From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 3484 invoked from network); 28 Nov 2004 16:52:25 +0000 Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (156.56.111.197) by lists.gentoo.org with AES256-SHA encrypted SMTP; 28 Nov 2004 16:52:25 +0000 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([156.56.111.196] helo=parrot.gentoo.org) by smtp.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.41) id 1CYSHh-00088R-4n for arch-gentoo-mips@lists.gentoo.org; Sun, 28 Nov 2004 16:52:25 +0000 Received: (qmail 26910 invoked by uid 89); 28 Nov 2004 16:52:24 +0000 Mailing-List: contact gentoo-mips-help@gentoo.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail Reply-To: gentoo-mips@lists.gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-mips@gentoo.org Received: (qmail 22262 invoked from network); 28 Nov 2004 16:52:24 +0000 X-Authentication-Warning: localhost.localdomain: andy set sender to afinley@gis.umn.edu using -f From: Andrew Finley Reply-To: afinley@gis.umn.edu To: gentoo-mips@lists.gentoo.org In-Reply-To: <41A5307E.3060507@gentoo.org> References: <1101332151.12250.17.camel@populus> <41A5307E.3060507@gentoo.org> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Organization: umn Message-Id: <1101660743.27092.2.camel@populus> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.2.2 (1.2.2-5) Date: 28 Nov 2004 10:52:23 -0600 Subject: Re: [gentoo-mips] PANIC: Unexpected exception at boot o2 R5000 X-Archives-Salt: 848e5c10-df4a-4303-8344-3949f1074fed X-Archives-Hash: 652e6f2552472543d1c99a7af4881e8a Hi Kumba and Steve, I started working on your suggestions. But get a package masked error when trying to emerge arcboot. What do I need to do? -thanks andy On Wed, 2004-11-24 at 19:08, Kumba wrote: > Andrew Finley wrote: > > Hello All, > > I am trying to install on a O2 r5000. After what I thought was a > > successful kernel build, etc. (following the install instruction on the > > MIPS project page, and using the experimental livecd). I powered off > > then tried to boot, then received the message below. > [snip] > > O2 can't boot off disk directly (that is, load a kernel from the volume header > like IP22). You have to use arcboot for that. Arcboot's a hair slow at > reading kernels off disk, but wesolows made a wicked patch I'm going to test > soon and put into portage which will dramatically speed up disk loading. > > Just `emerge arcboot`, and follow the instructions printed after the build > finishes, and things should work out fine. If not, drop a note here about it. > > > --Kumba -- gentoo-mips@gentoo.org mailing list