RE: anyone running a PS3
This would be awesome.
Norberto
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> Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2008 11:10:44 +0200
> From: seanius@debian.org
> To: thegame4121982@msn.com
> CC: debian-powerpc@lists.debian.org; debian-kernel@lists.debian.org
> Subject: Re: anyone running a PS3
>
> (cc'ing debian-kernel now too, for some feedback)
>
> d-k folks: the issue is that the ps3 fails to boot with the latest lenny
> 2.6.26 kernels, due to what appears to be a kernel bug which has been
> fixed upstream).
>
> my original post:
>
> http://lists.debian.org/debian-powerpc/2008/10/msg00029.html
>
>
> so where was i... yes, it seems that it's in fact a kernel bug.
>
> i updated to the latest kboot, which also had the same problem booting the
> kernel. then googling for "ps3 2.6.26" leads to the following:
>
> http://www.yellowdog-board.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=4063&start=0&st=0&sk=t&sd=a
>
> (scroll down a bit searching for 2.6.26)
>
> which points to:
>
> http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/linux/kernel/972382
>
> which mentions an obscure intterupt handling bug causing the problem, and
> which points to:
>
> http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=de85422b94ddb23c021126815ea49414047c13dc
>
> which was accepted into the -stable queue for 2.6, which was then released
> as part of 2.6.26.6:
>
> http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.26.y.git;a=commit;h=90e21dd5346538810cff7f5fa2d3b0ae4c88989d
>
> so thanks for the pointer.
>
> d-k folks: is there any feasibility for getting this fix into lenny, or am I
> just SoL?
>
>
> sean
>
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