59 PM
Subject: Re: [parisc-linux] K580


> On Mon, Nov 12, 2001 at 07:07:35PM -0500, Craig D. Lansing wrote:
> > Today, I rescued a 700/96 and cable from the trash so I'm going to try
to
> > use it as a serial console to see how far I get.  It's amazing the
"junk"
> > that shows up in the trash when your HP shop gets bought out by an IBM
shop.
>
> > Anybody need a few K580x4's, 4GB RAM, and a couple of fully loaded
AutoRaid
> > cabinets each?  In the meantime, how do I change the "Command Line" at
boot?
> > Do I have to "interact" with IPL (almost as bad as having to interact
with
>
> Craig,
>
> I am doing the initial port of parisc-linux to the K-series ... I have a
K460,
> but the K570/K580 series have 1 additional feature that I am interested in
as
> maintainer of the ccio driver.... it has the ability to swap out 2
processors
> for an additional U2 chip (ccio driver).  Are you serious about donating a
> K580?  I would gladly pay shipping for one of these machines (the autoraid
> would also be nice since I do not have 1 to play with).   This is coming
out
> of my personal pocket but if you are serious about the offer, I am serious
> about getting the port working on the K-class machines, and maybe we can
> work something out.
>
> Otherwise, I'll just keep working on the K-460 until a good deal for a
K-580
> comes along.
>
> Thanks!   (I'd keep one of those K boxes for yourself, right now the K
works,
> but it is not very pretty at the moment.  I am currently writing a console
> driver for it so it looks more like a normal linux box, but once the box
boots,
> you can ssh into the system (no console driver yet) and use it pretty
happily:))
>
> - Ryan
>

Re: [parisc-linux] K580

[Jurriaan on Alpha]

On Mon, Nov 12, 2001 at 09:58:10PM -0500, Craig D. Lansing wrote:
> BTW, at Jurriaan's suggestion I tried setting the console to ttyS0 and also
> tried setting sti=1 and still no luck.  As I mentioned above, the J is in
> the garage far away from my other boxes so I have no network option at this
> point.  CD is my only hope for a while.  So far, this is almost as much fun
> as my first i386 dual-boot install :-)
> 
In that case, be sure to test both serial ports, especially at the
moment it seems to hang. I agree installing is fun!

Good luck,
Jurriaan
-- 
"They know nothing of what is to come," Iskaral Pust whispered. "An
eternal flare of pain, but shall I waste words in an effort to prepare
them? No, not at all, never. Words are too precious to be wasted, hence
my coy silence while they hesitate in a fit of immobile ignorance."
	Steven Erikson - Deadhouse Gates
GNU/Linux 2.4.13-ac8 on Debian/Alpha 64-bits 990 bogomips load:0.09 0.12 0.14

Re: [parisc-linux] J2240 - Almost There...

[Grant Grundler]

"Craig D. Lansing" wrote:
...
> In the meantime, how do I change the "Command Line" at boot?
> Do I have to "interact" with IPL (almost as bad as having to interact with
> people :-) ?

Yes. Adding new params is less obvious: edit any param and append ' '
plus the new param.

grant

Re: [parisc-linux] J2240 - Almost There...

[nick]

On Mon, 12 Nov 2001, Craig D. Lansing wrote:

> Today, I rescued a 700/96 and cable from the trash so I'm going to try to
> use it as a serial console to see how far I get.  It's amazing the "junk"
> that shows up in the trash when your HP shop gets bought out by an IBM shop.
> Anybody need a few K580x4's, 4GB RAM, and a couple of fully loaded AutoRaid
> cabinets each?  In the meantime, how do I change the "Command Line" at boot?
> Do I have to "interact" with IPL (almost as bad as having to interact with
> people :-) ?

Heh, I'm sure almost everyone on this list would love to aquire a K580.  I
know I would!
	Nick