> > > compile your kernel >= 2.2.15pre14 with
> > > # CONFIG_BOOTX_TEXT is not set
> >
> > I gather the default LinuxPPC kernel has CONFIG_BOOTX_TEXT=y ? (at least,
> > my .config had it, generated by make pmac-config and make
> > menuconfig)... Is it absolutely mandatory to remove this option?
>
> So what exactly do we lose by turning this off? The messages will
> still be made available later on, right?
Right, but if the kernel crashes at any time in between BootX (or yaboot,
for that matter) passing control to the kernel, and framebuffer console
init, you won't see any panic messages.
It would be nice if the init code could somehow detect what bootstrap was
used to load the kernel, and skip OF console output on those occasions
where it would crash the machine.
Michael
