I just downloaded the fedora core test2 for ppc. I rebooted my PPC Dual G5. I was prompted by yaboot and hit enter to except the default kernel "linux." The kernel starts to load and then dies. I shutdown the machine and started it back up and at yaboot, typed linux nofb. It started to load again and then died again. Here is the output when it stops booting: opening display /pci@0,fd000000/NVDA,Parent@10/NVDA,Display-B@1... ok copying 0F device tree...done starting cpu /cpus/PowerPC,G5...failed: 0000000 Initializing fake screen: NVDA,Display-A Calling quiesce ... returning 0x01400000 from prom_init Invalid memory access at SRR0: 00000000.01403b7c SRR1: 10000000.000083030 Apple PowerMac7,3 5.1.8f7 BootROM build on 10/26/04 at 16:30:32 Copyright 1994-2004 Apple COmputer, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Welcome to OPen Firmware, the system time and date is: 16:49:16 04/21/2005 To continue booting, type "mac-boot" and press return. To shut down, type "shut-down" and press return. Release keys to continue! Any suggestions? Is this a problem with booting dual proc g5's? Is there any way to disable SMP with a kernel parameter that can be passed so that I can install the system? Is there an SMP kernel available to boot? Is the dual proc the issue I am having or is it something else? Thanks, Joe _____________________________ SUNY - ITEC Information Technology Exchange Center Systems Programmer/Analyst E-mail: Joe.Hoot@itec.suny.edu Office: (716)878-4644 Cell: (716)908-6292 Fax: (716)878-3485 _____________________________