linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 08/12] macintosh/via-pmu68k: Don't load driver on unsupported hardware

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Message-ID: <CAOmrzkLwv0aWna_Puru6QHvRRDO5y5v9jSvoZ+mwBh7XbJ=t7A@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Wed, 13 Jun 2018 08:12:48 +1200
From:   Michael Schmitz <schmitzmic@...il.com>
To:     Laurent Vivier <lvivier@...hat.com>
Cc:     Finn Thain <fthain@...egraphics.com.au>,
        Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
        Andreas Schwab <schwab@...ux-m68k.org>,
        linuxppc-dev <linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org>,
        "Linux/m68k" <linux-m68k@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Development <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 08/12] macintosh/via-pmu68k: Don't load driver on
 unsupported hardware

Hi,

On Tue, Jun 12, 2018 at 6:53 PM, Laurent Vivier <lvivier@...hat.com> wrote:
> On 12/06/2018 01:47, Finn Thain wrote:
>> On Sun, 10 Jun 2018, Benjamin Herrenschmidt wrote:
> ...
>> I don't know what the bootloader situation is, but it looks messy...
>> http://nubus-pmac.sourceforge.net/#booters
>>
>> Laurent, does Emile work on these machines?
>>
>
> No, Emile doesn't work on pmac-nubus, I tried to implement the switch
> from m68k to ppc, but it has never worked.

On the PowerMac 6100 that I installed Linux on many years ago, I'm
pretty sure I used Apple's mkLinux boot loader.

Not sure how that would work with modern kernels and initrds though.
Haven't got that hardware anymore so no way try.

Cheers,

  Michael

>
> Laurent