Re: debian freezes on boot
On Sun, 2005-03-13 at 22:29 -0500, Bryan Frechette wrote:
> Benjamin Herrenschmidt wrote:
> > On Sun, 2005-03-13 at 00:27 -0500, Bryan Frechette wrote:
> >
> > > hi, i just install debian sarge on my mac, and it freezes on boot,
> > > yaboot freezes and i have to pull the plug on mac imac, and i don't know
> > > how to make it work, its freezes just after saying loading kernel and
> > > nothing else
> > >
> >
> > It would be useful if you provided more informations, like the Mac
> > model, the kernel you installed, the last message you saw, etc...
> >
> > Ben.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> Hi, my mac, is an Imac 333 Rev A, my debian kernel is 2.6.8, their is
> no error message, it just says loading kernel please wait and freezes
> from there, sorry that all i can say, if you need more info, just tell
> me
This is a powermac kernel right ? (not a chrp or prep). Can you try
booting with "video=ofonly" from the command line ? That is, if your
kernel label in yaboot is "Linux", then try "Linux video=ofonly". That
will tell us if there is a problem with the video driver or some other
issues...
Ben.
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