[linux-sparc-users] M3000 failing to boot with "ERROR: CPU RED_State Reset has occurred."

[Xose Vazquez Perez]

Kyle K wrote:

> I have been trying to get any SPARC based Linux distribution working 
> without success on M3000 server with SPARC64 VII CPU.

I believe all Fujitsu's SPARC64 processors are unsupported by the kernel/
toolchain, but SPARC64 X.

> Today I came across this Oracle's reference Linux distribution and was 
> excited to try it out hoping it would work, but it is failing on same 
> error that other distros did. I tried Debian 7.11.0 (which is the last 
> SPARC based Debian ISO before support got dropped in 8), tried Gentoo 
> latest minimal CD dated 20141201 and also tried older ISO from 2008.  
> They all fail with "ERROR: CPU RED_State Reset has occurred."

Anyway you should use a recent distribution:
 - Debian 9.0: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__cdimage.debian.org_cdimage_ports_&d=DwICaQ&c=RoP1YumCXCgaWHvlZYR8PQcxBKCX5YTpkKY057SbK10&r=P9v4pXqooLeISrRSaKkcIEKGuofauKY7xQONirW4Wkk&m=AmTn3wJbqLFgXLKQcNh802g1mt2fYCgDxdCQW3RgJk8&s=PEHwPxlceaBc_lJwKuiE2MfxbT8Q1GtQ0HsuSJZPgp4&e= 
 - Oracle Linux 6.9 (UEK4): http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-storage/linux/downloads/oracle-linux-sparc-3665558.html
 - Gentoo for SPARC is dead.