Re: Some tests with my Macintosh Centris 650

2015-01-23 Thread Finn Thain
On Fri, 23 Jan 2015, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote: > > > Failing that, can you send me a photo of the crash? The serial console > > log would be a lot better than a photo but you'd need a suitable > > cable. (I use an Apple StyleWriter cable with a Keyspan > > USB-to-mini-DIN8 adapter.) >

Re: Some tests with my Macintosh Centris 650

2015-01-23 Thread John Paul Adrian Glaubitz
On 01/23/2015 11:13 AM, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote: > On 01/23/2015 03:47 AM, Finn Thain wrote: >> There is a known bug in Penguin that might affect your 3.16.0-4 kernel, if >> it is large and gzipped. The work-around for this bug is to unzip the >> kernel binary before using it with Penguin

Re: Some tests with my Macintosh Centris 650

2015-01-23 Thread John Paul Adrian Glaubitz
On 01/23/2015 11:04 AM, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote: >> Maybe. But you may find that AppleTalk is enabled when the PRAM is reset, >> which would bring the serial chip into play... >> >> (There is no parallel port BTW.) > > I guess Adrian is trying to connect a printer to the external SCSI? ;-) Nah :

Re: Some tests with my Macintosh Centris 650

2015-01-23 Thread John Paul Adrian Glaubitz
On 01/23/2015 03:47 AM, Finn Thain wrote: > There is a known bug in Penguin that might affect your 3.16.0-4 kernel, if > it is large and gzipped. The work-around for this bug is to unzip the > kernel binary before using it with Penguin. (If that works, you probably > want to switch to the EMILE

Re: Some tests with my Macintosh Centris 650

2015-01-23 Thread Geert Uytterhoeven
On Fri, Jan 23, 2015 at 3:47 AM, Finn Thain wrote: >> Personally, I think the serial and parallel ports aren't that essential > > Maybe. But you may find that AppleTalk is enabled when the PRAM is reset, > which would bring the serial chip into play... > > (There is no parallel port BTW.) I guess