Re: kernel 2.6.16 on powerbook G4: Oops when loading sound module

[Michael Schmitz <schmitz@zirkon.biophys.uni-duesseldorf.de>]

> > I bet it does - I still haven't tried a recent 2.6.16 after hearing so
> > many 'doesn't boot' reports here. Color me lazy if you must.
>
> Doesn't boot ? how so ? because of this sound problem ? I'm very curious

Nope, that wouldn't be fatal anyway I guess. I'll dig through my mailbox
to see what problems were reported.

> to know if there are any others. I've fixed a lot in the late 2.6.16-rc
> stages and I expect 2.6.16 to be fairly robust.

It compiled without a hitch, at least.

> For the sound vs. i2c problem, it would be nice to have the debian
> package include a patch changing that line in sound/ppc/tumbler.c:
>
> -		request_module("i2c-keywest");
> +		request_module("i2c-powermac");
>
> That would fix it the problem unless i2c-powermac hasn't been built at
> all :)

I'm sure Sven is listening :-)

	Michael