Best kernel for a Cobalt Qube 2

Best kernel for a Cobalt Qube 2

[Stéphane]

Hello,

I'm using a Cobalt Qube 2 for a long time now, it's under a 2.4.14 
kernel working 24/24 7/7 without any problem (no weird hang, no tulip 
problems, both internal network cards used).

It's appears that the new libc needs at least a 2.4.19 kernel, this is 
breaking all my debian updates. So I'll have to switch.

Do you have any advice about which kernel to use  ?

According to what I read here, 2.4.23 seems not ready and it's not clear 
to me if newest kernels still have problem whith the network/serial bug...

Regards,

Stephane

Re: Best kernel for a Cobalt Qube 2

[Peter Horton]

Stéphane wrote:

> I'm using a Cobalt Qube 2 for a long time now, it's under a 2.4.14 
> kernel working 24/24 7/7 without any problem (no weird hang, no tulip 
> problems, both internal network cards used).
>
> It's appears that the new libc needs at least a 2.4.19 kernel, this is 
> breaking all my debian updates. So I'll have to switch.
>
> Do you have any advice about which kernel to use  ?
>
> According to what I read here, 2.4.23 seems not ready and it's not 
> clear to me if newest kernels still have problem whith the 
> network/serial bug...


2.4.23 is running solid here, but it needs a couple of patches (one 
fixes a cache aliasing bug triggered by IDE in PIO mode, another fixes 
up Galileo so the network driver works without stalling). I'll mail the 
patches when I get home.

The major problem with running the later 2.4 kernels is that  Cobalt 
boot loader kernel size restriction means you have to cut the kernel 
configuration down to the very minimum to get it to fit, and this is 
only going to get worse with 2.6. I've written a new boot loader which 
lifts this restriction (and some others), but it's a week or two away 
from completion (disk booting is complete, I'm just finisihing off 
network booting).

P.

Re: Best kernel for a Cobalt Qube 2

[Brian Stratman]

Hi-
I've recently acquired a Cobalt Qube2.  After about 8 hours of monkeying
around with it the last couple days, I have successfully got 2.4.24 up and
running, I started with trying to get 2.6 on it, that was a huge mess.  I'm
also using Debian sarge distro.  2.4.24 has a few #define's that are missing
and a couple other small hangups during my cross compile.  So far so good.
I haven't had a chance to stress test it yet.  Hopefully I can have more
details about stability in a few days, as well as a quick log of the changes
that are needed in the 2.4.24 source.  I'm not sure what i'm gonna do with
it yet, maybe set it as my new router or do Web or Qmail.  I have the Debian
package for the kernel upgrade, if anyone is interested.  You'll need to
compress and move the kernel and map file to the appropriate names in the
/boot dir.

Brian Stratman
Managing Partner
Brian Squared Technologies
BStratman@bstech.org
www.bstech.org

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stéphane" <stf@c-gix.com>
To: <linux-mips@linux-mips.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 5:11 AM
Subject: Best kernel for a Cobalt Qube 2


> Hello,
>
> I'm using a Cobalt Qube 2 for a long time now, it's under a 2.4.14
> kernel working 24/24 7/7 without any problem (no weird hang, no tulip
> problems, both internal network cards used).
>
> It's appears that the new libc needs at least a 2.4.19 kernel, this is
> breaking all my debian updates. So I'll have to switch.
>
> Do you have any advice about which kernel to use  ?
>
> According to what I read here, 2.4.23 seems not ready and it's not clear
> to me if newest kernels still have problem whith the network/serial bug...
>
> Regards,
>
> Stephane
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

Re: Best kernel for a Cobalt Qube 2

[Dominique Quatravaux]

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Hello Stéphane, Peter and the list,

I'm replying to an old (Jan 2004) thread where the following messages
were exchanged:

[Stéphane]
> >I'm using a Cobalt Qube 2 for a long time now, it's under a 2.4.14 
> >kernel working 24/24 7/7 without any problem (no weird hang, no tulip 
> >problems, both internal network cards used).

[Peter]
> 2.4.23 is running solid here, but it needs a couple of patches (one 
> fixes a cache aliasing bug triggered by IDE in PIO mode, another fixes 
> up Galileo so the network driver works without stalling). I'll mail the 
> patches when I get home.

I'm interested in upgrading my RaQ2 kernel too. Would you be so kind
as to (re)post patches, URLs and success stories to me and/or the
list? (I will post a summary, and I can jot down a quick Web page for
the patches if needed). Thanks!

--
<< Tout n'y est pas parfait, mais on y honore certainement les jardiniers >>

			Dominique Quatravaux <dom@kilimandjaro.dyndns.org>



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Re: Best kernel for a Cobalt Qube 2

[Peter Horton]

Dominique Quatravaux wrote:

>Hello Stéphane, Peter and the list,
>
>I'm replying to an old (Jan 2004) thread where the following messages
>were exchanged:
>
>[Stéphane]
>  
>
>>>I'm using a Cobalt Qube 2 for a long time now, it's under a 2.4.14 
>>>kernel working 24/24 7/7 without any problem (no weird hang, no tulip 
>>>problems, both internal network cards used).
>>>      
>>>
>
>[Peter]
>  
>
>>2.4.23 is running solid here, but it needs a couple of patches (one 
>>fixes a cache aliasing bug triggered by IDE in PIO mode, another fixes 
>>up Galileo so the network driver works without stalling). I'll mail the 
>>patches when I get home.
>>    
>>
>
>I'm interested in upgrading my RaQ2 kernel too. Would you be so kind
>as to (re)post patches, URLs and success stories to me and/or the
>list? (I will post a summary, and I can jot down a quick Web page for
>the patches if needed). Thanks!
>
>  
>
http:///www.colonel-panic.org/cobalt-mips

P.

Re: Best kernel for a Cobalt Qube 2

[Kevin D. Kissell]

> http:///www.colonel-panic.org/cobalt-mips
> 
> P.

I think you meant  http://www.colonel-panic.org/cobalt-mips/

Re: Best kernel for a Cobalt Qube 2

[Kevin D. Kissell]

> http:///www.colonel-panic.org/cobalt-mips
> 
> P.

I think you meant  http://www.colonel-panic.org/cobalt-mips/