Hi, I'm trying to install Linux on an Origin 200 and I'm having problems with booting the kernel (CVS tree linux from oss.sgi.com). I've included below a console session of my tries to boot the kernel. In two cases below I used the default kernel configuration but without the SCSI driver. In the first case I used parameters root=/dev/nfs and nfsroot=.... It reached 'Calibrating delay loop' and then 'Got dbe at 0xffffffff8013e970'. After that, I guess, some kind of register dump followed (I'm working with MIPS architecture for the first time). In the second case it reached "TCP: Hash tables configured". Besides these two tries, I've tried using different kernel configuration options in the machine selection category and besides the obvious ones (IP27, IP27 N-Mode and Multi-Processing), I'm clueless about the meaning of other options. I would really appreciate some guidance on making the kernel boot... Thanks in advance and sorry for such a long email. **** The recorded console session from minicom **** IP27 PROM SGI Version 5.28 built 11:17:13 AM Sep 24, 1998 Master testing hub interrupts Testing/Initializing memory CPU A testing secondary cache (1 MB) Discovering local IO ... Using console at /hw/module/1/MotherBoard Running serial_dma diag (Bridge base = 0x9200000008000000 PCI dev = 2) Local IO discover DONE. Running Hub Chip BTE test. BTE0 completed. BTE1 completed. Checking Local Link Connection. Discovering CrayLink connectivity Local hub CrayLink is down. *** Local network link down Discovered 1 objects (1 hubs, 0 routers) Waiting for peers to complete discovery. No other nodes present; becoming global master Global master is /hw/module/1/slot/MotherBoard Loading BASEIO prom Uncompressing segment BASEIO prom Jumping to entry point 0xa800000001c00140 Numbering nodes... 1 CPUs on 1 nodes found. Clocks synchronized. Modules numbered. Updating module serial numbers. BASEIO PROM Monitor SGI Version 5.28 built 11:16:22 AM Sep 24, 1998 (BE64) Sizing caches... Initializing environment Initializing software and devices. Installing Devices... Running enet_all diag (Bridge base = 0x9200000008000000 PCI dev = 2 Mode = 0) Running scsi_ram diag (Bridge base = 0x9200000008000000 PCI dev = 0) Running scsi_dma diag (Bridge base = 0x9200000008000000 PCI dev = 0) Running scsi_controller diag (Bridge base = 0x9200000008000000 PCI dev = 0) Walking SCSI Adapter 0 (/hw/module/1/slot/MotherBoard), (pci id 0) 1+ 2- 3- 4- 5- 6- 7- 8- 9- 10- 11- 12- 13- 14- 15- = 1 device(s) Running scsi_ram diag (Bridge base = 0x9200000008000000 PCI dev = 1) Running scsi_dma diag (Bridge base = 0x9200000008000000 PCI dev = 1) Running scsi_controller diag (Bridge base = 0x9200000008000000 PCI dev = 1) Walking SCSI Adapter 1 (/hw/module/1/slot/MotherBoard), (pci id 1) 1- 2- 3- 4- 5+ 6+ 7- = 2 device(s) Initializing devices... Checking hardware inventory... **** System Configuration and Diagnostics Summary **** CONFIG: No. of NODEs enabled = 1 No. of NODEs disabled = 0 No. of CPUs enabled = 1 No. of CPUs disabled = 0 Mem enabled = 64 MB Mem disabled = 0 MB No. of RTRs enabled = 0 No. of RTRs disabled = 0 DIAG RESULTS: ALL DIAGS PASSED! **** End System Configuration and Diagnostics Summary **** System Maintenance Menu 1) Start System 2) Install System Software 3) Run Diagnostics 4) Recover System 5) Enter Command Monitor Option? 5 Command Monitor. Type "exit" to return to the menu. >> hinv -v IP27 Node Board, Module 1, Slot MotherBoard ASIC HUB Rev 3, 90 MHz, (nasid 0) Processor A: 180 MHz R10000, Rev 2.6, 1M secondary cache, (cpu 0) R10000FPC Rev 0 Memory on board, 64 MBytes (Standard) Bank 0, 64 MBytes <-- (Physical Bank 0) BASEIO IO Board, Module 1, Slot MotherBoard ASIC BRIDGE Rev 4, (widget 8) adapter PCI-SCSI Rev 5, (pci id 0) peripheral SCSI DISK, ID 1, SGI IBM DCHS04Y adapter PCI-SCSI Rev 5, (pci id 1) peripheral SCSI TAPE, ID 5, ARCHIVE Python 02779-XXX peripheral SCSI CDROM, ID 6, TOSHIBA CD-ROM XM-5701TA adapter IOC3 Rev 1, (pci id 2) controller multi function SuperIO controller Ethernet Rev 1 >> hinv -mvvv location: /hw/module/1/slot/MotherBoard Part:013-1895-001;Name:PIMM_1XT5_1MB;Serial:GCK618;Revision:F;Group:ff;Capability:ffffffff;Variety:ff;Laser:000000178518; location: /hw/module/1/slot/MotherBoard Part:030-1244-001;Name:IP29;Serial:GCH576;Revision:H;Group:ff;Capability:ffffffff;Variety:ff;Laser:00000017a582; >> version BASEIO PROM Monitor SGI Version 5.28 built 11:16:22 AM Sep 24, 1998 (BE64) >> printenv AutoLoad=No dbgtty=/dev/tty/ioc30 root=dks0d1s0 nonstop=0 rbaud=19200 SystemPartition=dksc(0,1,8) OSLoadPartition=dksc(0,1,0) OSLoader=sash OSLoadFilename=unix TimeZone=PST8PDT console=d oldConsolePath=/hw/module/1/slot/MotherBoard gConsoleIn=default gConsoleOut=default diskless=0 scsihostid=0 ProbeAllScsi=n dbaud=9600 volume=80 sgilogo=y netaddr=192.168.21.231 ConsoleOut=/dev/tty/ioc30 ConsoleIn=/dev/tty/ioc30 cpufreq=180 ConsolePath=/hw/module/1/slot/MotherBoard >> opts SGI Version 5.28 built 11:16:22 AM Sep 24, 1998 Libkl was built as follows: -xansi -fullwarn -D_STANDALONE -DMP -DDISCONTIG_PHYSMEM -DNUMA_BASE -DNUMA_PM -DNUMA_TBORROW -DNUMA_MIGR_CONTROL -DNUMA_REPLICATION -DNUMA_REPL_CONTROL -DNUMA_SCHED -DLARGE_CPU_COUNT -DHUB2_NACK_WAR -DBRIDGE_ERROR_INTR_WAR -DMAPPED_KERNEL -DBHV_SYNCH -DHUB_ERR_STS_WAR -DHUB_MIGR_WAR -DNCR16C550 -DTL16PIR552 -DSN0_INTR_BROKEN -DFRU -DSN0_USE_BTE -DBTE_BZERO_WAR -DREV1_BRIDGE_SUPPORTED -DHUB_II_IFDR_WAR -DRTINT_WAR -DPCOUNT_WAR -DBRIDGE_B_DATACORR_WAR -D_KERNEL -DR10000 -D_PAGESZ=16384 -DIP27 -DPROM -U__INLINE_INTRINSICS -DSN0 -I../../../include -I../../../IP27prom -non_shared -elf -64 -G 0 -mips4 -OPT:space=ON -OPT:quad_align_branch_targets=FALSE -OPT:quad_align_with_memops=FALSE -TENV:misalignment=1 -OPT:unroll_times_max=0 -OPT:unroll_size=0 -TENV:kernel -IPA:inline=off:cprop=off:cgi=off:autognum=off -ipa -Wl,-tt1:1 -nostdinc -I/u1/people/ayoung/6.4-patch3292/root/usr/include -O2 -MDupdate Makedepend.SN0 -woff 1685,515,608,658,799,803,852,1048,1233,1499,1068,1185,1209,1505,1506,1692,1174 Libsk was built as follows: -xansi -fullwarn -D_STANDALONE -DMP -DDISCONTIG_PHYSMEM -DNUMA_BASE -DNUMA_PM -DNUMA_TBORROW -DNUMA_MIGR_CONTROL -DNUMA_REPLICATION -DNUMA_REPL_CONTROL -DNUMA_SCHED -DLARGE_CPU_COUNT -DHUB2_NACK_WAR -DBRIDGE_ERROR_INTR_WAR -DMAPPED_KERNEL -DBHV_SYNCH -DHUB_ERR_STS_WAR -DHUB_MIGR_WAR -DNCR16C550 -DTL16PIR552 -DSN0_INTR_BROKEN -DFRU -DSN0_USE_BTE -DBTE_BZERO_WAR -DREV1_BRIDGE_SUPPORTED -DHUB_II_IFDR_WAR -DRTINT_WAR -DPCOUNT_WAR -DBRIDGE_B_DATACORR_WAR -D_KERNEL -DR10000 -D_PAGESZ=16384 -DIP27 -DSN0 -I../../../include -non_shared -elf -64 -G 0 -mips4 -OPT:space=ON -OPT:quad_align_branch_targets=FALSE -OPT:quad_align_with_memops=FALSE -TENV:misalignment=1 -OPT:unroll_times_max=0 -OPT:unroll_size=0 -TENV:kernel -IPA:inline=off:cprop=off:cgi=off:autognum=off -ipa -Wl,-tt1:1 -nostdinc -I/u1/people/ayoung/6.4-patch3292/root/usr/include -O2 -MDupdate Makedepend.SN0 -woff 1685,515,608,658,799,803,852,1048,1233,1499,1068,1185,1209,1505,1506,1692,1174 The IO6prom was built as follows: -xansi -fullwarn -D_STANDALONE -DMP -DDISCONTIG_PHYSMEM -DNUMA_BASE -DNUMA_PM -DNUMA_TBORROW -DNUMA_MIGR_CONTROL -DNUMA_REPLICATION -DNUMA_REPL_CONTROL -DNUMA_SCHED -DLARGE_CPU_COUNT -DHUB2_NACK_WAR -DBRIDGE_ERROR_INTR_WAR -DMAPPED_KERNEL -DBHV_SYNCH -DHUB_ERR_STS_WAR -DHUB_MIGR_WAR -DNCR16C550 -DTL16PIR552 -DSN0_INTR_BROKEN -DFRU -DSN0_USE_BTE -DBTE_BZERO_WAR -DREV1_BRIDGE_SUPPORTED -DHUB_II_IFDR_WAR -DRTINT_WAR -DPCOUNT_WAR -DBRIDGE_B_DATACORR_WAR -D_KERNEL -DR10000 -D_PAGESZ=16384 -DIP27 -DPROM -DNO_tpsc -DSN0 -I../include -I../IP27prom -non_shared -elf -64 -G 0 -mips4 -OPT:space=ON -OPT:quad_align_branch_targets=FALSE -OPT:quad_align_with_memops=FALSE -TENV:misalignment=1 -OPT:unroll_times_max=0 -OPT:unroll_size=0 -TENV:kernel -IPA:inline=off:cprop=off:cgi=off:autognum=off -ipa -Wl,-tt1:1 -nostdinc -I/u1/people/ayoung/6.4-patch3292/root/usr/include -O2 -MDupdate Makedepend.SN0 -woff 1685,515,608,658,799,803,852,1048,1233,1499,1068,1185,1209,1505,1506,1692,1174 >> bootp():vmlinux root=/dev/nfs nfsroot=/ 192.168.21.220:/MIPS Obtaining vmlinux from server itlab4 1160272 |/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-+374720 |/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\+228460 entry: 0xa80000000013c000 ARCH: SGI-IP27 PROMLIB: ARC firmware Version 64 Revision 0 Discovered 1 cpus on 1 nodes Total memory probed : 0x4000 pages Linux version 2.4.0-test11 (pmalic@itlab4) (gcc version egcs-2.91.66 19990314 (egcs-1.1.2 release)) #1 Thu Dec 28 13:36:59 CET 2000 Loading R10000 MMU routines. CPU revision is: 00000926 Primary instruction cache 32kb, linesize 64 bytes Primary data cache 32kb, linesize 32 bytes Secondary cache sized at 1024K, linesize 128 IP27: Running on node 0. Node 0 has a primary CPU, CPU is running. Node 0 has no secondary CPU. Machine is in M mode. Cpu 0, Nasid 0x0, pcibr_setup(): found partnum= 0xc002...is bridge CPU 0 clock is 65535MHz. On node 0 totalpages: 16384 zone(0): 16384 pages. zone(1): 0 pages. zone(2): 0 pages. Kernel command line: root=/dev/nfs nfsroot=192.168.21.220:/MIPS Entering 64-bit mode. Calibrating delay loop... 179.81 BogoMIPS Got dbe at 0xffffffff8013e970 Cpu 0 $0 : 0000000000000000 ffffffff94201ce0 a8000000001cf680 0000000000000000 $4 : 00000000000000d0 0000000000000039 0000000000000000 a8000000001cf000 $8 : 0000000000004000 0000000000000000 ffffffff80196039 ffffffff801c8828 $12 : 0000000000000010 0000000000000000 000000000000000a ffffffff8012f330 $16 : a8000000011bbe58 0000000000003439 0000000000003048 ffffffff801ca4a8 $20 : 0000000000004000 0000000000000001 0000000000000001 0000000000000000 $24 : 0000000000000000 0000000000000030 $28 : ffffffff80138000 ffffffff8013bdc0 a80000000013c000 ffffffff8013e9ac Hi : 0000000000000000 Lo : 0000000000003438 epc : ffffffff8013e970 badvaddr: ffffffff801c8828 badvaddr: ffffffff801c8828 Status : 94201ce3 Cause : 0000901c Cause : 0000901c Index: 0 pgmask=00000000 va=c0000fff80000000 asid=00 [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] Index: 1 pgmask=00000000 va=c0000fff80000000 asid=00 [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] Index: 2 pgmask=00000000 va=c0000fff80000000 asid=00 [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] Index: 3 pgmask=00000000 va=c0000fff80000000 asid=00 [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] Index: 4 pgmask=00000000 va=c0000fff80000000 asid=00 [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] Index: 5 pgmask=00000000 va=c0000fff80000000 asid=00 [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] Index: 6 pgmask=00000000 va=c0000fff80000000 asid=00 [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] Index: 7 pgmask=00000000 va=c0000fff80000000 asid=00 [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] Index: 8 pgmask=00000000 va=c0000fff80000000 asid=00 [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] Index: 9 pgmask=00000000 va=c0000fff80000000 asid=00 [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] Index: 10 pgmask=00000000 va=c0000fff80000000 asid=00 [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] Index: 11 pgmask=00000000 va=c0000fff80000000 asid=00 [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] Index: 12 pgmask=00000000 va=c0000fff80000000 asid=00 [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] Index: 13 pgmask=00000000 va=c0000fff80000000 asid=00 [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] Index: 14 pgmask=00000000 va=c0000fff80000000 asid=00 [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] Index: 15 pgmask=00000000 va=c0000fff80000000 asid=00 [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] Index: 16 pgmask=00000000 va=c0000fff80000000 asid=00 [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] Index: 17 pgmask=00000000 va=c0000fff80000000 asid=00 [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] Index: 18 pgmask=00000000 va=c0000fff80000000 asid=00 [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] Index: 19 pgmask=00000000 va=c0000fff80000000 asid=00 [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] Index: 20 pgmask=00000000 va=c0000fff80000000 asid=00 [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] Index: 21 pgmask=00000000 va=c0000fff80000000 asid=00 [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] Index: 22 pgmask=00000000 va=c0000fff80000000 asid=00 [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] Index: 23 pgmask=00000000 va=c0000fff80000000 asid=00 [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] Index: 24 pgmask=00000000 va=c0000fff80000000 asid=00 [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] Index: 25 pgmask=00000000 va=c0000fff80000000 asid=00 [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] Index: 26 pgmask=00000000 va=c0000fff80000000 asid=00 [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] Index: 27 pgmask=00000000 va=c0000fff80000000 asid=00 [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] Index: 28 pgmask=00000000 va=c0000fff80000000 asid=00 [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] Index: 29 pgmask=00000000 va=c0000fff80000000 asid=00 [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] Index: 30 pgmask=00000000 va=c0000fff80000000 asid=00 [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] Index: 31 pgmask=00000000 va=c0000fff80000000 asid=00 [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] Index: 32 pgmask=00000000 va=c0000fff80000000 asid=00 [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] Index: 33 pgmask=00000000 va=c0000fff80000000 asid=00 [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] Index: 34 pgmask=00000000 va=c0000fff80000000 asid=00 [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] Index: 35 pgmask=00000000 va=c0000fff80000000 asid=00 [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] Index: 36 pgmask=00000000 va=c0000fff80000000 asid=00 [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] Index: 37 pgmask=00000000 va=c0000fff80000000 asid=00 [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] Index: 38 pgmask=00000000 va=c0000fff80000000 asid=00 [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] Index: 39 pgmask=00000000 va=c0000fff80000000 asid=00 [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] Index: 40 pgmask=00000000 va=c0000fff80000000 asid=00 [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] Index: 41 pgmask=00000000 va=c0000fff80000000 asid=00 [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] Index: 42 pgmask=00000000 va=c0000fff80000000 asid=00 [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] Index: 43 pgmask=00000000 va=c0000fff80000000 asid=00 [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] Index: 44 pgmask=00000000 va=c0000fff80000000 asid=00 [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] Index: 45 pgmask=00000000 va=c0000fff80000000 asid=00 [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] Index: 46 pgmask=00000000 va=c0000fff80000000 asid=00 [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] Index: 47 pgmask=00000000 va=c0000fff80000000 asid=00 [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] Index: 48 pgmask=00000000 va=c0000fff80000000 asid=00 [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] Index: 49 pgmask=00000000 va=c0000fff80000000 asid=00 [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] Index: 50 pgmask=00000000 va=c0000fff80000000 asid=00 [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] Index: 51 pgmask=00000000 va=c0000fff80000000 asid=00 [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] Index: 52 pgmask=00000000 va=c0000fff80000000 asid=00 [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] Index: 53 pgmask=00000000 va=c0000fff80000000 asid=00 [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] Index: 54 pgmask=00000000 va=c0000fff80000000 asid=00 [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] Index: 55 pgmask=00000000 va=c0000fff80000000 asid=00 [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] Index: 56 pgmask=00000000 va=c0000fff80000000 asid=00 [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] Index: 57 pgmask=00000000 va=c0000fff80000000 asid=00 [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] Index: 58 pgmask=00000000 va=c0000fff80000000 asid=00 [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] Index: 59 pgmask=00000000 va=c0000fff80000000 asid=00 [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] Index: 60 pgmask=00000000 va=c0000fff80000000 asid=00 [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] Index: 61 pgmask=00000000 va=c0000fff80000000 asid=00 [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] Index: 62 pgmask=00000000 va=c0000fff80000000 asid=00 [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] Index: 63 pgmask=00000000 va=c0000fff80000000 asid=00 [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] [pa=000000 c=0 d=0 v=0 g=0] [ Here the machine hangs and I restart it. For brevity, I've removed the lines that are written to the screen while booting. ] [ Now I'm tring to boot another kernel: ] >> bootp():vmlinux Obtaining vmlinux from server itlab4 1160272 |/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-+374704 |/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\+228460 entry: 0xa80000000013c000 ARCH: SGI-IP27 PROMLIB: ARC firmware Version 64 Revision 0 Discovered 1 cpus on 1 nodes Total memory probed : 0x4000 pages Linux version 2.4.0-test11 (pmalic@itlab4) (gcc version egcs-2.91.66 19990314 (egcs-1.1.2 release)) #2 Thu Dec 28 13:46:29 CET 2000 Loading R10000 MMU routines. CPU revision is: 00000926 Primary instruction cache 32kb, linesize 64 bytes Primary data cache 32kb, linesize 32 bytes Secondary cache sized at 1024K, linesize 128 IP27: Running on node 0. Node 0 has a primary CPU, CPU is running. Node 0 has no secondary CPU. Machine is in M mode. Cpu 0, Nasid 0x0, pcibr_setup(): found partnum= 0xc002...is bridge CPU 0 clock is 65535MHz. On node 0 totalpages: 16384 zone(0): 16384 pages. zone(1): 0 pages. zone(2): 0 pages. Kernel command line: Entering 64-bit mode. Calibrating delay loop... 179.81 BogoMIPS Memory: 61496k/65536k available (1133k kernel code, 4040k reserved, 129k data, 216k init) Dentry-cache hash table entries: 8192 (order: 5, 131072 bytes) Buffer-cache hash table entries: 4096 (order: 3, 32768 bytes) Page-cache hash table entries: 16384 (order: 5, 131072 bytes) Inode-cache hash table entries: 4096 (order: 4, 65536 bytes) Checking for 'wait' instruction... unavailable. POSIX conformance testing by UNIFIX PCI: Probing PCI hardware on host bus 0. PCI: Fixing isp1020 in [bus:slot.fn] 00:00.0 PCI: Fixing isp1020 in [bus:slot.fn] 00:01.0 PCI: Fixing base addresses for IOC3 device 00:02.0 Linux NET4.0 for Linux 2.4 Based upon Swansea University Computer Society NET3.039 Starting kswapd v1.8 Serial driver version 5.02 (2000-08-09) with MANY_PORTS SHARE_IRQ SERIAL_PCI enabledttyS00 at iomem 0x9200000008620178 (irq = 0) is a 16550A Using PHY 31, vendor 0x20005c0, model 0, rev 1. eth0: MII transceiver found at MDIO address 31, config 3100 status 786f. IOC3 SSRAM has 128 kbyte. Found DS1981U NIC registration number 39:e6:02:00:70:5e, CRC 19. Ethernet address is 08:00:69:05:73:0e. NET4: Linux TCP/IP 1.0 for NET4.0 IP Protocols: ICMP, UDP, TCP IP: routing cache hash table of 256 buckets, 4Kbytes TCP: Hash tables configured (established 2048 bind 2048) [ Here the machines hangs again. I've tried many more times with different kernel configurations, but it's the same thing. It either "gets a dbe" or just stops after "TCP: Hash tables ..." ] --pm