From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list linux-mips); Tue, 04 May 2004 21:17:52 +0100 (BST) Received: from host-212-158-214-243.bulldogdsl.com ([IPv6:::ffff:212.158.214.243]:45696 "EHLO megablaster5.clown-smart.co.uk") by linux-mips.org with ESMTP id ; Tue, 4 May 2004 21:17:49 +0100 Received: from [127.0.0.1] (host-212-158-214-244.bulldogdsl.com [212.158.214.244]) by megablaster5.clown-smart.co.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4F7414FB06; Tue, 4 May 2004 21:32:03 +0100 (BST) Message-ID: <4097FADE.5080609@clownfishltd.com> Date: Tue, 04 May 2004 21:19:42 +0100 From: Clownfish Internet User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 0.5 (Windows/20040426) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "Ilya A. Volynets-Evenbakh" Cc: Damian Presswell , linux-mips@linux-mips.org Subject: Re: Linux Mips SGI O2 R5000 IP32 INSTALL References: <408D6BFC.6030902@clown-fish.com> <20040426222441.GC1276@gateway.total-knowledge.com> <408FA3C3.3060304@clown-fish.com> <408FFE1E.5080605@theilya.com> In-Reply-To: <408FFE1E.5080605@theilya.com> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.83.6.0 X-Enigmail-Supports: pgp-inline, pgp-mime Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-Path: X-Envelope-To: <"|/home/ecartis/ecartis -s linux-mips"> (uid 0) X-Orcpt: rfc822;linux-mips@linux-mips.org Original-Recipient: rfc822;linux-mips@linux-mips.org X-archive-position: 4935 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: linux-mips-bounce@linux-mips.org Errors-to: linux-mips-bounce@linux-mips.org X-original-sender: support@clownfishltd.com Precedence: bulk X-list: linux-mips Ilya - do you have a working version of arcboot - I am unable to get any versions that I have found to install and be able to read my primary HD volume header (50meg) - I have found the following gentoo ebuild file: http://dev.gentoo.org/~kumba/mips/misc/arcboot-0.3.8.1.ebuild is there anyway I may use this to pull the package into my system ? - i havent managed it yet - thanks Ilya A. Volynets-Evenbakh wrote: > Well, you are not the only one ;-) > Currently you cannot use volume header for loading linux kernel due to > some > very strange bug. I spent two weeks chsing it, and then decided that > my time > is better spent elsewhere. Also, dents in my walls resulting from > contact between > my head and walls' surface do not look nice. For now, you should > either use > dhcp/bootp or arcboot. Latest version of arcboot (0.3.8.-something, > afair) should work out > of the box with O2. If it doesn't, let me know - I'll dig out my > highly-hacked binary. > > Ilya. > > Damian Presswell wrote: > >> Hi Ilya - >> >> thanks for coming back to me - >> >> I have managed to build a root filesystem using the gentoo sources >> that you suggested - however - >> I am unable to boot off the hardisk - >> I have fdisked the first scsi disk, created a 50 meg vlhdr, where I >> have copied my pre-compiled vmlinux binaries - >> it appears to load and provide an entry point but then just hangs >> and goes no further - >> I have also added the original netboot vmlinux binary that I use to >> boot via tftpboot to the HD's volume header but it does the same >> thing - just hangs after the entry point - >> >> I can boot the system using bootp(): and the kernel binary located >> in the tftpboot using root=dev/sda3 - but cannot figure why it >> doesnt seem to work off the volume header of the HD - >> >> once again - >> >> any help would be appreciated - >> >> thanks >> >> >> >> ilya@theIlya.com wrote: >> >>> Use Gentoo. >>> Also, Glaurung's kernels are bit out-od-date. Use self-built >>> kernel from recent linux-mips.org CVS. In worst case, use >>> one of Gentoo's kernel binaries. >>> >>> Ilya. >>> >>> On Mon, Apr 26, 2004 at 09:07:24PM +0100, Damian Presswell wrote: >>> >>> >>>> My apologies if this is the wrong mailing list for this question - >>>> >>>> I have recently aquired an SGI O2 ip32 R5k box that I am trying to >>>> install linux onto - >>>> >>>> I have managed to get a binary 64bit kernel to boot vis nfs and >>>> bootp() that I downloaded from Glaurungs website: >>>> >>>> http://www.linux-mips.org/~glaurung/ >>>> >>>> however I am unsure as to the correct rootfs that I am suposed to >>>> use - I pulled down the redhat 7.1 rootfs from somewhere but it >>>> hangs when trying to start the 'local' service - and wont boot if >>>> this service is switched off - >>>> >>>> I would be grateful if you could suggest where I may download a >>>> suitable rootfs and ecoff boot image that will work together on my >>>> O2 box - would hate to give in at this stage - and indeed any other >>>> help you may be able to give me as a linux mips O2 user - I will >>>> put together an updated HOWTO once I am sure exactly what I am >>>> supposed to be doing - the information and resources on this >>>> subject do seem to be a little vague - >>>> >>>> thanks for your time >>>> >>>> Damian >>> >>> > -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- support@clownfishltd.com Damian Presswell (M) +44 07986 494824 (T) +44 0845 1259523