From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Don Dugger Date: Thu, 07 Dec 2000 00:48:22 +0000 Subject: Re: [Linux-ia64] TurboLinux IA-64 Beta 2 (2000-11-23) Available for download Message-Id: List-Id: References: In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: linux-ia64@vger.kernel.org Michael- I tried to re-compile X on this release and came across a problem. The include file `/usr/include/asm/io.h' defines the in/out functions in terms of new `platform_*' functions, which are not defined for user programs. Do you know where these `platform_*' functions are supposed to be defined? Tnx. On Wed, Nov 22, 2000 at 11:32:55PM -0800, Michael Madore wrote: > TurboLinux Frontier IA-64 Beta 2 (2000-11-23) > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > This is the second beta release of TurboLinux Frontier IA-64. > The distribution is available for download at the TurboLinux ftp site: > > ftp://ftp.turbolinux.com/pub/ia64/TLF-ia64-1120.iso > ftp://ftp.turbolinux.com/pub/ia64/TLF-ia64-1120-nox.iso > ftp://ftp.turbolinux.com/pub/ia64/1120/{RPMS,SRPMS} > > The first URL points to the ISO 9660 image which you can burn on a CD-ROM. > This will give you a bootable CD from which to install the TurboLinux > IA-64 distribution on your system. This image contains a graphical > installer which is used to install the contents of the CD. > > The second ISO image contains a script-based installer which can be used > if you have problems starting the X server during the install process. > You can also use this disk as a "rescue disk". > > The third URL gives the locations of the binary and source RPMs. > Updated RPMs for this release will be available at: > > ftp://ftp.turbolinux.com/pub/ia64/1120/updates > > IMPORTANT: The C-library and tool-chain in this release contain ABI changes > that are not backward compatible with previous TurboLinux IA-64 releases. > As a result, there is no option to upgrade existing systems. > > Complete installation instructions can be found in the README file. > > If you are using this release, we highly recommend that you subscribe > to our ia64-dist mailing list. All TurboLinux ia64 related questions > should be directed there. For instructions on how to subscribe, > please visit: > > http://www.turbolinux.com/mailman/listinfo/ia64-dist > > > WHAT'S NEW > ===== > > * The kernel is 2.4.0-test10 + 11/15 IA-64 patch. The default SMP and UP > kernels were compiled with workarounds for B- and C-stepping processors only. > We have provided a special kernel with A2 and A3 workarounds (in addition > to B- and C-stepping) to help with the installation. There is no support > for A1 stepping; A[23]-stepping support will be dropped in the next release. > > * GLIBC 2.2. All packages now link against the latest version of the C library. > > * Latest version of the gnupro toolchain (2.96-ia64-000717, snapshot 1117). > > * Updated version of the Gnome environment. > > * RPM 4.0. > > * SGI Pro64 compiler is installed by default. the binaries will run > under IA-32 emulation mode. The compiler hasn't been extensively tested. > > > RECOMMENDED BIOS VERSIONS > ============> > 1) Workstations (BigSur) > If you have a B1/B2-stepping processors you should upgrade your BigSurs > to BIOS 84; if you're still on Ax stepping upgrade to BIOS 80. > If you are running BIOS 60/70 the PS/2 keyboard will not work with > the new kernel; you can complete the installation by plugging in a > USB keyboard. > > The new BIOSes on BigSur will leave the network interface in a misconfigured > tate if you let them boot off the network. When the system boots you should > select EFI Shell manually, i.e. don't let the system network boot first and > then fall back into the EFI shell. > > 2) Servers (Lion) > We recommend that you upgrade to BIOS version 64. (If the system reboots > correctly you're already running it). Note that there are two versions > of BIOS 64 -- one for the Lion SDVs and another for the OEM systems. > Before you upgrade BIOS you should really open your system first and > verify what legacy I/O card you have in your box. If it says "OEM LEGACY" > you have an OEM system -- use BIOS 1064. > > > KNOWN PROBLEMS > ======= > > 1) IMPORTANT. The settings for the QLogic SCSI adapter on Lions MUST be > changed to support >4GB addressing. If this is not done, the install will > fail. To change the setting, press ALT-Q when the QLogic BIOS screen comes > up. Next, select the following menu items: > > Configuration settings > Host adapter settings > >4GByte addressing > > Save your changes, and exit from the QLogic configuration program. > > You don't have to enable >4G addressing on BigSur systems. > > 2) The installer (Both graphical and scripted) can sometimes kernel panic > in the swapper process. If this happens, try passing mem24m as an > argument to lilo. This seems to mostly be a problem on Lions. You might > have to include this option in the regular boot process. > > 3) X-Windows. The release ships with XFree 4.0.1. Drivers are provided for > both the Rage 128 (PCI and AGP) and Rage XL. This version of XFree is > known to work with the following cards: > > * Rage XL (rev 39) > * Rage 128 RK (rev 0) (This is the built in video on Lions) > * Rage 128 PF (rev 0) > * 3D Rage IIC 215IIC [Mach64 GT IIC] (rev 58) > * Rage 128 RE > > This is a Development version of X, however, and it may not always work > reliably even on the above cards. > > The installer will currently only recognize the above cards. If you have > a different card, you will have to use the text based installer. > > Before choosing which installer to use (graphical/text) it is recommended > that you check your video card model. This is easily done by issuing the > following command: > > grep VGA /proc/pci > > 4) If you press the back button while partitioning your hard disk, you may end > up with your partitions listed twice. This does not effect the actual > partitioning operation. With this version of the installer, it is best not > to use the back buttons. > > 5) Due to some unresolved issues with the current tool-chain, the following > packages are not available in this release: > > * guile > * gnome-games (requires guile) > * ispell > * mars-nwe > > 6) The current kernel has some issues when running on systems with large > amounts of memory installed. You may see the symptoms when you try > to transfer large files over NFS -- if the system hangs or dies with > a kernel panic you should boot the kernel with mem24m as a temporary > workaround. These symptoms have been observed on Lion systems only. > > 7) SMP kernels on Lion systems will cause processes to occasionally segfault. > The same SMP kernel has been stable on BigSur systems. > > -- > Mike Madore > Software Engineer > TurboLinux, Inc. > mmadore@turbolinux.com > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-IA64 mailing list > Linux-IA64@linuxia64.org > http://lists.linuxia64.org/lists/listinfo/linux-ia64 -- Don Dugger "Censeo Toto nos in Kansa esse decisse." - D. Gale n0ano@valinux.com Ph: 303/938-9838