From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-5.0 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_INVALID, DKIM_SIGNED,HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_NONE, SPF_PASS,USER_AGENT_SANE_1 autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 74E4FC43460 for ; Wed, 28 Apr 2021 13:54:16 +0000 (UTC) Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [209.51.188.17]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id B857B6143D for ; Wed, 28 Apr 2021 13:54:15 +0000 (UTC) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 mail.kernel.org B857B6143D Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dmarc=fail (p=none dis=none) header.from=redhat.com Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=qemu-devel-bounces+qemu-devel=archiver.kernel.org@nongnu.org Received: from localhost ([::1]:53462 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1lbkdq-0006LB-Ii for qemu-devel@archiver.kernel.org; Wed, 28 Apr 2021 09:54:14 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:59812) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1lbkUh-0005qP-AI for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Wed, 28 Apr 2021 09:44:47 -0400 Received: from us-smtp-delivery-124.mimecast.com ([216.205.24.124]:60708) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1lbkUf-0000lj-Fq for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Wed, 28 Apr 2021 09:44:47 -0400 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=redhat.com; s=mimecast20190719; t=1619617484; h=from:from:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date:message-id:message-id: to:to:cc:cc:mime-version:mime-version:content-type:content-type: in-reply-to:in-reply-to:references:references; bh=Ov9GGh/EY4shxFH8qmcvbCsED3eFl+X7aegLEFBweT0=; b=fYKtI5dYl6IP0qiego/+cwH9zZqUpCel2Fx+ewLz9uyzcWx4t8rk68LebS9CrBv4IgcXZR qUgFZk/ZXdtPqfqQXEALGh14TelQgQtccDoH6IGQzpsoJB0AgNSDsUHOzwnXrr/HQduHrG DCyyK24xKi66/hptVgQrrsgqBK/Jins= Received: from mimecast-mx01.redhat.com (mimecast-mx01.redhat.com [209.132.183.4]) (Using TLS) by relay.mimecast.com with ESMTP id us-mta-499-gM0HXhwbNaKq-HFQ-uzSbA-1; Wed, 28 Apr 2021 09:44:42 -0400 X-MC-Unique: gM0HXhwbNaKq-HFQ-uzSbA-1 Received: from smtp.corp.redhat.com (int-mx08.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com [10.5.11.23]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mimecast-mx01.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 58E94501E9; Wed, 28 Apr 2021 13:44:41 +0000 (UTC) Received: from work-vm (ovpn-115-35.ams2.redhat.com [10.36.115.35]) by smtp.corp.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id D08B519C45; Wed, 28 Apr 2021 13:44:35 +0000 (UTC) Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2021 14:44:33 +0100 From: "Dr. David Alan Gilbert" To: BALATON Zoltan Subject: Re: X on old (non-x86) Linux guests Message-ID: References: <925db5d2-f3f7-96cb-4549-8880408f018@eik.bme.hu> MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/2.0.6 (2021-03-06) X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.84 on 10.5.11.23 Authentication-Results: relay.mimecast.com; auth=pass smtp.auth=CUSA124A263 smtp.mailfrom=dgilbert@redhat.com X-Mimecast-Spam-Score: 0 X-Mimecast-Originator: redhat.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Received-SPF: pass client-ip=216.205.24.124; envelope-from=dgilbert@redhat.com; helo=us-smtp-delivery-124.mimecast.com X-Spam_score_int: -29 X-Spam_score: -3.0 X-Spam_bar: --- X-Spam_report: (-3.0 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIMWL_WL_HIGH=-0.22, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW=-0.7, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H4=0.001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL=0.001, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: qemu-devel@nongnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: "kraxel@redhat.com" , "richard.henderson@linaro.org" , Andrew Randrianasulu , "qemu-devel@nongnu.org" Errors-To: qemu-devel-bounces+qemu-devel=archiver.kernel.org@nongnu.org Sender: "Qemu-devel" * BALATON Zoltan (balaton@eik.bme.hu) wrote: > On Wed, 28 Apr 2021, Andrew Randrianasulu wrote: > > On Wednesday, April 28, 2021, Andrew Randrianasulu > > wrote: > > > On Monday, April 26, 2021, BALATON Zoltan wrote: > > > > On Mon, 26 Apr 2021, Dr. David Alan Gilbert wrote: > > > > > Over the weekend I got a Red Hat 6.x (not RHEL!) for Alpha booting > > > > > under QEMU which was pretty neat. But I failed to find a succesful > > > > > combination to get X working; has anyone any suggestions? > > > > > > > > > > > > > Adding Andrew who has experimented with old X framebuffer so he may > > > > remember something more but that was on x86. > > > > > > > > > > > > Sorry, I still away from my desktop (with notes/logs), not sure when > > > return.. > > > I do not think I tried something that old.. Kernel 2.2 i guess, before any > > > attempt at r128 drm Kernel module was written (in 2.4?) and so before ddx > > > attempted to use that (as it tries by default in much newer distros) > > Maybe it would work better with newer RedHat than 6.0? I think I've seen > images up to at least 7.1 that supported alpha but I don't know how to boot > them. I could get kernel and installer running with -kernel -initrd but did > not find the CD on the defailt CMD646 controller (seems to only have driver > for one SCSI controller) so I'm not sure how to try this. Trying to just > boot from the CD without -kernel -initrd it just stops after displaying > "Hello" in top left but that could be something about alpha firmware I don't > know how to use. I ended up using -kernel/-initrd and passed the cdrom as an image to hdb rather than with -cdrom; as you say the cmd646 didn't like the cdrom. (Where I'm pretty sure my real Alpha does have a CDROM connected to it's cmd646). And none of the SCSI controllers would work. I'll make some notes on my command line this weekend and post them next week; I'll try the X suggestions as well. Dave > Regards, > BALATON Zoltan > -- Dr. David Alan Gilbert / dgilbert@redhat.com / Manchester, UK