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 (970903.SGI.8.8.7/960327.SGI.AUTOCF) via SMTP id UAA658892 for ; Sat, 29 Nov 1997 20:31:14 -0800 (PST) Return-Path: Received: (from majordomo-owner@localhost) by cthulhu.engr.sgi.com (950413.SGI.8.6.12/960327.SGI.AUTOCF) id UAA00688 for linux-list; Sat, 29 Nov 1997 20:24:03 -0800 Received: from sgi.sgi.com (sgi.engr.sgi.com [192.26.80.37]) by cthulhu.engr.sgi.com (950413.SGI.8.6.12/960327.SGI.AUTOCF) via ESMTP id UAA00684 for ; Sat, 29 Nov 1997 20:24:01 -0800 Received: from informatik.uni-koblenz.de (mailhost.uni-koblenz.de [141.26.4.1]) by sgi.sgi.com (950413.SGI.8.6.12/970507) via ESMTP id UAA20962 for ; Sat, 29 Nov 1997 20:23:59 -0800 env-from (ralf@uni-koblenz.de) From: ralf@uni-koblenz.de Received: from uni-koblenz.de (ralf@pmport-24.uni-koblenz.de [141.26.249.24]) by informatik.uni-koblenz.de (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id FAA27582 for ; Sun, 30 Nov 1997 05:23:57 +0100 (MET) Received: (from ralf@localhost) by uni-koblenz.de (8.8.7/8.8.7) id BAA15206; Sun, 30 Nov 1997 01:25:56 +0100 Message-ID: <19971130012555.40529@uni-koblenz.de> Date: Sun, 30 Nov 1997 01:25:55 +0100 To: Michael Hill Cc: linux@cthulhu.engr.sgi.com Subject: Re: Problems with booting SGI/Linux References: <9711291503.ZM1726@mdhill.tor.hookup.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.85 In-Reply-To: <9711291503.ZM1726@mdhill.tor.hookup.net>; from Michael Hill on Sat, Nov 29, 1997 at 03:03:47PM -0500 Sender: owner-linux@cthulhu.engr.sgi.com Precedence: bulk On Sat, Nov 29, 1997 at 03:03:47PM -0500, Michael Hill wrote: > > > :PROMLIB: SGI ARCS firmware Version1 Revision 10 > > > :PROMLIB: Total free ram 31502336 bytes (...) > > > :ARCH: SGI-IP22 > > > :CPU: MIPS-R4600 FPU ICACHE DCACHE > > > :Loading R4000 MNV routines > > > :CPU revision is: 00002020 > > ^^^^ > > Ditto (for the most part). > > > That's a R4600 V2.0. The kernel sources/binaries on Linus don't handle > > the silicon bugs of this beast correctly. I fixed the problem this > > morning testing them on a SNI RM200. For a proof of the test I compiled > > X a couple of times; the box now looks stable even under high load. Will > > commit the bug fixes shortly. Bad luck, my box is still not stable even though this bug has been fixed. > This is a huge relief since I didn't know what to try next (haven't been able > to compile a kernel). Ralf, where can I access your committed bug fixes? > Any chance of someone posting a compiled kernel incorporating these to > ftp.linux.sgi.com? I'm working on it. There are several issues that will take me a couple of days to work them out. My two main projects are - rebuilding RedHat 4.9.1 for big endian MIPS (like the Indy). This is the most urgent part and I'm working (well, my Indy ...) on it. - my kernel tree has diverged significantly from what were publishing on Linus. Have to merge them both. You can usually get the bugfixes from the kernel sources/binaries available on Linus. The last one is a bit old, though ... Ralf