Error installing on Quanta T3048-LY2A

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Error installing on Quanta T3048-LY2A #599

Open plant75 opened 4 years ago

plant75 commented 4 years ago

We are tring to install it on a Quanta T3048-LY2A but we have this error:

Jan 8 08:13:08 onie local0.info os-install: File "/usr/lib/python2.7/importlib/init.py", line 37, in import_module Jan 8 08:13:08 onie local0.info os-install: import(name) Jan 8 08:13:08 onie local0.info os-install: ImportError: No module named powerpc_p2020_2_QCI_LY2A_r1

We have tested both PPC images. Thanks!

pawelmaslanka commented 4 years ago

Hi @plant75 ,

We have tested both PPC images.

From what source did you get SONiC images for PPC CPU architecture? AFAIK the SONiC supports only platforms based on x86 and ARM (at least officially). Because SONiC is based on Debian distribution, in theory, it can be run on/can be build for PPC architecture. On the other side, I don't believe that Microsoft/Broadcom redistribute/supports SAI package for PPC CPU architecture (it is important because your Quanta T3048-LY2A device is based on Broadcom ASIC chip). And the third important thing to run SONiC, you have to have drivers for your Quanta device (at least driver for CPLD is mandatory part - for most cases - to integrate with SONiC framework for support peripheral components).

BR, Pawel

Blueblazer172 commented 1 year ago

Therefore my AS5610-52X is also not supported because of the lack of x86 or arm.... Is there any other driver (like opennsl or ofdpa) supported for powerpc arch?

thaulow commented 3 weeks ago

@pawelmaslanka I hoped to run Sonic for our Quanta T5032-LY6 (Trident 2) and T3048-LY8 switches (Trident 2). Quanta say "x86 CPU Board Support" so would it be as easy as using an x86 CPU? When looking online I have seen screenshots like this one, saying platform powerpc-xxxx-p2020 referencing the NXP QorIQ P2020 processor that arrives by default? So I would need to ensure a Rangeley range board, and I should have some luck maybe getting Sonic running?

Thanks in advance,