kernel .config for Debian stock kernel?
Hello, I have an iMac G5 (iSight). I was able to successfully install Debian off an old etch netinstall CD a week or two ago. But the fans run like crazy and X behaves a little poorly. I figured it might be better to install lenny to get the newer kernel, etc., but lenny won't install. It boots off the CD, I type 'install64 video=atyfb' (following a different thread on this list), and it halts moments later with some MPICH problems or failures. This is relevant because I upgraded the etch install (via dselect) and installed the next kernel and it also freezes in the exact same place and error. So, I think there's a mismatch between the kernel on my lenny install CD and my computer. I now just boot 'old' and it works. I'd like to get the .config from both kernels (working and not), so I can compare them and build a new kernel that works. Can you point me to the package I install to get that stock .config, if there is one? I'd like it as a starting point. I'd rather not take the time to do the kernel config from scratch right now. Thank you for your time and help. Brian -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-powerpc-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: kernel .config for Debian stock kernel?
Wartan Hachaturow wrote: On 3/18/09, Brian P. Flaherty wrote: I now just boot 'old' and it works. I'd like to get the .config from both kernels (working and not), so I can compare them and build a new kernel that works. Can you point me to the package I install to get that stock .config, if there is one? I'd like it as a starting point. I'd rather not take the time to do the kernel config from scratch right now. Kernel configs are available in kernel image packages, and reside in /boot/config-*. Thank you, I'll try to build a new kernel using the 2.6.18 config. Does the kernel work with "video=ofonly"? The kernel on the lenny install CD or the newer kernel (2.6.26-13 or -17) from testing on the system do not work with either video=atyfb or video=ofonly. Both hang in the same spot. Thanks for the reply. Brian -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-powerpc-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Diagnosing early kernel hang [was Re: kernel .config for Debian stock kernel?]
Brian P. Flaherty wrote: Wartan Hachaturow wrote: [...] Kernel configs are available in kernel image packages, and reside in /boot/config-*. Thank you, I'll try to build a new kernel using the 2.6.18 config. I built a 2.6.26 kernel today starting from the 2.6.18 config. That custom kernel hangs in the same place as the Debian installed and Lenny install CD kernel. I don't know exactly where it is hanging, but it is pretty early in the boot process. I think it may be right before the frame buffer happens (Isn't that when the penguin shows up in the top fifth of the screen?). Today I was comparing the kernel and cpu options between the two configs, but couldn't not fix it. Any suggestions for what I should look to change in the 2.6.26 config? Also, are the fans quieter with 2.6.26? That is one of the reasons I wanted to try to get it working. Thank you for your time and thoughts, Brian -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-powerpc-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
