I'll second that notion. I have a sparc 20 as my firewall, but right now, it's stuck using a single processor kernel because I can't get a smp kernel to compile/boot.
Ed Quoting Rick Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > iptables support is the main reason for me > > -----Original Message----- > From: Brad Mattick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, September 30, 2002 4:29 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [suse-sparc] New kernel for testing > > > Excuse the slightly off-topic post, but I've got a burning question: > > why is everyone so interested in moving to 2.4.X on their SMP SS10/20s? > > I'm running 2.2.20smp on my sparc 20 and it works like a champ. Is there > some benefit to upgrading that I'm missing? > > -Brad > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, September 30, 2002 1:17 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [suse-sparc] New kernel for testing > > > Hello all, > as described in the past, i can't boot the precompiled 2.4.19 Images > from Torsten at my ss10-mp and i use a 2.2.20-SuSE as my "everyday-Kernel". > > But i am very interested in 2.4.x-SMP-Kernels, so i compiled the new > 2.4.19 Source as Single-CPU-Kernel without any Modifikations. (gcc2.95.3) > In the past on 2.4.14/15 Kernel, this go wrong and the Image don't start. > Many People say, the gcc was broken and only egcs can do the Job but this > was wrong?! IMHO there was a BUG in BTFIXUP and Dave M. correct it some > Revisions before. Now gcc is able to compile newer 2.4.x Images. > How ever, the new _self compiled_ Kernel seem to work without any > Problems. Maybe i've gotten bad Immages over the Net or what ever.. > don't know. > > Thinking about SMP, i trying to compile the Kernel as SMP and my first > attempt dosn't want boot like Torsten's Images. After doing a > #make mrproper; make dep; make clean vmlinux modules modules_install > and some hours later i found a well running Kernel-SMP in my Kerneltree. > > # cat /proc/version > Linux version 2.4.19-SMP (root@linux) (gcc version 2.95.3 20010315 (SuSE)) > #4 SMP Sun Sep 29 22:43:37 CEST 2002 > > # cat /proc/cpuinfo > cpu : ROSS HyperSparc RT625 or RT626 > fpu : ROSS HyperSparc combined IU/FPU > promlib : Version 3 Revision 2 > prom : 2.25 > type : sun4m > ncpus probed : 2 > ncpus active : 2 > Cpu0Bogo : 104.85 > Cpu1Bogo : 104.85 > MMU type : ROSS HyperSparc > contexts : 4096 > nocache total : 2097152 > nocache used : 330752 > CPU0 : online > CPU1 : online > > Some strange Things: > 1. The SMP-Kernel don't boot after a cold boot / Powerswitch cycle, i need > to start a 2.2.20 Kernel at first, shutdown and at the _next_ warmboot the > 2.4.19-SMP start without any Problems. Very Strange!!! > > 2. Sometimes the Kernel stop booting on entering Runlevel 3, removing (#) > "enable ip forwarding" fix this temporarily. IMHO sometimes the Kernel > can't > handle the writing of Kernelparameters correct. More minor Bugs in BTFIXUP? > > 3. On 2.2.20-SMP Kernels i get 142 Bogomips per CPU, now i see only 104 > Bogomips > and the Sparc is in fact much slower then in 2.2.20-SMP. This ist much > tested. > IMHO this is a Problem/Bug relatetd to CPU-Cache handling / nervous > flushing > in SMP-Code. The 2.2.20-SMP-kernels do a 'mostly don't care'-handling, > 2.4.x-SMP-Kernels do a 'lookahead and flush early and often'-handling. > I think so... but i'am not a Coder/Programer in Sparc-sepcific Hardware. > > 4. On typing #reboot the Kernel do a normal bootcycle, on #poweroff the > Kernel > go down and you are in the OBPROM Prompt. IMHO the Kernel can do a > #poweroff > like > Sol@ris do.... if this will be fixed! > > 5. Mounting the openromfs is ok but this Modul isn't working. You can't see > your > entrys.. but this may be fixed in 2.4.20pre8 and will be hopefully fixed at > the > next SuSE-Testkernels.... > > Positive: > The 2.4.19 Kernel seem to be "relative" stable - the best News since a long > Time. > You can use -mv8 in your Makefile and Stop-A;go is fixed. > IMHO some Bugs waiting to get fixed, some in OBPROM/Kernel syncronisation, > some in "Kernel Memory alignment" and some in SMP-CPU Management. > > Here is my .config File, you must do a make "mrproper" and "dep" if you > change the smp-Flag or something else. mrproper delete .config, handle a > copy! > I hope this is usefull and thank you, Trosten for your important Work. > > Rolf > > [please excuse my englisch ;-)] > > > > > #cat /usr/src/linux/.config > > # > # Automatically generated make config: don't edit > # > CONFIG_UID16=y > CONFIG_HIGHMEM=y > > # > # Code maturity level options > # > CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL=y > > # > # Loadable module support > # > CONFIG_MODULES=y > CONFIG_MODVERSIONS=y > CONFIG_KMOD=y > > # > # General setup > # > CONFIG_VT=y > CONFIG_VT_CONSOLE=y > CONFIG_SMP=y > CONFIG_SPARC32=y > # CONFIG_ISA is not set > # CONFIG_EISA is not set > # CONFIG_MCA is not set > # CONFIG_PCMCIA is not set > CONFIG_SBUS=y > CONFIG_SBUSCHAR=y > CONFIG_BUSMOUSE=y > CONFIG_SUN_MOUSE=y > CONFIG_SERIAL=y > CONFIG_SUN_SERIAL=y > CONFIG_SERIAL_CONSOLE=y > CONFIG_SUN_KEYBOARD=y > CONFIG_SUN_CONSOLE=y > CONFIG_SUN_AUXIO=y > CONFIG_SUN_IO=y > CONFIG_RWSEM_GENERIC_SPINLOCK=y > # CONFIG_RWSEM_XCHGADD_ALGORITHM is not set > CONFIG_SUN_PM=y > # CONFIG_SUN4 is not set > # CONFIG_PCI is not set > CONFIG_SUN_OPENPROMFS=m > CONFIG_NET=y > CONFIG_SYSVIPC=y > # CONFIG_BSD_PROCESS_ACCT is not set > CONFIG_SYSCTL=y > CONFIG_KCORE_ELF=y > CONFIG_BINFMT_AOUT=m > CONFIG_BINFMT_ELF=y > CONFIG_BINFMT_MISC=m > # CONFIG_SUNOS_EMUL is not set > > # > # Parallel port support > # > CONFIG_PARPORT=m > # CONFIG_PARPORT_PC is not set > # CONFIG_PARPORT_AMIGA is not set > # CONFIG_PARPORT_MFC3 is not set > # CONFIG_PARPORT_ATARI is not set > # CONFIG_PARPORT_GSC is not set > CONFIG_PARPORT_SUNBPP=m > # CONFIG_PARPORT_OTHER is not set > CONFIG_PARPORT_1284=y > CONFIG_PRINTER=m > > # > # Console drivers > # > CONFIG_PROM_CONSOLE=y > > # > # Frame-buffer support > # > CONFIG_FB=y > CONFIG_DUMMY_CONSOLE=y > # CONFIG_FB_CYBER2000 is not set > CONFIG_FB_SBUS=y > CONFIG_FB_CGSIX=y > CONFIG_FB_BWTWO=y > CONFIG_FB_CGTHREE=y > CONFIG_FB_TCX=y > CONFIG_FB_CGFOURTEEN=y > # CONFIG_FB_P9100 is not set > CONFIG_FB_LEO=y > # CONFIG_FB_VIRTUAL is not set > # CONFIG_FBCON_ADVANCED is not set > CONFIG_FBCON_MFB=y > CONFIG_FBCON_CFB8=y > CONFIG_FBCON_FONTWIDTH8_ONLY=y > CONFIG_FONT_SUN8x16=y > # CONFIG_FBCON_FONTS is not set > > # > # Memory Technology Devices (MTD) > # > # CONFIG_MTD is not set > > # > # Misc Linux/SPARC drivers > # > CONFIG_SUN_OPENPROMIO=y > CONFIG_SUN_MOSTEK_RTC=y > # CONFIG_SUN_BPP is not set > CONFIG_SUN_VIDEOPIX=m > CONFIG_SUN_AURORA=m > CONFIG_TADPOLE_TS102_UCTRL=m > CONFIG_SUN_JSFLASH=m > > # > # Linux/SPARC audio subsystem (EXPERIMENTAL) > # > CONFIG_SPARCAUDIO=m > CONFIG_SPARCAUDIO_AMD7930=m > CONFIG_SPARCAUDIO_DBRI=m > CONFIG_SPARCAUDIO_CS4231=m > CONFIG_SPARCAUDIO_DUMMY=m > > # > # Block devices > # > CONFIG_BLK_DEV_FD=y > CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP=y > CONFIG_BLK_DEV_NBD=m > > # > # Multi-device support (RAID and LVM) > # > CONFIG_MD=y > CONFIG_BLK_DEV_MD=y > CONFIG_MD_LINEAR=m > CONFIG_MD_RAID0=m > CONFIG_MD_RAID1=m > CONFIG_MD_RAID5=m > CONFIG_MD_MULTIPATH=m > CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LVM=m > CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM=y > CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM_SIZE=128000 > CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD=y > > # > # Networking options > # > CONFIG_PACKET=y > # CONFIG_PACKET_MMAP is not set > CONFIG_NETLINK_DEV=m > CONFIG_NETFILTER=y > # CONFIG_NETFILTER_DEBUG is not set > CONFIG_FILTER=y > CONFIG_UNIX=y > CONFIG_INET=y > CONFIG_IP_MULTICAST=y > CONFIG_IP_ADVANCED_ROUTER=y > CONFIG_IP_MULTIPLE_TABLES=y > CONFIG_IP_ROUTE_FWMARK=y > CONFIG_IP_ROUTE_NAT=y > CONFIG_IP_ROUTE_MULTIPATH=y > CONFIG_IP_ROUTE_TOS=y > CONFIG_IP_ROUTE_VERBOSE=y > # CONFIG_IP_ROUTE_LARGE_TABLES is not set > # CONFIG_IP_PNP is not set > CONFIG_NET_IPIP=m > CONFIG_NET_IPGRE=m > # CONFIG_NET_IPGRE_BROADCAST is not set > # CONFIG_IP_MROUTE is not set > # CONFIG_ARPD is not set > CONFIG_INET_ECN=y > CONFIG_SYN_COOKIES=y > > # > # IP: Netfilter Configuration > # > CONFIG_IP_NF_CONNTRACK=m > CONFIG_IP_NF_FTP=m > CONFIG_IP_NF_IRC=m > CONFIG_IP_NF_QUEUE=m > CONFIG_IP_NF_IPTABLES=m > CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_LIMIT=m > CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_MAC=m > CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_PKTTYPE=m > CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_MARK=m > CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_MULTIPORT=m > CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_TOS=m > CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_ECN=m > CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_DSCP=m > CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_AH_ESP=m > CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_LENGTH=m > CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_TTL=m > CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_TCPMSS=m > CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_HELPER=m > CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_STATE=m > CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_CONNTRACK=m > CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_UNCLEAN=m > CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_OWNER=m > CONFIG_IP_NF_FILTER=m > CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_REJECT=m > CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_MIRROR=m > CONFIG_IP_NF_NAT=m > CONFIG_IP_NF_NAT_NEEDED=y > CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_MASQUERADE=m > CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_REDIRECT=m > # CONFIG_IP_NF_NAT_LOCAL is not set > CONFIG_IP_NF_NAT_SNMP_BASIC=m > CONFIG_IP_NF_NAT_IRC=m > CONFIG_IP_NF_NAT_FTP=m > CONFIG_IP_NF_MANGLE=m > CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_TOS=m > CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_ECN=m > CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_DSCP=m > CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_MARK=m > CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_LOG=m > CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_ULOG=m > CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_TCPMSS=m > CONFIG_IP_NF_ARPTABLES=m > CONFIG_IP_NF_ARPFILTER=m > CONFIG_IP_NF_COMPAT_IPCHAINS=m > CONFIG_IP_NF_NAT_NEEDED=y > CONFIG_IP_NF_COMPAT_IPFWADM=m > CONFIG_IP_NF_NAT_NEEDED=y > > # > # IP: Virtual Server Configuration > # > CONFIG_IP_VS=m > # CONFIG_IP_VS_DEBUG is not set > CONFIG_IP_VS_TAB_BITS=12 > > # > # IPVS scheduler > # > CONFIG_IP_VS_RR=m > CONFIG_IP_VS_WRR=m > CONFIG_IP_VS_LC=m > CONFIG_IP_VS_WLC=m > CONFIG_IP_VS_LBLC=m > CONFIG_IP_VS_LBLCR=m > CONFIG_IP_VS_DH=m > CONFIG_IP_VS_SH=m > > # > # IPVS application helper > # > CONFIG_IP_VS_FTP=m > CONFIG_IPV6=m > > # > # IPv6: Netfilter Configuration > # > CONFIG_IP6_NF_QUEUE=m > CONFIG_IP6_NF_IPTABLES=m > CONFIG_IP6_NF_MATCH_LIMIT=m > CONFIG_IP6_NF_MATCH_MAC=m > CONFIG_IP6_NF_MATCH_MULTIPORT=m > CONFIG_IP6_NF_MATCH_OWNER=m > CONFIG_IP6_NF_MATCH_MARK=m > CONFIG_IP6_NF_MATCH_LENGTH=m > CONFIG_IP6_NF_MATCH_EUI64=m > CONFIG_IP6_NF_FILTER=m > CONFIG_IP6_NF_TARGET_LOG=m > CONFIG_IP6_NF_MANGLE=m > CONFIG_IP6_NF_TARGET_MARK=m > CONFIG_KHTTPD=m > # CONFIG_ATM is not set > CONFIG_VLAN_8021Q=m > > # > # > # > CONFIG_IPX=m > # CONFIG_IPX_INTERN is not set > CONFIG_ATALK=m > > # > # Appletalk devices > # > # CONFIG_DEV_APPLETALK is not set > CONFIG_DECNET=m > CONFIG_DECNET_SIOCGIFCONF=y > # CONFIG_DECNET_ROUTER is not set > # CONFIG_BRIDGE is not set > CONFIG_X25=m > CONFIG_LAPB=m > # CONFIG_LLC is not set > # CONFIG_NET_DIVERT is not set > CONFIG_ECONET=m > # CONFIG_ECONET_AUNUDP is not set > # CONFIG_ECONET_NATIVE is not set > CONFIG_WAN_ROUTER=m > # CONFIG_NET_FASTROUTE is not set > # CONFIG_NET_HW_FLOWCONTROL is not set > > # > # QoS and/or fair queueing > # > CONFIG_NET_SCHED=y > CONFIG_NET_SCH_CBQ=m > CONFIG_NET_SCH_HTB=m > CONFIG_NET_SCH_CSZ=m > CONFIG_NET_SCH_PRIO=m > CONFIG_NET_SCH_RED=m > CONFIG_NET_SCH_SFQ=m > CONFIG_NET_SCH_TEQL=m > CONFIG_NET_SCH_TBF=m > CONFIG_NET_SCH_GRED=m > CONFIG_NET_SCH_DSMARK=m > CONFIG_NET_SCH_INGRESS=m > CONFIG_NET_QOS=y > CONFIG_NET_ESTIMATOR=y > CONFIG_NET_CLS=y > CONFIG_NET_CLS_TCINDEX=m > CONFIG_NET_CLS_ROUTE4=m > CONFIG_NET_CLS_ROUTE=y > CONFIG_NET_CLS_FW=m > CONFIG_NET_CLS_U32=m > CONFIG_NET_CLS_RSVP=m > CONFIG_NET_CLS_RSVP6=m > CONFIG_NET_CLS_POLICE=y > > # > # Network testing > # > CONFIG_NET_PKTGEN=m > # CONFIG_IDE is not set > # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDE_MODES is not set > # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_HD is not set > > # > # SCSI support > # > CONFIG_SCSI=y > > # > # SCSI support type (disk, tape, CDrom) > # > CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SD=y > CONFIG_SD_EXTRA_DEVS=40 > CONFIG_CHR_DEV_ST=m > # CONFIG_CHR_DEV_OSST is not set > CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SR=y > # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SR_VENDOR is not set > CONFIG_SR_EXTRA_DEVS=4 > CONFIG_CHR_DEV_SG=m > > # > # Some SCSI devices (e.g. CD jukebox) support multiple LUNs > # > CONFIG_SCSI_MULTI_LUN=y > # CONFIG_SCSI_CONSTANTS is not set > # CONFIG_SCSI_LOGGING is not set > > # > # SCSI low-level drivers > # > CONFIG_SCSI_SUNESP=y > CONFIG_SCSI_QLOGICPTI=m > > # > # Fibre Channel support > # > CONFIG_FC4=m > > # > # FC4 drivers > # > CONFIG_FC4_SOC=m > CONFIG_FC4_SOCAL=m > > # > # FC4 targets > # > CONFIG_SCSI_PLUTO=m > CONFIG_SCSI_FCAL=m > > # > # Network device support > # > CONFIG_NETDEVICES=y > CONFIG_DUMMY=m > CONFIG_BONDING=m > CONFIG_TUN=m > CONFIG_PPP=m > CONFIG_PPP_ASYNC=m > CONFIG_PPP_SYNC_TTY=m > CONFIG_PPP_DEFLATE=m > CONFIG_PPP_BSDCOMP=m > CONFIG_PPPOE=m > CONFIG_SLIP=m > CONFIG_SLIP_COMPRESSED=y > CONFIG_SLIP_SMART=y > CONFIG_SLIP_MODE_SLIP6=y > CONFIG_SUNLANCE=y > CONFIG_HAPPYMEAL=m > CONFIG_SUNBMAC=m > CONFIG_SUNQE=m > CONFIG_MYRI_SBUS=m > > # > # Unix98 PTY support > # > CONFIG_UNIX98_PTYS=y > CONFIG_UNIX98_PTY_COUNT=256 > > # > # File systems > # > CONFIG_FS_POSIX_ACL=y > CONFIG_QUOTA=y > CONFIG_QFMT_V1=m > CONFIG_QFMT_V2=m > CONFIG_QIFACE_COMPAT=y > # CONFIG_QIFACE_V1 is not set > CONFIG_QIFACE_V2=y > CONFIG_AUTOFS_FS=m > CONFIG_AUTOFS4_FS=m > CONFIG_REISERFS_FS=m > # CONFIG_REISERFS_CHECK is not set > # CONFIG_REISERFS_PROC_INFO is not set > CONFIG_ADFS_FS=m > # CONFIG_ADFS_FS_RW is not set > CONFIG_AFFS_FS=m > CONFIG_HFS_FS=m > CONFIG_BEFS_FS=m > # CONFIG_BEFS_DEBUG is not set > # CONFIG_BFS_FS is not set > CONFIG_EXT3_FS=m > CONFIG_JBD=m > # CONFIG_JBD_DEBUG is not set > CONFIG_FAT_FS=m > CONFIG_MSDOS_FS=m > # CONFIG_UMSDOS_FS is not set > CONFIG_VFAT_FS=m > CONFIG_EFS_FS=m > # CONFIG_JFFS_FS is not set > # CONFIG_JFFS2_FS is not set > CONFIG_CRAMFS=m > CONFIG_TMPFS=y > CONFIG_RAMFS=y > CONFIG_ISO9660_FS=y > CONFIG_JOLIET=y > # CONFIG_ZISOFS is not set > CONFIG_JFS_FS=m > # CONFIG_JFS_DEBUG is not set > # CONFIG_JFS_STATISTICS is not set > CONFIG_MINIX_FS=m > CONFIG_VXFS_FS=m > # CONFIG_NTFS_FS is not set > # CONFIG_NTFS_RW is not set > CONFIG_HPFS_FS=m > CONFIG_PROC_FS=y > CONFIG_PROC_CONFIG=y > # CONFIG_DEVFS_FS is not set > # CONFIG_DEVFS_MOUNT is not set > # CONFIG_DEVFS_DEBUG is not set > CONFIG_DEVPTS_FS=y > CONFIG_QNX4FS_FS=m > # CONFIG_QNX4FS_RW is not set > CONFIG_ROMFS_FS=m > CONFIG_EXT2_FS=y > CONFIG_SYSV_FS=m > CONFIG_UDF_FS=m > # CONFIG_UDF_RW is not set > CONFIG_UFS_FS=m > # CONFIG_UFS_FS_WRITE is not set > CONFIG_XFS_FS=m > CONFIG_XFS_RT=y > CONFIG_XFS_QUOTA=y > CONFIG_XFS_DMAPI=y > # CONFIG_XFS_DEBUG is not set > # CONFIG_PAGEBUF_DEBUG is not set > # CONFIG_OCFS_FS is not set > > # > # Network File Systems > # > # CONFIG_CODA_FS is not set > CONFIG_INTERMEZZO_FS=m > CONFIG_NFS_FS=y > CONFIG_NFS_V3=y > # CONFIG_ROOT_NFS is not set > CONFIG_NFSD=m > CONFIG_NFSD_V3=y > CONFIG_NFSD_TCP=y > CONFIG_SUNRPC=y > CONFIG_LOCKD=y > CONFIG_LOCKD_V4=y > CONFIG_SMB_FS=m > # CONFIG_SMB_NLS_DEFAULT is not set > CONFIG_NCP_FS=m > CONFIG_NCPFS_PACKET_SIGNING=y > CONFIG_NCPFS_IOCTL_LOCKING=y > CONFIG_NCPFS_STRONG=y > CONFIG_NCPFS_NFS_NS=y > CONFIG_NCPFS_OS2_NS=y > CONFIG_NCPFS_SMALLDOS=y > CONFIG_NCPFS_NLS=y > CONFIG_NCPFS_EXTRAS=y > # CONFIG_ZISOFS_FS is not set > > # > # Partition Types > # > # CONFIG_PARTITION_ADVANCED is not set > CONFIG_MSDOS_PARTITION=y > CONFIG_SUN_PARTITION=y > CONFIG_SMB_NLS=y > CONFIG_NLS=y > > # > # Native Language Support > # > CONFIG_NLS_DEFAULT="cp437" > CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_437=m > CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_737=m > CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_775=m > CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_850=m > CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_852=m > CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_855=m > CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_857=m > CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_860=m > CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_861=m > CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_862=m > CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_863=m > CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_864=m > CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_865=m > CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_866=m > CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_869=m > CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_936=m > CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_950=m > CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_932=m > CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_949=m > CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_874=m > CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_8=m > CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_1250=m > CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_1251=m > CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_1=m > CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_2=m > CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_3=m > CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_4=m > CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_5=m > CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_6=m > CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_7=m > CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_9=m > CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_13=m > CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_14=m > CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_15=m > CONFIG_NLS_KOI8_R=m > CONFIG_NLS_KOI8_U=m > CONFIG_NLS_UTF8=m > > # > # Bluetooth support > # > # CONFIG_BLUEZ is not set > > # > # Watchdog > # > CONFIG_SOFT_WATCHDOG=m > > # > # Kernel hacking > # > CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ=y > > # > # Library routines > # > CONFIG_ZLIB_INFLATE=m > CONFIG_ZLIB_DEFLATE=m > > > -- > [EOF] > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: CERASI Eivan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, September 30, 2002 12:30 PM > > To: 'Thorsten Kukuk'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: [suse-sparc] New kernel for testing > > > > > > I've run into the same problem as [EMAIL PROTECTED] trying the > > kernel 2.4.19-13 with SMP support on a SS1 (2xRT625 bootprom 2.25R). > > > > free_bootmem: base [0] size [c000000] > > reserve_bootmem: base [0] size [25e000] > > reserve_bootmem: base [25e000] size [1800] > > Level 15 Interrupt > > > > In the past, I was successful in compiling a 2.4.19 kernel but > > this was without SMP support. I've been trying with SMP support > > ever since but no joy ! > > > > Any hopes that a 2.4.x kernel with SMP support will exist for a sparc32? > > > > Eivan > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Thorsten Kukuk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: 29 September 2002 09:32 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [suse-sparc] New kernel for testing > > > > > > On Sat, Sep 28, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > Hi all, > > > this sounds like (Hardware-)initialisation Problems on Hypersparcs > > > in SMP-Mode or Bugs in arch depended SMP-Kernel-Code on Kernel 2.4.x. > > > > > > Thorsten, do you use your 125MHz HyperSparc's as SMP-Engines? > > > > No, currently only as UP system. > > > > > If not, i will try to check this Kernel on my ss10 with only 1 CPU. > > > > > > Thank you > > > Rolf > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Thorsten Kukuk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2002 9:37 AM > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Subject: Re: [suse-sparc] New kernel for testing > > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Sep 27, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > at my ss10 (sun4m, 2 x RT626/142MHz/1MCache, 128MB) the new > > precompiled > > > > > Kernel do _not_ boot. > > > > > It stops after the first 5 or 6 Lines (init Mem) with > > Interrupt 15 and > > > > > return to siloprompt. > > > > > started twice, he hang and a cold boot is nesessary. > > > > > > > > > > IMHO it looks like the old Problem on booting by using a newer > > > > gcc instead > > > > > of egcs > > > > > > > > If your machine needs a egcs compiled kernel, you have to stuck with > > > > kernel 2.2.18 (I don't know why, but this is the last 2.2 kernel > which > > > > works stable for me on SPARC, later one don't do so). > > > > egcs is not able to compile a working 2.4.19+ kernel for sparc32. > > > > Currently, the only compiler which works for me is gcc 2.95.3. > > > > > > > > But I have running the kernel now on 7 32bit SPARCs (all I currently > > > > have) without any problems. All machines are building RPMs the whole > > > > day, so they have really something to do. > > > > > > > > > but a bug / incompatibility in HyperSparc-CPU's or anything else > are > > > > > possible too. > > > > > > > > I only have 125MHz HyperSparc CPUs, but this stable since one > > week with > > > > this kernel. > > > > > > > > > I think, Sparcs using spezial Startupcode to "align" > > > > Codesegemts in propper > > > > > Memory, > > > > > is this Code checked and proof? > > > > > > > > I don't think that anybody is working in this area. > > > > > > > > Thorsten > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Thorsten Kukuk http://www.suse.de/~kukuk/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > SuSE Linux AG Deutschherrnstr. 15-19 D-90429 Nuernberg > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Key fingerprint = A368 676B 5E1B 3E46 CFCE 2D97 F8FD 4E23 56C6 FB4B > > > > > > > > -- > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -- > > Thorsten Kukuk http://www.suse.de/~kukuk/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > SuSE Linux AG Deutschherrnstr. 15-19 D-90429 Nuernberg > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Key fingerprint = A368 676B 5E1B 3E46 CFCE 2D97 F8FD 4E23 56C6 FB4B > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ------------------------------------------------- This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
