From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: <3927EB13.C668710E@mandrakesoft.com> Date: Sun, 21 May 2000 09:56:35 -0400 From: Jeff Garzik MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Ethan Benson CC: jeramy b smith , Debian-PowerPC , Linux/PPC-devel Subject: Re: Pauls 2.2.15 does not boot a 7200 References: <20000521121729.8813.qmail@www0x.netaddress.usa.net> <20000521042643.J7243@plato.local.lan> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: owner-linuxppc-dev@lists.linuxppc.org List-Id: Ethan Benson wrote: > > On Sun, May 21, 2000 at 07:17:29AM -0500, jeramy b smith wrote: > > I rsynced up to 15 from pre20 and compiled the kernel. Boots just fine using > > bootx on the 7200 I stole from work on Friday. > > as i have mentioned bootx is not an option, there is no macos (and no > space for it) > > > Using the novideo option as well as video=platinumfb > > ill try forcing the video to that so we can at least see if the kernel > is giving any hints as to why it fails to boot. > > > I can try to OF boot this 7200 but I don't want to develop a migraine this > > weekend. > > bah OF booting is not that hard ;-) I've always had trouble getting a kernel going on the 7200. I believe my solution was a stripped-down kernel, something like removing the VGA console was key IIRC. Jeff -- Jeff Garzik | Liberty is always dangerous, but Building 1024 | it is the safest thing we have. MandrakeSoft, Inc. | -- Harry Emerson Fosdick ** Sent via the linuxppc-dev mail list. See http://lists.linuxppc.org/