From: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org>
To: Christophe Simon <titof3000@hotmail.com>
Cc: linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org
Subject: Re: Linux kernel 2.6 on IBM RS/6000 7025-F40
Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2006 14:38:35 +1000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1149827915.12687.55.camel@localhost.localdomain> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <BAY109-F5B7EE1B27D613DA2C4281AC8A0@phx.gbl>
On Wed, 2006-06-07 at 15:30 +0000, Christophe Simon wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> Did someone succeeded in compiling a running 2.6 kernel on an IBM RS/6000
> 7025-F40 (PReP arch) ? I have one of these machines, and it runs with a
> 2.4.22 kernel built using the instructions gathered on
> http://www.solinno.co.uk/7043-140/
>
> It seems that this machine is quite problematic.
>
> I tried to compile my own kernel with a stock 2.6.16.19, and after that
> 2.6.7 patched with the files I found for the 2.6.7 (at
> http://www.solinno.co.uk/7043-140/files/2.6.7/), but the system refuses to
> boot with those twoo kernels (the machine reboots or freezes before writing
> any piece of information on the console...).
>
> The site seems not to move anymore, and I'd like to have a 2.6 kernel
> running because of his better performances ans extended functionalities, and
> I'd like not to be stalled on 2.4.22 kernel...
>
> I crawled the web hours and hours (Google is my friend, but it didn't help
> me...) and I didn't find anything...
I've successfully booted a 43p, I don't know about F40 though. What is
the last message on the console when you try to boot the kernel ?
Ben.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2006-06-09 4:39 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2006-06-07 15:30 Linux kernel 2.6 on IBM RS/6000 7025-F40 Christophe Simon
2006-06-09 4:38 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt [this message]
2006-06-14 11:43 ` Christophe Simon
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