On 1/9/26 12:01 PM, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote: > > Hi Stan, > > On Fri, 2026-01-09 at 17:45 +0000, Stan Johnson wrote: >> If possible, please change "CONFIG_SCSI_MESH=m" to "CONFIG_SCSI_MESH=y" >> in the default Debian Linux config file for Old World Macs. That would >> allow the default Debian Linux kernel/initrd to boot on a PowerBook >> 3400c without any need to recompile. > > Is there a reason why the kernel cannot load the driver from the initrd? >
I don't know of any reason why specifying "CONFIG_SCSI_MESH=m" shouldn't work when using an initrd. I only know that it didn't. I use a custom kernel with "CONFIG_SCSI_MESH=y", and my PB 3400c is not a primary system, so this isn't critical, just a request since I would like to be able to test default Debian kernels. If there are others who think it should be working, perhaps a bug report would make more sense, though it doesn't appear to be a kernel bug, but instead a Debian configuration issue. Perhaps the module that needs to be accessed when "CONFIG_SCSI_MESH=m" is specified can't be accessed because the O'Hare chip doesn't yet know how to access the rootfs at that point in order to load the module. That's just a guess. >> Also, unless there is a reason why it is needed (e.g. on PowerPC systems >> that use GRUB?), please also remove "CONFIG_BOOTX_TEXT=y" to allow BootX >> to be used to boot the default Debian Linux kernel/initrd on a PowerBook >> 3400c. > > It can certainly be disabled provided that it doesn't have any impact on > NewWorld PowerMacs. We would disable it on "powerpc" only, i.e. 32-bit > PowerPC. I don't know why the CONFIG_BOOTX_TEXT option exists, who uses it, or why it is ever needed for 32-bit PowerPC systems. All I know is that it keeps BootX from working on Old World Macs. Perhaps someone on the mailing list will know whether it is a feature that benefits New World Mac users. thanks for your help > > Adrian > > -- > .''`. John Paul Adrian Glaubitz > : :' : Debian Developer > `. `' Physicist > `- GPG: 62FF 8A75 84E0 2956 9546 0006 7426 3B37 F5B5 F913 >
