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Re: PowerBook G3 Wallstreet Hang Using Debian Kernel



Hi Stan,

Stan Johnson wrote:

I'm able to reproduce the hang on my Wallstreet (266 MHz, 512 MiB) using an updated Debian SID and the Debian kernel/initrd. However, the hang doesn't happen on my PowerBook Lombard or Pismo. As you've reported, the symptoms are that the screen goes blank and the backlight stays on, and the system freezes (Linux doesn't boot).

I wonder if there is a connection with the freezes I am seeing on my iBook first generation. I was running 6.5 kernel with no issues, working framebuffer and X11. What videocard does your Wallstreet have? ATI Rage LT ? I think It quite similar to the Rage (non-128) I have.

Latest 6.16 kernel from Debian freezes during boot, the output is not black... but who knows what is around with VRAM. Using debian snapshots I determined that 6.12 also works for me. Further investigation in the future.

Are you able to test with debian snapshots. Your use of video=ofonly is interesting, need to check in the bootloader how to do it. It supports only two kernels, it is cumbersome.

Riccardo


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