Re: Please validate test kernel on UltraSPARC machines
Gregor Riepl <[email protected]> Mon, 13 Oct 2025 14:34:17 +0200
| Newsgroups | gmane.linux.debian.ports.sparc |
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| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
>> I finally had some time to reinstall my Ultra 10 using the install iso that you >> provided a few years ago. Not everything went smooth, but I didn't encounter any >> major issues, and I'm (gently) stress-testing the machine now. > > Which one? I don't remember exactly, but the file timestamps indicate 18 June 2023. So it must be from around that time. >> - I haven't seen any of the kernel panics and oopses that plague my Fire V215. These >> must be specific problems of the smp kernel (and SMP SPARCs). The Ultra 10 is single-core. > > The next stable kernel updates for 6.16.x will contain a lof of SPARC-specific fixes > which should make the kernel on all models substantially more stable. Looking forward to it! > FWIW, I will build new installation images once the SPARC kernel fixes have found their official > way into Debian which should be in a few days when Linux 6.16.13 is released. Hopefully I can find a replacement HDD until then.