Re: Official TC3 powerpc image #1 seems small

["J.A. Bezemer" <costar@panic.et.tudelft.nl>]

On Sun, 6 Aug 2000, Frank Ronneburg wrote:

> Quoting Jim Westveer <jwest@netnw.com>:
> > 
> > I just noticed that the Official TC3 powerpc image #1 seems
> > quite small.
> > 
> >  585216000 Jul 30 12:37 potato-powerpc-1.raw
> 
> My self made image are also small: 
> fr@linux:~$ ls -lrt /home/ftp/images/powerpc/
> insgesamt 1985524
> -rw-r--r--    1 root     root     593192960 Aug  3 17:17 potato-powerpc-1.raw
> -rw-r--r--    1 root     root     676982784 Aug  3 17:19 potato-powerpc-2.raw
> -rw-r--r--    1 root     root     565176320 Aug  3 17:21 potato-powerpc-3.raw
> 
> But we need 3 CDs in any case... 
> 
> > Has anyone tested these images to see if they 
> > work/boot/are-ok ??
> 
> Jep. I have tested then on a iMac Rev A. Works fine, but... 
> 
> My iMac has a Formac SCSI Card / iProRaid (only for Rev. A & B iMacs), 
> which has a NCR 53c875. With this Card the Kernel loops. Now i 
> have removed the Card and everything works fine.
> 
> This does not happend with bootfloppys Version 2.2.15 ! It 
> is an new Bug with 2.2.16, but only with iMacs Rev A & B with this 
> Card.
> 
> I think building this driver as a module would help. 
> 
> I have tested many kernel-parameter but nothing helps:
>  - ncr53c8xx=safe:y
>  - sym53c875=0
>  - ncr53c8xx=0
>  - sym53c875=safe:y
>  - ncr53c8xx=off
>  - sym53c875=off
> 
> what helps?

...contacting  debian-boot@lists.debian.org  ASAP.


Regards,
  Anne Bezemer