Re: 2.6.5-rc2-mm2 still does not boot but it progress : seems to be console font related

[Eric Valette <eric.valette@free.fr>]

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Thomas Svedberg wrote:
> I have these hangs as well, just tried 2.6.5-rc2-mm3 and they are still 
> there.
> However setting video=radeonfb:off as boot parameter solves the problem, 
> if this can be of any help.
> More info on request.

Yes because the console-screen.sh shell script checks for /dev/fb. Could 
you try the patceh suggested by Andrew in this thread (I'm not sure it 
is in mm3). I attached it for your convenience.

-- eric



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diff -puN drivers/char/vt.c~a drivers/char/vt.c
--- 25/drivers/char/vt.c~a	2004-03-24 09:49:10.285591688 -0800
+++ 25-akpm/drivers/char/vt.c	2004-03-24 09:50:54.355770616 -0800
@@ -2471,10 +2471,13 @@ static int con_open(struct tty_struct *t
 				tty->winsize.ws_row = video_num_lines;
 				tty->winsize.ws_col = video_num_columns;
 			}
+			release_console_sem();
 			vcs_make_devfs(tty);
+			goto out;
 		}
 	}
 	release_console_sem();
+out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -2484,11 +2487,13 @@ static void con_close(struct tty_struct 
 	if (tty && tty->count == 1) {
 		struct vt_struct *vt;
 
-		vcs_remove_devfs(tty);
 		vt = tty->driver_data;
 		if (vt)
 			vc_cons[vt->vc_num].d->vc_tty = NULL;
 		tty->driver_data = 0;
+		release_console_sem();
+		vcs_remove_devfs(tty);
+		return;
 	}
 	release_console_sem();
 }

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