From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2007 13:49:04 +1000 From: David Gibson To: Bai Shuwei Subject: Re: powerpc 440 monitor program Message-ID: <20071019034904.GA4407@localhost.localdomain> References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: Cc: linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org, linuxppc-embedded@ozlabs.org List-Id: Linux on PowerPC Developers Mail List List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , On Fri, Oct 19, 2007 at 11:32:33AM +0800, Bai Shuwei wrote: > all, > hi, when I boot my system, there are no output on the screen. > I choice the framebuffer and my monitor card is ATI PAGE 128 PCI, qt/e GUI. > When i compile the kernel, the boot logo and aty 128fb has be compiled into > kernel patched with videoboot, and x86emu. The video parameters set: > video=aty128fb:640x480-16@7. > The kenel can recognize the monitor card, and the frame buffer device > has run. > The output showed below: > > videoboot: Booting PCI video card bus 0, function 0, device 6 > aty128fb: Found Intel x86 BIOS ROM Image > aty128fb: Rage128 BIOS located > aty128fb: Rage128 RK PCI [chip rev 0x2] 32M 64-bit SDR SGRAM (2:1) > fb0: ATY Rage128 frame buffer device on Rage128 RK PCI > > My problem is there is no output on the monitor,and cannot see the penguin > boot logo. Uh.. most 440 systems use a serial console. It ought in theory to be possible to use a framebuffer instead, but it wouldn't surprise me if rather a lot of debugging was necessary. -- David Gibson | I'll have my music baroque, and my code david AT gibson.dropbear.id.au | minimalist, thank you. NOT _the_ _other_ | _way_ _around_! http://www.ozlabs.org/~dgibson