I'm looking for any sort of help, or possibly alternate
kernels (without PCI support) from somebody that
runs Sparc/Linux
Thanks..
> -----Original Message-----
> Subject: [expert] Mandrake 7.0 Sparc ISO failure
>
>
> Just downloaded the ISO for M7.0 and burned a copy to a CD-R.
>
> I'm able to mount the cdrom on my ix86/Linux workstation
> and view everything correctly.
>
> When i boot my UltraSparc 1/170 from the CDrom, i get the
> SILO menu, and I hit enter.
>
> I get the normal kernel bootup, until the line:
> fb0: Creator at 000001fc00000000 type 8 DAC 10
>
> then it skips down 15 or so lines, and the cursor sits there.
>
> If i press ctrl-ScrollLock, the kernel task list prints out,
> and instantaneously I
> am able to see the text that was printed out 'invisibly' in
> the 15 previous lines.
>
> I now can view the fatal error/ kernel panic which halted the system:
>
> raid5: using high-speed VIS checksum routine
> esp0: IRQ3,7e0 SCSI ID 7 Clk 40Mhz CCF=8 TOut 167 NCR53C9XF (espfast)
> IRQ: Trying to share non-PCI bucket
> Kernel panic: Cannot acquire ESP irq line
> Press L1-A to return to the boot prom
>
> i can't seem to get around this error, and I unfortunately
> don't have a floppy disk
> to try to boot from.
>
> Any suggestions I could try?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Leif
