Bug#404951: sb1-bcm91250a kernel does not boot

[Thiemo Seufer <ths@networkno.de>]

Martin Michlmayr wrote:
> * Aurelien Jarno <aurelien@aurel32.net> [2007-04-18 12:04]:
> > retitle 404951 linux-2.6: sb1-bcm91250a kernel does not boot
> > found 404951 2.6.18.dfsg.1-12
> 
> > > Broadcom SiByte BCM1250 B2 @ 800 MHz (SB1 rev 2)
> > > Board type: SiByte BCM91250A (SWARM)
> > > 
> > > After that, the system starts CFE again.
> > > 
> > This is actually a kernel bug that is reproducible on ball (Debian mips 
> > build daemon). I am therefore reassigning the package to linux-2.6.
> > 
> > I am bumping the severity of this bug to critical as:
> > - This make this kernel flavour totally useless
> 
> Yeah, that's what I've been saying for ages now.  If Karsten still has
> his SWARM, I'd say he should give it a more active developer who's
> interested in working on SWARM support (Aurelien Jarno or Thomas
> Bogendoerfer maybe).
> 
> But I consider SWARM completely broken.  I doubt the kernel works and
> debian-installer is probably completely broken too because nobody has
> tested it in years.  d-i support for the BigSur never worked, although
> it's still there.  I think d-i support for SWARM and BigSur should be
> removed unless something is willing to fix it.

I am promised to have internet access again at home next weekend,
working on the SWARM kernels is the highest Debian-related priority
I have at that point.


Thiemo