[parisc-linux] 2.6.5-rc2-pa2 boot panic on c110 :(

[Andy Walker]

> Hello Andy,
>
> Sorry for delay but I was a bit busy by a production server.

No problem.

>> 2.6.6-rc1-pa0 shows the same behaviour,
>
> Thanks.
> but not a surprise regarding previous test.
>
>> although it does seem to make it
>> through the Gentoo boot process most times.
>
> I would not be surprise if it occures during some fsck. Do you also use
> ext3 on your Gentoo?
> btw Gentoo always install pkg by a local rebuild from src (that's a long
> time that I visit the site)?

That's the Gentoo way - so every package on my system is compiled
-march=2.0 -mschedule=8000. The downside is that install and upgrade
takes a long time on slow machines. The upside is that you get total
control over package selection and compilation options. I've played
with Debian before but I find apt a pain compared to Gentoo's portage.
Also all this sid/woody/stable/unstable etc.... stuff confuses me.

>> I've compiled 2.6.3-pa2 in the hope of getting the C180 up and stable.
>
> This seems to be the last one enough stable for me and my c110: I just
> updated my distro (that used a lot tar iirc) and all works
> fine with this kernel.

2.6.3-pa2 is rock solid. I've been running updates, kernel compilation -
pretty heavy stuff, and no problems.
I'm just about to 'emerge' X11 - that should keep it downloading,
untarring and compiling for 24 hours.

Any suggestions for things I might test to narrow our problem down.

cheers,
-Andy