On 13.03.19 11:54, LX wrote: >> For example I can imaginge that you manually need to upgrade the >> palo boot code on the hard disc boot sector before reboot
> is there a manual or procedure how to do? Run "apt-get update" and "apt-get install palo linux-image-parisc64-smp". Make sure you get latest Linux kernels (e.g. > 4.19.x). Then run "palo -v" once, that updates the boot sector with latest palo boot code. > I can install debian but after upgrade it doesn't boot anymore... Which kernel? What is the boot log? Where does it hang? Helge > -------- Original-Nachricht -------- > An 12. März 2019, 15:01, Helge Deller schrieb: > > > Hi Lothar, > > On 12.03.19 14 <tel:12031914>:31, Lothar Paltins wrote: > > the "native" OS of the old HP workstations is HP-UX, but just out of > > curiosity I've tried to install Linux on one of my C8000 <tel:8000>. > Installing > > using a CD with debian-8.0-hppa-CD-1.iso as described in the Linux > > PARISC Wiki succeeded without problems, but I couldn't install any > > updates. During the installation, the installer asks for the radeon > > firmware R300 <tel:300>_cp.bin, but I continued the installation > without it. > > Correct, PA-Linux currently doesn't support the Radeon cards in the C8000 > <tel:8000>. > > > Installing /lib/firmware/radeon/R300 <tel:300>_cp.bin afterwards breaks > the > > system, it crashes during booting. > > It shouldn't crash with a recent kernel. Can you post the crash dump? > > > This is also the case after an "apt-get update;apt-get upgrade". > Latest debian-unstable packages do work on the c8000 <tel:8000>. > Some of the debian buildd servers are c8000 <tel:8000> machines running > latest > debian unstable packages. > So, can you maybe also give some more info what happens when you > upgrade? > For example I can imaginge that you manually need to upgrade the > palo boot code on the hard disc boot sector before reboot. > > > I've then tried to install debian-9.0-Stretch-hppa-NETINST-1.iso and > > debian-10.0 <tel:100>-hppa-NETINST-1.iso, but here the installer crashes > > already shortly after entering the locale information. > Yes, that's known and is being worked on. That's not c8000 <tel:8000> > specific. > > > Did anybody succeed in installing a more recent version than debian-8.0? > > I do (with upgrades from debian-8). > > Helge >
