Re: 2.6.0-test2 does not boot with matroxfb

Jocelyn Mayer
2003-08-09T11:39:02Z

> On 8 Aug 03 at 17:45, Juergen Rose wrote:
> ı I tried on my PC with a Matrox-G450 several kernel and boot options.
> ı Every time when the console should work with matrox framebuffer,
> linux
> ı was crashed. With 2.6.0-test2 and 2.6.0-test2-bk7 I had the
> following
> ı warning performing ''make modules_install''
> ı WARNING:
> ı
> /lib/modules/2.6.0-test2[-bk7]/kernel/drivers/video/matrox/matroxfb_crtc2.ko
> ı needs unknown symbol matroxfb_enable_irq This WARNING disapears for
>
> I'm not able to get through Linus's mail filters for past three weeks.

I can boot a Athlon based PC with a Matrox-G450. It runs well.
The frame buffer is broken, and so is X and overlay buffer,
but it doesn't crash at all.
I also booted another kernel on the VGA console.
The console is OK, X and overlay buffer are still broken,
but the machine euns well.
I have two 2.6.0-test2, one with the matroxfb,
the other one just with the VGA console.

>
> You can also try <a
> href="ftp://platan.vc.cvut.cz/pub/linux/matrox-latest/matroxfb-2.5.72.gz">ftp://platan.vc.cvut.cz/pub/linux/matrox-latest/matroxfb-2.5.72.gz
> (if 2.6.0-test2-mm5 does not complain about unexported matrox_*_irq
> it will probably not apply cleanly to it). It restores fbcon subsystem
> to the 2.4.x's version.
> Petr

I will check this, I'd like to have more than a VGA console :-)

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Jocelyn Mayer <l_indien@magic.fr>