[Bug 126337] Re: IDE drivers not loaded at boot with powerpc

2008-03-07 Thread sam tygier
i was able to boot the 20080223 live cd today with no work arounds on a powerBook3,5. so i think this is fixed. ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged = Fix Released -- IDE drivers not loaded at boot with powerpc https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/126337 You received this bug

[Bug 126337] Re: IDE drivers not loaded at boot with powerpc

2008-03-07 Thread Dennis Dirdjaja
Yeah, seems to be fixed as the daily build from today (20080223) boots again on iBook G4 (PowerBook6,3) and PowerBook G4 Titanium (PowerBook3,2). Thanks for fixing this! -- IDE drivers not loaded at boot with powerpc https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/126337 You received this bug notification

[Bug 126337] Re: IDE drivers not loaded at boot with powerpc

2008-03-05 Thread Leann Ogasawara
Closing 2.6.22 task. ** Changed in: linux-source-2.6.22 (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed = Won't Fix -- IDE drivers not loaded at boot with powerpc https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/126337 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 126337] Re: IDE drivers not loaded at boot with powerpc

2008-03-04 Thread mog
I have just upgraded my system to ubuntu hardy with kernel 2.6.24-11-powerpc and i can confirm that the harddrive is detected during boot. However /dev/hda3 was not created and i had to create it manually with mknod /dev/hda3 b 3 3 when dropped to initramfs shell. After exiting initramfs shell

[Bug 126337] Re: IDE drivers not loaded at boot with powerpc

2008-02-11 Thread Brian Gr
A workaround for my Rev-B 20 1.8ghz G5 iMac which doesn't get cd detection, involved the use of two cdrom/dvd drives to get Hardy Alpha installed. I attached a firewire cdrom and burnt two copies of the install iso and placed them in each drive. I booted from the internal drive by holding down

[Bug 126337] Re: IDE drivers not loaded at boot with powerpc

2008-02-10 Thread ScottMiller
A kernel compiled with a defconfig ('make pmac32_defconfig' in the kernel source directory) works fine on my 867Mhz G4 Tibook. Who creates the Ubuntu PowerPC kernel images? Why not start with a solid defconfig which is configured for all G4 machines, then go from there to make Ubuntu specific

[Bug 126337] Re: IDE drivers not loaded at boot with powerpc

2008-02-08 Thread Seth Myers
unfortunately, i've tried all these and have had no success on my G4 powermac (circa 2000, w/ DVD-rom and Zip drive) if someone could recommend a course of action, that would be amazing. i'm a bit of a Linux newbie (1 year with Ubuntu) and a total PPC novice. i'm able to get to the Yaboot prompt

[Bug 126337] Re: IDE drivers not loaded at boot with powerpc

2008-01-29 Thread Lawrence Rust
I can confirm this bug on a b/w G3 which was upgraded from Gustsy 7.10 (kernel 2.6.22). Interestingly, the 2.6.24 kernel can be booted by specifying Linux root=/dev/hda3 at the yaboot prompt. The system functions OK but without a CDROM. This lead me to consider that it was the secondary IDE

[Bug 126337] Re: IDE drivers not loaded at boot with powerpc

2008-01-29 Thread Ripfox
Confirmed on a white icebook g3, hardy alpha 3 fails to recognize the cdrom... -- IDE drivers not loaded at boot with powerpc https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/126337 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 126337] Re: IDE drivers not loaded at boot with powerpc

2008-01-27 Thread David Wynn
Going back to the original poster's messages, I see that something in his computer is referencing /dev/hda3. Partially with Gutsy, and more completely with Hardy, we have migrated over to a different way of referencing drives. The most reliable way to reference all drives in Hardy, Gutsy, or

[Bug 126337] Re: IDE drivers not loaded at boot with powerpc

2008-01-26 Thread sam tygier
the issue with 2.6.24 seems to be a new problem, Bug #185862 -- IDE drivers not loaded at boot with powerpc https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/126337 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 126337] Re: IDE drivers not loaded at boot with powerpc

2008-01-25 Thread fuoco
I have the same problem with hardy 2.6.24 on my ibook g4. couldn't find any module that would allow the boot to continue... -- IDE drivers not loaded at boot with powerpc https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/126337 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 126337] Re: IDE drivers not loaded at boot with powerpc

2008-01-25 Thread digger vermont
I'm running Hardy now on a powerbook G4 and the situation is worse with the 2.6.24 kernels. Booting with break=premount at the prompt I've tried 'modprobe ide-core' and get: Uniform Multi-Platform E-IDE driver Revision: 7.00alpha2 ide: Assuming 33MHz system bus speed for PIO modes; override with

[Bug 126337] Re: IDE drivers not loaded at boot with powerpc

2007-12-22 Thread sam tygier
If powerpc were actually getting that type of testing, these bugs wouldn't be showing up. there are people testing powerpc this was reported 3 months before the gutsy release. there were no alpha/tribe releases for powerpc during the gutsy cycle Bug #131311, and there are currently not even

Re: [Bug 126337] Re: IDE drivers not loaded at boot with powerpc

2007-12-21 Thread Jeff Bailey
If powerpc were actually getting that type of testing, these bugs wouldn't be showing up. There's nothing about being a port that makes it any harder to support. Community members are able to contribute to the toolchain, the kernel, etc., as well as doing the testing. What we really need on ppc

RE: [Bug 126337] Re: IDE drivers not loaded at boot with powerpc

2007-12-20 Thread Andrew Roazen
Seconded. Is this considered unimportant, or is it actually complex? I have an iMac I'd like to gift with Gutsy on it, but it's a no-go until it actually boots. = Original Message From Bug 126337 [EMAIL PROTECTED] = Leann: I don't know much about what's lacking, but it looks like a

[Bug 126337] Re: IDE drivers not loaded at boot with powerpc

2007-12-20 Thread Leann Ogasawara
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) = Ubuntu PowerPC Architecture Team (ubuntu-powerpc) Status: Incomplete = Triaged ** Tags removed: hardy-alpha2 -- IDE drivers not loaded at boot with powerpc https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/126337 You received this bug

[Bug 126337] Re: IDE drivers not loaded at boot with powerpc

2007-12-20 Thread Rogério Brito
Hi. On 12/20/2007 01:36 PM, Andrew Roazen wrote: Seconded. Is this considered unimportant, or is it actually complex? I have an iMac I'd like to gift with Gutsy on it, but it's a no-go until it actually boots. I'm on the same boat: I have an iBook G3 that is a fine computer and is running

Re: [Bug 126337] Re: IDE drivers not loaded at boot with powerpc

2007-12-19 Thread Quixwallah
Leann: I don't know much about what's lacking, but it looks like a pointer needs to be redirected, so the thing boots. How come it is such a big deal? Thx. Ed On 12/14/07, Leann Ogasawara [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ** Tags added: hardy-alpha2 -- IDE drivers not loaded at boot with powerpc

[Bug 126337] Re: IDE drivers not loaded at boot with powerpc

2007-12-15 Thread Tommy Trussell
It seems the powerpc image is not yet available for the Hardy release. I'll try to update this report when it's ready. I believe the current daily build is always at this url: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ports/daily/current/ (But this is the alternate CD and maybe you are looking for the live CD

[Bug 126337] Re: IDE drivers not loaded at boot with powerpc

2007-12-14 Thread Leann Ogasawara
** Tags added: hardy-alpha2 -- IDE drivers not loaded at boot with powerpc https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/126337 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com

Re: [Bug 126337] Re: IDE drivers not loaded at boot with powerpc

2007-12-09 Thread Quixwallah
So why then do they release a PPC version of Linux 7.10? I thought that support was extended because of this release. If not Ubuntu, then what is good for PPC? Thx. On Dec 5, 2007 9:48 AM, Tommy Trussell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Quixwallah: It sounds like you have one or more automatix

Re: [Bug 126337] Re: IDE drivers not loaded at boot with powerpc

2007-12-09 Thread Quixwallah
Leann: I have been a bad boy. I reloaded the alt version of 7.10, but this time using the whole disk. I was planning to reedit as you prescribe, but now cannot boot far enough to get an editor. Will a fixed version of 7.10 be released? By the way, if there is no support anymore for PPC,

[Bug 126337] Re: IDE drivers not loaded at boot with powerpc

2007-12-09 Thread Leann Ogasawara
Bah, my apologies all. It seems the powerpc image is not yet available for the Hardy release. I'll try to update this report when it's ready. Also for those interested, please see the section The PowerPC Architecture in the following link regarding powerpc support:

[Bug 126337] Re: IDE drivers not loaded at boot with powerpc

2007-12-05 Thread Tommy Trussell
Quixwallah: It sounds like you have one or more automatix repositories in your sources.list -- if commenting out that line doesn't work, you may want to try a fresh installation to rule out any problems with non- official Ubuntu packages. (Makes it much harder to track down when the software might

[Bug 126337] Re: IDE drivers not loaded at boot with powerpc

2007-12-04 Thread Leann Ogasawara
** Also affects: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- IDE drivers not loaded at boot with powerpc https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/126337 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 126337] Re: IDE drivers not loaded at boot with powerpc

2007-12-04 Thread Leann Ogasawara
The Hardy Heron kernel was recently uploaded for testing. We'd really appreciate it if you could try testing with this newer kernel and verify if this issue still exists. Unfortunately, the Hardy Heron Alpha1 LiveCD was released with the older 2.6.22 kernel. You'll have to manually install the

[Bug 126337] Re: IDE drivers not loaded at boot with powerpc

2007-12-04 Thread Leann Ogasawara
** Tags removed: hardy-kernel-candidate -- IDE drivers not loaded at boot with powerpc https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/126337 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

Re: [Bug 126337] Re: IDE drivers not loaded at boot with powerpc

2007-12-04 Thread digger vermont
Hello, I'd be happy to give this a try but as of the update I just did there is no 2.6.24 kernel for powerpc. On Tue, 2007-12-04 at 16:25 +, Leann Ogasawara wrote: ... 1) edit the file /etc/apt/sources.list and add the following line: deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy main

Re: [Bug 126337] Re: IDE drivers not loaded at boot with powerpc

2007-12-04 Thread Quixwallah
Leann: Thanks for tackling this problem. See my comments below, please. On Dec 4, 2007 11:25 AM, Leann Ogasawara [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Hardy Heron kernel was recently uploaded for testing. We'd really appreciate it if you could try testing with this newer kernel and verify if this

Re: [Bug 126337] Re: IDE drivers not loaded at boot with powerpc

2007-12-04 Thread William Pitcock
hi, Run all of the apt-get commands with sudo. On Wed, 2007-12-05 at 03:37 +, Quixwallah wrote: Leann: Thanks for tackling this problem. See my comments below, please. On Dec 4, 2007 11:25 AM, Leann Ogasawara [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Hardy Heron kernel was recently uploaded

[Bug 126337] Re: IDE drivers not loaded at boot with powerpc

2007-11-13 Thread Saïvann Carignan
In my case, ide_core must also be added to the /etc/initramfs- tools/modules file. I'm also very surprised that this bug exist on the final release of Gutsy... It's a High priority bug that hang installation of Ubuntu on all PowerPc computers. -- IDE drivers not loaded at boot with powerpc

[Bug 126337] Re: IDE drivers not loaded at boot with powerpc

2007-11-13 Thread Leann Ogasawara
** Changed in: linux-source-2.6.22 (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) = Ubuntu Kernel Team (ubuntu-kernel-team) ** Tags added: hardy-kernel-candidate -- IDE drivers not loaded at boot with powerpc https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/126337 You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 126337] Re: IDE drivers not loaded at boot with powerpc

2007-10-29 Thread Gregor Rosenauer
same problem and solution here, Apple PowerMac G4 500Mhz Titanium. I cannot understand why this fix was not included for the final release, I tested through all Tribes and this problem was there all the time, and reported. What is up with the kernel team at Ubuntu? It took an entire

[Bug 126337] Re: IDE drivers not loaded at boot with powerpc

2007-10-29 Thread Gregor Rosenauer
same problem and solution here, Apple PowerMac G4 500Mhz Titanium. I cannot understand why this fix was not included for the final release, I tested through all Tribes and this problem was there all the time, and reported. What is up with the kernel team at Ubuntu? It took an entire

[Bug 126337] Re: IDE drivers not loaded at boot with powerpc

2007-10-13 Thread sam tygier
going by https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Importance i'd say it fits the high description quite well ** Changed in: linux-source-2.6.22 (Ubuntu) Importance: Low = High -- IDE drivers not loaded at boot with powerpc https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/126337 You received this bug notification

[Bug 126337] Re: IDE drivers not loaded at boot with powerpc

2007-10-12 Thread Niels Kristian Bech Jensen
This bug should have importance high or critical since it is a show stopper for non-technical users. Regards, Niels Kristian -- IDE drivers not loaded at boot with powerpc https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/126337 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 126337] Re: IDE drivers not loaded at boot with powerpc

2007-09-25 Thread Andrew Roazen
problem confirmed on 1998 iMac Rev.A (EIDE drive), and modprobe ide_core at busybox fixes it first time, then adding ide_core to /usr/share /initramfs-tools/module and running update-initramfs -u fixes it for future reboots. There seems to be a trend in this kernel with ignoring older NewWorld

[Bug 126337] Re: IDE drivers not loaded at boot with powerpc

2007-09-20 Thread sam tygier
** Summary changed: - linux-image-2.6.22-8-powerpc doesn't boot + IDE drivers not loaded at boot with powerpc -- IDE drivers not loaded at boot with powerpc https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/126337 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug