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From: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: linux-image-2.6.39-2-powerpc: CHRP Pegasos2 boot failure
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Hi,

Gabriel Paubert wrote:
>>>> Andrew Buckeridge wrote:

>>>>> linux-image-2.6.36-trunk-powerpc_2.6.36-1~experimental.1_powerpc.deb
>>>>> linux-image-2.6.37-1-powerpc_2.6.37-1_powerpc.deb
>>>>> linux-image-2.6.37-2-powerpc_2.6.37-2_powerpc.deb
>>>>> These failed to boot. In all cases stuck at the spinner.
[...]
> What do you mean by the spinner? I've had very long boot times with 
> an apparently dead machine depending on graphics options.
>
> For now I'm running 2.6.39 with one patch for keyboard/mouse handling
> which is now upstream.
>
> I can try a more recent kernel on Thursday.

Thanks.  Please forgive my ignorance:

 - Gabriel, what options do you suggest for a reasonably fast boot?
   Does Debian's default configuration need corresponding changes?

 - Andrew, what do you mean by the spinner?  Could you take a photograph?

 - Has anything changed in the month or so since this report was last
   discussed?