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

[Stefan Bruda]

At 11:52 -0500 on 2003-12-10 Eric V Van hensbergen wrote:
 >
 > >    image=/boot/vmlinux-2.6.0-0.10.64a
 > >            label=linux64r
 > >            root=/dev/sda11
 > >            read-only
 > >            append="video=radeon:dsp hda=ide-scsi"
 >
 > I just tried the 54-bit kernel with the same yaboot config as your
 > linux64r configuration.  The framebuffer sort of works, but I get
 > ghosting and flickering pretty bad on my 23" Cinema display.  Are
 > you not seeing this?  Any hints, clues?

I don't, X is kind of slow (which is understandable given the utter
lack of acceleration), but works alright.  I am on a 17" Apple Studio
display, but I am not sure whether this has any significance.  What I
do remember is that the 32-bit kernel would not work with no video
options, but by the time I tried video=radeon:dsp I already moved to
the 64-bit version.  In any case, you may want to give a shot to the
new kernel.

I shouold mention that my XF86Config is the simplest possible, here it
is in case it helps:

Section "ServerLayout"
        Identifier     "Configured X"
        Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
        InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
        InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

Section "Files"
        RgbPath    "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
        FontPath   "unix/:7100"
EndSection

Section "Module"
        Load  "dbe"
        Load  "extmod"
        Load  "fbdevhw"
#       Load  "dri"
        Load  "glx"
        Load  "record"
        Load  "freetype"
        Load  "type1"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier  "Keyboard0"
        Driver      "keyboard"
        Option  "XkbRules"      "xfree86"
        Option  "XkbModel"      "macintosh"
        Option  "XkbLayout"     "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier  "Mouse0"
        Driver      "mouse"
        Option      "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
        Option      "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
        Option      "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
        Option      "Emulate3Buttons" "yes"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
        Identifier   "Monitor0"
        VendorName   "Apple"
        ModelName    "Studio Display"
        HorizSync   30-130
        VertRefresh 60-60
        #Option "dpms"
EndSection

Section "Device"
        Identifier   "fbdev"
        Driver       "fbdev"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
        Identifier   "Screen0"
        Device       "fbdev"
        Monitor      "Monitor0"
        DefaultDepth    24
        Subsection "Display"
                Depth       24
                Modes       "1280x1024"
        EndSubsection
EndSection

Good luck,
Stefan

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