From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from cp-out11.libero.it (cp-out11.libero.it [212.52.84.111]) by ozlabs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 35139B6F4E for ; Fri, 15 Apr 2011 02:39:39 +1000 (EST) Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 18:39:31 +0200 From: acrux To: Benjamin Herrenschmidt Subject: Re: PowerMacintosh B&W G3 boot failure - linux-2.6.36.x Message-Id: <20110414183931.26cfc02f.acrux_it@libero.it> In-Reply-To: <1302749356.28876.105.camel@pasglop> References: <20110413202714.ad1b5697.acrux_it@libero.it> <1302749356.28876.105.camel@pasglop> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Cc: Nello M , linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org List-Id: Linux on PowerPC Developers Mail List List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , On Thu, 14 Apr 2011 12:49:16 +1000 Benjamin Herrenschmidt wrote: > On Wed, 2011-04-13 at 20:27 +0200, acrux wrote: > > i guess it's a different problem from the PegasosI G3 but i could > > be wrong. > > > > I'd like to receive feedbacks and a working kernel config if > > someone is running with success linux-2.6.26.x on a Pmac B&W G3. > > This machine, altough obsolete, is still quite common > > The snapshot you posted doesn't have much information... there's no > obvious error for example in there... > I know, I received from it from a user. It's where the kernel hangs. Anyway, the last year, i received many install failures report from cruxppc users. I hope it's only my fault building the bootkernel and i'd like to receive a feedback from others distro developers for this specific machine. I always avoided to collect obsolete machines thus I don't have a B&W G3 but now i'm looking for one. > What video driver are you trying to use ? Have you tried plain offb ? > (disabling whatever is the native driver for your video card, ie, > radeonfb or aty128fb or even atyfb, dunno what you have in there). > > You can also try something like "udbg-immortal" on the kernel command > line see if that brings you more debug output. > I'll try to receive more detailed info from that gentle user. Thanks again for your kind support, Nico -- GNU/Linux on Power Architecture CRUX PPC - http://cruxppc.org/