[Cbe-oss-dev] QS22 and Linux Distros

[gelliott]

Hello All,

I am attempting to install Ubuntu on a QS22.  Has anyone had success 
with something like this?  I am having trouble when I try to boot from 
the installation CD.  I get the error "(600) Alignment Exception [8000]" 
(plus a hex dump) when I try to boot Ubuntu 8.04.  I get the message 
"Not a bootable device" when I try to boot Ubuntu 8.10 or 9.04.  I am 
using the PPC Alternate ISOs.  (About my hardware: I have a BladeCenter 
S chassis with a QS22 blade which has the SAS expansion card.  I plan to 
boot from SAS disks in the chassis.)

I understand that RHEL 5.2+ is recommended for the QS22, but I have been 
hoping to find a distribution that tracks the mainline kernel a little 
bit closer as well as avoid any backport complications as I will be 
doing some kernel hacking.  What distributions have folks been able to 
run on the QS22?  Is there a trick to getting Ubuntu to run?  Ideally, I 
would first run 8.04 as I have a kernel patch for 2.6.24 that I'd like 
to use-- 8.04's kernel is very close to 2.6.24.  I plan to re-baseline 
the patch in the near future, after which I would want to become more 
current.

I understand that this mailing list is more for kernel development for 
Cell platforms, but I thought I would find the most experienced users here.

Thank you,
Glenn