[parisc-linux] Version 0.9 of PA-RISC Linux Released

[parisc-linux] Version 0.9 of PA-RISC Linux Released

[Matt Taggart]

Version 0.9 of PA-RISC Linux Released

On May 31, 2001 the PA-RISC Linux development community released version
0.9, the latest version of Linux for computers using Hewlett Packard's
PA-RISC processor. This release is the result of several years of work by
developers in the Free Software community including developers from The
Debian Project, Hewlett Packard, and Linuxcare.

- Latest Debian Installer 
- Support for 32 and 64 bit systems 
- Over 4000 Debian packages 
- Full development environment 
- Support for large memory (up to 16GB)
- Ability to use Debian's apt tool to update to the latest
    package versions

The 0.9 release install CDROM images and related documentation can be found at

http://parisc-linux.org/release-0.9/

Information about PA-RISC Linux is available at

http://parisc-linux.org/

Any questions or comments about the release should be directed to the
mailing list at

parisc-linux@parisc-linux.org

-- 
Matt Taggart        Linux Development Lab
taggart@fc.hp.com   HP Linux Systems Operation

Re: [parisc-linux] Version 0.9 of PA-RISC Linux Released

[R P Herrold]

On Thu, 31 May 2001, Matt Taggart wrote:

> The 0.9 release install CDROM images and related documentation can be found at
>
> http://parisc-linux.org/release-0.9/

Congratulations ...

website hint -- stolen from the FSF -- list the SIZE of the
images, to permit potential downloaders decide if it is worth
it.

hint 2:  add md5sums of the images -- both as gzipped, and of
the ISO for validation before burning, in the body of the
webpage -- must be external to the CD readme, for it would
change the values ...

-- Russ

Re: [parisc-linux] Version 0.9 of PA-RISC Linux Released

[Matthieu Delahaye]

> hint 2:  add md5sums of the images -- both as gzipped, and of
> the ISO for validation before burning, in the body of the
> webpage -- must be external to the CD readme, for it would
> change the values ...

Until the parisc-linux.org webpage is updated, you can find the
md5sums (of the gzipped format only) to the download page at our site:
http://mkhppa1.esiee.fr/en/download.html
Don't assume our md5sums are linked to the ISOs available at
parisc-linux.
We made ourself the compression (and the compression rate isn't the
same).
So they only correspond to the ISOs you can download from our site.

I'll update this afternoon (GMT+2) our site in order to be in
conformance
with the official site, and so provide ISO with exactly the same gziped
files. 
Each ISOs are 130Mo average.
-- 
Matthieu Delahaye
ESIEE Team
http://mkhppa1.esiee.fr/

Re: [parisc-linux] Version 0.9 of PA-RISC Linux Released

[Alan Cox]

> > http://parisc-linux.org/release-0.9/
> 
> Congratulations ...

Ditto.

Im slightly perturbed that random disk corruption under load isnt in release
errata notes as you are shipping a 2.4.0 kernel.

> website hint -- stolen from the FSF -- list the SIZE of the
> images, to permit potential downloaders decide if it is worth
> it.

Its a nice layout other than that. It doesnt render on some browsers however
because you have wrongly nested tables, an extra </table> and a <div> in the
wrong place.

But at the point we are debating the website I suspect it means there are a
shortage of useful things to pick holes in ;)

Re: [parisc-linux] Version 0.9 of PA-RISC Linux Released

[Andrew Shugg]

Congratulations, team, on making the release!

I had a quick look the files which I found here:

  http://puffin.external.hp.com/pub/parisc/cd-images/

A couple of questions arose:

- what's the 142MB "gg" file dated "01-Jun-2001 10:23"?  I mean, I know
  who gg is (hi grant) but as this file is of around the same vintage as
  all the 0.9 compressed ISOs I thought I'd see if it was related

- are all the 0.9 ISOs identical except for which kernel is booted by
  default?  eg does the 0.9-32bit-STI CD image also contain the kernels
  for the 32bit-serial and 64bit-serial installs?

Oh, hang on, I see my second question is already answered by the footer
of the above HTTP directory listing, but I'll leave it in for the
archives I guess.  Answer is:


  You can change one 0.9 ISO into another by replacing the first 512
  bytes.  For example, to change the 32serial into the 64serial, do

  dd bs=512 conv=notrunc if=palinux-0.9-64serial.iso.sector0 \
  of=palinux-0.9-32serial.iso

  You probably want to rename the file too...


I see the same information is provided in a more brief form at the
bottom of the 0.9 README.  Oh well, pardon my ramblings.  ;)

Andrew.

--
Andrew Shugg <andrew@neep.com.au>                   http://www.neep.com.au/

"Just remember, Mr Fawlty, there's always someone worse off than yourself."
"Is there?  Well I'd like to meet him.  I could do with a good laugh."

Re: [parisc-linux] Version 0.9 of PA-RISC Linux Released

[Paul Bame]

= A couple of questions arose:
= 
= - what's the 142MB "gg" file dated "01-Jun-2001 10:23"?  I mean, I know
=   who gg is (hi grant) but as this file is of around the same vintage as
=   all the 0.9 compressed ISOs I thought I'd see if it was related

It was a temporary file I used while correcting the STI ISO.

= - are all the 0.9 ISOs identical except for which kernel is booted by
=   default?  eg does the 0.9-32bit-STI CD image also contain the kernels
=   for the 32bit-serial and 64bit-serial installs?

Yes.  the palinux-0.9-README (also in the ISOs) gives a clue how to use
the CD for other purposes.  There is a README in the cd-images directory
which tells how to turn one bootable image into another bootable image
by downloading only 512 bytes.

Re: [parisc-linux] Version 0.9 of PA-RISC Linux Released

[Grant Grundler]

Andrew Shugg wrote:
> - what's the 142MB "gg" file dated "01-Jun-2001 10:23"?  I mean, I know
>   who gg is (hi grant) but as this file is of around the same vintage as
>   all the 0.9 compressed ISOs I thought I'd see if it was related

Not mine.
-rw-r--r--   1 bame     cvsusers 148707328 Jun  1 10:23 gg

grant

Grant Grundler
parisc-linux {PCI|IOMMU|SMP} hacker
+1.408.447.7253

[parisc-linux] Re: Version 0.9 of PA-RISC Linux Released

[Michael S.Zick]

Hi Folks -
Sub-Title this one: Adventures in running V0.9 on a HP9000/720 box:

1) I had been working with V0.6 and CVS snapshot of 05/25/2001 when this =
notice arrived.
Great - Gotta get that! -- 18 hours later, got it.  (very slow modem conn=
ection to a backwoods ISP).
2) Now make some working room - throw out (almost) all of that old stuff.
3) Mount new ISO image - What, no new ISO image! *&^%$#$%=20

V0.9 ISO - Test one: it deletes just fine.
Now repeat step 1).

xx hours later - it's here (I will not delete this copy, I know that work=
s).

Now, will it run "out of the box" - well, out of the things in the ISO an=
yway?

V0.9 ISO - Test two: Nope, not on a Model 720

Ok, so will it build "out of the box" and then run?

V0.9 ISO - Test three: Nope - the /devel directory is gone.

4) Turn loose ncFTP daemon clinet loose on cvs - get current snapshots,=20
being optimistic - get the new (hppa) native stuff also.

5) Meanwhile - what things of possible use can I say, well there are some=
 similarities
between the "boxed" 32STI vmlinux and what I have found to date:

File: linux/arch/parisc/kernel/setup.c
Function: void __init setup_console....
Approx. lines 332-335
=09printk ->
=09arg[0] -> free_memory start
=09arg[1] -> passed command line (from palo/ipl/ipl.c - Funciton: static =
void join
=09arg[2] -> initrd start
=09arg[3] -> initrd end
The values shown for arg[0] and arg[1] are the same - does this indicate =
a problem?
The passed command line (after copy from arg[1]) prints correctly.

File: linux/drivers/char/console.c
Function: void __init con_init
Approx. lines 2455-2457
=09call to register_console appears to never return -=20
The 9000/720 (at least mine) has a SGC display reported by the inventory =
list.
Changing the passed command line (with IPL editor) to: console=3DttyB
(which specifies the PDC console functions) seems to by-pass the above co=
de
and things proceed until this kernel gets into the same troubles that I w=
as working on:

I had been trouble shooting a number of different things in the LASI-SEM7=
00 scsi
driver for the 53c7xx (yes, the 9000/720 has the oldest controller availa=
ble).

The driver was reporting "unable to obtain consistant DMA memory" - among=
 other
strange and mysterious things.
Only recently did I notice that the ethernet driver is reporting the same=
 thing -

The printer port driver is reporting (interrupt driven mode) - is the pri=
nter port on
the 720 DMA capable?

So my next step will be to quit looking only at the SCSI driver and start=
 looking=20
for something common to the same problem reports from two different drive=
rs.

Note: All work is being done XC(x86) - the 720 disk was wiped clean befor=
e I got the
machine.  So I have to get it running before I can trouble shoot why it i=
sn't running=20
with the native mode toolset.

Yes - I am using the most recent XC-... things available from your site.

Any suggestions?
HELP !?!

PS: Is any work being done at the work station end?  Such as an 80960 X-c=
lient?  This
system came with two workstations - a HP 700/RX (model C2708A) and a HP
Envizex, aSeries (model C2731A).

PPS: A note on used equipment - I know this system was working (under HP-=
UX)
until it was shut down, the day before I bought it from a second-hand sto=
re.

Mike


On Thu, 31 May 2001, Matt Taggart wrote:
> Version 0.9 of PA-RISC Linux Released
>=20
> On May 31, 2001 the PA-RISC Linux development community released versio=
n
> 0.9, the latest version of Linux for computers using Hewlett Packard's
> PA-RISC processor. This release is the result of several years of work =
by
> developers in the Free Software community including developers from The
> Debian Project, Hewlett Packard, and Linuxcare.
>=20
> - Latest Debian Installer=20
> - Support for 32 and 64 bit systems=20
> - Over 4000 Debian packages=20
> - Full development environment=20
> - Support for large memory (up to 16GB)
> - Ability to use Debian's apt tool to update to the latest
>     package versions
>=20
> The 0.9 release install CDROM images and related documentation can be f=
ound at
>=20
> http://parisc-linux.org/release-0.9/
>=20
> Information about PA-RISC Linux is available at
>=20
> http://parisc-linux.org/
>=20
> Any questions or comments about the release should be directed to the
> mailing list at
>=20
> parisc-linux@parisc-linux.org
>=20
> --=20
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> taggart@fc.hp.com   HP Linux Systems Operation
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[parisc-linux] PA-RISC 0.9 release problem

[Alan Cox]

I hit one fundamental problem...

The CD dumps you into a pseudo gui interface which is not compatible with
the web console HP29xx emulation...

Alan