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
> 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 is, indeed. I had to re-set a number of config options that had been
set properly on 2.6.15-rc5, and there's been changes to the input code
again that break mouseemu's scroll wheel emulation, apparently. Other than
that, it looks good.

One patch related to the sound fix here:

diff --git a/drivers/macintosh/therm_adt746x.c b/drivers/macintosh/therm_adt746x.c
index 5ebfd1d..c936a0a 100644
--- a/drivers/macintosh/therm_adt746x.c
+++ b/drivers/macintosh/therm_adt746x.c
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ thermostat_init(void)
 		device_create_file(&of_dev->dev, &dev_attr_sensor2_fan_speed);

 #ifndef CONFIG_I2C_KEYWEST
-	request_module("i2c-keywest");
+	request_module("i2c-powermac");
 #endif

 	return i2c_add_driver(&thermostat_driver);

Signed-off by /me, yadda

	Michael