On Thu, Apr 27, 2006 at 10:16:34AM -0700, Brad Boyer wrote: > On Thu, Apr 27, 2006 at 09:11:32PM +0200, Sven Luther wrote: > > > What is supposed to happen after 'Trying to im_free...' ? > > > > Attaching the full log. The isa stuff is probably related to the graphic > > card. > > > > > Serial: 8250/16550 driver $Revision: 1.90 $ 4 ports, IRQ sharing disabled > > pmac_zilog: 0.6 (Benjamin Herrenschmidt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) > > pmac_zilog: Error registering serial device, disabling pmac_zilog. > > pmac_zilog: Did another serial driver already claim the minors? > > Trying to im_free nonexistent area (d00008008216c000) > > Trying to im_free nonexistent area (d00008008216e000) > > Here is the problem. The 8250/16550 driver used to have a check to make > it bail out on all PowerMac models. It used to print out a message to > that fact, too. The pmac_zilog driver is dying a miserable death because > it thinks it should be the only serial driver, but in this case it isn't.
Oh well, i know what this problem is then. We had a patch to stop the 8250/16550 driver from loading on arches it had nothing to do (since it used to poke random pmac register and die), i guess this one was not ported over to the 2.6.16 arch=powerpc tree. Investigation is needed here. Friendly, Sven Luther -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
