From owner-freebsd-sparc64@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Nov 22 10:59:58 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 02A98106566B for ; Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:59:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from erich@fuujingroup.com) Received: from fluorine.fuujinnetworks.com (fluorine.fuujinnetworks.com [64.90.67.234]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D97958FC13 for ; Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:59:57 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [10.168.1.8] (manganese.fuujinnetworks.com [64.90.67.250]) by fluorine.fuujinnetworks.com (Postfix) with ESMTPA id 02BFF43AEAA for ; Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:40:17 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <4B09150E.7060006@fuujingroup.com> Date: Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:40:14 -0600 From: Erich Jenkins User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.23 (Windows/20090812) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: SunFire v1280 X-BeenThere: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Sparc List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:59:58 -0000 All: I'm running into an interesting problem with a SunFire v1280 mid-range server. The system is running (12) UltraSPARC III procs @ 1.2GHz with 24GB of RAM and SCSI3 spindles (no RAID). The SC and system boards are running the most recent firmware, as you can see in the message below. After trying several releases (6.3, 6.4, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2), I'm running into this message below. I've tried booting from the CD-ROM and from tftp/dhcp/nfs with the same results. Sun Fire V1280 OpenFirmware version 5.20.13 (06/04/09 02:43) Copyright 2009 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved. Use is subject to license terms. SmartFirmware, Copyright (C) 1996-2001. All rights reserved. 24576 MB memory installed, Serial #55083219. Ethernet address 0:3:ba:48:80:d3, Host ID: 834880d3. Rebooting with command: boot cdrom TL = 1, TT = 10. ERROR: Illegal Instruction TSTATE= 0x1400 [ccr = 0x0, asi = 0x0, pstate = 0x14, cwp = 0x0] TPC= 0000000000004004 TNPC= 0000000000004008 TICK= 8000000845e5cbd8, TICKCMP = 8000000000000000 debugger entered. First, I suspected something wrong with the CD-ROM drive in the machine, so I replaced it. No luck, same problem. I'm a FreeBSD evangelist my self, but one of my colleagues is an OpenBSD fan, so I gave that a shot considering the similarities. OpenBSD installed with no issues whatsoever. I've looked at the platform information on the FreeBSD site, and I found no mention of the v1280 systems, but a note to try it out and see if it works. As far as I can tell, it currently doesn't. The primary focus was to utilize FreeBSD jails on this box. We're running FreeBSD with jails on several HP DL585 boxes with great results, and since sysjails is defunct and vulnerable, it's not an option on OpenBSD. I've heard mention of RAM related issues with SunFire machines, i.e., there is often too much present for the installer to handle. Is this correct to anyone's knowledge?? Any thoughts or assistance would be greatly appreciated. -- Erich M. Jenkins Fuujin Group Limited PO Box 792 Brainerd, MN 56401 (p) 218-824-5038 (f) 218-824-7516 Visit us on the web at http://www.fuujingroup.com "You should never, never doubt what no one is sure about." -- Gene Wilder