On 18.02.19 15:24, Meelis Roos wrote: > I tested debian-ports install on HP 9000 A180c (the last 32-bit server with > parisc).
Thanks for testing! > First I needed to find external SCSI CD-ROM with 512-byte block size support - > I managed but netboot images would have been much simpler (same goes for > sparc64). Adrian mentioned to me, that netboot images are always in the d-i-tarball, e.g.: http://ftp.ports.debian.org/debian-ports/pool-hppa/main/d/debian-installer/debian-installer-images_20190118_hppa.tar.gz I haven't tried myself. > Next, the CD was recognized as bootable by SEARCH IPL, good. It booted too > and palo > chose the correct 32-bit kernel and automatically used my serial console too. > > Initial locale and language dialogs worked fine, until it came to mounting the > CD-ROM. That failed and asked if I want to load a driver. sr_mod was there so > it was not a module problem. dmesg showed errors about reading past end of > device. > So I wrote another CD (checked SHA256sum of the image to make sure) with > wodim -pad > to pad the secotrs up. Still same problem. > > The logs showed problematic command was > mount -t iso9660 /dev/sr0 /cdrom > So I tried it by hand and it failed with "No such file or directory". > > After a manual retry it mounted. I unmounted it an let the installer try again > and this time it worked. Why it worked, remains a mystery for me. Strange! Maybe the "old" CD-ROM drive has hickups ? > Next stop was at configuring the package manager, after installing base > system. > I was greeted with the following dialog where I retried multiple times. > > lqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqu [!!] Configure the package manager tqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqk > x x > lx /cdrom/:Please insert the disc labeled: 'Debian GNU/Linux 10.0 _Sid_ x > xx - Unofficial hppa NETINST 20190127-18:59' in the drive '/cdrom/' and x > xx press enter. x > xx x > xx Media change x > xx <Go Back> <Continue> x > xx x > xmqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqj > This is corresponding log from screen 4 (no I/O errors, just multiple > mountings): > > Feb 18 11:45:21 apt-setup: Found 1 package indexes, 0 source indexes, 0 > translation indexes and 0 signatures > Feb 18 11:45:21 apt-setup: This disc is called: > Feb 18 11:45:21 apt-setup: 'Debian GNU/Linux 10.0 _Sid_ - Unofficial hppa > NETINST 20190127-18:59' > Feb 18 11:45:21 apt-setup: Copying package lists... > Feb 18 11:45:21 apt-setup: ^MReading Package Indexes... 0%^M > Feb 18 11:45:21 apt-setup: ^MReading Package Indexes... 0%^M > Feb 18 11:45:23 apt-setup: ^MReading Package Indexes... 241%^M > Feb 18 11:45:23 apt-setup: ^MReading Package Indexes... Done^M > Feb 18 11:45:23 apt-setup: > Feb 18 11:45:23 apt-setup: Writing new source list > Feb 18 11:45:23 apt-setup: Source list entries for this disc are: > Feb 18 11:45:23 apt-setup: deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 10.0 _Sid_ - > Unofficial hppa NETINST 20190127-18:59]/ sid main > Feb 18 11:45:23 apt-setup: Repeat this process for the rest of the CDs in > your set. ^^^ That message is strange... > Feb 18 11:45:26 kernel: [ 7011.291838] ISO 9660 Extensions: RRIP_1991A > Feb 18 11:45:27 kernel: [ 7012.153976] ISO 9660 Extensions: RRIP_1991A > Feb 18 11:47:00 kernel: [ 7105.302931] ISO 9660 Extensions: RRIP_1991A > Feb 18 11:48:19 kernel: [ 7184.826600] ISO 9660 Extensions: RRIP_1991A > Feb 18 12:15:36 kernel: [ 8821.824640] ISO 9660 Extensions: RRIP_1991A > > Retrying package manager configuration from the main menu asked me for > network mirror > so I provided ftp.ports.debian.org and /debian-ports/ and install could > continue. We are still waiting for this fix: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=879130 > After installing all the packages (pkgsel works fine), the installer again > asks for CD labeled > 'Debian GNU/Linux 10.0 _Sid_ - Unofficial hppa NETINST 20190127-18:59'. After > choosing > Back, it told something abou finishing installation and then goes back to > main menu with > "Finish the installation" selected. Selecting something from there (I think I > chose PALO installation) > ejects the CD and tells the installation is finished. > > After reboot, SCSI disk becomes valid for IPL and the systems boots up from > the hard disk. > > The kernel waits a lot after > [ 58.632191] random: crng init done > but that was the same during installer bootup. Yes, that's a common problem, that the random number pool needs to get filled. It's not parisc specific. > Finally it boots up fine. zalon7xx gives warnings but that is for another > time. What kind of warnings? Do you have the log? Does the A500 uses zalon? Helge
