On Sun, Apr 11, 2004 at 10:47:41AM -0700, Brian wrote: > The machine booted from CD and i saw the Yaboot prompt. I > tried install-power4 and the kernel began to initialize. It > got through about 30 linux until this message: > Serial driver version 5.05 (20001-07-08) with MANY_PORTS > SHARE_IRQ SERIAL_PCI enabled > do_IRQ waiting for irq lock (holder=1) > do_IRQ waiting for irq lock (holder=1) > do_IRQ waiting for irq lock (holder=1) > do_IRQ waiting for irq lock (holder=1) > do_IRQ waiting for irq lock (holder=1) > do_IRQ waiting for irq lock (holder=1) > do_IRQ waiting for irq lock (holder=1) > do_IRQ waiting for irq lock (holder=1) > do_IRQ waiting for irq lock (holder=1) > do_IRQ waiting for irq lock (holder=1)
Have you tried recent daily CD builds, ideally with install-power4-2.6? I have got debian-installer booting on a G5, albeit with a custom kernel since at the time the stock kernels didn't support the machine in question, so I think it should basically be OK on them now. Thanks, -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
