From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CE8EE58973 for ; Fri, 29 Jan 2016 03:43:27 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 87492E0825; Fri, 29 Jan 2016 03:43:24 +0000 (UTC) Received: from basstech.net (basstech.net [213.239.217.48]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 00650E0825 for ; Fri, 29 Jan 2016 03:43:23 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by basstech.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id AA2D59E0209 for ; Fri, 29 Jan 2016 11:43:21 +0800 (HKT) Received: from basstech.net ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (basstech.net [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10032) with ESMTP id 5CDDuQ_O1qST for ; Fri, 29 Jan 2016 11:43:21 +0800 (HKT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by basstech.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2D3109E020E for ; Fri, 29 Jan 2016 11:43:21 +0800 (HKT) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at basstech.net Received: from basstech.net ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (basstech.net [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10026) with ESMTP id 8UgGKZFEdLrg for ; Fri, 29 Jan 2016 11:43:21 +0800 (HKT) Received: from basstech.net (basstech.net [213.239.217.48]) by basstech.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 04BA19E0209 for ; Fri, 29 Jan 2016 11:43:21 +0800 (HKT) Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2016 11:43:20 +0800 (HKT) From: Brendan Horan To: gentoo-powerpc@lists.gentoo.org Message-ID: <1440400981.1538.1454039000814.JavaMail.zimbra@basstech.net> In-Reply-To: <526315154.1536.1454038669822.JavaMail.zimbra@basstech.net> References: <329094088.14.1453023994924.JavaMail.zimbra@basstech.net> <618669589.2061.1453516190173.JavaMail.zimbra@basstech.net> <526315154.1536.1454038669822.JavaMail.zimbra@basstech.net> Subject: Re: [gentoo-powerpc] IBM IntelliStation POWER 9114 Model 275 -- (DEFAULT CATCH!) can't load kernel. Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo on PowerPC X-BeenThere: gentoo-powerpc@gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-powerpc@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Originating-IP: [123.202.14.212] X-Mailer: Zimbra 8.6.0_GA_1191 (ZimbraWebClient - GC47 (Linux)/8.6.0_GA_1191) Thread-Topic: IBM IntelliStation POWER 9114 Model 275 -- (DEFAULT CATCH!) can't load kernel. Thread-Index: t6HXEtVEJ4E8ackSnSmEzFJRb2NfBabKLhHKiwR59X0n0jqBZw== X-Archives-Salt: 5596c75e-5ced-402e-b77d-b8c6cdd65074 X-Archives-Hash: 16cfc9e23d14b0e78d0473692d9d165c Forgot one importation bit. Yaboot 1.3.16 is what works, 1.6.17 will not work and causes DEFAULT CATCH. ----- On 29 Jan, 2016, at 11:37 AM, brendanhoran brendanhoran@basstech.net wrote: > OK I have solved this. (kinda) > > I download the Debain yaboot package. > https://packages.debian.org/jessie/yaboot > > I copied "/usr/lib/yaboot/yaboot" from the extracted deb file and wrote that to > disk with : > "dd if=/tmp/yaboot of=/dev/sda1" > > Now yaboot loads my kernel, without throwing a "DEFAULT CATCH". > It would seem the yaboot-static package is broken for my machine type. > > > Now to find out why the kernel crashes on boot... > > Thanks > > ----- On 23 Jan, 2016, at 10:29 AM, brendanhoran brendanhoran@basstech.net > wrote: > >> Just to add more detail. >> >> I have tried a few different kernel versions 3.x and 4.x. >> Two different versions of GCC as well. >> >> Really not sure why this is happening yet. >> >> ----- On 17 Jan, 2016, at 5:46 PM, brendanhoran brendanhoran@basstech.net wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Not sure if this something I have done wrong or a new issue. >>> I can't seem to get a kernel to boot on my IBM power 275 machine. >>> Yaboot loads OK. >>> >>> Here is what happens (any tips/hints/pointers) : >>> >>> Elapsed time since release of system processors: 3 mins 15 secs >>> >>> Config file read, 4096 bytes >>> >>> Welcome to yaboot version 1.3.17 >>> Enter "help" to get some basic usage information >>> boot: >>> * linux >>> boot: >>> Please wait, loading kernel... >>> DEFAULT CATCH!, handler-entered=fff00700 >>> Open Firmware exception handler entered from non-OF code >>> >>> Client's Fix Pt Regs: >>> 00 0291f89000001000 000000000291f850 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 >>> 04 0000000000000003 0000000000000001 000000000292c900 0000000000080000 >>> 08 000000000291f7f0 0000000000130000 000000000291f7d8 0000000000000000 >>> 0c 000000000011ace5 0000000000000000 000000000291fa88 0000000000000000 >>> 10 0000000010015e48 0000000010015e48 000000000011aac4 000000000011acc4 >>> 14 000000000011ac0a 000000000011abfe 0000000000000400 0000000000000000 >>> 18 0000000000000000 000000001000f134 0000000000100000 0000000979a00008 >>> 1c 0292c90000000006 0000010410016304 0000040000080000 0013155000100000 >>> Special Regs: >>> %IV: 00000700 %CR: 8402a084 %XER: 20000000 %DSISR: 00000000 >>> %SRR0: 0000000000001000 %SRR1: 1000000000083002 >>> %LR: 0291f89000001000 %CTR: 0000000000c3c578 >>> %DAR: 0000000000000000 >>> PID = 0 >>> >>> ok > > > 0 >