From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail19d.g19.rapidsite.net (mail19d.g19.rapidsite.net [204.202.242.120]) by ozlabs.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 9F70CDE198 for ; Sat, 27 Jan 2007 12:05:14 +1100 (EST) Received: from mx11.stngva01.us.mxservers.net (204.202.242.100) by mail19d.g19.rapidsite.net (RS ver 1.0.95vs) with SMTP id 2-0782859912 for ; Fri, 26 Jan 2007 20:05:12 -0500 (EST) From: "Russell McGuire" To: Subject: FW: Boot w/ VGA console - PCI nvidia Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 17:05:09 -0800 Message-ID: <000001c741af$310ff4c0$6405a8c0@absolut> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0001_01C7416C.22ECB4C0" List-Id: Linux on Embedded PowerPC Developers Mail List List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C7416C.22ECB4C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit All, I have finally got my linux kernel up and working and was able to log in via the serial port, i.e. console=/dev/ttyS0, Using root file system over NFS. Everything seems to work fine, thanks to Leo and Kumar for pointing me to the right /git/ tree. Next I have plugged in a nVidia GeForce FX5200 PCI card, and compiled in the nvidafb driver. I can see clearly the PCI card is being detected and the nvidiafb driver is being registerd, it can even detect the monitor I have connected. However, when I enabled the kernel to use the framer buffer console, by compiling in that feature, it just 'seems' to hang after the console_init call. I know I am missing something with either a 'bootargs' variable, or perhaps a mis-configured set of compile options, i.e. perhaps to many frame buffer drivers inside the kernel that may conflict??? Does anyone have a 101 on how to enable basic 640x480 or 800x600 using either the nvidiafb or perhaps a more rudimentary driver, vga only? Thanks, -Russ ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C7416C.22ECB4C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

All,

 

I have finally got my linux kernel up and working and = was able to log in via the serial port, i.e. console=3D/dev/ttyS0, Using = root file system over NFS. Everything seems to work fine, thanks to Leo and Kumar = for pointing me to the right /git/ tree.

 

Next I have plugged in a nVidia GeForce FX5200 PCI = card, and compiled in the nvidafb driver.

I can see clearly the PCI card is being detected and = the nvidiafb driver is being registerd, it can even detect the monitor I = have connected.

 

However, when I enabled the kernel to use the framer = buffer console, by compiling in that feature, it just ‘seems’ to = hang after the console_init call.

 

I know I am missing something with either a ‘bootargs’ variable, or perhaps a mis-configured set of = compile options, i.e. perhaps to many frame buffer drivers inside the kernel = that may conflict???

 

Does anyone have a 101 on how to enable basic 640x480 = or 800x600 using either the nvidiafb or perhaps a more rudimentary driver, = vga only?

 

Thanks,

 

-Russ

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