Re: Installed!!!! (Jensen, round 3)

[Fernando Monera Daroqui <monera iit upco es>]

On 03-Dec-99 Shrikant "Ghatpandek wrote:
> Thanks Fernando, for the pointer.
> I am probably using a wrong image but it's not a kernel panic, the
> system hangs during CD boot. I will review the stuff that you gave
> the
> references to, let me try that and will get back if I need to.
> Thanks again!  If you are curious, here's what was happening:
> 
> Jensen with SRM version 1.7
>>>> boot dka400                (RH6.0 Alpha CD)
> aboot> 1/kernels/generic.gz root=/dev/scd0        (root is CD)
> ....
> Linux version 2.2.5-14BOOT
> ....
> Max ASN from HWRPB is bad (0xf)
> Memory: 64MB
> ....
> IP Protocols: ICMP, UDP, TCP, IGMP
> Starting kswapd v1.5
> ... - and hangs, just sits there for a loong time, never comes out
> unless I reset. - ...

We are exactly at the same point. The kswapd hang...
With the 2.2.12 kernel used during the installation (kernel from the
"updated" diskette from the pages I tell you) I reach the "Starting
system logger     [OK]" and then hangs. (this kernel doesn't load the
kswapd).
Then I have tried: 
        aboot> 0/a single
And IT WORKS!!!! I can boot, but in single mode and with no modules
:(
Then I have removed the SXXsyslogd from all rc's. When I reboot It
hangs in "starting portmaper  [ok]". 
I think this is not the way. We have to resolve the kswapd hang.
Another thing I tried is to recompile the kernel, but I don't know
(yet) how to tell aboot to use the new kernel.

We are on the right way. I will try to compile my own kernel and I
tell you...

Good luck.

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E-Mail: Fernando Monera Daroqui <monera@iit.upco.es>
Date: 04-Dec-99
Time: 00:35:32

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