[parisc-linux] D310 boot messages

[djweis@sjdjweis.com]

On Mon, 4 Jun 2001, Michael S. Zick wrote:
> Thanks for the feedback -
> Your boot ends at the same point mine does -
> 
> I suspect that an entry needs to be made in /dev for the ttyB
> device and probably a line in /etc/inittab to proc a getty on it -
> 
> But I am just guessing - a *nix expert will have to tell us how.

I'll try it out in a little bit and report back when I get home.

dave

> Your message listing tells me a lot - my 9000/720 uses the same
> SCSI driver but doesn't work (yet) -
> 
> I have in the past (last week) built a working kernel - that used the
> STI driver and did not need the "ttyB" hack to by-pass its call to
> "register_console" in function "__init con_init of file linux/drivers/char/console.c
> 
> A seemingly related problem is getting my machine's HIL devices recognized -
> but the changes I made to fix the crator-on console_init fixed that also -
> now, if I can only find my notes.
> 
> So - I will find how I did that - put it back into this V0.9 kernel, then proceed to
> learn why the LASI-Sim700 driver for the 53c7xx doesn't work on my model 720.
> 
> I'll keep the list posted on what, if anything, I can find.
> 

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