8.0-RC2 on Rackmac3,1 - fatal kernel trap

[Nathan Whitehorn]

Carlo Dapor wrote:
> Hello Peter, Nathan fellow PPC-owner
>
> The link to the ISO file is very slow for me, downloads at 20 kB/s.
>
> In the meantime, I gave 8.0 rc3 a chance but I get the following:
>
> panic: moea64_bootstrap: too many ofw translations (100)
> uptime: 1s
>
> The boot process never came this far for me.
> The machine is a G5 PowerMac7,3, dual 2.3 GHz, 4GB ram.
>
> Is the 20091112 snapshot also ideal for my configuration ?
> Or is it safer to grab the 20091111 version ?
>   
Both will work. 20091111 had a test version of the final change that 
ended up in the tree. 20091112 has the final, more permanent solution. 
Either should boot your machine without problems.

Unfortunately, due to this problem being discovered so late in the 
release cycle, the fix for CD booting will not make it into the 8.0 
release. 8.0 will boot and run fine on G5 systems, but will have to be 
installed by net-booting. Once the 8.0 release is finalized, I will MFC 
the patches place an 8.0-STABLE-SNAP install CD somewhere for people who 
want it.
-Nathan