Hi, the reason I cancelled the PPC testing last weekend is that I had been told the new kernel *would* kill PPC machines. I offered the advice to grab the then desktop ISO before it got updated. The work on the kernel is specifically planned and I will update everyone when I have more news.
Regards, Phill. On 1 August 2013 06:31, Nio Wiklund <nio.wikl...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 2013-08-01 01:49, ke...@refaceplace.net wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I have been keeping a 13.10 installation updated on my Powermac G4 since > > about July 24. > > > > Today, when I ran Software Update, everything went normally until a > > required reboot at the end of the update. The system failed to boot, and > > I get the following errors (on a black screen): > > > > [4.058892] kernel panic - not syncing: UFS: unable to mount root > > FS on unknown -block (0,0) > > > > [4.059868] rebooting in 180 seconds > > > > After the 180 seconds, the computer tries to reboot, but the same thing > > happens in a seemingly endless loop. > > > > I can't get to a console, and am forced to do a hard shutdown by holding > > in the power button on the computer. > > > > Keith > > > > > > Can you use > > SysRq R E I S U B > > to make the reboot softer with your Power PC? > > Often but not always, SysRq is on the PrintScreen key (with the alt > key), so it is often described as > > alt+SysRq R E I S U B > > See this link > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_SysRq_key > > Quote { > 1. Hold down the Alt and SysRq (Print Screen) keys. > 2. While holding those down, type the following keys in order, several > seconds apart: REISUB > 3. Computer should reboot. > } > > Just my two cents > > Nio > > -- > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-qa > Post to : lubuntu-qa@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-qa > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > -- https://wiki.ubuntu.com/phillw
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