12/2 G5 install disks -- kernel panic on boot

[Robert Sanders]

Eric,
   I'm using the 9600Pro with a ViewSonic P810 monitor at 1600x1200 16 bits.
Here is how I got there:
1) make sure YDL is booting with 'video=ofonly' as part of the boot string
2) run (as root I believe) 'Xautoconfig --sane'
3) you should have a 'workable' XF86Config script, and startx should
     get you a 640x400 8bit screen.
4) Pull up the Display config menu (under system settings) set your resolution
     and depth as desired.  Under 'advanced' set your monitor type, your vmem
     size (64Mb), and the video card to 'unsupported Generic OF'.  This should
     get your XF86Config up to snuff.  If not, let me know and I'll send you my
     XF86Config to use as a starter.  You'd probably have to tweak it 
for the monitor
     and resolutions.

						Rob

>Go into OS-X and set your res to a lower value (I used 800x600) and then
>do the install text (perhaps with a video=ofonly?, I can't remember).
>I have the same configuration with a Radeon 9600 PRO graphics card and was
>able to get past it.
>I still haven't figured out a good solution for X11 configuration yet
>though.
>
>         -eric
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>Ian Marlier <ian@onepost.net>
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>Trying to boot off of the 12/2 G5 experimental disks...downloaded from
>ydl.net, burned to CD...
>
>My system is a G5, DP-2Ghz, 1 gig of factory installed RAM, 23" cinema
>display
>
>The same thing happens whether I try install, install text, or
>install-safe,
>which makes me think that it's almost certainly a problem with the kernel
>itself.  Could be a problem with my RAM, I guess, but I have had no
>stability problems whatsoever when booted into X, so it seems unlikely.
>
>Anyway, any advice/help would be greatly appreciated....
>
>
>This is what happens...boot messages transcribed from the beginning:
>
>Welcome to Linux, kernel 2.4.23-0.9.0dBOOT
>
>Linked at               :   0xc0000000
>Frame buffer at         :   0xa8008000 (phys), 0x90000000 (log)
>klimit                  :   0xc032f7f4
>MSR                     :   0x00003030
>HIDO                    :   0x00000000
>
>Oops: kernel access of bad area, sig: 11
>NIT: C0014224 XER: 20000000 CR: C028D254 SP: C025C340 REGS: c025c290 TRAP:
>0300 not tainted
>MSR: 000003030 EE: 0 PR: 0 FP: 1 ME: 1 IR/DR: 11
>DAR: 000000000, DISIR: 40000000
>TASK = c025a4c0[0] 'swapper' Last syscall: 0
>Last math 00000000 last altivec 00000000
>GPR00: 00000003 C025C340 C025A4C0 00000000 C020EAE7 00000003 FFFFFFFF
>00000002
>GPR08: C0323350 C02D0000 C032F8A4 FF978950 82004042 00000000 00800004
>00000000
>GPR16: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00220000 00230000
>00000000
>GPR24: 00000002 C032F8AC 00000000C0323420 000000000 00000002 C032326C
>00000000
>Call backtrace:
>C028CBE8 C028C9D0 C028C9D0 C028C7E8 C0288E80 C02891B8 C0003764
>Oops: kernel access of bad area, sig: 11
>NIP: 00000000 XER: 00000000 LR: C001D814 SP: C025C060 REGS: c025bfb0 TRAP:
>0400 not tainted
>MSR: 40009032 EE: 1 PR: 0 FP: 0 ME: 1 IR/DR: 11
>TASK = c025a4c0[0] 'swapper' Last syscall: 0
>Last math 00000000 last altivec 00000000
>GRP00: 00000000 C025C060 C025A4C0 C0285C00 00004032 00000001 C025A5C0
>170BE59D
>GRP08: 170BE59D C0280000 00000000 00000000 04004022 00000000 00800004
>00000000
>GPR16: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00001032 0025C0C0 00001032
>C0000000
>GPR24: C02CCC38 C02CCC38 40000000 C02D0000 00000000 FFFFFFFF C0285C00
>00000001
>Call backtrace:
>C0007948 C0005F64 C00061CB C0012618 C0012318 C0005FDC C028D128
>C028CBE8 C028C9D0 C028C9D0 C028C7E8 C0288E80 C02891B8 C0003764
><0> kernel panic: Aiee, killing interrupt handler!
><0> in interrupt handler - not syncing
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