Description of problem: the machine (powermac g5 dual) is shutting down, turning off while booting booting [...] "redhat nash" "init x.xx booting" "welcome to fedora core" OFF Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 2.6.16-1.2104_FC6 2.6.16-1.2088_FC6 How reproducible: always Steps to Reproduce: 1. boot Actual results: ppc64 turns off after the message "welcome to fedora core" Expected results: should boot correctly Additional info: this does not happen with 2.6.16-1.2097_FC6 = ok 2.6.15-1.xxx_FC5 = ok
Created attachment 127123 [details] 2106.ppc64 var-log-messages 2.6.16-1.206_FC6.ppc64 crashes later in the bootprocess. all rawhide updates are installed eg. kernel: Unable to handle kernel paging request for data at address 0x00000000 kernel: Faulting instruction address: 0xc0000000000385b4 kernel: BUG: soft lockup detected on CPU#0! kernel: --- Exception: 901 at .ide_intr+0x1fc/0x2c4 kernel: [C00000003AB76890] [C0000000000041DC] hardware_interrupt_entry+0xc/0x30
Created attachment 127174 [details] 2112 crashes too /var/log/messages 2097 init 6 2112 boot crash 2097 boot ok
this bug is solved. the later problems >= 2106_FC6 are related to snd-powermac and is an other bug https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=187730