Re: Kernel Panics / Re: GRUB testers on SPARC needed

thanks for the information. I'm still battling a few issues, but the most prominent problem on my way to netboot-install is that I can't seem to get the apt/sources.list right for fetching sources (?): You just have to build the debian-installer package on sparc64 using sbuild and as a result,

Re: Kernel Panics / Re: GRUB testers on SPARC needed

Hi Robin, On 17.05.21 12:36, Robin Cremer wrote: [...] On a not entirely unrelated note: Are there any news on functioning netboot images? The last post I could find points to images from April '17 on your webspace, which were, according to the ML, not bootable because of the size. At least I

Re: Kernel Panics / Re: GRUB testers on SPARC needed

On 5/17/21 12:36 PM, Robin Cremer wrote: >>> https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/arch/sparc?id=e5e8b80d352ec999d2bba3ea584f541c83f4ca3f > I'm using the latest version from the repositories: >> 5.10.0-6-sparc64-smp #1 SMP Debian 5.10.28-1 (2021-04-09) sparc64

Kernel Panics / Re: GRUB testers on SPARC needed

Hi Adrian, for the sake of visibility, here the response to the kernel-trouble: Am 17.05.2021 um 10:23 schrieb John Paul Adrian Glaubitz: Installing on two SunFire v215 went reasonably well /- (apart from recurring Kernel Panics with "Unable to handle kernel paging request in mna handler",

Re: GRUB testers on SPARC needed

Hi Adrian, thanks for the response! First things first: I got GRUB to work yesterday :-) The last bit of magic missing in the picture was what you expected: The blocklist was "shifted" because GRUB-install didn't correctly determine the relation of physical disk vs. MDraid-Volume block

Re: GRUB testers on SPARC needed

On 5/16/21 2:03 AM, Robin Cremer wrote: > Responding to myself: > > Some progress: > I put additional informational output between all commands in the suspect > area in GRUBs util/setup.c and pinpointed the bug: > >> #ifdef GRUB_SETUP_SPARC64 >>   { >>     grub_partition_t container =

Re: GRUB testers on SPARC needed

Hi Robin! On 5/15/21 7:25 PM, Robin Cremer wrote: >> 7. Report back to the list and include your hardware and partition setup > > A bit late to the party, as SILO already appears to be gone (including the > repos) and > all install images use GRUB now, but I'm having trouble and wanted to

Re: GRUB testers on SPARC needed

Responding to myself: Some progress: I put additional informational output between all commands in the suspect area in GRUBs util/setup.c and pinpointed the bug: #ifdef GRUB_SETUP_SPARC64   {     grub_partition_t container = root_dev->disk->partition;     if (grub_strstr

Re: GRUB testers on SPARC needed

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

Re: Re: GRUB testers on SPARC needed

On Mon, Mar 05, 2018 at 11:45:16AM +0100, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote: > > At least with the stretch installer there is no problem with using a MBR > > partitioning > > on the am64 arch. You maybe can't select it, but if you generate a MBR > > partitioning using > > the shell inside the

Re: Re: GRUB testers on SPARC needed

On Sat, Mar 03, 2018 at 01:09:40AM +0100, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote: > On 03/02/2018 10:27 PM, Frank Scheiner wrote: > >> On x86, it will automatically use GPT if the machine is booted in EFI > >> mode. ... ... > >> I know you try to make the most compatible design to fit all use cases, >

Re: GRUB testers on SPARC needed

On 03/05/2018 11:32 AM, Hermann Lauer wrote: At least with the stretch installer there is no problem with using a MBR partitioning on the am64 arch. You maybe can't select it, but if you generate a MBR partitioning using the shell inside the installer this will work. Ok, after a quick look

Re: GRUB testers on SPARC needed

On 03/02/2018 10:27 PM, Frank Scheiner wrote: >> On x86, it will automatically use GPT if the machine is booted in EFI mode. >> On sparc64, we would normally just switch to GPT if the machine supports GPT. > > I understand. Then it's safe to just use the subarch to select how GRUB2 > should be

Re: GRUB testers on SPARC needed

On 03/02/2018 10:10 PM, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote: Well, debian-installer normally does not allow you to choose the partition table type. I remember I had a problem - which must be due to that behaviour in hindsight - when I used a GPT partitioned disk from an rx2620 in a rp3440.

Re: GRUB testers on SPARC needed

> On Mar 2, 2018, at 9:53 PM, Frank Scheiner wrote: > > I don't think we can rely on the subarch value in this case, but have to > determine the actual partitioning scheme (available in `bootfslabel` when > running `grub-installer` or via `partmap `) to select the

Re: GRUB testers on SPARC needed

Hi Adrian, On 02/27/2018 11:42 AM, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote: On 02/26/2018 05:55 PM, Frank Scheiner wrote: Thanks for the upload. The new version works like version 2.02-2+sparc64.3 for me. Frank, if you like, you can help improving grub-installer for sparc64. Sure! :-) I had a first

Re: GRUB testers on SPARC needed

On 02/27/2018 11:42 AM, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote: I am building a new installer image necessary to work on this. Image here: https://people.debian.org/~glaubitz/debian-cd/debian-9.0-sparc64-NETINST-1.iso Note: This image might have issues, it's solely intended for working on

Re: GRUB testers on SPARC needed

On 02/26/2018 05:55 PM, Frank Scheiner wrote: Thanks for the upload. The new version works like version 2.02-2+sparc64.3 for me. Frank, if you like, you can help improving grub-installer for sparc64. We have extended the hardware detection in debian-installer on sparc and sparc64 now, so that

Re: GRUB testers on SPARC needed

On 02/23/2018 11:38 PM, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote: On 02/23/2018 11:37 PM, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote: I just uploaded "2.02+dfsg1-1+sparc64.1" which fixes the problem. Just wait some hours until it shows up on the regular FTP servers or fetch it from

Re: GRUB testers on SPARC needed

On 02/23/2018 11:37 PM, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote: > I just uploaded "2.02+dfsg1-1+sparc64.1" which fixes the problem. > Just wait some hours until it shows up on the regular FTP servers or > fetch it from https://incoming.debian.org/debian-buildd/pool/main/g/. Wrong link. Should be:

Re: GRUB testers on SPARC needed

On 02/19/2018 10:26 AM, Frank Scheiner wrote: > There's a new package version (2.02+dfsg1-1) available since a few days ([1]). > > [1]: > http://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs/main/g/grub2/grub2_2.02+dfsg1-1_changelog > > Installing it **and** using the mentioned `grub-install`

Re: GRUB testers on SPARC needed

I finally found time to test GRUB on my Netra T1. But then I saw this message and am demotivated. Please add a grub build with Erics patches to experimental. kind regards txt.file John Paul Adrian Glaubitz: > Hello! > > On 02/19/2018 10:26 AM, Frank Scheiner wrote: >> There's a new package

Re: GRUB testers on SPARC needed

Hi, On 02/19/2018 02:37 PM, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote: Installing it **and** using the mentioned `grub-install` command to install it on the `/boot` partition over the previous version (2.02-2+sparc64.3) breaks booting with GRUB2: Yes, this is something I don't have any control over.

Re: GRUB testers on SPARC needed

Hello! On 02/19/2018 10:26 AM, Frank Scheiner wrote: There's a new package version (2.02+dfsg1-1) available since a few days ([1]). [1]: http://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs/main/g/grub2/grub2_2.02+dfsg1-1_changelog Installing it **and** using the mentioned `grub-install` command

Re: GRUB testers on SPARC needed

On 12/08/2017 01:24 PM, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote: 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

Re: GRUB testers on SPARC needed

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:

Re: GRUB testers on SPARC needed

Hi Adrian, hi Eric, thanks for getting GRUB2 with support for sparc64 into Debian Ports. Looks very good so far. :-D On 12/08/2017 01:24 PM, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote: root@andi:~# 7. Report back to the list and include your hardware and partition setup I had some spare time

Re: GRUB testers on SPARC needed

I tested it on a SunFire V440 and it is booting. I plan to test it also on a Sun Netra T1. root@txt-sunfire-v440:~# lsblk NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT sda 8:00 67.9G 0 disk ├─sda1 8:10

Re: GRUB testers on SPARC needed

Hi Tony! On 12/16/2017 09:45 AM, Tony Rodriguez wrote: > FYI, as requested, successfully installed Debian 9 using grub2 on my sun > T5120 and T4-2. Thanks! I'm starting to get confident now that we will be able to completely replace SILO with GRUB on sparc and sparc64 :). Adrian -- .''`.

Re: GRUB testers on SPARC needed

FYI, as requested, successfully installed Debian 9 using grub2 on my sun T5120 and T4-2. Tony Rodriguez On 12/08/2017 04:24 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

Re: GRUB testers on SPARC needed

On 11/12/17 22:00, Frans van Berckel wrote: Hi Mark, On Mon, 2017-12-11 at 21:23 +, Mark Morgan Lloyd wrote: On 08/12/17 12:30, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote: So, in order to help us, please follow the guide below to install GRUB to replace SILO as your boot loader. NOTE: If your

Re: GRUB testers on SPARC needed

Hi Mark, On Mon, 2017-12-11 at 21:23 +, Mark Morgan Lloyd wrote: > On 08/12/17 12:30, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote: > > > 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

Re: GRUB testers on SPARC needed

On 08/12/17 12:30, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote: 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 From

Re: GRUB testers on SPARC needed

On Fri, 2017-12-08 at 14:37 +0100, Frans van Berckel wrote: > On Fri, 2017-12-08 at 14:28 +0100, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote: > > > > So, I assume this means GRUB works as expected? > > > > Do you get the normal boot menu? Does everything work? > > Yes, yes and yes. About grub.conf the

Re: GRUB testers on SPARC needed

There is no separate ISO. You can just choose to install GRUB instead of SILO when you install your machine with the current ISO. Just go back to the main menu instead of finishing the installation at the last installation step. Then choose „Install GRUB boot loader“, ignore the two errors

Re: GRUB testers on SPARC needed

Please provide a link to the latest ISO with grub support for sparc64. I will happy to test if it works on my t5120, t5140, and T4-2 systems. Tony On 12/08/2017 05:27 AM, Frans van Berckel wrote: Hi Adrian, On Fri, 2017-12-08 at 13:24 +0100, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote: Hi! We're in

Re: GRUB testers on SPARC needed

On Fri, 2017-12-08 at 14:28 +0100, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote: > On 12/08/2017 02:27 PM, Frans van Berckel wrote: > > Sun Fire V440, No Keyboard > > Copyright 2010 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved. > > OpenBoot 4.30.4.a, 20480 MB memory installed, Serial #57654521. > > Ethernet

Re: GRUB testers on SPARC needed

On 12/08/2017 02:27 PM, Frans van Berckel wrote: Sun Fire V440, No Keyboard Copyright 2010 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved. OpenBoot 4.30.4.a, 20480 MB memory installed, Serial #57654521. Ethernet address 0:3:ba:6f:bc:f9, Host ID: 836fbcf9. booting with command: boot Boot device:

Re: GRUB testers on SPARC needed

Hi Adrian, On Fri, 2017-12-08 at 13:24 +0100, 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