Re: [leaf-wisp] kernel panic

I check WISP-Dist with net4521 all the time. The only thing I can 
recommend is to try another flash or another motherboard.

Daniel Loomis wrote:
> I have been trying to use a more recent version of Wisp-Dist on my
> Soekris net4521.  So far the latest version I have been successful in
> installing and running is wisp_2134.  I tried downloading and installing
> the following versions:
> 
> wisp-dist_1.3.1p24_pkg.zip
> wisp-dist_2624_img_wdist.bin
> wisp-dist_2624_pkg_wdist.zip
> 
> With the bin image I did a simple dd if=wisp-dist_xx of=/dev/sda
> 
> With the zip images I created partition 1 using fdisk, set it to type 1
> = FAT12 and made it bootable.  After writing the new partition table to
> the cf and exiting I created the filesystem using:
> 
> mkfs.msdos /dev/sda1
> 
> When I insert the cf in the Soekris it boots, but then gives a kernel
> panic as follows:
> 
> ------------output------------------
> 
> Using /boot/lib/modules/ide-disk.o
> Using /boot/lib/modules/ide-detect.o
> hda: SanDisk SDCFB-256, CFA DISK drive
> ide0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6 on irq 14
> Using /boot/lib/modules/cramfs.o
> Making a 8M TMPFS filesystem...
> Pivoting...
> Generating default dirs...
> Generating /tmp & /var/log files ...
> Generating /dev...
> hda: attached ide-disk driver.
> hda: task_no_data_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
> hda: task_no_data_intr: error=0x04 { DriveStatusError }
> hda: 500400 sectors (256 MB) w/1KiB Cache, CHS=695/15/48
> Partition check:
>  hda: hda1
>  hda: hda1
>  hda: hda1
> FAT: bogus cluster size 0
> VFS: Can't find a valid FAT filesystem on dev 03:00.
>                                                                                 
> Mounted /dev/hda as tmpfs
> PKGPATH: /dev/hda
> mounting /dev/hda on /mnt1
>  hda: hda1
>  hda: hda1
> FAT: bogus cluster size 0
> VFS: Can't find a valid FAT filesystem on dev 03:00.
> mounting /dev/hda on /mnt1
> mounting /dev/hda on /mnt1
> mounting /dev/hda on /mnt1
> mounting /dev/hda on /mnt1
> Mounted /dev/hda as tmpfs
> LINUXRC: Installing ...
> /dev/hda (tmpfs) on /var/lib/lrpkg/mnt:
> /dev/hda (tmpfs) on /mnt1:
>  root(Not Found!)
> /dev/hda (tmpfs) on /var/lib/lrpkg/mnt:
> /dev/hda (tmpfs) on /mnt1:
>  zebra(Not Found!)
> /dev/hda (tmpfs) on /var/lib/lrpkg/mnt:
> /dev/hda (tmpfs) on /mnt1:
>  net-snmp(Not Found!)
> /dev/hda (tmpfs) on /var/lib/lrpkg/mnt:
> /dev/hda (tmpfs) on /mnt1:
>  sshd(Not Found!)
> /dev/hda (tmpfs) on /var/lib/lrpkg/mnt:
> /dev/hda (tmpfs) on /mnt1:
>  netdiag(Not Found!)
> /dev/hda (tmpfs) on /var/lib/lrpkg/mnt:
> /dev/hda (tmpfs) on /mnt1:
>  local(Not Found!)
> Installation finished.
> Generating POSIXnessKernel panic: Attempted to kill init!
>  links...
> cat:  /var/lib/lrpkg/root.pn.links: No such file or directory
> Generating tinylogin links...
> cat: /var/lib/lrpkg/root.log.links: No such file or directory
> chown and chmod /dev...
> .: Can't open /var/lib/lrpkg/root.dev.own
> ----------------------------------------------
> 
> I get the same results whether I am using a Viking 16mb CF or a Sandisk
> 256mb CF.  When I install version 2134 everything installs and boots up
> just fine.  I don't know what is different about the later versions, but
> they do not like my particular net4521.
> 
> Dan Loomis
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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Best Regards,
Vladimir Ivashchenko
ThunderWorx - www.thunderworx.com
Senior Systems Designer/Engineer



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