On 1/12/21 12:47 AM, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote: > On 1/12/21 1:39 AM, Dennis Clarke wrote: >> >> I made a few minor edits to /etc/default/grub and then : >> >> root@ceres:~# update-grub >> [ 303.211729] watchdog: BUG: soft lockup - CPU#0 stuck for 22s! >> [grub-probe:261] >> [ 303.306793] Modules linked in: sg(E) envctrl(E) display7seg(E) >> flash(E) fuse(E) configfs(E) ip_tables(E) x_tables(E) autofs4(E) ext4(E) >> crc16(E) mbcache(E) jbd2(E) crc32c_generic(E) sd_mod(E) t10_pi(E) >> crc_t10dif(E) crct10dif_generic(E) crct10dif_common(E) ata_generic(E) >> pata_cmd64x(E) sym53c8xx(E) libata(E) scsi_transport_spi(E) scsi_mod(E) >> sunhme(E) >> (...) >> Also this has been happening for months. > > I would suggest installing a 4.x kernel and see if that helps. I know that > 5.x kernels can be a bit unstable on certain older SPARC machines. > > If the issue goes away with an older kernel, try bisecting to find the commit > that introduced the issue. > > Either way, it's good to have something which allows to reproduce the bug. >
I was thinking that the architecture may be the issue. The age I mean. So I dragged out a newer Oracle T4 unit to try. I have no idea what will happen with the newer unit and have never tried to run the installer via the new SP/console serial interface but will give it a try. Dennis
