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Re: New Ubuntu Server PPC boot issue? (was: Re: The final push...)

 

Jonathan looks like same results on Lubuntu Alternate powerpc iso.

Ends in:
 Fixing recursive fault but reboot is needed!

Greg nm_geo

On Sat, Oct 13, 2012 at 3:27 PM, Jonathan Marsden <jmarsden@xxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> On 10/11/2012 06:36 PM, Phill Whiteside wrote:
>
> > @ Jonathan, I'll run through the ppc-server tests in a VM, server
> > does not seem to be affected by the desktop issues as it is a more
> > CLI driven beast. If you can pull up the install menu and okay that
> > and any others you have time to check, I can go through the other
> > test cases (and edit them where it is needed).
>
> I tried the Install (Default) testcase for Ubuntu Server PPC.  See
> http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/testcases/1337/info .  It has some
> minor English fixups needed, and I am not seeing a menu from which to
> select "Install Ubuntu Server" as Step 2 says I should, but that's not
> the important bit.
>
> With the "Quantal Final" image dated 20121013 it installs but then I see
> a kernel panic (some sort of recursive fault, I've not yet captured the
> details) when booting from the hard disk!
>
> I am now retesting using the older 20120925 Beta2 image to verify that
> one works and that my PPC hardware is fine.
>
> If anyone else can confirm or deny this problem, that would be good.
> Otherwise, I'll start gathering info on the panic and open a kernel bug.
>  I'm on #ubuntu-testing right now BTW.
>
> Jonathan
>
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