Bug 522963 - 2.6.30.5-43.fc11 would not boot on iBook G4
Summary: 2.6.30.5-43.fc11 would not boot on iBook G4
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Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE of bug 521703
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: kernel
Version: 11
Hardware: powerpc
OS: Linux
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high
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Kernel Maintainer List
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2009-09-12 19:10 UTC by Dmitri A. Sergatskov
Modified: 2009-09-28 23:27 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2009-09-25 04:20:29 UTC
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a photo of the crash screen (563.56 KB, image/jpeg)
2009-09-12 19:10 UTC, Dmitri A. Sergatskov
no flags Details

Description Dmitri A. Sergatskov 2009-09-12 19:10:05 UTC
Created attachment 360809 [details]
a photo of the crash screen

Description of problem:
the 2.6.30.5-43.fc11 kernel would not boot on iBook G4 laptop

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
kernel 2.6.30.5-43.fc11

How reproducible:
100%

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install the kernel
2. Reboot
3.
  
Actual results:
During reboot it crashes with:

kernel BUG at arch/powerpc/kernel/setup-common.c:653!
Oops: Exception in kernel mode, sig: 5 [#1]
...
(a photo of screen dump is attached)

Expected results:


Additional info:

Comment 1 Jason Ritzke 2009-09-14 07:29:03 UTC
BUG DUPLICATED

Fresh install of FC11 with the new kernel on an ibook g4 1.33ghz shows the same screen. I'd post a screenshot, but it's the same.

Comment 2 Jason Ritzke 2009-09-15 16:16:36 UTC
(In reply to comment #1)
> BUG DUPLICATED
> 
> Fresh install of FC11 with the new kernel on an ibook g4 1.33ghz shows the same
> screen. I'd post a screenshot, but it's the same. 

I don't know why this is a low priority bug, as it completely breaks all ibook g4 installs of fedora 11. I have to revert to 10 on no less than three of my customers ibooks. Heres hoping a maintainer will give us an explanation.

Comment 3 Chuck Ebbert 2009-09-25 04:19:38 UTC
(In reply to comment #2)

> I don't know why this is a low priority bug, as it completely breaks all ibook
> g4 installs of fedora 11. I have to revert to 10 on no less than three of my
> customers ibooks. Heres hoping a maintainer will give us an explanation.  

You can always boot the previous kernel.

Comment 4 Chuck Ebbert 2009-09-25 04:20:29 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 521703 ***

Comment 5 Jason Ritzke 2009-09-28 23:27:14 UTC
(In reply to comment #3)
> (In reply to comment #2)
> 
> > I don't know why this is a low priority bug, as it completely breaks all ibook
> > g4 installs of fedora 11. I have to revert to 10 on no less than three of my
> > customers ibooks. Heres hoping a maintainer will give us an explanation.  
> 
> You can always boot the previous kernel.  

Yes, but due to the ppc anaconda bug (even full dvd's netinst, unless you use an additional dvd on an external as a repo) all NEW installs will fail. You can't set Anaconda to install a different kernel. Its a problem I'm facing on the systems of several clients....I've had to tide them over with (frown) YDL...


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