Subject: linux-image-3.2.0-0.bpo.2-kirkwood: fails to boot on SheevaPlug
Package: src:linux
Version: 3.2.20-1~bpo60+1
Severity: important

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Linux version 3.2.0-0.bpo.2-kirkwood fails to boot on the SheevaPlug.

The kernel and initramfs are loaded from a USB stick.

Here's what I'm doing in u-boot:

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Marvell>> usb start
(Re)start USB...
USB: Register 10011 NbrPorts 1
USB EHCI 1.00
scanning bus for devices... 4 USB Device(s) found
scanning bus for storage devices... 2 Storage Device(s) found
Marvell>> ext2load usb 0:1 0x900000 /uImage
Loading file "/uImage" from usb device 0:1 (usbda1)
1624808 bytes read
Marvell>> ext2load usb 0:1 0xe00000 /uInitrd
Loading file "/uInitrd" from usb device 0:1 (usbda1)
3097319 bytes read
Marvell>> bootm 0x900000 0xe00000
## Booting kernel from Legacy Image at 00900000 ...
Image Name: Debian kernel
Image Type: ARM Linux Kernel Image (uncompressed)
Data Size: 1624744 Bytes = 1.5 MiB
Load Address: 00008000
Entry Point: 00008000
Verifying Checksum ... OK
## Loading init Ramdisk from Legacy Image at 00e00000 ...
Image Name: Debian ramdisk
Image Type: ARM Linux RAMDisk Image (gzip compressed)
Data Size: 3097255 Bytes = 3 MiB
Load Address: 00000000
Entry Point: 00000000
Verifying Checksum ... OK
Loading Kernel Image ... OK
OK

Starting kernel ...

Uncompressing Linux... done, booting the kernel.

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And nothing happens.

-- Package-specific info:
** Kernel log: boot messages should be attached


-- System Information:
Debian Release: 6.0.5
APT prefers stable-updates
APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: armel (armv5tel)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.39-bpo.2-kirkwood
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages linux-image-3.2.0-0.bpo.2-kirkwood depends on:
ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.36.1 Debian configuration management sy
ii initramfs-tools [linux-init 0.99~bpo60+1 tools for generating an initramfs
ii linux-base 3.4~bpo60+1 Linux image base package
ii module-init-tools 3.12-2 tools for managing Linux kernel mo

Versions of packages linux-image-3.2.0-0.bpo.2-kirkwood recommends:
pn firmware-linux-free <none> (no description available)
pn uboot-mkimage <none> (no description available)

Versions of packages linux-image-3.2.0-0.bpo.2-kirkwood suggests:
pn fdutils <none> (no description available)
pn linux-doc-3.2 <none> (no description available)

Versions of packages linux-image-3.2.0-0.bpo.2-kirkwood is related to:
pn firmware-atheros <none> (no description available)
pn firmware-bnx2 <none> (no description available)
pn firmware-bnx2x <none> (no description available)
pn firmware-brcm80211 <none> (no description available)
pn firmware-intelwimax <none> (no description available)
pn firmware-ipw2x00 <none> (no description available)
pn firmware-ivtv <none> (no description available)
pn firmware-iwlwifi <none> (no description available)
pn firmware-libertas <none> (no description available)
pn firmware-linux <none> (no description available)
pn firmware-linux-nonfree <none> (no description available)
pn firmware-myricom <none> (no description available)
pn firmware-netxen <none> (no description available)
pn firmware-qlogic <none> (no description available)
pn firmware-ralink <none> (no description available)
pn firmware-realtek <none> (no description available)
pn xen-hypervisor <none> (no description available)

-- debconf information:
linux-image-3.2.0-0.bpo.2-kirkwood/postinst/missing-firmware-3.2.0-0.bpo.2-kirkwood:
linux-image-3.2.0-0.bpo.2-kirkwood/postinst/ignoring-ramdisk:
linux-image-3.2.0-0.bpo.2-kirkwood/prerm/removing-running-kernel-3.2.0-0.bpo.2-kirkwood: true
linux-image-3.2.0-0.bpo.2-kirkwood/postinst/depmod-error-initrd-3.2.0-0.bpo.2-kirkwood: false


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On Thu, 2012-08-23 at 21:50 +0200, Székelyi Szabolcs wrote:
> Linux version 3.2.0-0.bpo.2-kirkwood fails to boot on the SheevaPlug.

This sounds a lot like
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=658904

It's a u-boot bug which newer kernels tickle.

Ian.
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