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linux-source-2.6.15 package

  1. Bug #63072
  2. Comment #5

Comment 5 for bug 63072

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Joakim Larsson (joakim-bildrulle) wrote : Re: [R128] Dapper ppc install cd SIGSEGV initializing X on iMac

After installing from the Xubuntu livecd I updated the 79(!) packages neeed to get up to date I found out that the kernel used is older than the livecd one:

X Window System Version 7.0.0
Release Date: 21 December 2005
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 7.0
Build Operating System:Linux 2.6.15-26-powerpc64-smp ppc
Current Operating System: Linux jol-desktop 2.6.15-23-powerpc #1 Tue May 23 13:46:54 UTC 2006 ppc

The livecd kernel is not 2.6.15-23 but 2.6.15-26 (See above log) and with this older (cut -23) the Option UseFBDev "true" works!

So I think the framebuffer driver has changed between these cuts and caused the SIGSEGV crash. I am currently not at the CVS so I can't check the diff myself yet.