On Thu, Oct 7, 2021 at 10:21 AM John Paul Adrian Glaubitz <glaub...@physik.fu-berlin.de> wrote: > > On 10/7/21 06:16, Stan Johnson wrote: > > Compiling the downloaded kernel-source using Debian's .config file > > "config.powerpc_none_powerpc.xz" resulted in a 200 MB kernel (perhaps > > because it included all possible options), and I couldn't get it to boot > > (but I also didn't compile or install any modules). But compiling using > > the same .config file (see attached) that I've been using for testing > > 5.13 kernels, and that I also used for the above kernels that worked, > > results in a working 12 MB kernel, and X is also working: > > > > # uname -a > > Linux ppc-cube 5.14.9-pmac #2 SMP Wed Oct 6 21:38:58 MDT 2021 ppc GNU/Linux > > # ls -l vmlinux > > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 12382136 Oct 6 15:39 vmlinux > > > > So I think the problem with the default kernel in Debian SID (5.14.0-2) > > has already been fixed, or perhaps there was an issue with the options > > that were selected for the .config file. Either way, it doesn't appear > > that a bisect is needed. > > Well, we still have the Debian stock kernel not working. So we might be > missing a kernel option that is required for X to work on the PowerMacs.
This one ? https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=790690 > Did you try building a custom kernel with the config file located in the > /boot directory? > > Adrian > > -- > .''`. John Paul Adrian Glaubitz > : :' : Debian Developer - glaub...@debian.org > `. `' Freie Universitaet Berlin - glaub...@physik.fu-berlin.de > `- GPG: 62FF 8A75 84E0 2956 9546 0006 7426 3B37 F5B5 F913 >
