(cc'ing debian-kernel now too, for some feedback) d-k folks: the issue is that the ps3 fails to boot with the latest lenny 2.6.26 kernels, due to what appears to be a kernel bug which has been fixed upstream).
my original post: http://lists.debian.org/debian-powerpc/2008/10/msg00029.html so where was i... yes, it seems that it's in fact a kernel bug. i updated to the latest kboot, which also had the same problem booting the kernel. then googling for "ps3 2.6.26" leads to the following: http://www.yellowdog-board.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=4063&start=0&st=0&sk=t&sd=a (scroll down a bit searching for 2.6.26) which points to: http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/linux/kernel/972382 which mentions an obscure intterupt handling bug causing the problem, and which points to: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=de85422b94ddb23c021126815ea49414047c13dc which was accepted into the -stable queue for 2.6, which was then released as part of 2.6.26.6: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.26.y.git;a=commit;h=90e21dd5346538810cff7f5fa2d3b0ae4c88989d so thanks for the pointer. d-k folks: is there any feasibility for getting this fix into lenny, or am I just SoL? sean
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