Re: PowerMac G5 fans run out of control with kernel 4.17.0-3-powerpc64 but not with 4.16.0-1-powerpc64

2018-09-03 Thread Rick Thomas
Sadly, I don’t have the expertise to build a patched kernel. If you can point me to a patched kernel .deb file, I’ll be happy to install it and report on the results. Thanks! Rick On Sep 3, 2018, at 1:42 AM, Wolfram Sang wrote: > >> The bug is “status: NEEDINFO”, so I assume it’s not fixed

Re: linux-image-3.13-1-powerpc-smp: therm_windtunnel does not load correctly

2018-09-03 Thread Rick Thomas
Hi Mathieu, I’m sorry that I don’t have the expertise to apply a patch and build a kernel. However, if someone who does have that expertise can build a “.deb’ file and tell me where to download it, I’ll be happy to test and provide detailed feedback. Another possibility, of course, would be f

Re: PowerMac G5 fans run out of control with kernel 4.17.0-3-powerpc64 but not with 4.16.0-1-powerpc64

2018-09-03 Thread Dennis Clarke
On 09/03/2018 03:51 PM, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote: On 9/3/18 9:43 PM, Dennis Clarke wrote: Seems to work fine so long as there is a monitor attached at boot time. If there isn't then the whole system goes into loud windfarm mode and is a warm brick. Did you test the patch by Wolfram? Ad

Re: PowerMac G5 fans run out of control with kernel 4.17.0-3-powerpc64 but not with 4.16.0-1-powerpc64

2018-09-03 Thread John Paul Adrian Glaubitz
On 9/3/18 9:43 PM, Dennis Clarke wrote: > Seems to work fine so long as there is a monitor attached at boot time. > If there isn't then the whole system goes into loud windfarm mode and is > a warm brick. Did you test the patch by Wolfram? Adrian -- .''`. John Paul Adrian Glaubitz : :' : Deb

Re: PowerMac G5 fans run out of control with kernel 4.17.0-3-powerpc64 but not with 4.16.0-1-powerpc64

2018-09-03 Thread Dennis Clarke
On 09/03/2018 04:42 AM, Wolfram Sang wrote: The bug is “status: NEEDINFO”, so I assume it’s not fixed yet. In the meantime, manually loading the windfarm modules is a tested workaround. Does this workaround work for you, too? "However, there is a workaround: In addition to CONFIG_I2C_POWER

Re: Fwd: Bug#774840 closed by Andreas Beckmann (pmac-utils has been removed from Debian unstable)

2018-09-03 Thread John Paul Adrian Glaubitz
On 09/03/2018 02:09 PM, Mathieu Malaterre wrote: > Does anyone knows if we can upload package to debian parts ? It seems > the main Debian archive is getting rid of pmac related packages (even > in sid). Yes, we can and I will. I haven't had the time yet to do that. If someone can compose a list,

Fwd: Bug#774840 closed by Andreas Beckmann (pmac-utils has been removed from Debian unstable)

2018-09-03 Thread Mathieu Malaterre
Hi there, Does anyone knows if we can upload package to debian parts ? It seems the main Debian archive is getting rid of pmac related packages (even in sid). -- Forwarded message - Subject: Bug#774840 closed by Andreas Beckmann (pmac-utils has been removed from Debian unstable)

Re: PowerMac G5 fans run out of control with kernel 4.17.0-3-powerpc64 but not with 4.16.0-1-powerpc64

2018-09-03 Thread Wolfram Sang
> The bug is “status: NEEDINFO”, so I assume it’s not fixed yet. In the > meantime, manually loading the windfarm modules is a tested workaround. Does this workaround work for you, too? "However, there is a workaround: In addition to CONFIG_I2C_POWERMAC=y you need to compile "Device Drivers →

Re: linux-image-3.13-1-powerpc-smp: therm_windtunnel does not load correctly

2018-09-03 Thread Mathieu Malaterre
Hi Rick, On Tue, Apr 12, 2016 at 12:08 PM Mathieu Malaterre wrote: > > Dear all, > > I am looking for testers for the following patch: > > https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=741663#20 > > Wolfram (CC here) is looking for feedback from users for this patch. Wolfram is still looking

Re: PowerMac G5 fans run out of control with kernel 4.17.0-3-powerpc64 but not with 4.16.0-1-powerpc64

2018-09-03 Thread Rick Thomas
On Sep 2, 2018, at 11:08 PM, Mathieu Malaterre wrote: > On Sat, Aug 25, 2018 at 3:41 AM Rick Thomas wrote: >> >> >> I just loaded the latest Debian-ports powerpc64 installer on a PowerMac >> dual-core G5 that I had lying around. >> >> It installed kernel 4.16.0-1-powerpc64 from the CD. Af