[parisc-linux] Installing on Apollo 735

[Boyan Lazarov]

The system just stop 
The boot parameters are :
0: 0/vmlinux
 1: root=/dev/ram
 2: initrd=0/ramdisk
 3: console=ttyS0
 4: TERM=vt102
 5: sim700=noneg:0xff,nodisc:0xff
 6: isl

And the output is:
SCSI subsystem driver Revision: 1.00 
sim700: Configuring 53c700 (SCSI-ID 7) at f0825100, IRQ 86, options 1
scsi0: Revision 0x0
scsi0: test 1 completed ok.
scsi0 : LASI/Simple 53c7xx
  Vendor: PLEXTOR   Model: CD-ROM PX-32TS    Rev: 1.02
  Type:   CD-ROM                             ANSI SCSI revision: 02
scsi0: Unable to abort command for target 5
scsi0: Unable to send Bus Device Reset for target 5
scsi0: Unable to do SCSI bus reset
scsi0: >>>>>>>>>>>> Host reset <<<<<<<<<<<<
scsi0: istat = 0c, sstat0 = 00, sstat1 = 00, dstat = 00
scsi0: dsp = 07875060 (script[0x1418]), dsps = 078751f0, target = 0
scsi0: Failing command for ID5
  Vendor: SEAGATE   Model: ST31200N          Rev: 8714
  Type:   Direct-Access                      ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Detected scsi disk sda at scsi0, channel 0, id 6, lun 0

After this the system just stops

Boyan
Richard Hirst wrote:
> 
> On Mon, Sep 10, 2001 at 10:03:27AM +0200, Boyan Lazarov wrote:
> > This is the output:
> >
> > SCSI subsystem driver Revision: 1.00
> > sim700: Configuring 53c700 (SCSI-ID 7) at f0825100, IRQ 86, options 1
> > scsi0: Revision 0x0
> > scsi0: test 1 completed ok.
> > scsi0 : LASI/Simple 53c7xx
> >   Vendor: PLEXTOR   Model: CD-ROM PX-32TS    Rev: 1.02
> >   Type:   CD-ROM                             ANSI SCSI revision: 02
> >   Vendor: MICROP    Model: 2112              Rev: 4024
> >   Type:   Direct-Access                      ANSI SCSI revision: 02
> >   Vendor: SEAGATE   Model: ST31200N          Rev: 8714
> >   Type:   Direct-Access                      ANSI SCSI revision: 02
> > Detected scsi disk sda at scsi0, channel 0, id 5, lun 0
> > Detected scsi disk sdb at scsi0, channel 0, id 6, lun 0
> > SCSI device sda: 2051460 512-byte hdwr sectors (1050 MB)
> > Partition check:
> >  sda: unknown partition table
> > SCSI device sdb: 2051460 512-byte hdwr sectors (1050 MB)
> >  sdb: sdb1 sdb2 sdb3
> > Detected scsi CD-ROM sr0 at scsi0, channel 0, id 0, lun 0
> >
> > I have 2 disks which are connected to fast wide SCSI but they are not
> > recognized by the kernel.
> >
> > I am installing the system on /dev/sdb
> >
> > When i got the message , I have waited for more than 30 min .
> 
> Can you try adding   sim700=noneg:0xff,nodisc:0xff   to the boot params
> please.  Say 'yes' to the interact with IPL question if that machine
> gives you one, else perhaps append 'isl' to the bo command.  Then just
> modify one of the existing params to append that string.
> 
> Richard
> 
> > Boyan
> >
> > Richard Hirst wrote:
> > >
> > > On Sun, Sep 09, 2001 at 07:14:05PM +0200, Boyan Lazarov wrote:
> > > > Hi ,
> > > > I am trying to install linux on Apollo 735 . The system boots normally (
> > > > serial console, from cd image 0.9.2) . When i reach the point to install
> > > > the kernel  and the modules , the installer starts the installation and
> > > > gives message
> > > > ioctl: LOOP_CLR_FD: No such device or address
> > >
> > > The installer gives that message for everyone, but normally it
> > > immediately continues with the install.  What disks are you trying
> > > to install on to?  I don't believe the internal wide scsi disks
> > > are supported atm, but people have installed on to external narrow
> > > disks.
> > >
> > > Richard
> >