Re: [parisc-linux] C180 not booting Sarge kernel

[Carlos O'Donell <carlos@baldric.uwo.ca>]

> FYI, my sarge-based C180 has not been able to boot 2.4.19-32_18 or _22.1;
> I have to interact with IPL and fall back to 2.4.18_62.2. It gets as
> far as the "...if this is the last message you see..." and I never hear
> from it again, even on the network. And I think after a very very long
> time, it falls back to firmware. At least, I see DHCP requests coming
> out of it after a while. (I only just hooked up serial console to
> interact with IPL after getting no response. No I don't boot it up too
> often, it's a "side project".)

HP hardware is occasionally quirky :}

> Also, "uname -a" segfaults.

That bug got squashed in unstable. You'll see the fix soon.
 
> I'll try unplugging the GSC and EISA cards plugged into it tomorrow.
> I'll also try letting it just sit there under supervision and see what
> really happens.

Good idea :)
If it doesn't work, get back to the list.

c.