From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from sfcn.org (unknown [63.117.233.198]) by dsl2.external.hp.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id E91204840 for ; Wed, 26 Nov 2003 00:30:50 -0700 (MST) From: Nicholas Leippe To: parisc-linux Subject: Re: [parisc-linux] Install failure: C240, 3.0r1, 2003.09.24 and 2003.10.22 net inst isos Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2003 00:30:37 -0700 References: <200310271933.00659.nick@byu.edu> <20031028045531.GA21288@colo.lackof.org> In-Reply-To: <20031028045531.GA21288@colo.lackof.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Message-Id: <200311260030.37916.nick@byu.edu> Sender: parisc-linux-admin@lists.parisc-linux.org Errors-To: parisc-linux-admin@lists.parisc-linux.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: parisc-linux developers list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: 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