Re: 2.6.16-rc3 + Xorg 6.9.0 - works for me...

[Russell King <rmk@arm.linux.org.uk>]

On Wed, Apr 26, 2006 at 02:38:34PM -0400, Woody Suwalski wrote:
> >>>
> I just upgraded my Netwinder from 2.4.27 to 2.6.15 and the framebuffer
> no longer works.  Console works but when I start X.org I first get a
> corrupted screen and a little bit later the whole machine hangs.
> There's no panic or any information on the serial console.
> <<<
> 
> This problem appears only on Cyber2010 chips (Netwinders with Cyber2000 
> work OK)
> 
> The crash issue on 2010 can be solved by disabling burst mode on the 
> Cyberpro 2010 (graphic register 0x30, EXT_BUS_CTL_PCIBURST_WRITE=0). It 
> is enabled in the kernel driver by default now.

Exactly the same code exists in the 2.4.21-rmk kernel (just diff'd the
two drivers), so I don't understand why hasn't the problem been reported
against 2.4 kernels.

> Martin, Russell,
> Can you verify if the current 2.6.1x kernel + X 6.9 works OK on SHARK 
> machine??? I do not have any of them here to test...

I don't have Shark hardware either.

-- 
Russell King
 Linux kernel    2.6 ARM Linux   - http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/
 maintainer of:  2.6 Serial core


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