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[Phill Whiteside <PhillW@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

the reason I cancelled the PPC testing last weekend is that I had been told
the new kernel *would* kill PPC machines. I offered the advice to grab the
then desktop ISO before it got updated. The work on the kernel is
specifically planned and I will update everyone when I have more news.

Regards,

Phill.

On 1 August 2013 06:31, Nio Wiklund <nio.wiklund@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On 2013-08-01 01:49, keith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have been keeping a 13.10 installation updated on my Powermac G4 since
> > about July 24.
> >
> > Today, when I ran Software Update, everything went normally until a
> > required reboot at the end of the update. The system failed to boot, and
> > I get the following errors (on a  black screen):
> >
> >     [4.058892]  kernel panic - not syncing: UFS:  unable to mount root
> > FS on unknown -block (0,0)
> >
> >     [4.059868]  rebooting in 180 seconds
> >
> > After the 180 seconds, the computer tries to reboot, but the same thing
> > happens in a seemingly  endless loop.
> >
> > I can't get to a console, and am forced to do a hard shutdown by holding
> > in the power button on the computer.
> >
> > Keith
> >
> >
>
> Can you use
>
> SysRq  R E I S U B
>
> to make the reboot softer with your Power PC?
>
> Often but not always, SysRq is on the PrintScreen key (with the alt
> key), so it is often described as
>
> alt+SysRq  R E I S U B
>
> See this link
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_SysRq_key
>
> Quote {
> 1. Hold down the Alt and SysRq (Print Screen) keys.
> 2. While holding those down, type the following keys in order, several
> seconds apart: REISUB
> 3. Computer should reboot.
> }
>
> Just my two cents
>
> Nio
>
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