From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Andrew Morton Subject: Re: No console on Riva TNT since 2.6.26-0.rc4 Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2008 19:41:08 -0700 Message-ID: <20080709194108.f18226e8.akpm@linux-foundation.org> References: <062620082004.6012.4863F668000CEA0D0000177C2200751090CE05040A05@comcast.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx2-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.92] helo=mail.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list1-new.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KGmBB-0006fX-QM for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:46:45 -0700 Received: from smtp1.linux-foundation.org ([140.211.169.13]) by mail.sourceforge.net with esmtps (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.44) id 1KGmBA-0002VD-IK for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:46:45 -0700 In-Reply-To: <062620082004.6012.4863F668000CEA0D0000177C2200751090CE05040A05@comcast.net> List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: linux-fbdev-devel-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: linux-fbdev-devel-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net To: Quel Qun Cc: linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net, LKML On Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:04:56 +0000 kelk1@comcast.net (Quel Qun) wrote: > Hi, > > The system boots fine with 2.6.26-0.rc3.1mnb (Mandriva Cooker), but since rc4, I see a few squares of color, then a black screen and the console never comes back. This is independent of the resolution chosen when using vga=ask. The machine does boot and I can start X if I log in blindly. Only the F1 to F6 consoles are gone. > > Bug originally reported and ignored on Cooker: https://qa.mandriva.com/show_bug.cgi?id=41302 > > My card is an old STB NVidia Riva TNT, monitor is a flat panel Dell 2007FP, system is a Dell Dimension XPS T600 (82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 with PIII 600). > > I cannot see anything different in /var/log/messages between rc3 and rc4 (vga=837) > > vesafb: framebuffer at 0xfc000000, mapped to 0xd8880000, using 7500k, total > 16320k > vesafb: mode is 1600x1200x8, linelength=1600, pages=6 > vesafb: protected mode interface info at c000:02d2 > vesafb: pmi: set display start = c00c030b, set palette = c00c0381 > vesafb: pmi: ports = 3b4 3b5 3ba 3c0 3c1 3c4 3c5 3c6 3c7 3c8 3c9 3cc 3ce 3cf > 3d0 3d1 3d2 3d3 3d4 3d5 3da > vesafb: scrolling: redraw > vesafb: Pseudocolor: size=8:8:8:8, shift=0:0:0:0 > Console: switching to colour frame buffer device 200x75 > fb0: VESA VGA frame buffer device > > This is still true with a vanilla 2.6.26-rc8. > > $ grep FB_RIVA /boot/config > CONFIG_FB_RIVA=m > # CONFIG_FB_RIVA_I2C is not set > # CONFIG_FB_RIVA_DEBUG is not set > CONFIG_FB_RIVA_BACKLIGHT=y > Let's cc the fbdev list. Is this a regression? Was 2.6.25 OK? Thanks. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sponsored by: SourceForge.net Community Choice Awards: VOTE NOW! Studies have shown that voting for your favorite open source project, along with a healthy diet, reduces your potential for chronic lameness and boredom. Vote Now at http://www.sourceforge.net/community/cca08