Can't boot any linux on my server

Sun Nov 13 06:05:06 EST 2005

Hello 64bit people!

We suggest me on #ppc64 channel to write this here so it's what I do.

I want to setup an old server I get with Gentoo PPC64 linux system.
This is an old CHRP system, IBM Like hardware manufactured by BULL

This is a 2-way RS64-III server known as "BULL Escala T450"
2 GB memory
Open Firmware (ok prompt)
Try to boot Gentoo CD 2005.1 (try all kernels)

ok prompt command to boot :
boot cdrom:\ppc\chrp\yaboot

Kernel never boot, see the trace I have :
Please wait, loading kernel...
   Elf64 kernel loaded...
Loading ramdisk...
ramdisk loaded at 01d00000, size: 699 Kbytes
can't set args
OF stdout device is: /pci at fe0f0020/isa at 1/serial at i3f8
couldn't open /packages/elf-loader
command line:
memory layout at init:
  memory_limit : 0000000000000000 (16 MB aligned)
  alloc_bottom : 0000000001daf000
  alloc_top    : 0000000040000000
  alloc_top_hi : 0000000130000000
  rmo_top      : 0000000040000000
  ram_top      : 0000000130000000
Looking for displays
found display   : /pci at fe0f0020/display at 6, opening ... done
opening PHB /pci at fe0f0020/pci at 5... done
instantiating rtas at 0x000000003fffa000 ... done
0000000000000000 : boot cpu     0000000000000000
0000000000000001 : starting cpu hw idx 0000000000000001...
start-cpu call big-endian for CPU # 1 of module # 0
failed: ffffffffffdc8328
copying OF device tree ...
Building dt strings...
Building dt structure...
(no more; stop here)

Request help.
AIX System still working on the server for now.
Can give any informations you can request
Thanks.

Nicolas "Clickman"

More info you can use :

Server info from Open Firmware :
ibm,model-class          F5
name                     BULL,Escala T450
model                    BULL,Escala T450
platform-open-pic        00000000 42000000
ibm,vpd                  00 00 00 df 82 08 00 46 50 4c 20 20 20 20 20 90
ibm,loc-code           
U1.0-P1U1.0-P1-X1U1.0-V1U1.0-P1-X2U1.0-P1-C0U1.0-P1-C1U1.0-P1-M0U1.0-P1-M1U1.0-P1-M2U1.0-P1-M3U1.0-P1-X1U1.
0-P1-X1U1.0-P1-X1U1.0-P1-X1U1.0-P1-X2
system-id                XAN F01 4C  001045
clock-frequency          05f5e100
#size-cells              00000002
#address-cells           00000002
device_type              chrp
ibm,aix-diagnostics

Firmware file is here (date is Dec 04, 2000, this is the lastest,
really!!) :
http://www-opensup.bull.com/firm/pega/FW_F0.05.07.bin
Readme file for Firmware :
http://www-opensup.bull.com/firm/pega/FW_F0.05.07.txt

Device tree from OpenFirmware :
/BULL,module at fe0f0020
/BULL,local-nvram at 7fea82a6
/pci at fe0f0090
/event-sources
/rtas
/rom at fff00000
/nvram at ffdf9cc0
/pci at fe0f0020
/os
/cpus
/mmu
/memory at 0
/aliases
/options
/openprom
/chosen
/packages
/pci at fe0f0090/ethernet at 8
/event-sources/internal-errors
/event-sources/epow-events
/pci at fe0f0020/display at 6
/pci at fe0f0020/pci at 5
/pci at fe0f0020/interrupt-controller at 4
/pci at fe0f0020/scsi at 3
/pci at fe0f0020/scsi at 2
/pci at fe0f0020/isa at 1
/pci at fe0f0020/scsi at 3/tape
/pci at fe0f0020/scsi at 3/disk
/pci at fe0f0020/scsi at 2/tape
/pci at fe0f0020/scsi at 2/disk
/pci at fe0f0020/isa at 1/8042 at i60
/pci at fe0f0020/isa at 1/fdc at i3f0
/pci at fe0f0020/isa at 1/parallel at i378
/pci at fe0f0020/isa at 1/reserved at i62
/pci at fe0f0020/isa at 1/serial at i3e8
/pci at fe0f0020/isa at 1/serial at i2f8
/pci at fe0f0020/isa at 1/serial at i3f8
/pci at fe0f0020/isa at 1/nvram at i74
/pci at fe0f0020/isa at 1/nvram at mdc0000
/pci at fe0f0020/isa at 1/rtc at i70
/pci at fe0f0020/isa at 1/BULL,power-status at i800
/pci at fe0f0020/isa at 1/BULL,bump at i801
/pci at fe0f0020/isa at 1/timer at i40
/pci at fe0f0020/isa at 1/interrupt-controller at i20
/pci at fe0f0020/isa at 1/dma-controller at i00
/pci at fe0f0020/isa at 1/8042 at i60/mouse at 1
/pci at fe0f0020/isa at 1/8042 at i60/keyboard at 0
/os/aix
/cpus/PowerPC,RS64-III at 1
/cpus/PowerPC,RS64-III at 0
/cpus/PowerPC,RS64-III at 1/l2-cache
/cpus/PowerPC,RS64-III at 0/l2-cache
/memory at 0/IBM,memory-module at 1f
/memory at 0/IBM,memory-module at 1b
/memory at 0/IBM,memory-module at 17
/memory at 0/IBM,memory-module at f
/memory at 0/IBM,memory-module at 1e
/memory at 0/IBM,memory-module at 1a
/memory at 0/IBM,memory-module at 16
/memory at 0/IBM,memory-module at e
/memory at 0/IBM,memory-module at 1d
/memory at 0/IBM,memory-module at 19
/memory at 0/IBM,memory-module at 15
/memory at 0/IBM,memory-module at d
/memory at 0/IBM,memory-module at 1c
/memory at 0/IBM,memory-module at 18
/memory at 0/IBM,memory-module at 14
/memory at 0/IBM,memory-module at c
/openprom/client-services
/packages/tape-label
/packages/BULL,mirror
/packages/BULL,local-nvram
/packages/isa
/packages/pci
/packages/disk-label
/packages/iso9660-file-system
/packages/fat-file-system
/packages/obp-tftp
/packages/deblocker
/packages/stringio
/packages/terminal-emulator

Aliases set on OpenFirmware :
screen         /pci at fe0f0020/display at 6
keyboard       /pci at fe0f0020/isa at 1/8042/keyboard
fdc            /pci at fe0f0020/isa at 1/fdc
floppy         /pci at fe0f0020/isa at 1/fdc
mirror         /pci at fe0f0020/isa at 1/BULL,mirror
com3           /pci at fe0f0020/isa at 1/serial at i3e8
com2           /pci at fe0f0020/isa at 1/serial at i2f8
com1           /pci at fe0f0020/isa at 1/serial at i3f8
cdromdev       /pci at fe0f0020/scsi at 3/disk at 6
cdrom          /pci at fe0f0020/scsi at 3/disk at 6:\ppc\BULL_chrp\bootfile.exe
tape           /pci at fe0f0020/scsi at 3/tape at 5:fixed
aixtape        /pci at fe0f0020/scsi at 3/tape at 5:fixed
mouse          /pci at fe0f0020/isa/8042/mouse
aixdisk        /pci at fe0f0020/scsi at 2/disk at 0,0
net            /pci at fe0f0090/ethernet at 8
scsi1          /pci at fe0f0020/scsi at 2
scsi           /pci at fe0f0020/scsi at 3
diskr          /pci at fe0f0090/DPT,scsis at b/scsi at 1/disk at 0,0
disk           /pci at fe0f0020/scsi at 2/disk at 0,0
aix            /os/aix

SCSI Chain :
/pci at fe0f0020/scsi at 3
Target 0
  Unit 0   Disk     SEAGATE ST39103LC       3127
Target 1
  Unit 0   Disk     SEAGATE ST318203LC      3256
Target 2
  Unit 0   Disk     SEAGATE ST318203LC      3256
Target 5
  Unit 0   Removable Tape     SONY    SDT-9000        0600
Target 6
  Unit 0   Removable Read Only device    Toshiba CD-ROM XM-6201TA1D08
Target 9
  Unit 0   Disk     SEAGATE ST318406LC      010A
Target a
  Unit 0   Disk     SEAGATE ST318406LC      010A

/pci at fe0f0020/scsi at 2
Target 0
  Unit 0   Disk     SEAGATE ST39204LC       0006
Target 1
  Unit 0   Disk     SEAGATE ST39173WC       6244
Target 2
  Unit 0   Disk     SEAGATE ST32171WC       0852
Target 8
  Unit 0   Disk     SEAGATE ST318406LC      010A
Target 9
  Unit 0   Disk     SEAGATE ST318203LC      0500
Target a
  Unit 0   Disk     SEAGATE ST318405LC      0105