From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from gate.crashing.org (gate.crashing.org [63.228.1.57]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by ozlabs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E7C8B67C60 for ; Fri, 9 Jun 2006 14:39:44 +1000 (EST) Subject: Re: Linux kernel 2.6 on IBM RS/6000 7025-F40 From: Benjamin Herrenschmidt To: Christophe Simon In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: text/plain Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2006 14:38:35 +1000 Message-Id: <1149827915.12687.55.camel@localhost.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 Cc: linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org List-Id: Linux on PowerPC Developers Mail List List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , 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.