Subject: Re: boot netbsd -current on recent powerbook g4
To: Antoine Reilles <Antoine.Reilles@loria.fr>
From: Michael <macallan18@earthlink.net>
List: port-macppc
Date: 02/04/2006 13:29:47
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Hello,

> > > > > I don't know what to try next. Do you know anything i could
> > > > > try to get this booting, or simply to get a better
> > > > > understanding of the problem ?
> > > >=20
> > > > A guess: try compiling the kernel without DIAGNOSTIC defined.=20
> > > > That helped me, though I'm not sure why...
> > > thanks !
> > > I just tested with a kernel without DIAGNOSTIC. Unfortunately, no
> > > change
> >=20
> > Make sure you recompiled the whole kernel - config may not pick up
> > all source files that use DIAGNOSTIC.

> I did the build with an empty $OBJDIR/sys/ directory, so i'm pretty
> sure the DIAGNOSTIC option was correctly picked.
> Is there any way i can collect information on the problem, to help the
> competent people on this issue (Ehr, sorry, i can't lend the hardware,
> it is not mine).

Well, I have a similar problem ( kernel crashes right after loading ) on
all my macppc boxes but here it goes away when compiling without
DIAGNOSTIC. David P. Reese tracked it down to a specific function but so
far I didn't have time to look at it ( and I'm not sure I'm the right
guy for this job anyway )

See here: http://mail-index.netbsd.org/port-macppc/2006/01/29/0004.html

have fun
Michael

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