2.6.16 Regression: vbetool: Error: something went wrong performing real mode call

2.6.16 Regression: vbetool: Error: something went wrong performing real mode call

[Mark Lord]

As of 2.6.16, I am seeing this message when I do suspend-to-RAM
from a text window:

Error: something went wrong performing real mode call

I've narrowed it down to coming from "vbetool post"
on resume from RAM.

This is Kubuntu-5.10 Breezy, with vbetool-0.3-1.
I'll trace it further when I have the opportunity.

Resume still appears to work, but overnight suspend/resume does not
always work -- not sure if that is related to this message,
or to some USB modules.

Cheers

Re: 2.6.16 Regression: vbetool: Error: something went wrong performing real mode call

[Mark Lord]

Mark Lord wrote:
> As of 2.6.16, I am seeing this message when I do suspend-to-RAM
> from a text window:
> 
> Error: something went wrong performing real mode call
> 
> I've narrowed it down to coming from "vbetool post"
> on resume from RAM.

Mmm.. looking more closely, it's a vm86 (old) call failing,
and I seem to be missing CONFIG_VM86 from my .config.

Will rebuild / retest.

Cheers

Re: 2.6.16 Regression: vbetool: Error: something went wrong performing real mode call

[Adrian Bunk]

On Thu, Mar 23, 2006 at 08:57:45AM -0500, Mark Lord wrote:
> Mark Lord wrote:
> >As of 2.6.16, I am seeing this message when I do suspend-to-RAM
> >from a text window:
> >
> >Error: something went wrong performing real mode call
> >
> >I've narrowed it down to coming from "vbetool post"
> >on resume from RAM.
> 
> Mmm.. looking more closely, it's a vm86 (old) call failing,
> and I seem to be missing CONFIG_VM86 from my .config.
>...

It seems you are using CONFIG_EMBEDDED=y?

> Cheers

cu
Adrian

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