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Re: Bug#717511: Kernel does not start up on Pegasos-2



On Sun, 2013-07-21 at 21:28 +0400, Pavel Fedin wrote:
> Package: linux-image-3.2.0-4-powerpc
> Version: 3.2.46-1
> 
>  Hello!
>  I  have  just upgraded Linux installation on my Pegasos-II machine to
> Debian  7.1.0  Wheezy.  The installer worked flawlessly, but the newly
> installed  kernel  refused  to  boot up. Attempt to boot up the kernel
> ends  up  in  a  text-mode  screen  filled  up  with  garbage  (randon
> characters and attributes).
>  What's up ? Did you drop Pegasos support ?

There was no decision not to support them, but no-one is actively
working to support them either.

This might be relevant:
https://lists.debian.org/debian-powerpc/2013/07/msg00008.html

Michael, what are we supposed to do about radeon?  I thought KMS still
didn't work on PowerMac laptops.  Can we make the default depend on the
machine type?

Ben.

-- 
Ben Hutchings
The most exhausting thing in life is being insincere. - Anne Morrow Lindberg

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