Re: debian-hppa on a C8000

On 13.03.19 11:54, LX wrote:
>> For example I can imaginge that you manually need to upgrade the
>> palo boot code on the hard disc boot sector before reboot

> is there a manual or procedure how to do? 

Run "apt-get update" and "apt-get install palo linux-image-parisc64-smp".
Make sure you get latest Linux kernels (e.g. > 4.19.x).
Then run "palo -v" once, that updates the boot sector with latest palo boot code.

> I can install debian but after upgrade it doesn't boot anymore...

Which kernel?
What is the boot log?
Where does it hang?


Helge




> -------- Original-Nachricht --------
> An 12. März 2019, 15:01, Helge Deller schrieb:
> 
> 
>     Hi Lothar,
> 
>     On 12.03.19 14 <tel:12031914>:31, Lothar Paltins wrote:
>     > the "native" OS of the old HP workstations is HP-UX, but just out of
>     > curiosity I've tried to install Linux on one of my C8000 <tel:8000>. Installing
>     > using a CD with debian-8.0-hppa-CD-1.iso as described in the Linux
>     > PARISC Wiki succeeded without problems, but I couldn't install any
>     > updates. During the installation, the installer asks for the radeon
>     > firmware R300 <tel:300>_cp.bin, but I continued the installation without it.
> 
>     Correct, PA-Linux currently doesn't support the Radeon cards in the C8000 <tel:8000>.
> 
>     > Installing /lib/firmware/radeon/R300 <tel:300>_cp.bin afterwards breaks the
>     > system, it crashes during booting.
> 
>     It shouldn't crash with a recent kernel. Can you post the crash dump?
> 
>     > This is also the case after an "apt-get update;apt-get upgrade".
>     Latest debian-unstable packages do work on the c8000 <tel:8000>.
>     Some of the debian buildd servers are c8000 <tel:8000> machines running latest
>     debian unstable packages.
>     So, can you maybe also give some more info what happens when you
>     upgrade?
>     For example I can imaginge that you manually need to upgrade the
>     palo boot code on the hard disc boot sector before reboot.
> 
>     > I've then tried to install debian-9.0-Stretch-hppa-NETINST-1.iso and
>     > debian-10.0 <tel:100>-hppa-NETINST-1.iso, but here the installer crashes
>     > already shortly after entering the locale information.
>     Yes, that's known and is being worked on. That's not c8000 <tel:8000> specific.
> 
>     > Did anybody succeed in installing a more recent version than debian-8.0?
> 
>     I do (with upgrades from debian-8).
> 
>     Helge
>