Package: linux-image-2.6.39-2-powerpc64 Version: 2.6.39-3 Severity: grave Source: linux-2.6
(And a new one: reportbug segfaults here and no time to investigate why, so back to old way to submit bugs.) No comments from message http://lists.debian.org/debian-kernel/2011/07/msg00630.html on debian-kernel list, so here I am :) I guess the real bug should be tagged against the kernel-source package and it also affects the linux-image-2.6.39-2-powerpc package at least (and probably the smp one also, but I can't test this later one). Here is the recent problem: Since a udev update a few weeks ago, CD and DVD are no longer recognized on (at least several) PPC Mac hardware with Testing. The problem seems to be related to bug #635107 i.e. the ide driver is now marked as deprecated, and the pata (or sata when relevant) drivers should be used in place. If I analyzed the situation correctly, the pata driver does exist for PPC Mac but is not provided by the debian kernel: >From lspci for two of my machines under testing: PowerMac G5: 0001:03:0d.0 Unassigned class [ff00]: Apple Computer Inc. Shasta IDE 0001:03:0d.0 ff00: 106b:0050 Mac-mini G4: 0002:20:0d.0 Unassigned class [ff00]: Apple Computer Inc. UniNorth/Intrepid ATA/100 0002:20:0d.0 ff00: 106b:003b According to http://cateee.net/lkddb/web-lkddb/PATA_MACIO.html the PATA driver for both is drivers/ata/pata_macio.c activated with CONFIG_ATA CONFIG_PATA_MACIO Nonetheless, the configuration file of the kernel says: PowerMac: $ grep PATA_MACIO /boot/config-2.6.39-2-powerpc64 # CONFIG_PATA_MACIO is not set and Mac-mini: $ grep PATA_MACIO /boot/config-2.6.39-2-powerpc # CONFIG_PATA_MACIO is not set Therefore, the patch should be as trivial as (not tested though): --- config.old 2011-08-06 12:52:46.000000000 +0200 +++ config 2011-08-06 12:53:43.000000000 +0200 @@ -1560,7 +1560,7 @@ # CONFIG_PATA_IT8213 is not set CONFIG_PATA_IT821X=m CONFIG_PATA_JMICRON=m -# CONFIG_PATA_MACIO is not set +CONFIG_PATA_MACIO=m CONFIG_PATA_MARVELL=m # CONFIG_PATA_NETCELL is not set # CONFIG_PATA_NINJA32 is not set Regards, -- Stephane -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org