iMac G3 Keyboard and ramdisk load problem
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | yaboot (Ubuntu) |
Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Binary package hint: yaboot
I am attempting an install on an iMac G3 333MHz (Green) machine I've nabbed. The Debian Sarge, Dapper and Edgy Ubuntu CDs do not boot with this machine; I get to the yaboot prompt and can't hit any keys (enter being the one I'm aiming for!) and therefore cannot proceed.
I switched this approach for a netboot based install, and added the following to yaboot.conf:
timeout=1
which loads the kernel/initrd but the ramdisk fails to load (yaboot method load failed 000000900 ramdisk load failed).
However -- I am glad to report this problem does not occur with Debian/etch as at 26/01/2007 and am performing an installation of Etch now, but clearly there is something wrong with the yaboots from Ubuntu and earlier Debians...
| didier (did447-deactivatedaccount) wrote : | #1 |
| Tomasz Grzegurzko (tomasz89) wrote : | #2 |
True enough, the initrd in Edgy is >6.1 MB while the initrd in Etch is <6.1MB, so this may be the case.
| Mike Dahlgren (dahlgren) wrote : | #3 |
Thank you for doing your part to make Ubuntu better. Since this bug was originally reported against Edgy Eft(6.10), I was wondering if this bug can still be reproduced on a supported version of Ubuntu?
Thanks,
~ Mike
| Tomasz Grzegurzko (tomasz89) wrote : | #4 |
I understand powerpc support has been dropped from the latest versions (official support anyway). Would you prefer me to test this with the latest Dapper or the Gutsy powerpc port?
Tomasz
| Onkar Shinde (onkarshinde) wrote : | #5 |
Tomasz,
Powerpc is community ported. So there are CD images available for powerpc even for latest versions. http://
| Tomasz Grzegurzko (tomasz89) wrote : | #6 |
Hi,
Yep I've got a Gutsy image; my question was related more to which "latest version" you'd like me to try out:
Ubuntu Dapper (latest official supported version), or
Ubuntu Gutsy (latest version overall)?
Or both even?
| Dennis Dirdjaja (dcd-ditsch) wrote : | #7 |
Hi Tomasz,
the latest version at the moment is Hardy, which you can get here: http://
| Tomasz Grzegurzko (tomasz89) wrote : | #8 |
Hi,
I've done a Hardy test and it worked fine this time, which is great news. So I'm happy for this to be marked as resolved.
Thanks.
| Mike Dahlgren (dahlgren) wrote : | #9 |
Closing out since issue is no longer reproducible in Hardy by original reporter.
Thanks,
~ Mike
| Changed in yaboot: | |
| status: | New → Fix Released |
Maybe bug 26426 ?