From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Andrew Morton Subject: Re: [Bugme-new] [Bug 12300] New: The VGA console driver does not work with the Panasonic W7 (Intel 965 video) Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2008 20:25:10 -0800 Message-ID: <20081225202510.3bfb7a4d.akpm@linux-foundation.org> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from sfi-mx-1.v28.ch3.sourceforge.com ([172.29.28.121] helo=mx.sourceforge.net) by 335xhf1.ch3.sourceforge.com with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1LG4GF-0001oy-W9 for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Fri, 26 Dec 2008 04:25:19 +0000 Received: from smtp1.linux-foundation.org ([140.211.169.13]) by 29vjzd1.ch3.sourceforge.com with esmtps (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.69) id 1LG4GD-0002ZC-Cw for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Fri, 26 Dec 2008 04:25:20 +0000 In-Reply-To: List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: linux-fbdev-devel-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net To: linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Cc: unruh@physics.ubc.ca, bugme-daemon@bugzilla.kernel.org (switched to email. Please respond via emailed reply-to-all, not via the bugzilla web interface). On Thu, 25 Dec 2008 19:22:25 -0800 (PST) bugme-daemon@bugzilla.kernel.org wrote: > http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12300 > > Summary: The VGA console driver does not work with the Panasonic > W7 (Intel 965 video) > Product: Drivers > Version: 2.5 > KernelVersion: 2.6.24.4 > Platform: All > OS/Version: Linux > Tree: Mainline > Status: NEW > Severity: blocking > Priority: P1 > Component: Console/Framebuffers > AssignedTo: jsimmons@infradead.org > ReportedBy: unruh@physics.ubc.ca > > > Latest working kernel version:Unknown > Earliest failing kernel version: At least 2.6.17 > Distribution:Mandriva 2007.1-2008.1 > Hardware Environment:Panasonic toughbook W7 > Software Environment:Mandriva 2008.1 installation > Problem Description: > When I try to install Mandriva 2008.1 onto a Panasonic Toughbook W7 after > intial splash sceen ( which displays presumably because it uses the bios) and > the loading of the kernel, the screen goes blank. This seems to be because the > kernel is unable to actually display any of the text in the VGA console mode > onto the screen. If I make menu choices blindly, the DVD disk is read. > > When I used the MCNLinux Toronto ( based on the Mandriva 2007.1 with the 2.6.17 > kernel) after the kernel loads I see nothing until finally X is started and it > displays fine. If I do alt-ctrl-F1 (or F2 or ..) ( which should open a console > screen) I again see nothing. This makes me think strongly that the problem is > taht somehow the console VGA driver within the kernel is not working, although > the xorg video card works fine (since X displays without problem). Of course > not having the VGA console output makes it impossible to actually install > Mandriva or any Linux onto the system. > The Panasonic toughbook line has been wonderful with Linux, until the W7. > > Perhaps there are some kernel options I could try, to see where the problem > lies, but have no idea what they might be (I tried to remove the vga=788 kernel > option but that made no difference, nor did putting in vga=normal) > > How in the world can bog standard VGA not work? > > Steps to reproduce: See above. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------