> Right, is this set according to some OF properties (which could be a
> cause of the bug) ?
> I didn't find anything like this in OF fb code, but I may have missed
> it
prom_init() sets it using calls to OF fb driver setcolreg method.
Ben.
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On Mon, 2005-05-23 at 20:51 +1000, Benjamin Herrenschmidt wrote:
> On Mon, 2005-05-23 at 12:47 +0200, J. Mayer wrote:
> > On Mon, 2005-05-23 at 10:31 +1000, Benjamin Herrenschmidt wrote:
> > > > console=ttyS0 console=tty0
> > > > Note that the Open-Firmware frame-buffer support is broken in many 2.
On Mon, 2005-05-23 at 10:31 +1000, Benjamin Herrenschmidt wrote:
> > console=ttyS0 console=tty0
> > Note that the Open-Firmware frame-buffer support is broken in many 2.6
> > kernels (I mean on real Macs)
>
> How so ?
Well, there have been many issues with frame-buffer in 2.6, not only on
Mac pl
On Mon, 2005-05-23 at 12:47 +0200, J. Mayer wrote:
> On Mon, 2005-05-23 at 10:31 +1000, Benjamin Herrenschmidt wrote:
> > > console=ttyS0 console=tty0
> > > Note that the Open-Firmware frame-buffer support is broken in many 2.6
> > > kernels (I mean on real Macs)
> >
> > How so ?
>
> Well, there
Note that the Open-Firmware frame-buffer support is broken in many 2.6
kernels (I mean on real Macs)
How so ?
Well, in Fedora Core 4 test 3 (kernels 2.6.11.* and 2.6.12-rc*):
video switching at boot from yaboot with Open Firmware to Tux with
scrolling VGA text is problematic, and switching v
> console=ttyS0 console=tty0
> Note that the Open-Firmware frame-buffer support is broken in many 2.6
> kernels (I mean on real Macs)
How so ?
> and that most distributions install CDROM
> don't have support for PC serial ports. Then, to be able to have video
> console with any 2.6 based distri
On Sun, 2005-05-15 at 05:41 +0200, Herbert Poetzl wrote:
> > Just for the record: if I remove the VGA card from the qemu pci bus I
> > can successfully boot a linux 2.6 kernel with serial console. Apparently
> > there's something wrong with it.
>
> wrong with what? linux 2.6? the vga card? the se
On Sun, 2005-05-15 at 14:28 +0200, Johannes Berg wrote:
> Hi,
>
> > I just checked: I don't have to remove the VGA device to be able to boot
> > 2.6 kernel on serial port. Just have to give it the following arguments
> > to the kernel (and of course, use a kernel with the PC serial port
> > suppo
Hi,
> I just checked: I don't have to remove the VGA device to be able to boot
> 2.6 kernel on serial port. Just have to give it the following arguments
> to the kernel (and of course, use a kernel with the PC serial port
> support compiled in):
> console=ttyS0 console=tty0
Odd. I didn't test wit
On Sun, May 15, 2005 at 02:07:48AM +0200, Johannes Berg wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Just for the record: if I remove the VGA card from the qemu pci bus I
> can successfully boot a linux 2.6 kernel with serial console. Apparently
> there's something wrong with it.
wrong with what? linux 2.6? the vga card? th
On Sun, 2005-05-15 at 02:07 +0200, Johannes Berg wrote:
> Hi,
Hi,
> Just for the record: if I remove the VGA card from the qemu pci bus I
> can successfully boot a linux 2.6 kernel with serial console. Apparently
> there's something wrong with it.
I just checked: I don't have to remove the VGA d
Hi,
Just for the record: if I remove the VGA card from the qemu pci bus I
can successfully boot a linux 2.6 kernel with serial console. Apparently
there's something wrong with it.
If you want to discuss please CC me.
johannes
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