From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1755115AbZHCNUH (ORCPT ); Mon, 3 Aug 2009 09:20:07 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1755102AbZHCNUG (ORCPT ); Mon, 3 Aug 2009 09:20:06 -0400 Received: from mta-1.ms.rz.RWTH-Aachen.DE ([134.130.7.72]:55782 "EHLO mta-1.ms.rz.rwth-aachen.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755076AbZHCNUF (ORCPT ); Mon, 3 Aug 2009 09:20:05 -0400 MIME-version: 1.0 Content-transfer-encoding: 8BIT Content-type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.43,314,1246831200"; d="scan'208";a="21329232" Message-id: <4A76E3E8.30902@nets.rwth-aachen.de> Date: Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:19:36 +0200 From: Arnd Hannemann User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.22 (X11/20090608) To: q-funk@iki.fi Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: x86 Geode issues in kernel >= 2.6.23 and >= 2.6.31-rc4 References: <11fae7c70908030558r28773beatd1dca702d490a57d@mail.gmail.com> In-reply-to: <11fae7c70908030558r28773beatd1dca702d490a57d@mail.gmail.com> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Martin-Éric Racine wrote: > (non-subscriber post; please keep me in CC) > > Greetings, > > Having previously reported two issues via Ubuntu's bug tracker and not > found any answer, I thought I'd approach the LKML with the issues at > stake. > > 1) Since kernel 2.6.23, one cannot boot hardware based on the Geode > SCx200 series. Partial answers about the most plausible cause have > been found by the target hardware's manufacturer as explained at > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/241307 > > 2) Since kernel 2.6.31-rc4, one cannot boot hardware based on the > Geode LX800 as described at > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/396286 > > In case either of these issues was already reported and there is a > know fix or work-around, I'd love to hear more. Otherwise, please feel > free to contact me for additional details. > Just to give a data point: 2.6.31-rc1,2,3,4,5 were/are running all fine on my Geode LX800 (http://www.pcengines.ch/alix2d2.htm) so it seems something board or .config specific. Best regards, Arnd