Hello, On Tue, 2024-02-20 at 04:16 +0100, tuxayo wrote: > I tried snapshots/2024-01-31/debian-12.0.0-ppc64-NETINST-1.iso > > And was able to start booting from usb with: > boot usb0/disk@1:,\boot\grub\powerpc.elf > (typed in Open Firmware shell) > (usb0 is the top port) > > Grub worked, and then I tried default install (the 1st option) and it > started loading during like 2 minutes. > And then it got stuck with some superposition of the messages > smp_core99_probe > and > the stuff before > DO-QUIESCE finisedBooting Linux via __start() @ 0x0000000002090000 ...
There seems to be a regression in the kernel which affects PowerPC 970 machines, i.e. PowerMac G5 CPUs. The issue needs to be bisected and reported upstream. If you have the time, I would really appreciate if you could test the various snapshots and let me know which kernel is the first to not work. I expect that the breakage occurred somewhere around kernel 6.3 or so. CC'ing Claudia Neumann who observed this bug before and can maybe share some additional information. > Full message of the two iMacs G5 ↓↓↓ > https://transfert.facil.services/r/Ksfq_2VM9_#tDATBcLXzB0zkAEaiqm9gfLfsaXliVJ13rQxKUHgUmA= > https://transfert.facil.services/r/Zs1h1jEtb2#jufjxv6+1DfHnO3TSfhmYD+teOvY46sGClHyz7SiXd4= Adrian -- .''`. John Paul Adrian Glaubitz : :' : Debian Developer `. `' Physicist `- GPG: 62FF 8A75 84E0 2956 9546 0006 7426 3B37 F5B5 F913