From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk Subject: Re: no output on console when using 2.6.39 as dom0-kernel Date: Tue, 31 May 2011 10:50:33 -0400 Message-ID: <20110531145033.GM14641@dumpdata.com> References: <201105292352.46811.ronny.hegewald@online.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <201105292352.46811.ronny.hegewald@online.de> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: xen-devel-bounces@lists.xensource.com Errors-To: xen-devel-bounces@lists.xensource.com To: Ronny Hegewald Cc: xen-devel@lists.xensource.com List-Id: xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org On Sun, May 29, 2011 at 11:52:46PM +0000, Ronny Hegewald wrote: > This topic was brought up before for the 2.6.38 kernel one month ago > > http://lists.xensource.com/archives/html/xen-devel/2011-04/msg01345.html > > It wasnt mentioned there that upstream has some missing functionality for the > console, so i assume that it should work. > > First my config: xen 4.1, 2.6.39 upstream linux-kernel, both 32-bit > > As soon the dom0-kernel is booting all output is cleared and the screen stays > black, but the kernel is booting fine and i can login and start programs etc. Nice! > > When i start X the output on the screen works normally. As soon i finish X, > the screen turns black again. When you switch consoles do you go to text mode? > > I added the following patch to the 2.6.39-er kernel, and the output on the > console works fine for me on 32 and 64 bit dom0 kernel (the following patches > are from Jeremys xen repository). > > > commit 09e5e7caf4eac83c010ec3d209cc3dfbe1444ae0 Thank you for finding that commit. Let me stick on the queue. > Date: Mon Feb 9 12:05:54 2009 -0800 > xen: allow enable use of VGA console on dom0 > > > There was another patch to make the vga-console work with 32-bit-kernel. But > for me it worked without it. > > > commit adec49def29110b1748a861c8a2cee785a0d1052 > Date: Mon Apr 27 13:03:13 2009 -0700 > xen/i386: make sure initial VGA/ISA mappings are not overridden > > > Or ss the console suppossed to work without this patches? > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Xen-devel mailing list > Xen-devel@lists.xensource.com > http://lists.xensource.com/xen-devel