[Bug 33431] powerpc64 install via firewire cd fails

[Toni Harbaugh-Blackford]

Public bug reported:

Affects: linux-source-2.6.15 (Ubuntu)
       Severity: Normal
       Priority: (none set)
     Assignee: Ben Collins
         Status: Unconfirmed


Description:
I attempted to install the ubuntu-server powerpc
dialy build from yesterday on a headless Xserve
G5 system (serial console, no internal cd) via an
external firewire cd.  The installation gets as far
as loading the ram disk, then hangs at

 DO-QUIESCE finished

The installation was started with the following boot
line:

 boot: expert-powerpc64 video=ofonly console=ttyS0,57600

by comparison, on debian testing the installation
continues past this point successfully.
Public bug reported:

Affects: linux-source-2.6.15 (Ubuntu)
       Severity: Normal
       Priority: (none set)
     Assignee: Ben Collins
         Status: Unconfirmed


Description:
I attempted to install the ubuntu-server powerpc
dialy build from yesterday on a headless Xserve
G5 system (serial console, no internal cd) via an
external firewire cd.  The installation gets as far
as loading the ram disk, then hangs at

 DO-QUIESCE finished

The installation was started with the following boot
line:

 boot: expert-powerpc64 video=ofonly console=ttyS0,57600

by comparison, on debian testing the installation
continues past this point successfully.
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powerpc64 install via firewire cd fails
https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/33431