From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list linux-mips); Tue, 09 Dec 2003 17:39:39 +0000 (GMT) Received: from p508B4FE9.dip.t-dialin.net ([IPv6:::ffff:80.139.79.233]:3464 "EHLO mail.linux-mips.net") by linux-mips.org with ESMTP id ; Tue, 9 Dec 2003 17:39:38 +0000 Received: from dea.linux-mips.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail.linux-mips.net (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id hB9HdaoK005382; Tue, 9 Dec 2003 18:39:36 +0100 Received: (from ralf@localhost) by dea.linux-mips.net (8.12.8/8.12.8/Submit) id hB9HdZk0005381; Tue, 9 Dec 2003 18:39:35 +0100 Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2003 18:39:35 +0100 From: Ralf Baechle To: Peter Horton Cc: linux-mips@linux-mips.org Subject: Re: Kernel 2.4.23 on Cobalt Qube2 Message-ID: <20031209173935.GA3229@linux-mips.org> References: <3FD5FE41.8040909@bitbox.co.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <3FD5FE41.8040909@bitbox.co.uk> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Return-Path: X-Envelope-To: <"|/home/ecartis/ecartis -s linux-mips"> (uid 0) X-Orcpt: rfc822;linux-mips@linux-mips.org Original-Recipient: rfc822;linux-mips@linux-mips.org X-archive-position: 3719 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: linux-mips-bounce@linux-mips.org Errors-to: linux-mips-bounce@linux-mips.org X-original-sender: ralf@linux-mips.org Precedence: bulk X-list: linux-mips On Tue, Dec 09, 2003 at 04:54:25PM +0000, Peter Horton wrote: > Has anyone got a 2.4.23 kernel running on the Cobalt Qube 2 ? > > I've cross compiled the latest kernel from CVS (using the default Cobalt > config in the tree) on a PC using gcc 2.95.4 and binutils 2.12.90.0.1 > (both from Debian sources). > > The kernel boots okay from the HD, but I get strange segmentation faults > and other errors whilst running Debian's "dpkg" to install packages. If > I repeat the installation from scratch I get exactly the same errors in > exactly the same places :-( > > I've changed both the memory SIMMs for new ones and the problem is still > the same. I've done the same Debian install on an Au1100 board with no > problems at all. > > Neither of the on-board ethernet ports work correctly with new kernel > either. The primary port seems to work fine pinging single packets back > and forth, but seems to stall for periods of approx 20 seconds when > performing bulk transfers. I've been using an RTL8139 card in the PCI > slot for network access. I've mentioned it before - the Cobalt kernel is suffering a bit from bitrot as nobody is taking care of it anymore since a while. It's a while since I did consulting work for Cobalt and I don't have production Cobalt hardware but I think I still have a reasonable understanding of the machine so I think I can help whoever dares trying - any takers? Ralf