Although the ppc handbook refers to /dev/sdX, the autobuild CD just gives you the long ago depreciated /dev/hdX devices. I've been using libata on old Mac G3 and G4 for a long time and have had no problems with /dev/sdX. It was quite shocking to me to see the ppc cd still using the old IDE drivers when I tried it recently. It would be great if someone could upgrade the kernal options being used to build the kernel on the autobuild CD. This will make installing yaboot from an autobuild CD much less complicated as users won't have to later go to openfirmware to change /dev/hdX to /dev/sdX. If people are going to need to use initramfs for separate /usr and /var it might also be necessary to move away from the old depreciated IDE drivers.
Looking at what seems the latest kconfig for ppc[1], it seems we're enabling both IDE and LIBATA support. [1] - http://git.overlays.gentoo.org/gitweb/?p=proj/releng.git;a=blob_plain;f=releases/weekly/kconfig/powerpc/installcd-ppc64apple-2.6.34.config;hb=refs/heads/master @ppc/@ppc64: Any comments? Also, is there anyone in your team that is looking over or wants to look over the autobuilds?
(In reply to comment #1) > Looking at what seems the latest kconfig for ppc[1], it seems we're enabling > both IDE and LIBATA support. > > [1] - > http://git.overlays.gentoo.org/gitweb/?p=proj/releng.git;a=blob_plain; > f=releases/weekly/kconfig/powerpc/installcd-ppc64apple-2.6.34.config;hb=refs/ > heads/master > > @ppc/@ppc64: > > Any comments? > Also, is there anyone in your team that is looking over or wants to look > over the autobuilds? 1) libata should be find on the older macs. I use it all the time. 2) Jorge, I'm desperately trying to keep ppc and ppc64 alive. Well the former is in decent shape but the latter is poorly maintained. Its eating up time from my other stuff. If this is a one time lookover I can, but I can't on a regular basis.
The newer kernel config should fix this for ppc. Reopen if this is still a problem.
