This would turn Hurd from a bit of cheap and cheerful fun, into a £300 project. Hmm.....
----- Original Message ----- From: Lars <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Nicholas P Bamber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2002 10:17 PM Subject: Re: Installation kernel panic > > I would advice you to download a debian install iso and burn it on a cd > then boot on it and install. > > worked flawlessly for me...... > > On Sat, 16 Mar 2002, Nicholas P Bamber wrote: > > > I have tried installing Hurd and everything seems to go > > quite well util the last stage of the first boot. > > At this point the kernel panics. > > > > The precise actions were: > > a.) mke2fs -O sparse_super -o hurd /dev/hdc1 > > b.) mount -t ext2 /dev/hdc /gnu > > c.) cd /gnu > > d.) tar --same-owner -xpzf /backup/gnu-20011016.tar.gz > > e.) reboot under grub > > f.) grub> root (hd1,0) > > g.) grub> kernel /boot/gnumach.gz -s root=device:hd2s1 > > h.) grub> module > > hurd/ext2fs.static --multiboot-command-line=${kernel-command-line} --host-p > > riv-port=${host-port} --device-master-port=${device-port} --exec-server-task > > =${exec-task} -T typed ${root} ${task-create} ${task-resume} > > i.) grub> module /lib/ld.so.1 /hurd/exec ${exec-task=task-create} > > j.) grub> boot > > > > I noticed that it seemed to find the correct ide devices, > > so I believe it was working reasonably well upto the point of panic. > > The machine reboots too quickly for me to take down many details, > > but I believe that EIP = 0x12144b at the point of panic. > > It would be quite nice if a more recent cut could be placed in the archive, > > as I would be quite happy to just try again. > > > > > > /proc/cpuinfo looks like the following: > > processor : 0 > > vendor_id : AuthenticAMD > > cpu family : 6 > > model : 4 > > model name : AMD Athlon(tm) processor > > stepping : 4 > > cpu MHz : 1001.803 > > cache size : 256 KB > > fdiv_bug : no > > hlt_bug : no > > sep_bug : no > > f00f_bug : no > > coma_bug : no > > fpu : yes > > fpu_exception : yes > > cpuid level : 1 > > wp : yes > > flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 > > psn mmxext mmx fxsr 3dnowext 3dnow > > bogomips : 1998.84 > > > > /proc/pci as follows: > > PCI devices found: > > Bus 0, device 0, function 0: > > Host bridge: VIA Technologies Unknown device (rev 0). > > Vendor id=1106. Device id=3112. > > Medium devsel. Master Capable. Latency=8. > > Prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xe0000000 [0xe0000008]. > > Bus 0, device 1, function 0: > > PCI bridge: VIA Technologies Unknown device (rev 0). > > Vendor id=1106. Device id=b112. > > Medium devsel. Master Capable. No bursts. Min Gnt=12. > > Bus 0, device 7, function 0: > > ISA bridge: VIA Technologies Unknown device (rev 64). > > Vendor id=1106. Device id=686. > > Medium devsel. Master Capable. No bursts. > > Bus 0, device 7, function 1: > > IDE interface: VIA Technologies VT 82C586 Apollo IDE (rev 6). > > Medium devsel. Fast back-to-back capable. Master Capable. > > Latency=32. > > I/O at 0xd000 [0xd001]. > > Bus 0, device 7, function 2: > > USB Controller: VIA Technologies VT 82C586 Apollo USB (rev 26). > > Medium devsel. IRQ 9. Master Capable. Latency=32. > > I/O at 0xd400 [0xd401]. > > Bus 0, device 7, function 3: > > USB Controller: VIA Technologies VT 82C586 Apollo USB (rev 26). > > Medium devsel. IRQ 9. Master Capable. Latency=32. > > I/O at 0xd800 [0xd801]. > > Bus 0, device 7, function 4: > > Bridge: VIA Technologies Unknown device (rev 64). > > Vendor id=1106. Device id=3057. > > Medium devsel. Fast back-to-back capable. > > Bus 0, device 7, function 5: > > Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies Unknown device (rev 80). > > Vendor id=1106. Device id=3058. > > Medium devsel. IRQ 5. > > I/O at 0xdc00 [0xdc01]. > > I/O at 0xe000 [0xe001]. > > I/O at 0xe400 [0xe401]. > > Bus 0, device 12, function 0: > > Ethernet controller: NS Unknown device (rev 0). > > Vendor id=100b. Device id=20. > > Medium devsel. Fast back-to-back capable. IRQ 11. Master Capable. > > Latency=32. Min Gnt=11.Max Lat=52. > > I/O at 0xec00 [0xec01]. > > Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xe8000000 [0xe8000000]. > > Bus 1, device 0, function 0: > > VGA compatible controller: Trident Unknown device (rev 0). > > Vendor id=1023. Device id=8500. > > Medium devsel. Fast back-to-back capable. IRQ 10. Master Capable. > > Latency=32. > > Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xe5800000 [0xe5800000]. > > Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xe6000000 [0xe6000000]. > > Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xe5000000 [0xe5000000]. > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Bug-hurd mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-hurd > > > > Cell: +46 70 328 02 46 > Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Home: http://www.cryptr.net/ > > - Thirty years after its creation, UNIX still remains a phenomenon - > > > > _______________________________________________ Bug-hurd mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-hurd