From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S932095AbZHCNYy (ORCPT ); Mon, 3 Aug 2009 09:24:54 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1755107AbZHCNYv (ORCPT ); Mon, 3 Aug 2009 09:24:51 -0400 Received: from mail-fx0-f217.google.com ([209.85.220.217]:45117 "EHLO mail-fx0-f217.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754911AbZHCNYt convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Mon, 3 Aug 2009 09:24:49 -0400 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:sender:reply-to:in-reply-to:references:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; b=nzP9XbinQsu9AUJYiGHY1BSzGsQjBTEVES1IciN71SkEkuVk1wxaZxYdV+R3SgoEcM a9wdsgPdtoAnr7MOY4126JvMVQxDn7axyq8yvMvYCvvhTeZDSRn/o0SkLZdvvw1BSc/W JFDVC/cwKSmm/gUo9rCO8hOL2RcbsuwH1ZCSU= MIME-Version: 1.0 Reply-To: q-funk@iki.fi In-Reply-To: <4A76E3E8.30902@nets.rwth-aachen.de> References: <11fae7c70908030558r28773beatd1dca702d490a57d@mail.gmail.com> <4A76E3E8.30902@nets.rwth-aachen.de> Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2009 16:24:49 +0300 X-Google-Sender-Auth: 8320e4777915eb24 Message-ID: <11fae7c70908030624q11ffd29ened3c77ec4c4ca79a@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: x86 Geode issues in kernel >= 2.6.23 and >= 2.6.31-rc4 From: =?UTF-8?Q?Martin=2D=C3=89ric_Racine?= To: Arnd Hannemann Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 4:19 PM, Arnd Hannemann wrote: > Martin-Éric Racine wrote: >> (non-subscriber post; please keep me in CC) >> >> Greetings, >> >> Having previously reported two issues via Ubuntu's bug tracker and not >> found any answer, I thought I'd approach the LKML with the issues at >> stake. >> >> 1) Since kernel 2.6.23, one cannot boot hardware based on the Geode >> SCx200 series. Partial answers about the most plausible cause have >> been found by the target hardware's manufacturer as explained at >> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/241307 >> >> 2) Since kernel 2.6.31-rc4, one cannot boot hardware based on the >> Geode LX800 as described at >> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/396286 >> >> In case either of these issues was already reported and there is a >> know fix or work-around, I'd love to hear more. Otherwise, please feel >> free to contact me for additional details. >> > > Just to give a data point: > 2.6.31-rc1,2,3,4,5 were/are running all fine on my Geode LX800 > (http://www.pcengines.ch/alix2d2.htm) so it seems something > board or .config specific. Thank you for your answer, Arnd. Could you please send me a copy of your .config so that I can compare it with the one used on Ubuntu kernels? Martin-Éric