Subject: port-macppc/36891: NetBSD-current 4.99.1 or later don't boot on PowerBook G4 (late 2004)
To: None <port-macppc-maintainer@netbsd.org, gnats-admin@netbsd.org,>
From: None <kei@NetBSD.org>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 09/03/2007 22:30:00
>Number:         36891
>Category:       port-macppc
>Synopsis:       NetBSD-current 4.99.1 or later don't boot on PowerBook G4.
>Confidential:   yes
>Severity:       critical
>Priority:       high
>Responsible:    port-macppc-maintainer
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Mon Sep 03 22:30:00 +0000 2007
>Originator:     kei@NetBSD.org
>Release:        NetBSD 4.99.1 or later
>Organization:
	individual
>Environment:
	
	
System: NetBSD sara.machdep.org 3.99.24 NetBSD 3.99.24 (GENERIC) #0: Wed Aug 15 12:53:01 JST 2007 kei@sara.machdep.org:/var/work/obj/macppc/usr/src/sys/arch/macppc/compile/GENERIC macppc
Architecture: powerpc
Machine: macppc
>Description:
	the above is last version which can boot on my PowerBook G4.  After
	G5 support is incorporated, it don't boot.
>How-To-Repeat:
	copy current kernel into harddrive or CD, then try to boot from it.
>Fix:
	unknown.

	a result of ofctl -p on my machine and kernels my own built
	kernels are put here.

	ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/misc/kei/macppc/ofctl-p-PBG4
	ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/misc/kei/macppc/netbsd-3.99.24.gz
	ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/misc/kei/macppc/netbsd-4.99.1.gz

	3.99.24 is working kernel and 4.99.1 is not working one.