Tested on a Sparc Ultra 10 workstation and it boots fine using your instructions.
Had to use an image from 2016 as the newer ones from september and december 2017 did not work at all(both fail during installation). Lshw ultra description: Computer product: SUNW,375-0066 width: 64 bits *-core description: Motherboard physical id: 0 clock: 110MHz *-firmware product: SUNW,3.31 physical id: 0 logical name: /proc/device-tree *-memory description: System memory physical id: 2 size: 740MiB *-cpu physical id: 3 bus info: cpu@0 *-pci:0 description: PCI bridge product: Simba Advanced PCI Bridge vendor: Oracle/SUN physical id: 1 bus info: pci@0000:00:01.0 version: 13 width: 32 bits clock: 66MHz capabilities: pci normal_decode bus_master resources: ioport:0(size=12582912) memory:1ff00000000-1ffbfffffff *-usb:0 description: USB controller product: VT82xx/62xx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller vendor: VIA Technologies, Inc. physical id: 1 bus info: pci@0000:02:01.0 version: 61 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pm uhci bus_master cap_list configuration: driver=uhci_hcd latency=22 resources: irq:15 ioport:400(size=32) *-usbhost product: UHCI Host Controller vendor: Linux 4.14.0-3-sparc64 uhci_hcd physical id: 1 bus info: usb@2 logical name: usb2 version: 4.14 capabilities: usb-1.10 configuration: driver=hub slots=2 speed=12Mbit/s *-usb:1 description: USB controller product: VT82xx/62xx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller vendor: VIA Technologies, Inc. physical id: 1.1 bus info: pci@0000:02:01.1 version: 61 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pm uhci bus_master cap_list configuration: driver=uhci_hcd latency=22 resources: irq:16 ioport:420(size=32) *-usbhost product: UHCI Host Controller vendor: Linux 4.14.0-3-sparc64 uhci_hcd physical id: 1 bus info: usb@3 logical name: usb3 version: 4.14 capabilities: usb-1.10 configuration: driver=hub slots=2 speed=12Mbit/s *-usb:2 description: USB controller product: USB 2.0 vendor: VIA Technologies, Inc. physical id: 1.2 bus info: pci@0000:02:01.2 version: 63 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pm ehci bus_master cap_list configuration: driver=ehci-pci latency=22 resources: irq:17 memory:1ff00002000-1ff000020ff *-usbhost product: EHCI Host Controller vendor: Linux 4.14.0-3-sparc64 ehci_hcd physical id: 1 bus info: usb@1 logical name: usb1 version: 4.14 capabilities: usb-2.00 configuration: driver=hub slots=4 speed=480Mbit/s *-firewire description: FireWire (IEEE 1394) product: VT6306/7/8 [Fire II(M)] IEEE 1394 OHCI Controller vendor: VIA Technologies, Inc. physical id: 1.3 bus info: pci@0000:02:01.3 version: 46 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pm ohci bus_master cap_list configuration: driver=firewire_ohci latency=0 maxlatency=32 resources: irq:15 memory:1ff00004000-1ff000047ff ioport:480(size=128) *-multimedia UNCLAIMED description: Multimedia audio controller product: EMU10k1 [Sound Blaster Live! Series] vendor: Creative Labs physical id: 2 bus info: pci@0000:02:02.0 version: 07 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pm cap_list configuration: latency=0 maxlatency=20 mingnt=2 resources: ioport:800(size=32) *-input UNCLAIMED description: Input device controller product: SB Live! Game Port vendor: Creative Labs physical id: 2.1 bus info: pci@0000:02:02.1 version: 07 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pm cap_list configuration: latency=0 resources: ioport:820(size=8) *-network:0 description: Ethernet interface product: DP83815 (MacPhyter) Ethernet Controller vendor: National Semiconductor Corporation physical id: 3 bus info: pci@0000:02:03.0 logical name: enp2s3 version: 00 serial: 00:0f:b5:08:03:07 size: 100Mbit/s capacity: 100Mbit/s width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list rom ethernet physical tp mii fibre 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegotiation configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=natsemi driverversion=2.1 duplex=full ip=192.168.1.201 latency=0 link=yes maxlatency=52 mingnt=11 multicast=yes port=twisted pair speed=100Mbit/s resources: irq:19 ioport:c00(size=256) memory:1ff00006000-1ff00006fff memory:1ff00010000-1ff0001ffff *-network:1 UNCLAIMED description: Ethernet controller product: 88w8335 [Libertas] 802.11b/g Wireless vendor: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. physical id: 4 bus info: pci@0000:02:04.0 version: 03 width: 32 bits clock: 66MHz capabilities: pm cap_list configuration: latency=0 resources: memory:1ff00020000-1ff0002ffff memory:1ff00030000-1ff0003ffff *-pci:1 description: PCI bridge product: Simba Advanced PCI Bridge vendor: Oracle/SUN physical id: 1.1 bus info: pci@0000:00:01.1 version: 13 width: 32 bits clock: 66MHz capabilities: pci normal_decode bus_master resources: ioport:c00000(size=4194304) memory:e0000000-ffffffff *-bridge UNCLAIMED description: Bridge product: EBUS vendor: Oracle/SUN physical id: 1 bus info: pci@0000:01:01.0 version: 01 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: bridge bus_master configuration: latency=0 maxlatency=25 mingnt=10 *-network DISABLED description: Ethernet interface product: Happy Meal 10/100 Ethernet [hme] vendor: Oracle/SUN physical id: 1.1 bus info: pci@0000:01:01.1 logical name: enp1s1f1 version: 01 serial: 08:00:20:b3:44:15 size: 10Mbit/s capacity: 100Mbit/s width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: bus_master ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegotiation configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=sunhme driverversion=2.02 duplex=half latency=0 link=no maxlatency=5 mingnt=10 multicast=yes port=twisted pair speed=10Mbit/s resources: irq:12 memory:e0000000-e000701f *-display UNCLAIMED description: VGA compatible controller product: 3D Rage Pro PCI vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] physical id: 2 bus info: pci@0000:01:02.0 version: 5c width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: vga_controller configuration: latency=0 mingnt=8 resources: memory:e1000000-e1ffffff memory:e2000000-e2000fff *-ide description: IDE interface product: PCI0646 vendor: Silicon Image, Inc. physical id: 3 bus info: pci@0000:01:03.0 version: 03 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: ide bus_master configuration: driver=pata_cmd64x latency=64 maxlatency=4 mingnt=2 resources: irq:14 ioport:c00000(size=8) ioport:c00008(size=4) ioport:c00010(size=8) ioport:c00018(size=4) ioport:c00020(size=16) *-scsi:0 physical id: 4 logical name: scsi0 capabilities: emulated *-disk description: ATA Disk product: WDC WD3200JB-00K vendor: Linux physical id: 0.0.0 bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0 logical name: /dev/sda version: 1.0 serial: 2159c81e-532c-49f8-8918-f0cfe914faaf size: 478MiB capabilities: extended_attributes large_files ext2 initialized configuration: ansiversion=5 filesystem=ext2 lastmountpoint=/boot logicalsectorsize=512 modified=2018-02-04 10:50:50 mounted=2018-02-04 10:38:46 sectorsize=512 state=clean *-scsi:1 physical id: 5 logical name: scsi1 capabilities: emulated *-cdrom UNCLAIMED description: SCSI CD-ROM product: DVDRAM GSA-4081B vendor: HL-DT-ST physical id: 0.0.0 bus info: scsi@1:0.0.0 version: A100 capabilities: removable configuration: ansiversion=5 Lsblk NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT fd0 2:0 1 4K 0 disk sda 8:0 0 298.1G 0 disk ├─sda1 8:1 0 478.5M 0 part /boot ├─sda2 8:2 0 1.4G 0 part [SWAP] ├─sda3 8:3 0 298.1G 0 part └─sda4 8:4 0 296.2G 0 part / sr0 11:0 1 1024M 0 rom Uname -a Linux ULTRA 4.14.0-3-sparc64 #1 Debian 4.14.13-1 (2018-01-14) sparc64 GNU/Linux Thanks for the work you put into! On 2017-12-08 07:24 AM, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote: > Hi! > > We're in the process of migrating Debian for sparc64 from SILO to GRUB > as GRUB upstream is adding support for modern SPARC machines thanks to > the work of Eric Snowberg from Oracle. > > In order to make sure GRUB works on all machines supported by the sparc64 > port, we need your help to test GRUB on your particular hardware, the older > your machine, the better. > > So, in order to help us, please follow the guide below to install GRUB to > replace SILO as your boot loader. > > NOTE: If your system doesn't boot after installing GRUB, don't panic. Use > the current Debian sparc64 installation image and boot into rescue > mode by typing "rescue". Then chroot into your installed system and > just run "silo -t -f" to restore SILO on your machine. > > 1. Install the grub2 package: > > root@andi:~# apt install grub2 > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree > Reading state information... Done > The following additional packages will be installed: > grub-common grub-ieee1275 grub-ieee1275-bin grub2-common libfreetype6 > libfuse2 libpng16-16 os-prober > Suggested packages: > multiboot-doc xorriso desktop-base console-setup fuse > The following NEW packages will be installed: > grub-common grub-ieee1275 grub-ieee1275-bin grub2 grub2-common > libfreetype6 libfuse2 libpng16-16 os-prober > 0 upgraded, 9 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. > Need to get 4,556 kB of archives. > After this operation, 23.6 MB of additional disk space will be used. > Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y > Get:1 http://ftp.ports.debian.org/debian-ports unstable/main sparc64 > libpng16-16 sparc64 1.6.34-1 [271 kB] > (...) > > Creating config file /etc/default/grub with new version > Setting up grub2 (2.02-2+sparc64.3) ... > root@andi:~# > > 2. Make sure you have version 2.02-2+sparc64.3 > > root@andi:~# apt-cache show grub2 |grep Version > Version: 2.02-2+sparc64.3 > root@andi:~# > > 3. Find your boot partition: > > root@andi:~# mount |grep /boot > /dev/sda1 on /boot type ext3 (rw,relatime,data=ordered) > root@andi:~# > > If you don't have one but just one root file system, grep for " / " instead > > 4. Install grub into your boot partition: > > root@andi:~# grub-install --force --skip-fs-probe /dev/sda1 > Installing for sparc64-ieee1275 platform. > grub-install: warning: Discarding improperly nested partition > (hostdisk//dev/sda,sun1,sun2). > grub-install: warning: Discarding improperly nested partition > (hostdisk//dev/sda,sun1,sun4). > grub-install: warning: Attempting to install GRUB to a disk with multiple > partition labels. This is not supported yet.. > grub-install: warning: Embedding is not possible. GRUB can only be installed > in this setup by using blocklists. However, blocklists are UNRELIABLE and > their use is discouraged.. > Installation finished. No error reported. > root@andi:~# > > Note: If you are using GPT partition tables instead of Sun partition > tables, you need to install GRUB into /dev/sda > (see: https://github.com/esnowberg/grub2-sparc/wiki) > > 5. Run update-grub: > > root@andi:~# update-grub > Generating grub configuration file ... > Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.14.0-1-sparc64-smp > Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.14.0-1-sparc64-smp > Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.14.0-trunk-sparc64-smp > Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.14.0-trunk-sparc64-smp > Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.14.0-rc7-sparc64-smp > Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.14.0-rc7-sparc64-smp > Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.14.0-rc5-sparc64-smp > Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.14.0-rc5-sparc64-smp > Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.12.0-rc1-sparc64-smp > Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.12.0-rc1-sparc64-smp > Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.11.0-trunk-sparc64-smp > Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.11.0-trunk-sparc64-smp > Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-trunk-sparc64-smp > Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.10.0-trunk-sparc64-smp > Found Debian GNU/Linux buster/sid on /dev/md0p1 > done > root@andi:~# > > 6. Reboot: > > root@andi:~# > > 7. Report back to the list and include your hardware and partition setup > > Thanks, > Adrian >
