Hi 2 all. Today i try to setup on my 1200 ppc linux (apus) and have strange problem. I hope someone can help me with it. So, i use last bootstrap (bh010623.lha), 2.4-20-1 kernel (kernel-image-apus_2.4.20-1.lha) and last Ramdisk fs (apus-lp-ramdisk.image20000622.gz).

So, my config:
a1200, bppc with 060, mediator with voodoo3/realteck10mb, fastata,scandoubler.

Here is problem:

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amiga shell:> bootstrap  --apus -k apus/vmlinux-24 -r ramdisk.image.gz root=/dev/ram video=amifb:vga debug=mem

Linux/m68k Amiga Bootstrap version 5.6
Copyright 1993,1994 by Hamish Macdonald and Greg Harp

Amiga 1200 CPU: 68060 with internal FPU, AGA Chipset

APUS: No BPPC+ SCSI interface detected.
APUS: No PCI Bridge detected
Command line is 'root=/dev/ram video=amifb:vga debug=mem'
Vertical Blank Frequency: 50Hz
Power Supply Frequency: 50Hz
EClock Frequency: 709379Hz

Found 3 AutoConfig Devices
device 0: addr = 0x00ea0000
device 1: addr = 0x00200000
device 2: addr = 0x00f00c38

Found 1 block of Memory
Block 0: 0x76000000 to 0x79f00000 (64512k)
The kernel will be located at 0x76000000
Kernel is compressed
Uncompressing kernel image.....................................
..........................done
starting ppcboot_wup
Inhibiting filesystems: RAM: DF0: CC0: DH2: DH1: DH0:

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and totally lockup ! i tryed different kernels (2.2, 2.4), i tryed some older bootstraps, in any case - system halt after 'Inhibiting filesystems'


Can anyone to help ?

Linux-APUS does not support the mediator, nor will it
(perhaps Mediator 4000/3000, but that is a big perhaps)

regarding G-rex:maybe if you compile your own kernel, there is some sort of buggy BVisionPPC/CVisionPPC PCI-bridge support that can be enabled by compiling your own kernel.
Never tried it myself though, just used the standard framebuffer with my CV-PPC, and this is rather slow.

I believe there's some option in bootstrap to take care of the BPPC SCSI issue. The reason for your crash is the kernel looking for the non-existing SCSI controller.

regarding amifb:pal I can't quite remember the correct options, just read the docs. Pal Hires interlace would be the optimal resolution.

Oh and btw: APUS uses Power-LED flickering to indicate CPU activity, so with APUS, a flashing Power-LED is actually a good sign, as opposed to in AmigaOS...

The APUS-Team is currently working on a 2.6.13 Kernel. Maybe we can get this kernel and can run more modern Distributions with less problems.