Re: PowerPC 2.4 removal
heya,
On Mon, Jul 31, 2006 at 05:37:34PM +0200, Martin Michlmayr wrote:
> Can someone please look through these PowerPC 2.4 kernel bug reports
> and close those which no longer apply in 2.6 and reassign the rest to
> the linux-2.6 package. Thanks.
the one below need a check by ppc guys - reassigning those:
> 67718: normal: boot-floppies: SCSI hangs on iMac
no idea
> 145504: normal: 2.4.18 damages dmasound on original (300) ibook
> 240801: minor: kernel-image-2.4.25-powerpc-pmac: sound module switches to full volume
older oss drivers - alsa alternative?
> 212678: normal: aic7xxx driver failure, System hangs on startup Adaptec SCSI connect card 2906
woow i thought 2.6 aic7xxx got worse.
> 217612: normal: kernel-patch-2.4.21-powerpc: please build mace as a module
> 248234: important: debian-installer: Cannot boot the installer on powerpc
> 257841: normal: kernel-image-2.4.25-powerpc-pmac: dying durch wakeup
> 298565: normal: bug in kernel-patch-powerpc-2.4.27
all those needs a reping - will dow tomorrow.
> 253327: normal: kernel-image: Wrong boot install for PPC PReP
> 252402: important: kernel-image-2.4.25-powerpc-prep: "could not chdir to =D:No such file or directory"
do we support prep??
> 277500: wishlist: kernel-image-2.4.27-powerpc-pmac: please use CONFIG_MAC_SERIAL=y
check in 2.6
the list below no longer matter or
submitter left moreinfo bug open since long,
i'm closing those:
> 80878: normal: problem booting - keyboard not responding
input system in 2.6 reworked
> 100421: normal: kernel-image-2.2.19-pmac: Panic during autofs upgrade
no current report about ppc autofs troubles
> 120116: normal: base: [kernel-image-2.2.19] Attempting to install ltpc driver results in kernel panic
newer ltpc driver
> 132498: minor: kernel-image-2.4.16-newpmac: displays garbage on console
userspace trouble
> 163091: normal: card services cause kernel oops with any pcmcia card on PPC arch
newer 2.6 pcmcia is very different
> 190751: normal: console-data: can no longer change the virtual terminal with the keyboard
input changed a lot since
> 204976: normal: console-tools: changing to virtual terminal 7 makes the machine unusable
old userspace stuff
> 217540: minor: kernel-patch-benh: weird patch behavior when combined with lowlatency patch
no longer relevant.
> 217778: important: kernel-image-2.4.22-powerpc: CRT output doesn't work (when enabled by m3mirror)
userspace stuff
> 228211: normal: kernel-build-... should provide kernel-headers-...
2.6 provides headers
> 242553: normal: kernel-image-2.4.25-powerpc-pmac: beta3 installer uninorth support not included
talks about backport patch - assume upstream ok
> 243254: normal: reiserfs root = kernel panic
normal very old reiserfs
> 244798: normal: Architecture value is "any"
can't be the case
> 245012: important: initrd does not work with XFS root on powerpc
yaboot trouble
> 247391: normal: Kernel hangs when inserting airport module
driver got better
> 257844: minor: kernel-image-2.4.25-powerpc-pmac: irda not detected until macserial is loaded
need more info no answer by submitter
> 258520: normal: kernel-image-2.4.25-powerpc-small-pmac: fail to install
fixed
> 259903: normal: installation reports
needs moreinfo no answer
> 270992: critical: kernel-patch-powerpc-2.4.26: 2.4.26 powerpc package is scheduled for removal, see 2.4.27 package for bug reports.
done
> 274249: normal: kernel-image-2.4.27-powerpc-prep does not install because of an not working .deb package
submitter found a workaround not interested in 2.6 testing
> 302192: wishlist: kernel-patch-powerpc-2.4.27: Please build-depend on exact kernel-tree-version
useless inbetwen
> 330777: important: kernel-patch-powerpc-2.4.27-11: "make dep" asks for "arch/ppc/appleboot" which does not excist
make dep is no longer needed in 2.6
> --
> Martin Michlmayr
> http://www.cyrius.com/
thanks
--
maks
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