From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Ward Deng Date: Fri, 30 Oct 1998 14:09:02 +0000 Subject: Re: some UltraPenguin experience Message-Id: List-Id: References: In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: ultralinux@vger.kernel.org > > We installed several systems during last week or so. Something we > > discovered could be useful for our UltraLinux team and all users: > > > > 1. We have a Symbios 22801 dual-channel SCSI controller, we tested > > it on an UltraAX. It worked fine under Solaris 2.6 but had some > > problems with UltraLinux. Kernel 2.1.99 simple hangs there during > > the installation after detecting it as two 53c875 based SCSI > > instead of one while under kernel 2.1.125, it emited the following > > error message: > > If this is a dual channel controller it should be detected as two > controllers. Is the 22801 53c875 compatible? Need more knowledge about > this first to separate out eventual hardware problems. It is 53c876 and _is_ 53c875 compatible. Since AXi uses 53c876 too and it ultrapenguin supports it. > > > 2. When I compiled the kernel, vmlinux was created without any problem > > but when I "make modules," it died somewhere with the following > > message (only a part): > > What kernel did you try to compile? - Jakub has you updated ultrapenguin > to contain 2.1.125 kernels, please use these. Same goes for question > below, please get net tftpboot image from ultra.linux.cz, this should > work properly on the Ultra30. The boot image is found under sparc/images. 2.1.125 from vger CVS. sparc/image/tftpboot.img contains 2.1.99 while official ultra.linux.cz contains 2.1.106. > > > 3. We have an Ultra30 with OpenBoot 3.11.2. However, it says > > "strange OpenBoot version" when I tried to boot from a tftpboot > > boot image. I have the file but I just do not remember where I > > ftp'ed from - it is slightly bigger (2612152 bytes) than 2.1.99 > > based version (2582793 bytes) so I guess it is newer. More > > interestingly, all ATI PCI cards which work perfectly on AX/AXi > > are not recognized by this OpenBoot. Obviously there is no support > > there. I know this is not an UltraLinux problem but I am curious to > > know if there is OpenBoot update. Do we have to say these ATI cards > > only work on AX/AXi but not other Sun Ultra workstations? > > Once you have the new image booting the thing, please see if the kernel > detects the card (even though OBP hasn't). For an OBP update, please > look at Sun's web page, I know they have updates for AX / AXi on there, > but I don't know if there are any for the 30/60. I guess graphics drivers work differently from others. I did not see any information from "dmsg" but "scanpci" does show ATI Mach64 VT. I think it does not matter. AX/AXi are SME products while 30/60 are SMCC products. --ward > > > Eddie. > ecd@skynet.be >