>-----Original Message----- >From: Jurij Smakov [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 5:06 AM >To: Viper446 >Cc: [email protected] >Subject: Re: Sun Fire 280R - kernel config for PGX64 > >Hi, > >On Mon, 11 Sep 2006, Viper446 wrote: > >> Hello world, >> >> I am trying to get an "old" Sun Fire 280R running with Debian. After one >> week trial and error I got the base system >> installed from BusinessCard-ISO using Etch beta3 (all others did not boot). >> Got the FC-AL-HDDs running with >> initramfstools loading qlogicfc using the original kernel (which did not >> recognize the controller on his own). Now >> I am trying to build a kernel (source 2.6.16) with integrated FC-AL-Support >> and some other features to maximize >> stability and minimize problems. > >Not sure about those issues, but beware that starting with 2.6.17 >qlogicfc module is phased out, presumably its functionality is >provided by >the qla2xxx module. If you have a chance, it would be great if >you could >try a latest installer daily, available from > >http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer > >and let us know whether the qla2xxx module actually works and >hardware is >properly detected.
Tried the daily build on Tuesday, could not get tftpboot running - do not know why - used it some time ago successfully. Rarpd answered and started to transfer the file, but after two timeouts the Sun said: retrying... Checked the latest daily etch iso - did not boot due to silo mmu problem (older silo version like 1.4.12 booting fine). But I've tried to compile a 2.6.17 and a 2.6.16 kernel - the qla2xxx did not recognize the fc-al-drives. Using a 2.6.16 now with built-in qlogicfc --> works really fine. In the etch beta3 iso I have to load the qlogicfc module manually using modprobe during the installation. >> At the moment I am really stuck with the >> graphics console - I can not get a local >> console running after loading the kernel from silo. There's a PGX64 >> (ATI-based) graphics card in this server. > >What problems exactly are you facing? Did xorg automatically >generate the >config on your install? What driver did it use? If it's an >ATI, the driver >most probably has to be 'ati'. Please have a look at the page > >http://wiki.debian.org/XorgOnSparc for some working xorg >config examples. I am not able to get a framebuffer console running, do not really need X. I am using the console now without any enabled framebuffer options in .config running via prom (looks like openboot console, and it is really slow and ugly like openboot). I tried different .config options, but without success. >Best regards, > >Jurij Smakov [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Key: http://www.wooyd.org/pgpkey/ KeyID: C99E03CC > > >-- >To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
