Re: 2.4.25-1 debian kernel available based on -ben1 tree, G5 tester wanted.

[Sven Luther <sven.luther@wanadoo.fr>]

On Fri, Mar 19, 2004 at 10:51:34AM -0400, Germán Poó Caamaño wrote:
> El sáb, 06-03-2004 a las 05:58, Sven Luther escribió:
> > On Fri, Mar 05, 2004 at 11:22:10PM -0300, German Poo Caaman~o wrote:
> > > > El mié, 03-03-2004 a las 09:20, Sven Luther escribió:
> > > > > Hello,
> > > >
> > > > > I have just uploaded the 2.5.25-1 kernel, and as it is NEW, made it
> > > > > available at : 
> > > > > 
> > > > >   http://people.debian.org/~luther/powerpc/2.4.25-1
> > > 
> > > Which one should I use for a Power3 processor?
> > 
> > Please look at : 
> > 
> >   http://people.debian.org/~luther/powerpc/2.4.25-2
> > 
> > And also at :
> > 
> >   http://people.debian.org/~luther/power3/2.4.25-2
> > 
> > which contain unpacked kernels from the -power3 config.
> 
> I gave it a try, but it didn't boot.  I installed as usual, 
> then I reconfigurd yaboot.conf and I executed ybin.
> 
> The only message that I got was:
>     ELF kernel loaded...

ok, which of the kernels did you try ? For yaboot you need : 

  vmlinux-2.4.25-power3  

> The machine that I tested has woody installed with modutils 2.4.26
> backported and only with a console (append="console=ttyS0,9600")
> 
> # cat /proc/cpuinfo
> processor       : 0
> cpu             : Power3 (630+)
> clock           : 333MHz
> revision        : 1.4 (pvr 0041 0104)
> bogomips        : 665.19
>  
> total bogomips  : 665.19
> machine         : CHRP IBM,7044-170
> 
> I installed:
> kernel-image-2.4.25-power3-chrp-rs6k_2.4.25-2_powerpc.deb
> kernel-modules-2.4.25-power3_2.4.25-2_powerpc.deb

Ok, that responds to the question. you need the -pmac subarch, since you
use yaboot. The -chrp-rs6k is used for booting directly from the OF or
netbooting too.

> I got a "Unresolved symbols" for one module.
> /lib/modules/2.4.25-power3/kernel/drivers/sound/kahlua.o

Harmless, and i just fixed it for 2.4.25-4 anyway.

Friendly,

Sven Luther