[Fedora-ia64-list] Problems with Fedora core 4 on itanium.

[Erik Jacobson]

Hi.

So I generated a new kernel RPM from the SRPM based on 1487_FC5.

The diff for the config file looks like this:


--- kernel-2.6.12-ia64.config.BAK       2005-08-18 08:37:25.000000000 -0500
+++ kernel-2.6.12-ia64.config   2005-08-18 12:10:22.000000000 -0500
@@ -2613,7 +2613,7 @@
 # CONFIG_IA64_DEBUG_IRQ is not set
 # CONFIG_MTD is not set
 CONFIG_SGI_SNSC=y
-CONFIG_IA64_SGI_SN_XP=m
+# CONFIG_IA64_SGI_SN_XP is not set
 CONFIG_IA64_SGI_SN_SIM=y
 # CONFIG_SCSI_BUSLOGIC is not set
 # CONFIG_CC_OPTIMIZE_FOR_SIZE is not set
@@ -2651,7 +2651,7 @@
 # CONFIG_HOTPLUG_PCI_SHPC_PHPRM_LEGACY is not set
 CONFIG_HOTPLUG_PCI_SGI=m
 CONFIG_ACPI_VIDEO=m
-CONFIG_PNPACPI=y
+# CONFIG_PNPACPI is not set
 # CONFIG_MMC_WBSD is not set
 CONFIG_SCHED_SMT=y
 # CONFIG_SGI_TIOCX is not set

This was the only change I made.

I installed this on an Altix ia64 system first and it still worked there.

I then installed it on the rx2600 that had a version of rhel4 on it.
It blew up, but late in kernel messages.  I believe I was hitting the
same problem you were with the right kernel modules not being in place
to mount root.  At least this confirmed we weren't hitting the same
old issues.

Then I busted open the boot.img file and updated the kernel modules and
kernel itself within (including the modules cpio file within the 
initrd).

I used that to boot the installer on the rx2600 on the vga console.  The 
installer popped up in graphics mode, the disks were found, and then it
blew up with an anaconda error.  I started the installer again on the vga
screen in 'text' mode.  That install is progressing as we speak.

As you noted, I'm going to have to boot with a different OS, then chroot
in to the fedora development root I just installed and install the updated 
kernel there because I didn't "pollute" our fedora development mirror with my
one-off kernel :)

I didn't play with the serial console this time except to do some echo
commands from the installer "shell" virtual to discover the console
was indeed ttyS3.