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From: Kurt Fitzner <kfitzner@excelcia.org>
To: parisc-linux@lists.parisc-linux.org
Subject: Re: [parisc-linux] Infinite error message from SDC driver on install
Date: Sat, 09 Jul 2005 15:50:04 -0600	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <42D0468C.5010005@excelcia.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <42CF1766.8030608@excelcia.org>

I have found that if I switch to a serial console that after a variable
(from 1 to 50) number of "Transaction add failed" error messages that a
timeout error would occur and no further transaction errors will occur.
This allows me to install Debian.

After installation if I continue to boot with a serial console then I
can boot the Debian installation.  If I try to boot with the standard
graphics console, however, I have a new problem with the SDC driver.
During boot when the SDC driver initializes, it issues the following
message:

"HP SDC MLC: Registering the System Domain Controller's HIL MLC."

After the above message, the kernel hangs and booting is not possible.

I am at my wit's end with this one.  I would really appreciate any
insight that could be offered.

Regards,

    Kurt Fitzner

p.s. In case it is relevant, machine specs are as follows:
HP 9000 B132L workstation
128 MB RAM
Seagate 4.3GB drive on fwscsi.6.0
Panasonic cdrom on sescsi.3.0
No EISA or PCI cards installed.

Kurt Fitzner wrote:
> I have just recently attempted to install Debian 3.1 on an old B132L.  I
> have managed to get the install CD to boot, but the kernel is issuing an
> infinite stream of error messages from the SDC driver:
> 
> "HP SDC: Transaction add failed: transaction already queued?"
> 
> At first this was preventing the install CD from booting.  I determined
> this was due to syslogd filling the ramdisk by logging the above
> message.  I was able to get the install CD to boot into the installation
> by making the initial ramdisk size very large (64 meg).  However, even
> this fills up withing a few minutes.
> 
> I'm not very familliar with the SDC - is there a way to prevent the
> above from occuring?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> 	Kurt Fitzner
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  reply	other threads:[~2005-07-09 21:50 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2005-07-09  0:16 [parisc-linux] Infinite error message from SDC driver on install Kurt Fitzner
2005-07-09 21:50 ` Kurt Fitzner [this message]
2005-07-11 19:50   ` Scott Edwards
2005-07-11 19:54   ` Kyle McMartin
2005-07-12  6:16     ` Joel Soete
2005-07-12 12:02       ` Kyle McMartin
2005-07-12 17:07         ` Joel Soete
2005-07-13  2:12     ` Kurt Fitzner

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