On Wed, Dec 20, 2006 at 07:05:46AM -0500, Rick Thomas wrote: > Hi Sven, > > > On Dec 20, 2006, at 2:16 AM, Sven Luther wrote: > > >What is really needed is for confirmation with the current kernels > >that : > > > > 1) miboot booting works (or not). > > > > 2) bootx booting works (or not). > > > > 3) quik booting works (or not). > > > >Rick, you have been rather active in this, could i ask you to make > >a survey > >with the current 2.6.18 kernels in both etch and testing, and tell > >us what > >works and what doesn't. And file a bug report against the kernel > >packages > >(linux-2.6, title prefaced [powerpc,oldworld]). > > Items 1 and 2 are on my list. I hope to get to them before Friday. > Item 3 (quik) is more problematical. I also run MacOS-9 on my > OldWorld test machine, and quikis incompatible with that. > > I'll look thru the junk box and see if I can find parts to cobble > together a "quik" test box, but I'm not guaranteeing anything, and I > don't know how long it will take if I do succeed.
Well, i think what would be interesting is maybe to have a wiki page, listing a cross table of all tested models, and the different boot methods, and listing the working reports and not working ones, or something. Then give out a call for testers of the last daily-builds. > To make sure I have it right: Bug reports (or success reports!) > should have > Package: linux-2.6 > as the first line, and should have > Subject: [powerpc,oldworld] Yes, apart, that after the [powerpc,oldworld] you can add a short description. Friendlty, Sven Luther -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
