[Bug 40119] SPARC boot failed: Illegal Instruction

[Fabio Pedretti]

Public bug reported:

Affects: linux-source-2.6.15 (Ubuntu)
       Severity: Normal
       Priority: (none set)
     Assignee: Fabio Massimo Di Nitto
         Status: Needs Info


Description:
I have downloaded the CD image dated 17 april from here:
http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/dists/dapper/main/installer-sparc/current/images/combined/2.6/mini.iso

I am using a SunFire v240. Booting from the CD image I get this error:

boot: expert
Allocated 8 Megs of memory at 0x40000000 for kernel
Uncompressing image...
Loaded kernel version 2.6.15
Loading initial ramdisk (4017271 bytes at 0x3F802000 phys, 0x40C00000 virt)...
Illegal Instruction
ok

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SPARC boot failed: Illegal Instruction
https://launchpad.net/bugs/40119