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    From sacarde@libero.it@21:1/5 to All on Sun Sep 22 09:30:01 2024
    hi,
    I have a SUN Ultra10, a few years ago I installed debian9 on a disk.
    now I tried to install debian12 (with grub) on another disk but it doesn't boot.
    I tried to boot deb12 from deb9 with silo, but it start kernel of debian9
    with the " /" of 12


    what do you suggest I try?



    thanks


    sacarde@libero.it

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  • From sacarde@libero.it@21:1/5 to All on Sun Sep 22 16:10:01 2024
    thanks,
    I think is a problem booting debian12 from silo.conf into debian9,
    I retrieve into system kernel-4.18.0-1-sparc64 and initrd.img-6.10.7-sparc64


    this is my silo.conf:



    image=/vmlinuz
    label=Linux
    root=/dev/sda2
    partition=1
    initrd=/initrd.img
    append="ipv6.disable=1 sunhme.macaddr=0x08,0x00,0x20,0xe5,0x01,0x30"

    image=/boot/vmlinuz
    label=Linux-12
    root=/dev/sdb2
    initrd=/boot/initrd.img
    append="ipv6.disable=1 sunhme.macaddr=0x08,0x00,0x20,0xe5,0x01,0x30"




    where partitions are:

    /dev/sda1 /boot (deb9)
    /dev/sda2 / (deb9)

    /dev/sdb1 /boot (deb12)
    /dev/sdb2 / (deb12)


    thanks

    On Sunday 22 September 2024 12:37:18 Gregor Riepl wrote:
    I have a SUN Ultra10, a few years ago I installed debian9 on a disk. now I tried to install debian12 (with grub) on another disk but it
    doesn't boot.
    I tried to boot deb12 from deb9 with silo, but it start kernel of
    debian9 with the " /" of 12

    what do you suggest I try?

    Adrian has suggested to use kernel 4.19 until the issues with newer kernels can be sorted out. Search the list archive for the thread "Linux kernel stability fixes for older SPARCs​", he also gave a suggestion on how to install older kernels from the Debian archive.

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  • From John Paul Adrian Glaubitz@21:1/5 to sacarde@libero.it on Sun Sep 22 19:20:01 2024
    On Sun, 2024-09-22 at 16:03 +0200, sacarde@libero.it wrote:
    thanks,
       I think is a problem booting debian12 from silo.conf into debian9,
    I retrieve into system kernel-4.18.0-1-sparc64 and initrd.img-6.10.7-sparc64

    You cannot combine a 4.18.0 kernel with a 6.10.7 initrd, the version numbers must always match here.

    Adrian

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  • From sacarde@libero.it@21:1/5 to All on Mon Sep 23 00:50:01 2024
    I don't know how to load the same versions of the same files through silo.conf

    how can I load kernel and initrd from /dev/sdb in my silo.conf?


    thanks

    On Sunday 22 September 2024 19:12:35 John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote:
    On Sun, 2024-09-22 at 16:03 +0200, sacarde@libero.it wrote:
    thanks,
       I think is a problem booting debian12 from silo.conf into debian9,
    I retrieve into system kernel-4.18.0-1-sparc64 and initrd.img-6.10.7-sparc64

    You cannot combine a 4.18.0 kernel with a 6.10.7 initrd, the version
    numbers must always match here.

    Adrian

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  • From sacarde@libero.it@21:1/5 to All on Thu Oct 31 17:40:01 2024
    hi,
    I have a SUN Ultra10, a few years ago I installed debian9 on a disk.
    now I tried to install debian12 on another disk

    in debian9 Xorg works OK
    but in debian12, when I start X, I view desktop(fluxbox) but system freeze, I have to poweroff


    what do you suggest I try?



    thanks


    sacarde@libero.it

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  • From sacarde@libero.it@21:1/5 to All on Fri Nov 1 17:30:02 2024
    hi,
    I have this card:
    VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] 3D Rage Pro PCI (rev 5c)

    and installed package:
    xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:22.0.0-1

    and Kernel driver in use: atyfb



    thanks


    sacarde@libero.it

    On Friday 01 November 2024 14:41:03 Gregor Riepl wrote:
    in debian9 Xorg works OK
    but in debian12, when I start X, I view desktop(fluxbox) but system
    freeze, I have to poweroff

    what do you suggest I try?

    Are you using the built-in ATi Rage128 or a Creator3D card?

    I'm not familiar with recent Debian installations on the Ultra10 due to kernel stability issues and lack of time, so I don't know about the
    Rage128. The kernel config mentions that this driver is unsupported and "dangerous", so that may be one reason.

    If you're using a Creator3D, I'm surprised that you got it working at all.
    I had limited success with a revived sunffb driver (it was removed from
    Xorg some years ago, although I think someone has recommenced work on it recently), but while it displayed something and didn't freeze the system, interaction with the Xorg desktop wasn't possible.

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