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have you compiled into the kernel a framebuffer device? I am on a |
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titanium PB G4 as got the same freeze point, and adding my video card |
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in Device Drivers -> Graphics ->Framebuffer Support (Or similar) under |
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kernel configuration solved the problem |
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nick |
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On Oct 1, 2005, at 4:47 AM, Charles Trois wrote: |
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> Hello! |
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> I am posting this to both gentoo-user and gentoo-ppc-user lists. |
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> My problem concerns the installation of Gentoo Linux on my G4 iMac, |
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> using the 2005.1 universal ppc disk. |
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> I should first mention that I have done this before, using the 2005.0 |
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> disk, and there was no trouble whatsoever. |
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> Now I have the same hardware and the same partitions. The install |
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> process went smoothly to its end, the kernel compiled at the first |
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> attempt, and the bootloader is well configured. |
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> But when I boot and choose "l for Linux", I get this message (copied |
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> by hand): |
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> Please wait, loading kernel |
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> Elf32 kernel loaded |
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> Loading System.map |
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> System.map loaded at 01700000, size:260 Kbytes |
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> Opening display /pci@f0/NVDA,NVMac@10... ok |
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> Copying OF device tree...done |
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> Calling quiesce... |
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> returning 0x01400000 from prom_init |
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> And then everything hangs; the only way out is to cut the power. |
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> This is quite obscure to me and I am completely puzzled. I have found |
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> this occurrence (or something similar) reported a number of times on |
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> the Web, but without any useful answer. |
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> Has anybody on this list got an idea? I shall be grateful for all |
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> suggestions. |
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> Charles |
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> gentoo-ppc-user@g.o mailing list |
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