Hi Frank, Adrian and anyone else, I've tried everything you suggested and had no luck unfortunately.
I removed the quiet from the boot options with your suggested changes and got this output. Not being a kernel person but with google I managed to find that Adrian has come across this exact issue and with this kernel. I therefore suspect that the issue is with the install cd. I did notice an updated debian-installer with a later kernel available on the ports cd image site. Is this issue fixed with kernel-image-6.3.0-1-itanium-di 6.3.7-1 ia64 and would it be possible to get an updated iso produced ? [ 0.000000] Linux version 6.1.0-9-itanium (debian-ker...@lists.debian.org) (gcc-12 (Debian 12.2.0-12) 12.2.0, GNU ld (GNU Binutils for Debian) 2.40) #1 SMP Debian 6.1.27-1 (2023-05-08) [ 0.000000] efi: EFI v2.00 by HP [ 0.000000] efi: SALsystab=0x3ee7a000 ACPI 2.0=0x3fde6000 ESI=0x3ee7b000 SMBIOS=0x3ee7c000 HCDP=0x3fde4000 [ 12.165278] Trying to unpack rootfs image as initramfs... [ 12.169274] Entered OS MCA handler. PSP=20010000fff21320 cpu=0 monarch=1 [ 12.169274] 6All OS MCA slaves have reached rendezvous [ 12.169274] mlogbuf_finish: printing switched to urgent mode, MCA/INIT might be dodgy or fail. [ 12.169274] Delaying for 5 seconds... Thanks Mike Hosken -----Original Message----- From: Frank Scheiner [mailto:frank.schei...@web.de] Sent: Saturday, 29 July 2023 6:13 pm To: Mike Hosken; debian-ia64@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: Install problem Hi Mike, On 29.07.23 06:40, Mike Hosken wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I have a rx2660 ia64 machine, I’m wanting to install Debian on and > have run into some issues. The Debian 12 ia64 installation disk won’t > boot. I get to grub and choose install, it starts to boot and then > the system reboots. Choosing expert mode causes the same issue. > Thinking it might be hardware I tried the earlier install cd and > managed to install successfully but unfortunately the system breaks > trying to update to the latest Sid version. I’m thinking it might be > kernel parameters. I have always blacklisted the "radeon" module for my rx2660s: ``` modprobe.blacklist=radeon ``` ...but that could require to use it over iLO MP exclusively, which is not too bad or too hard to do (via both telnet and serial). IIRC you should get the default configuration by pushing the button at the rear for a longer time (see e.g. [1] for details about its functionality) and then login over serial (9600 bps, 8n1) with "Admin:Admin". After configuring telnet access (or maybe it is configured per default already and uses DHCP) you can control it via the iLO MP network port, too. E.g. to power on the machine enter command menu (or mode?) via "cm", then enter `ps -on -nc`. Hit "Ctrl+B" to return to the main menu and enter "co" to get to the system console. "Ctrl+B" also returns from the system console, if you need to issue a hard reset (in command menu enter `rs -nc`) for example. My first rx2660 also still has: ``` hardened_usercopy=off ``` ...in its kernel commandline, but I believe this is no longer necessary as it is deactivated in the Debian version of the Linux kernel for ia64 IIC. HTH. Cheers, Frank
