@Tuxedo

no problems with installation.


i have HD on Sil0680 connector1 as Master and a DVD on connector 2 as Master.

the onboart VIA is disablet

boot args are: root=/dev/ram ide=reverse hde=noprobe hdf=noprobe video=radeonfb:1024x768


then i start with diskboot 1000000 2:0 1 and it run.

Last edited by OS4_Gamer on 23-Jan-2009 at 11:46 PM.

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@OS4_Gamer

Btw. Did you install Debian Woody (the version which came with A1's originally) or Debian Etch (this new one made by Hypex) ?

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@Hypex

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The one ending in cd-1.iso is what you need.

debian-40r6-powerpc-CD-1.iso ?
debian-40r6-powerpc-kde-CD-1.iso ?

either?

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@Tomppeli

i download the 2 CD's from this guide. My Board came without any Linux-CD's.

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@billt

Yes. Either shoud be fine. Though the latter you found looks like it has KDE line the original A1 Linux had. Wish I saw thar eariler!

@Tuxedo

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Herer stops when scanning install cd contents(at 6%)...Any suggestion?

Make sure the bootargs are set as OS4_Gamer said to and it is in the UBoot menu where you set it.

Now, which install CD, my installer or the Debian CD?

I remember even the A1XE's had a problem with CD scanning. Perhaps disable DMA on the CDROM drive to see if it helps. I don't know if a hdx=nodma type thing will work. You could also try adding ide=nodma to the kernel command line for all drives to have DMA disabled.

@Tuxedo

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Tuxedo wrote: @Geri Ok... I done some tests: 1 - reburned a new iso on the cd... 2 - added hda=cdrom hdb=cdrom

Only specify "cdrom", if the device is really a cdrom. Anything else will just confuse the kernel.

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I can get installation begin but when to scanning cd the install process will stops at 6%...

Actually I think this is a Debian Etch issue. Etch is very unstable on my A1XE from time to time and the installation process locked up, too. IIRC a long time ago I installed a testing version of glibc and this made the system a lot more stable. Also the stability of Debian Lenny supports this observation.
I guess its time to intensify the work on install CDs for Debian Lenny and Ubuntu.

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@Geri

What is a minimum kernel version for Lenny ?

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@Tomppeli

A kernel version >=2.6.15.

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@Geri

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Actually I think this is a Debian Etch issue. Etch is very unstable on my A1XE from time to time and the installation process locked up, too. IIRC a long time ago I installed a testing version of glibc and this made the system a lot more stable. Also the stability of Debian Lenny supports this observation.I guess its time to intensify the work on install CDs for Debian Lenny and Ubuntu.

So...actually wich debian to install on my A1SE you suggest?
Tnx!

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@Tuxedo

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Tuxedo wrote: @Geri So...actually wich debian to install on my A1SE you suggest?

The best would probably be Debian Sarge. But it is quite old. Etch is unstable and Lenny still has some very nasty bugs, which make unusable with specific graphic cards (which are recommended for the A1 , i.e. Radeon 92xx). It's a tricky situation at the moment.

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@Geri

So...
better use the standard debian distributed with A1(3.0 ?)...
right?

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@Tuxedo

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Tuxedo wrote: So... better use the standard debian distributed with A1(3.0 ?)... right?

Yes, if you want a stable system now. But you can upgrade to Debian sarge, if you point apt to the following repository:
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deb http://archive.debian.org/debian/ sarge main contrib non-free

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@Geri

OK!
tnx.. I will do that :)

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@Geri

I tryed to boot the install image for woody from your site, but got the error "no gfx system found" or somethig similar...
The original install cd works fine...
Why?

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@Geri

The exact msg I got was:

bogl: dont know screen type 4

That was repeated in infinity...
So I've to reboot...
And the original boot disk dont recognize Sil680 card so no linux atm for me :(
Any idea?

My startup was:

dev/ram ide=reverse hde=noprobe hdf=noprobe video:radeonfb:1024x768@65

My config

A1SE@666 MHz
512MB RAM
Radeon 9250 256MB
HDD maxtor 160GB(AmigaOS4 only) (uboot says that this device supports 48 bit addressing..whats?)
HDD Quantum 15 GB for linux...

Sil680 card

Audigy1

Philips DVD burner
Artec CD burner

Nothing forgot seems...

Maybe thats helps you...

Thanks and excusme for bothering...

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@Tuxedo

I had the same exact problem "bogging" all over my screen.

Check my eariler thread:
http://amigaworld.net/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=26516&forum=34#448554

And BTW, download the Woody install disc image off the A1Linux site. This supports the 0680 AFAIK.

Last edited by Hypex on 27-Jan-2009 at 02:38 PM.
Last edited by Hypex on 26-Jan-2009 at 01:51 PM.

@Tuxedo, Hypex

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Tuxedo wrote: @Geri The exact msg I got was: bogl: dont know screen type 4

I guess limiting the amount of RAM doesn't help here, as your A1SE has only 512MB RAM.

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dev/ram ide=reverse hde=noprobe hdf=noprobe video:radeonfb:1024x768@65

This should look like this for kernel 2.4.x:
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root=/dev/ram ide=reverse hde=noprobe hdf=noprobe video=radeon:1024x768@65

Let's see, if this helps.

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@Geri

already

root=/dev/ram ide=reverse hde=noprobe hdf=noprobe video=radeon:1024x768@65

wrong quoting on my last post excusme...

I've not tryed to test with less memory...

256?

Any other thing to do?

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@Tuxedo

I doubt that helps in your case, but I don't have any other idea at the moment. I yet have to find out what this "bogl" is.

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