Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2002 21:55:24 -0500 (EST) From: <joeo@cracktown.com> To: <freebsd-sparc@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Ultra 5 ata timeouts (was Re: freebsd/sparc64 bootable iso available) Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.30.0203052146430.6442-100000@asmodean-ssn.nks.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.30.0203050111450.1338-100000@asmodean-ssn.nks.net>
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I reinstalled the dist image after blanking the disklabel. I had briefly enabled soft-updates on most of the file systems. The box has been running all night without problems. Odd that soft-updates problems would manifest themselves through driver errors... On Tue, 5 Mar 2002 joeo@cracktown.com wrote: > > I'm using the "dist" tarball from the same directory as the iso image on > an old 270Mhz Ultra5. > > I'm get a few minutes of uptime followed by the following console output > and a lockup (the box is still pingable). > > ad0: WRITE command timeout tag=0 serv=0 - resetting > ata2: resetting devices .. > > > > On Sun, 3 Mar 2002, Jake Burkholder wrote: > > > > > I've put up a bootable ISO image, which can be used to install a system > > relatively easily. I've tested it on an ultra 10 with the onboard ide > > and an ultra 60 with sym scsi, should also work on ultra 5s and blade 100s > > at least. The cd boots multi user and has a binary distribution tarball > > on it; you can use system on the cd to install on disk. The root password > > is abc123. > > > > Use the tools on the cd to label, install the bootblock, and newfs your > > drive, then mount your partitions and untar the tarball in root's home > > directory on them. I put up a transcript of an install on an ultra 60. > > When labeling your drive be sure that the partitions are on cylinder > > boundaries, the disklabel format requires it. Insert usual warnings > > about experimental software and destruction of data. > > > > http://people.freebsd.org/~jake/sparc64 > > > > In that directory is also a copy of the binary distribution on the cd > > and a loader and kernel which you can use to setup an nfs root system > > and install on disk from there. > > > > If everything goes well this will be put up on the main ftp site in > > the next few days. > > > > Enjoy. > > > > Jake > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-sparc" in the body of the message > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-sparc" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-sparc" in the body of the message
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