[parisc-linux] Install failure: C240, 3.0r1, 2003.09.24 and 2003.10.22 net inst isos

[parisc-linux] Install failure: C240, 3.0r1, 2003.09.24 and 2003.10.22 net inst isos

[Nicholas Leippe]

Hello all,

I just got my new C240 set up and attempted to install.  With either of

palinux-2.4.22-pa9-20030924-netinst.iso
palinux-2.4.22-pa13-20031022-netinst.iso

it boots into the debian installer and then promptly hangs at the 'select 
language' menu.  I dug around the archives and found an email about this 
from several years ago, but no resolution was posted.

So I dug out my 3.0r1 cd to try but got an HPMC a little ways into the 
kernel boot.  I know the 3.0r1 cd is good, since I successfully installed 
a C180 with it (besides checking the md5s, which I also did for the 
netinst isos).

HPUX 11.11 successfully boots on this machine, so I'm not leaning towards 
thinking there's a hardware fault.

Any ideas?  Need more info?--just tell me what and how to get it.


Nick

Re: [parisc-linux] Install failure: C240, 3.0r1, 2003.09.24 and 2003.10.22 net inst isos

[Grant Grundler]

Nicholas,
thanks for the bug report.
Please see http://www.parisc-linux.org/faq/kernelbug-howto.html

more questions/comments below.

On Mon, Oct 27, 2003 at 08:33:00PM -0600, Nicholas Leippe wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> I just got my new C240 set up and attempted to install.  With either of
> 
> palinux-2.4.22-pa9-20030924-netinst.iso
> palinux-2.4.22-pa13-20031022-netinst.iso
> 
> it boots into the debian installer and then promptly hangs at the 'select 
> language' menu.

See "Hung Kernels" section in the FAQ.

Did you try to install with serial console or graphics console?
With serial console, it's easier to capture the output.
And it's possible this bug only affects graphical console.

>   I dug around the archives and found an email about this 
> from several years ago, but no resolution was posted.

URL for mail you found?

> So I dug out my 3.0r1 cd to try but got an HPMC a little ways into the 
> kernel boot.  I know the 3.0r1 cd is good, since I successfully installed 
> a C180 with it (besides checking the md5s, which I also did for the 
> netinst isos).
> 
> HPUX 11.11 successfully boots on this machine, so I'm not leaning towards 
> thinking there's a hardware fault.
> 
> Any ideas?  Need more info?--just tell me what and how to get it.

"in io" output from the boot console handler would also be good.

thanks,
grant

Re: [parisc-linux] Install failure: C240, 3.0r1, 2003.09.24 and 2003.10.22 net inst isos

[Nicholas Leippe]

On Monday 27 October 2003 09:55 pm, Grant Grundler wrote:
> Nicholas,
> thanks for the bug report.
> Please see http://www.parisc-linux.org/faq/kernelbug-howto.html
>
> more questions/comments below.
>
> On Mon, Oct 27, 2003 at 08:33:00PM -0600, Nicholas Leippe wrote:
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I just got my new C240 set up and attempted to install.  With either
> > of
> >
> > palinux-2.4.22-pa9-20030924-netinst.iso
> > palinux-2.4.22-pa13-20031022-netinst.iso
> >
> > it boots into the debian installer and then promptly hangs at the
> > 'select language' menu.

Okay, I haven't spent the time yet to get any detailed info on these 
failures, but I thought I'd at least report the behavior I've observed so 
far.  With graphical install on any of:

3.0r1
palinux-2.4.22-pa9-20030924-netinst.iso
palinux-2.4.22-pa13-20031022-netinst.iso

I get various, repeatable failures before getting to or past the first 
menu.  However, I can complete a successful install from serial console 
with at least two of them.  However, once installed and rebooted, if I 
attempt to install additional packages, after a while the machine will 
freeze solid while apt is trying to do it's thing.

With the latest:

palinux-2.4.22-pa17-20031119-netinst.iso

During graphical install, it successfully gets through the menus, but once 
it starts the package installation cp get's stuck in the D state.  I can 
alt-f2 or whatever to another vc and use top to see-but the installer is 
thoroughly hung.

Just last weekend, I successfully installed hpux 10.20 from cd with no 
hiccups whatsoever, and it still runs like a peach.  So, I'm leaning even 
further away from suspecting a hardware fault.

My machine is:
C240
1.5GB ram (edo)
4.5GB UW hdd (Seag. ST34572W)
CDROM (Tosh. XM5701-B)
fdd
A4450A (eg) video

Probably irrelevant details, but ya never know.  Perhaps an issue with 
HIMEM since it's >1GB ?

>
> See "Hung Kernels" section in the FAQ.
>
> Did you try to install with serial console or graphics console?
> With serial console, it's easier to capture the output.
> And it's possible this bug only affects graphical console.
>
> >   I dug around the archives and found an email about this
> > from several years ago, but no resolution was posted.
>
> URL for mail you found?

Sorry, can't remember what it was now.

>
> > So I dug out my 3.0r1 cd to try but got an HPMC a little ways into
> > the kernel boot.  I know the 3.0r1 cd is good, since I successfully
> > installed a C180 with it (besides checking the md5s, which I also did
> > for the netinst isos).

...

> >
> > Any ideas?  Need more info?--just tell me what and how to get it.
>
> "in io" output from the boot console handler would also be good.
>

I'll dig into this a bit more when I get time.  If any of these details 
help narrow it down any, let me know what details to go for first.  
Otherwise I'll see if I can grab some details from the serial console 
&etc. as requested before in the first reply.


Nick