problems with altivec

root mol-general@lists.maconlinux.org
Thu, 29 Jan 2004 14:11:33 +0100


On my Titanium, I recompiled linux/kernel 2.4.24-ben1 + bk:mol
0.9.70-rc2 and got problems until I had in /etc/molrc.osx

    disable_altivec:	yes

The boot error message for mol was:

   si_signo = 5, si_errno 0, si_code 00000000, si_addr (nil)
   Last RVEC: 0x0 (0), last OSI: 76, mac_nip 00080CD0
   NIP rvec_enable_altivec + 0x8
***** Backtrace *****
   7fffeff0: backtrace + 0x3c
   7ffff010: signal_handler + 0x1a4
   7ffff040: 0x0feaa50c
   7ffff070: 0x7ffff3c8
   7ffff6c0: do_rvec_jump + 0x3c
   7ffff860: mainloop_start + 0x98
   7ffff880: main + 0x1e8
   7ffff8a0: 0x0fcd99d8
   7ffff8d0: 0x00000000
   si_signo = 5, si_errno 0, si_code 00000000, si_addr (nil)
   Last RVEC: 0x0 (0), last OSI: 76, mac_nip 00080CD0
   NIP rvec_enable_altivec + 0x8
***** Backtrace *****
...

What was wrong with my installation? 

Best to all, -JJ-