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Re: X stopped working with 5.14 on iBook



On 10/7/21 06:16, Stan Johnson wrote:
> Compiling the downloaded kernel-source using Debian's .config file
> "config.powerpc_none_powerpc.xz" resulted in a 200 MB kernel (perhaps
> because it included all possible options), and I couldn't get it to boot
> (but I also didn't compile or install any modules). But compiling using
> the same .config file (see attached) that I've been using for testing
> 5.13 kernels, and that I also used for the above kernels that worked,
> results in a working 12 MB kernel, and X is also working:
> 
> # uname -a
> Linux ppc-cube 5.14.9-pmac #2 SMP Wed Oct 6 21:38:58 MDT 2021 ppc GNU/Linux
> # ls -l vmlinux
> -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 12382136 Oct  6 15:39 vmlinux
> 
> So I think the problem with the default kernel in Debian SID (5.14.0-2)
> has already been fixed, or perhaps there was an issue with the options
> that were selected for the .config file. Either way, it doesn't appear
> that a bisect is needed.

Well, we still have the Debian stock kernel not working. So we might be
missing a kernel option that is required for X to work on the PowerMacs.

Did you try building a custom kernel with the config file located in the
/boot directory?

Adrian

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