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From: Lars Ehrhardt <1103@ng.h42.de>
To: Ricky Beam <jfbeam@bluetronic.net>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 2.6.0-test9-bk22 does not compile on sparc64: undefined reference to `vga_writeb'
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2003 17:51:50 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <3FB8FCA6.7010804@ng.h42.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.33.0311171131070.26356-100000@sweetums.bluetronic.net>

Ricky Beam wrote:

> On Mon, 17 Nov 2003, Lars Ehrhardt wrote:
>>2.6.0-test9 does not compile on sparc64:
>>
>>(...)
>>
> "CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE=y" is your problem.  Sparcs don't have a VGA console.
> Use the prom console or a FB (or serial console.)

Thanks. That worked.

> (This has come up a thousand times on the sparclinux list.)

Maybe the help text for VGA_CONSOLE should be adjusted accordingly?
By reading "Virtually everyone wants that." in the help text I did not
assume that this option does not make sense on Sparcs.

Kind regards

Lars Ehrhardt


  reply	other threads:[~2003-11-17 16:52 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2003-11-17 16:14 2.6.0-test9-bk22 does not compile on sparc64: undefined reference to `vga_writeb' Lars Ehrhardt
2003-11-17 16:33 ` Ricky Beam
2003-11-17 16:51   ` Lars Ehrhardt [this message]
2003-11-17 17:04     ` [PATCH] " Maciej Soltysiak
2003-11-17 18:08       ` Lars Ehrhardt
2003-11-17 17:57     ` Ricky Beam

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