27 Jul
2005
27 Jul
'05
3:21 p.m.
Hello All,
I am trying to install SuSE 9.3 on a dual dual-core Opteron system. I can boot into
the installation kernel and do an installation, but when the system reboots it boots to a
black screen with a ~2 inch horizontal green line in the upper left-hand corner. I am not
sure where to start troubleshooting this, since I do not have much error output.
The things I know so far:
o Knoppix 3.9 boots fine and runs off CD.
o SuSE 9.2's installation kernel boots to the same state.
o My install of 9.3 was a basic "click next" install.
o http://www.beowulf.org/archive/2005-July/013234.html indicates there may be some issue
with the initrd, but does not say what the guy did. My impression is that I am not even
getting that far, though.
Any help/hints/direction would be much appreciated.
Thanks very much!
-Adam
27 Jul
27 Jul
3:48 p.m.
New subject: [Wlug] SuSE dual frustration....
can you try one of SUse's LIve CD's?
Also, are you getting a lilo/grub menu or does the
"error" occur before that?
--- Adam Keck <ghostis(a)mac.com> wrote:
Hello All,
I am trying to install SuSE 9.3 on a dual
dual-core Opteron system. I can boot into the
installation kernel and do an installation, but when
the system reboots it boots to a black screen with a
~2 inch horizontal green line in the upper left-hand
corner. I am not sure where to start
troubleshooting this, since I do not have much error
output.
The things I know so far:
o Knoppix 3.9 boots fine and runs off CD.
o SuSE 9.2's installation kernel boots to the same
state.
o My install of 9.3 was a basic "click next"
install.
o
http://www.beowulf.org/archive/2005-July/013234.html
indicates there may be some issue with the initrd,
but does not say what the guy did. My impression is
that I am not even getting that far, though.
Any help/hints/direction would be much appreciated.
Thanks very much!
-Adam
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4:26 p.m.
New subject: [Wlug] SuSE dual frustration....
Hello All,
I am getting past the grub menu. I found more information, though. Apparently, the
default SuSE 9.3 kernel does not handle some aspect of the multiple core cpus well. If
you boot with maxcpus=1, it will boot properly.
http://www.beowulf.org/archive/2005-July/013273.html claims that, once you get it booted,
you need to compile rc3 of kernel 2.6.12. This seems odd though; 2.6.12-rc3 came out in
April, but the message was posted this month. He may be referring to 2.6.13-rc3, the
current release candidate. At any rate, SuSE released an updated kernel package set in
June, so I am going to try those packages once my reinstall concludes.
-Adam
On Wednesday, July 27, 2005, at 11:53AM, Mike Leo <mleo963(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
can you try one of SUse's LIve CD's?
Also, are you getting a lilo/grub menu or does the
"error" occur before that?
--- Adam Keck <ghostis(a)mac.com> wrote:
-Adam
Hello All,
I am trying to install SuSE 9.3 on a dual
dual-core Opteron system. I can boot into the
installation kernel and do an installation, but when
the system reboots it boots to a black screen with a
~2 inch horizontal green line in the upper left-hand
corner. I am not sure where to start
troubleshooting this, since I do not have much error
output.
The things I know so far:
o Knoppix 3.9 boots fine and runs off CD.
o SuSE 9.2's installation kernel boots to the same
state.
o My install of 9.3 was a basic "click next"
install.
o
http://www.beowulf.org/archive/2005-July/013234.html
indicates there may be some issue with the initrd,
but does not say what the guy did. My impression is
that I am not even getting that far, though.
Any help/hints/direction would be much appreciated.
Thanks very much!
-Adam
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11:06 p.m.
New subject: [Wlug] SuSE dual frustration....
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HI Adam et al,
As you may recall, I had a lot of trouble with SuSE and lockups on my
dual Opteron system until I upgraded to a stock 2.6.12 kernel (not the
SuSE supplied kernel). I haven't tried any kernel version beyond that
because what I have actually works and is reliable. I'd be curious to
know what kernel version you use and what result you have with it.
Later,
Andy
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Andy Stewart, Founder
Worcester Linux Users' Group
Worcester, MA, USA
http://www.wlug.org
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5 Sep
5 Sep
6:13 p.m.
New subject: [Wlug] SuSE dual [core] frustration.... - update
Hi All,
I am having much better luck with the SuSE kernel-smp-2.6.11.4-21.8
kernel. The dual core machine boots normally (i.e. without maxcpus=1)
and /proc/cpuinfo shows the four cores. Unfortunately, the SuSE's
(9.3) particular iteration of the forcedeth module seems to be having
trouble with the networking bits of the nforce4 SLI chipset. Rather
than dipping into the SuSE kernel-of-the-day development builds, I
think I am going to drop in an Intel NIC in order to move forward. I
will send an update when we put the machine through its paces.
-Adam
p.s. I just found a shrink-wrapped Maxell Mammoth cleaning tape and an
upwrapped unused Compaq DLT IV tape in a moving bin. I don't need them
anymore. I will let the DLT IV go for 15.00 and the cleaning tape go
for 5.00. Email me off list if you are interested. I can bring them
to the Sept. meeting.
On Jul 27, 2005, at 7:06 PM, Andy Stewart wrote:
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HI Adam et al,
As you may recall, I had a lot of trouble with SuSE and lockups on my
dual Opteron system until I upgraded to a stock 2.6.12 kernel (not the
SuSE supplied kernel). I haven't tried any kernel version beyond that
because what I have actually works and is reliable. I'd be curious to
know what kernel version you use and what result you have with it.
Later,
Andy
- --
Andy Stewart, Founder
Worcester Linux Users' Group
Worcester, MA, USA
http://www.wlug.org
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