From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from cthulhu.engr.sgi.com (cthulhu.engr.sgi.com [192.26.80.2]) by neteng.engr.sgi.com (980427.SGI.8.8.8/970903.SGI.AUTOCF) via ESMTP id JAA29683 for ; Wed, 3 Feb 1999 09:38:47 -0800 (PST) Return-Path: Received: (from majordomo-owner@localhost) by cthulhu.engr.sgi.com (980427.SGI.8.8.8/970903.SGI.AUTOCF) id JAA59177 for linux-list; Wed, 3 Feb 1999 09:37:27 -0800 (PST) mail_from (owner-linux@relay.engr.sgi.com) Received: from sgidal.dallas.sgi.com (sgidal.dallas.sgi.com [169.238.80.130]) by cthulhu.engr.sgi.com (980427.SGI.8.8.8/970903.SGI.AUTOCF) via SMTP id JAA03410 for ; Wed, 3 Feb 1999 09:37:24 -0800 (PST) mail_from (chad@otg.dallas.sgi.com) Received: from roctane.dallas.sgi.com by sgidal.dallas.sgi.com via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/911001.SGI) for <@sgidal.dallas.sgi.com:linux@cthulhu.engr.sgi.com> id LAA22602; Wed, 3 Feb 1999 11:37:23 -0600 Received: from roctane.dallas.sgi.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by roctane.dallas.sgi.com (980427.SGI.8.8.8/980728.SGI.AUTOCF) via ESMTP id JAA18570 for ; Wed, 3 Feb 1999 09:37:22 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <36B88952.4F3E1CAE@roctane.dallas.sgi.com> Date: Wed, 03 Feb 1999 11:37:22 -0600 From: Chad Carlin Reply-To: chad@sgi.com Organization: Silicon Graphics Inc. X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.5C-SGI [en] (X11; I; IRIX64 6.5 IP30) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: linux@cthulhu.engr.sgi.com Subject: Re: What kernel to use to install RH on a R4400 ? References: <19990202155147.A1565@ganymede> <19990203043951.D3920@uni-koblenz.de> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-linux@cthulhu.engr.sgi.com Precedence: bulk Ralf, Got a chance to try again last night using a i686 as a bootserver. I got the same aieee message. Will get you my hinv and my particular register dump. Chad ralf@uni-koblenz.de wrote: > On Tue, Feb 02, 1999 at 03:51:47PM +0100, Alexander Graefe wrote: > > > I got as far as booting Linux via bootp on my Indy, but after the > > remote root-fs is mounted, the kernel dies with an "Aieee" and > > something about irq request handler. > > Ouch. It was actually supposed to work on Indys, regardless of the processor > type. Since it's no longer working things must somewhow got broken again. > I'll try to fix it but it's going to be hairy since I don't have an R4400SC > processor module. > > > I tried booting with the 2.1.131-Kernel from ftp.linux.sgi.com, but > > that one doesn't try to mount the root-fs via NFS. > > > > What kernel should I use to actually see a prompt on my Indy ? > > Can you send me: > > - the exact screen output. Especially the register dump following the > Aiee message is important. > - the output of the hinv command. Hinv is an IRIX command. > > > Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur. > > In nomeni patrii et filiae et spiritus pinguini ;-) > > Ralf -- ----------------------------------------------------- Chad Carlin Special Systems Silicon Graphics Inc. 972.205.5911 Pager 888.754.1597 VMail 800.414.7994 X5344 chad@sgi.com http://reality.sgi.com/chad ----------------------------------------------------- "flying through hyper space ain't like dusting crops, boy"