Ubuntu seems to have solved this with this (reverse) patch to
discover-mac-io.sh:
--- hw-detect_1.84/discover-mac-io.sh 2009-07-23 19:53:43.000000000 +0300
+++ hw-detect_1.80ubuntu1/discover-mac-io.sh 2008-11-22
00:11:55.000000000 +0200
@@ -53,10 +53,7 @@
if [ -f "$child/name" ]; then
childname="$(cat "$child/name"
2>/dev/null || true)"
if [ "$childname" = sound ]; then
- # Loading snd-powermac locks
up G5 systems
- if [ "$name" != i2s-a ]; then
- register-module snd-powermac
- fi
+ register-module snd-powermac
fi
fi
done
with the following comment in changelog:
- Reinstate snd-powermac for i2s-a devices since apparently the lock-up
has been fixed.
Apparently the conclusion is correct: they've had this change in
production since Thu, 27 Nov 2008 17:46:21 +0000. Over 2 years.
Maybe Debian could follow?
Of course, someone with a G5 should test it.
Risto
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