On 10/12/05, Grant Grundler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, Oct 11, 2005 at 10:31:27PM -0500, David H. Barr wrote: > > It -is- worth noting that the addin NIC won't come up off a hard > > boot. I have to hardboot, login over ttyS0, and issue a soft > > reboot. > > This is weird too. Which firmware version does this C200 have? > The parisc-linux FAQ explains where to find newer revs.
Will make a firmware upgrade tomorrow's first job. If I brick one of my machines, I can always work on the other one. Thanks for pointing out what should have been obvious... I never thought to check the firmware. > > > (c) built-in NIC should work fine. No idea what's going on here. > > > I'm not aware of any code changes that might break this. > > > > Tried a fresh net install with -no- additional cards in (just the naked > > c200 + drives) and I can of course get a basic system, but none of > > the things mentioned so far in this thread can bring up the onboard tulip. > > Ok. I can't explain this. And TBH, I'm really not interested in chasing > this on the 2.6.8.x kernel. If you can try either the 2.6.12 kernel > in unstable or test 2.6.14-rc2-pa2 kernel from > cvs.parisc-linux.org/download/linux-2.6 Fair enough. Just to make sure I've got the basic steps for switching precompiled kernels correctly: * add deb http://cvs.parisc-linux.org/download/linux-2.6/autobuild/712_defconfig/ ./ to the end of "/etc/sources.list" * issue "apt-get update" to synchronize apt-cache with new source * issue "apt-get install palinux-712-defconfig-2.6.14-rc2-pa2" * change "/etc/palo.conf" from: "--commandline=2/vmlinux-2.6.8-2-32-smp" to "--commandline=2/vmlinux-2.6.12-pa2-712_defconfig" * issue "palo" to apply changes made in palo.conf * issue "reboot" to give it a whirl Since both my kernel faults said something to the effect of " IAOQ[0]: lasi700_probe+0x190/0x1d0 IAOQ[1]: lasi700_probe+0x194/0x1d0 RP(r2): lasi700_probe+0x58/0x1d0 Kernel panic - not syncing: Kernel Fault" I'm guessing there must be more to it than just switching out the kernel; that must be the "Adjust for the configuration(s) you use" step, right? <grin> If it's going to require complete kernel rebuilds on my part, I think I'll stick with a firmware upgrade and live with two boots (one cold, one warm) to bring up that addin NIC, at least until I've whetted my skills a bit more. Sorry to bother with this basic question stuff. I =am= slowly working through the Kernel Rebuild HOWTO on TLDP. If only they'd had a couple of SUNs or ALPHAs at that University auction instead of these HPPAs, I'd be someone else's problem child <grin> Thanks again, -dhbarr.
