From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([69.77.167.62] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Jc0KM-0000pF-3h for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:35:42 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 0EBDAE07B9; Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:35:41 +0000 (UTC) Received: from web65405.mail.ac4.yahoo.com (web65405.mail.ac4.yahoo.com [76.13.9.25]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 83FFCE07B9 for ; Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:35:40 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 95736 invoked by uid 60001); 19 Mar 2008 15:35:39 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; h=X-YMail-OSG:Received:X-Mailer:Date:From:Subject:To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Message-ID; b=tqycIwZYbqAZQ56Kjl8fal5g+O0FuaKdsbGud4FcUy2JPAkQnjxqNWf1JM//DmDD6v0xezXGDUoMIm6MbYQ0NGhoPKhA6FFskYlvnuFx7aiS/ulsvoJPeKDVC0e7ok5Iw3EpotXMJDplTHiROhDZet+YzKWb4UMijgzSx/sdIhI=; X-YMail-OSG: MG7S67YVM1n3_p8zda.AfSxg0F33nm1gQrFWAvyUX9XlJJDzZ_7s35Bx1eMOAMNK4bGjygP0m0fH70uZV8A_mw4lI5ZTuPaZlGnfRgmHUuCLIfe2tJo- Received: from [71.60.121.108] by web65405.mail.ac4.yahoo.com via HTTP; Wed, 19 Mar 2008 08:35:39 PDT X-Mailer: YahooMailRC/902.38 YahooMailWebService/0.7.185 Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2008 08:35:39 -0700 (PDT) From: BRM Subject: Re: [gentoo-sparc] QLA2xxx To: gentoo-sparc@lists.gentoo.org Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-sparc@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-sparc@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-ID: <618697.94371.qm@web65405.mail.ac4.yahoo.com> X-Archives-Salt: 45cd62ac-b8db-4e02-8f01-f29b4173e93a X-Archives-Hash: 5ac8f34dfda21fcebebea2201a82d070 So while all the other kernels can't do a thing about the QLA controller, t= his one can - but, unlike all the other kernels, it can't handle the frameb= uffer for the only video card in the system correctly?!!! =0A=0ANot sure wh= at the "UPA" one is - I'm guessing its the framebuffer used when only a ser= ial console is being used. I only have the one video card in the system, an= d everything else seems to work fine with it - except that one kernel. Perh= aps this could be solves with a set of command-line options to the kernel? = (What, I'm not sure off hand..)=0A=0AAny how...I tried the latest OpenSolar= is/Solaris 10 release (Sol 10 8/07) and it couldn't spin up the hard drive = either - so I'm leaning to either the hard drive is bad (most likely) or pe= rhaps my setup for installation might be under powering the system, thus no= t leaving enough power for the hard drive to spin up - not sold on this, bu= t the thought crossed my mind...(is this possible?!! Setup is Socket->UPS, = which supports two computers, two monitors [one off], cable modem, and wire= less router). Possible my other systems are drawing from the same breaker l= ine...)=0A=0AWell...as I said before - not sure where to go from here....lo= oks like I might have to lug the system somewhere else to test out my one t= heory. Any other ideas or confirmation of my ideas above would be great.=0A= =0ATIA,=0A=0ABen=0A=0A----- Original Message ----=0AFrom: Pablo Martikian <= pablomartikian@hotmail.com>=0ATo: gentoo-sparc@lists.gentoo.org=0ASent: Tue= sday, March 18, 2008 8:56:33 PM=0ASubject: RE: [gentoo-sparc] QLA2xxx=0A=0A= Having booted the 2.6.17 the problem of the qla2xxx is workarounded.=0A=0AT= he problem now is the framebuffer mode of your ragexl video card. Another= =0Aworkaround here is to remove the card and leave just the UPA one. The UP= A=0Asupports correctly the framebuffer.=0A=0Apablo=0A=0A> -----Original Mes= sage-----=0A> From: BRM [mailto:bm_witness@yahoo.com]=0A> Sent: mardi 18 ma= rs 2008 18:00=0A> To: gentoo-sparc@lists.gentoo.org=0A> Subject: RE: [gento= o-sparc] QLA2xxx=0A> =0A> The 2.6.17 kernel hangs right after it attempts t= o switch video modes -=0A> it just sits there with the following:=0A> =0A> = Console: switching to mono PROM 80x34=0A> Real Time Clock Driver v1.12ac=0A= > atyfb: 3D RAGE XL (Mach64 GR, PCI-33) [0x4752 rev 0x27]=0A> atyfb: 8M SGR= AM (1:1), 29.498928 MHz XTAL, 230 MHz PPL, 83 Mhz MCLK, 63=0A> MHz XCLK=0A>= =0A> I thought I had boot the 2617 kernel before on this system from the= =0A> same CD - I've tried both universal and minimal install CD with the=0A= > same results.=0A> =0A> Not sure why. Otherwise, I would have provided the= dmesg output from it=0A> too.=0A> =0A> Ben=0A> =0A> --- Pablo Andr=E9s Mar= tikian wrote:=0A> =0A> >=0A> > To install the = 2007.0 cd you have two kernels. You selected 2.6.20=0A> > when in fact you = should do [TAB] and select the 2.6.17=0A> >=0A> > Pablo=0A> >=0A> > -------= ---------------------------------=0A> > > Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2008 08:21:05 -= 0700=0A> > > From: bm_witness@yahoo.com=0A> > > Subject: Re: [gentoo-sparc]= QLA2xxx=0A> > > To: gentoo-sparc@lists.gentoo.org=0A> > >=0A> > > I starte= d trying to work on the system; however, we ran into a few=0A> > > problems= with it. I haven't been able to get the 2007.0 CD working=0A> > > because = of the aforementioned issue - it also doesn't list an=0A> > obppath,=0A> > = > loading, or data files for the QLA controller under /sys/devices -=0A> > = so=0A> > > following the instructions previously provided is impossible. :-= <=0A> > >=0A> > > I have located the device:=0A> > >=0A> > > /sys/devices/p= ci0000\:00/0000\:00\:04.0=0A> > >=0A> > > uDev is on the 2007.0 CD, and loa= ds the module, but has problems.=0A> > > Here's the dmesg output from the 2= 007.0 CD using the 2.6.20 kernel:=0A> > >=0A> > > http://tinyurl.com/2l2zw4= =0A> > >=0A> > > I also managed to find the CD I used on another system - a= 2006.1=0A> > CD.=0A> > > It boots and detects the QLA controller just fine= - but uses the=0A> > older=0A> > > method where the firmware is built into= the kernel. However, it is=0A> > > unable to spin up the hard drive for so= me reason - it does detect=0A> > it.=0A> > > Here's the dmesg output from t= he 2006.1 CD using the 2.6.17 kernel:=0A> > >=0A> > > http://tinyurl.com/3c= k8t7=0A> > >=0A> > > Any tips? Is the hard drive bad? I'm not sure where to= go from=0A> > here,=0A> > > and I need to get this at least with the basic= OS on it before the=0A> > > 29th.=0A> > >=0A> > > TIA,=0A> > >=0A> > > Ben= =0A> > > --=0A> > > gentoo-sparc@lists.gentoo.org mailing list=0A> > >=0A> = >=0A> > _________________________________________________________________= =0A> > Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's= =0A> > FREE!=0A> > http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/dir= ect/01/--=0A> > gentoo-sparc@lists.gentoo.org mailing list=0A> >=0A> >=0A> = =0A> --=0A> gentoo-sparc@lists.gentoo.org mailing list=0A=0A=0A--=0Agentoo-= sparc@lists.gentoo.org mailing list=0A=0A=0A=0A -- gentoo-sparc@lists.gentoo.org mailing list