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Re: problem with XFree86 keyboard

[dave g. <giv...@ya...>]

I connected a 2nd PS2 keyboard in place of my PS2
mouse, so I now have 2 PS2 keyboards. I configured
hotplug and input.rc/input.agent, and using input.rc I
can control which of my 2 keyboards goes on VT0 or
VT1.

I start my first X on vt06, and it runs just
fine(though temporarily w/o a mouse). The first X is
set to use the keyboard assigned to VT0, and it does.

I set my second X to use the VT1 keyboard by using the
"Dev Phys" option and setting it to
isa0060/serio1/input0. I set it to use the evdev
driver. From what I've read, doing that would normally
require applying a patch to XFree86, but apparently
that is already applied to the XFree86 shipped with
debian? though I'm not sure if that applies to debian
woody, the distribution I'm running.

Then I try starting my second X on vt08, which I've
set to use the keyboard assigned to VT1. I've tried
starting the second X either by running the server
directly (ie 'X :1 -xf86config /etc/X11/XFC_1 vt08')
and by running a modified startx script (startx1).
Now, with either one, I don't see anything on the
screen, its just black, no cursor, the monitor did
come out of sleep mode, though. Also, I can press CAPS
lock and NUM lock on the VT1 keyboard and the
appropriate light does appear on the VT1 Keyboard.

But, also as before, the VT0 keyboard doesn't work.
When I type, nothing appears on 1st screen, nor does
pressing CAPS lock or NUM lock cause a light to come
on.

My first X is running KDE which I have set to display
a clock in the lower right corner. Once I start my
second X, the clock on the first X doesn't update,
even after several minutes. I sshed into the machine
from another and tried loading konsole on the 2nd X,
but got an error message that it couldn't connect to
it. I then tried loading konsole onto the first X, it
seemed to be running, but nothing appeared on that
screen(much like the clock not updating).

I have also tried using the "Dev Phys" option with the
'evdev' driver on my first X, which also causes the
same problem (screen goes black, can't be contacted by
an X client). Is it possible there is something wrong
w/ evdev or that it is not installed?

Even though I continue to have these problems with X,
my keyboards ONLY work on the second X I start, why?
Why does the screen on my first X not update?

I started my kernel with 'dumbcon=2'

In the event I do have to apply the 'evdev' patch
mentioned in the 'how to', do I apply that to the
XFree86 source code? which version?

:)

--- Aivils Stoss <Aiv...@un...> wrote:
> 
> >I appreciate your help, but I still haven't been
> able
> >to get this to work. I've tried a number of things,
> >which I've detailed below.
> >
> >When starting the secondary (keyboardless) X
> windows
> >on vt08 or above having started the first
> (keyboard) X
> >windows on vt07 or below, the second X grabs my
> >keyboard and mouse and pressing CTRL+ALT+Fx doesn't
> >get me back to the first (keyboard) X.
> >
> >Or, I start the secondary (keyboardless) X windows
> on
> >vt07 or below and then switch to a console tty
> running
> >mingetty, then start the primary (keyboard) X but
> then
> >have to press CTRL+ALT+F7 to get the secondary X to
> >appear, at which point, I can no longer access the
> >first X.
> >
> >Or I can start both, one on vt07 and one on vt06,
> but
> >they won't appear at the same time.
> 
> This is normal linus tree kernel feature :)
> Same hapen under vanilla linux.
> 
> >This seems to be something that could be fixed in
> your
> >backstreet ruby patch to prevent the secondary
> >(keyboardless) X windows from grabbing my keyboard
> &
> >mouse. But, I don't understand how it works at all,
> so
> >I was hoping that maybe you could fix this. It
> would
> >really, really help me!
> 
> I michmatch my own versions.
> 2.4.22-20030910
> Use vt8 for secondary xf86. This one mean,
> You should start 1st xf86
> startx -- vt7
> after open xterm, konsole or similar and run 2nd
> startx -- :1 -xf86config XF86Config-1 vt8
> where kernel commandline dumbcon=1, and
> /etc/X11/XF86Config-1 contain config for 2nd xf86
> 
> >tried using vt08/9(dumb1), vt16/17(dumb2)
> >
> >won't work when both are on separate dumbs
> >won't work when both are on the same vga
> >
> >keyboard doesn't work when 2nd X is on vt09
> 
> Truth. Right! This one is Your solution!
> 
> Range of ttys /dev/tty0-/dev/tty7 works as vanilla
> linux
> Another range /dev/tty8-/dev/tty15 again works as
> vanilla
> linux. This is ruby ploy. If You start xf86 on
> secondary
> range of tty, then You cannot manipulate with
> primary range
> of tty.
> This feature You describe mulptiple times. You
> should start
> 1st normal xf86 with keyboard and after 1st xf86
> init start
> 2nd keyboardless xf86 from xterm. You can use
> xdm,gdm to
> start 1st xf86 - this one show login. And You can
> start 2nd
> from system init script.
> su ultraman -c "startx -- :1 -xf86config
> XF86Config-1 vt8"
> where ultraman is username, which exists in Your
> system.
> Please do not try switch to text mode console to
> start 2nd xf86.
> This is wrong way. Use 1st xf86 to start 2nd xf86 or
> 2nd xf86
> will be started by script. I recommend script,
> because You can
> choose user for 2nd xf86. 2nd xf86 user homedir
> contain right
> file for programs under 2nd xf86
> /home/ultraman/.xinitrc
> Your main homedir contain other .xinitrc
> 
> Text mode console will be available only after both
> xf86 server
> start. This is rule. If runs 2 xf86, then text mode
> console
> may show garbage. If You press Ctrl-Alt-Fx on 2nd
> xf86 should
> not happen anything, of course Your 2nd xf86 is
> keyboardless,
> but You might borrow PS/2 keyboard for first time.
> Ruby works nice with 2 PS/2 keyboards.
> 
> >tried:
> >    loading keyboardless X on vt07
> >    was able to get to a command-line tty,
> >keyboardless-X dissappears
> >    then loading keyboard X on vt10
> >    brought keyboardless X back on screen by
> pressing
> >CTRL+ALT+F7
> >    wasn't able to switch back to keyboard-X on
> vt10
> >b/c CTRL+ALT+Fx
> >        key sequence won't reach DUMBx
> 
> Afresh truth!!!
> 
> >My hardware is:
> >i686 debian-woody
> >kernel-2.4.22 w/ backstreet ruby path
> 2.4.22-20030910
> >nvidia GeForce4 for the secondary X
> >ATI radeon 7000 for the primary X
> 
> Should work.
> 
> Aivils
> 
> --- Aivils Stoss <Aiv...@un...> wrote:
> I wrote bullshit
> 




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Re: Fwd: Re: 2.6.0 - SIGAR!

[Svetoslav S. <sv...@gm...>]

> > hugo vanwoerkom wrote:
>  
> >>>2. No sound: no soundcards found
> >>>
> > >you probably need to switch to alsa,
> > >which are the default for 2.6
> > >
> > I had alsa compiled in and get "no soundcards found"
> > Then with OSS compiled in I get "/dev/audio no such device" and this is 
> > with a partition that runs OK on 2.4.21.
> 
> would you mind to send me your .config :-)
> 
> (and may be lspci output :-) )
> 
> svetljo

PS.
lsmod & dmesg output too :-)

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Re: Fwd: Re: 2.6.0 - SIGAR!

[Svetoslav S. <sv...@gm...>]

> hugo vanwoerkom wrote:
> 
> >---- Begin Included Message ----
> >
> >From: "Svetoslav Slavtchev" <sv...@gm...>
> >Sent: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 01:52:05 +0200 (MEST)
> >To: "hugo vanwoerkom" <hug...@ca...>
> >CC: lin...@li...
> >Subject: Re: 2.6.0 - SIGAR!
> >  
> >
> >>Problems that I see:
> >>1. Garbage is still around when starting other X
> >> from xterm of 1st X.
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >this is without framebuffer drivers compiled in/
> >loaded ?
> >strange :(
> >  
> >
> 
> Yes, this is without framebuffers compiled in. When I compile 
> framebuffers in I get a blank screen.
> 

it used to work for me with older 2.6 for TNT2 only,
with Geforce i had a blak screen too :(

is the TNT2 your primary card ?

> >  
> >
> >>2. No framebuffer for my TNT2 + GeForce4 :(
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >Jammes posted today a big framebuffer update,
> >so we have to wait until Linus do merges it
> >(and Aivils updates ruby to the updated source )
> > 
> >  
> >
> >>Are vc's supposed to work when starting 2 servers
> >>at once? I can use Ctrl-Alt Fx from the first
> >>display but it only shows a blank screen.
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >probably framebuffer issue,
> >have you tried without compiled in framebuffer
> >drives ?
> >  
> >
> You mean with framebuffers and without drivers? Have not tried that one.

i ment without framebuffer drivers but you already tried that and it doesn't
work :(


> >you should have VGA console on tty1-tty6
> >
> >for multiple we need working framebuffer drivers :(
> >
> >  
> >
> >>2.6.0 problems:
> >>    
> >>
> >
> > - framebuffer drivers
> >
> >  
> >
> >>1. The wheel of my mouse doesn't work
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >hm, serial one ?
> >may be try inputattach(or smth similar)
> > from linuxconsole's cvs ( directory ruby/utils/ )
> >  
> >
> Just found out I have the left wheel, NOT the right one. ????

???
 
>>>2. No sound: no soundcards found
>>>
> >you probably need to switch to alsa,
> >which are the default for 2.6
> >
> I had alsa compiled in and get "no soundcards found"
> Then with OSS compiled in I get "/dev/audio no such device" and this is 
> with a partition that runs OK on 2.4.21.

would you mind to send me your .config :-)

(and may be lspci output :-) )

svetljo

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Re: Fwd: Re: 2.6.0 - SIGAR!

[Debian U. <na...@Pr...>]

hugo vanwoerkom wrote:

>---- Begin Included Message ----
>
>From: "Svetoslav Slavtchev" <sv...@gm...>
>Sent: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 01:52:05 +0200 (MEST)
>To: "hugo vanwoerkom" <hug...@ca...>
>CC: lin...@li...
>Subject: Re: 2.6.0 - SIGAR!
>  
>
>>Problems that I see:
>>1. Garbage is still around when starting other X
>> from xterm of 1st X.
>>    
>>
>
>this is without framebuffer drivers compiled in/
>loaded ?
>strange :(
>  
>

Yes, this is without framebuffers compiled in. When I compile 
framebuffers in I get a blank screen.

>  
>
>>2. No framebuffer for my TNT2 + GeForce4 :(
>>    
>>
>
>Jammes posted today a big framebuffer update,
>so we have to wait until Linus do merges it
>(and Aivils updates ruby to the updated source )
> 
>  
>
>>Are vc's supposed to work when starting 2 servers
>>at once? I can use Ctrl-Alt Fx from the first
>>display but it only shows a blank screen.
>>    
>>
>
>probably framebuffer issue,
>have you tried without compiled in framebuffer
>drives ?
>  
>
You mean with framebuffers and without drivers? Have not tried that one.

>you should have VGA console on tty1-tty6
>
>for multiple we need working framebuffer drivers :(
>
>  
>
>>2.6.0 problems:
>>    
>>
>
> - framebuffer drivers
>
>  
>
>>1. The wheel of my mouse doesn't work
>>    
>>
>
>hm, serial one ?
>may be try inputattach(or smth similar)
> from linuxconsole's cvs ( directory ruby/utils/ )
>  
>
Just found out I have the left wheel, NOT the right one. ????

>  
>
>>2. No sound: no soundcards found
>>    
>>
>
>you probably need to switch to alsa,
>which are the default for 2.6
>
>  
>
I had alsa compiled in and get "no soundcards found"
Then with OSS compiled in I get "/dev/audio no such device" and this is 
with a partition that runs OK on 2.4.21.

>>3. lm-sensors still has no 2.6.0 support
>>    
>>
>
>some drivers are already in,
>but the user space programs are not yet updated
>
>  
>
>>I'll google around for those.
>>    
>>
>
>have fun :-)
>
>best,
>
>svetljo
>
>  
>

Re: 2.6.0 - SIGAR!

[Svetoslav S. <sv...@gm...>]

> Hi all!
> 
> Thanks guys for getting this to work!
> Problem was that I called the 2nd server vt9
> instead of vt17!

happy to hear it :)

> Problems that I see:
> 1. Garbage is still around when starting other X
>  from xterm of 1st X.

this is without framebuffer drivers compiled in/ loaded ?
strange :(

> 2. No framebuffer for my TNT2 + GeForce4 :(

Jammes posted today a big framebuffer update,
so we have to wait until Linus do merges it
(and Aivils updates ruby to the updated source )
 
> Are vc's supposed to work when starting 2 servers
> at once? I can use Ctrl-Alt Fx from the first
> display but it only shows a blank screen.

probably framebuffer issue,
have you tried without compiled in framebuffer drives ?
you should have VGA console on tty1-tty6

for multiple we need working framebuffer drivers :(

> 2.6.0 problems:

 - framebuffer drivers

> 1. The wheel of my mouse doesn't work

hm, serial one ?
may be try inputattach(or smth similar)
from linuxconsole's cvs ( directory ruby/utils/ )

> 2. No sound: no soundcards found

you probably need to switch to alsa,
which are the default for 2.6

> 3. lm-sensors still has no 2.6.0 support

some drivers are already in,
but the user space programs are not yet updated

> I'll google around for those.

have fun :-)

best,

svetljo

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2.6.0 - SIGAR!

[hugo v. <hug...@ca...>]

Hi all!

Thanks guys for getting this to work!
Problem was that I called the 2nd server vt9
instead of vt17!

Problems that I see:
1. Garbage is still around when starting other X
 from xterm of 1st X.
2. No framebuffer for my TNT2 + GeForce4 :(

Are vc's supposed to work when starting 2 servers
at once? I can use Ctrl-Alt Fx from the first
display but it only shows a blank screen.

2.6.0 problems:

1. The wheel of my mouse doesn't work
2. No sound: no soundcards found
3. lm-sensors still has no 2.6.0 support

I'll google around for those.

Thanks again!

Hugo.


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Re: 2.6.0 probs - II

[Aivils S. <Aiv...@un...>]

From: "hugo vanwoerkom" <hug...@ca...>
>I ran with the Aivils's CVS tarball.
>
>The serial devices prob. was my configuration:
>forgot to specify serial drivers.
>
>tty0 problem is now gone.
>
>No matter what I do I cannot get framebuffers to
>work: I think it is a Lilo + 2.6.0 problem: I
>have to specify vga=791 or so,

This wil not help. You need compile into kernel fb low
level drivers and fb console. Modules will not work.

>because otherwise
>he starts in character mode. Then I see vaguely a
>logo and garbage. But no combination suggested
>thusfar works: everything stops with a blank screen.

Sorry Hugo, You are outsider now, because TNT2 will not
work for me and GeForce4 too :(
fbdev Nvidia looks unattended. Of course You might catch
low level drivers bug.
Enjoy glx acceleration instead :)

>I still cannot use 2 x servers. Either one or the
>other hangs up.
>
>What are the vt numbers that you are supposed to
>use with the CVS tarball?

cat /var/log/dmesg | grep Console

Aivils

Re: Linuxconsole-dev digest, Vol 1 #680 - 4 msgs

[Aivils S. <Aiv...@un...>]

>Linux solution beats me: it would beat any
>microshaft solution, can you imagine: opensource
>and as many monitors as you want on one pc? And
>here every internet caf=E9 and classroom has 1 pc
>per user and nobody knows better...

Since JUN-2002 You can buy BeTwin. It costs $100
per user. www.thinsoftinc.com.
It works for me. Video hardware acceleration will not
work. Multiple sound cards will not work.

Aivils Stoss

Re: 2.6.0 probs - II

[Svetoslav S. <sv...@gm...>]

> Hi!
> 
> I ran with the Aivils's CVS tarball.
> 
> The serial devices prob. was my configuration:
> forgot to specify serial drivers.
> 
> tty0 problem is now gone.
> 
> No matter what I do I cannot get framebuffers to
> work: I think it is a Lilo + 2.6.0 problem: I
> have to specify vga=791 or so, because otherwise
> he starts in character mode. Then I see vaguely a
> logo and garbage. But no combination suggested
> thusfar works: everything stops with a blank screen.
> 
> I still cannot use 2 x servers. Either one or the
> other hangs up.
> 
> What are the vt numbers that you are supposed to
> use with the CVS tarball?
> 
> What I use now is here:
> http://home.planet.nl/~woerk095/XF86Config-4

small question ?-)
is really your TNT2 an AGP card (BusID 1:0:0)
and the Geforce4 a Pci one      (BusID 0:11:0)

(
a bit confused by :
	BoardName   "RIVA TNT2 Model 64/Model 64 Pro" 
	BusID       "PCI:1:0:0"
and
	BoardName   "GeForce4 MX 440 AGP 8x"
	BusID       "PCI:0:11:0"
)

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Re: 2.6.0 probs - II

[Svetoslav S. <sv...@gm...>]

> Hi!
> 
> I ran with the Aivils's CVS tarball.
> 
> The serial devices prob. was my configuration:
> forgot to specify serial drivers.
> 
> tty0 problem is now gone.
> 
> No matter what I do I cannot get framebuffers to
> work: I think it is a Lilo + 2.6.0 problem: I
> have to specify vga=791 or so, because otherwise
> he starts in character mode. Then I see vaguely a
> logo and garbage. But no combination suggested
> thusfar works: everything stops with a blank screen.

i couldn't get to work good with radeon too :( 

> I still cannot use 2 x servers. Either one or the
> other hangs up.
> 
> What are the vt numbers that you are supposed to
> use with the CVS tarball?

see attached files

for the older Xfree PrefBusID patch (version 1)
Xservers.1prefbusid1k26 

for the latest XFree PrefBusID patch (version 3)
Xservers.1prefbusid3k26
XF86Config-4.prefbusid3

> What I use now is here:
> http://home.planet.nl/~woerk095/XF86Config-4
> http://home.planet.nl/~woerk095/Xservers.0
> http://home.planet.nl/~woerk095/Xservers.1
> 
> The garbage problems is gone and I have my leds
> back again on X0 which I use with netleds on to
> see web traffic.
> 
> Connot use the wheel on the mouse though: X0.log
> shows no errors...
> 
> Think that's it. Thanks Aivils for the CVS stuff!
> 
> Hugo.
> 
> 
> 
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2.6.0 probs - II

[hugo v. <hug...@ca...>]

Hi!

I ran with the Aivils's CVS tarball.

The serial devices prob. was my configuration:
forgot to specify serial drivers.

tty0 problem is now gone.

No matter what I do I cannot get framebuffers to
work: I think it is a Lilo + 2.6.0 problem: I
have to specify vga=791 or so, because otherwise
he starts in character mode. Then I see vaguely a
logo and garbage. But no combination suggested
thusfar works: everything stops with a blank screen.

I still cannot use 2 x servers. Either one or the
other hangs up.

What are the vt numbers that you are supposed to
use with the CVS tarball?

What I use now is here:
http://home.planet.nl/~woerk095/XF86Config-4
http://home.planet.nl/~woerk095/Xservers.0
http://home.planet.nl/~woerk095/Xservers.1

The garbage problems is gone and I have my leds
back again on X0 which I use with netleds on to
see web traffic.

Connot use the wheel on the mouse though: X0.log
shows no errors...

Think that's it. Thanks Aivils for the CVS stuff!

Hugo.






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Re: ruby-CVS-20031015.tar.bz2

[hugo v. <hug...@ca...>]

Hi!

I found out! It is meant for the test6 tarball.
Thanks!

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Re: XDM configuration

[Svetoslav S. <sv...@gm...>]

Hi Mark,

> I've been reading your howto again (also because I want to
> tweak more on my system now, like the arts deamon, and
> I've installed gdm, which looks great on Gentoo b.t.w. :-),
> here are my findings:

first a question :-)
you were reading the stable version of the howto, right ?-)
(
 haven't i asked you to check the unstable one :-)

http://varna.demon.co.uk/~svetlio/ruby-contrib/how-to/XFree_local_multi-user-HOWTO/
)

> 
> In section 1.1:
> 	kernel 2.4 & 2.5 patches are mentioned, perhaps you can add 
> 	reference to 2.6 patches as well?
>

i think i already did , but you probably see both 2.5 & 2.6 (in wich case i
refer to ruby-2.6)
i probably have to remove all 2.5 stuff, but 2.6 is not yet official 

> In section 4.4.:
> 	Under Backstreet Ruby, each console is represented by 8 tty's:
> 		VGA: tty0 to tty7
> 		DUMB1: tty8 to tty15
> 		DUMB2: tty16 to tty23
> 
> I think this is outdated, if I understand correctly, it should now
> read:
> 		current console: tty0
> 		VGA: tty0 to tty16
> 		DUMB0: tty17
> 		DUMB1: tty18
> 		etc.
> 
> (at least on my 2.6 system I'm using tty7 & tty17 as consoles)
> 

i think it's done, but i might have missed smth -- please recheck 
(the unstable howto -- link above)


> In section 6.1 you can add:
> 
> 	Gentoo uses:
> 		/etc/X11/XF86Config

> And in section 6.2:
> 
> 	Gentoo uses:
> 		/etc/X11/XF86Config

i'll add only these, cause i mention only differencies :-)

> I'll get back to you when I've got my artsd & input agent running ;-)
> 
> 
> 
> > > Modified X server binary for Gentoo (based on 4.3.0-r2 package)
> > > can be found here (2Mb):
> > > http://hoth.xs4all.nl/~hurenkam/linuxconsole/XFree86-prefid
> >
> > this could probably go to Aivils web site :-)
> > + available to those that haven't read the howto
> > + available from 5 mirrors (in Latvia,Germany, UK ,USA
> >
> > please send me also Gentoo version, gcc & glibc version
> > and i'll write to Aivils or you can also write him
> I'm running Gentoo-1.4rc1, but I keep it up-to-date, which
> means it's comparable to what you can download/install
> right now.
> 
> gcc version 3.2.3 (Gentoo package gcc-3.2.3-r1)
> glibc version 2.3.2 (Gentoo package glibc-2.3.2-r2)
> 
> > > I also created a package (62Mb), but haven't tested it, I just
> > > took the binary before I packaged it:
> > > http://hoth.xs4all.nl/~hurenkam/linuxconsole/xfree-4.3.0-r2.tbz2
> > >
> > > Beware, I have a slow uplink (~15kb/s), so if I can put it elsewhere
> > > that would be nice :-)
> >
> > it's a source right?
> > i was afraid of that( that was the only thing that poped in my head when
> > you mentioned gentoo)
> > the problem is that i also don't have much web space and it's not a very
> > fast link :(
> No, it is not source, it's a binary package (like normal .rpm), but
> packaged
> for Gentoo ebuild system.
> If I have some time to play around, I'll see if I can get a modified
> ebuild
> script put together so that people can build their own XFree using the
> gentoo ebuild command. (That's a rather new area for me, so it may
> take a while before I figure it out :-( )
> 
> > have you worked with rpm? can't you prepare a package similar to my
> XFree
> > source rpm's
> > my src rpms look like:
> > - we need a compiled XFree tree in the rpm build directory
> > - we link the XF tree to a new durectory (lndir -silent -ignorelinks)
> > - patch the new directory, cd to xc/programs/Xserver && make
> > - then install only the additional modified binary
> Sounds pretty much like what I did on my Gentoo system... :-)
> 
> > do you think you can make similar package under gentoo?
> I'll try the ebuild first (that's gentoo native after all :-), if I can't
> get 
> it to work, I'll try the rpm approach (which is just as new to me :-( ).

thanks for your help :-)

svetljo

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Re: XDM configuration

[Mark H. <mar...@xs...>]

Hi Svetljo,


I've been reading your howto again (also because I want to
tweak more on my system now, like the arts deamon, and
I've installed gdm, which looks great on Gentoo b.t.w. :-),
here are my findings:

In section 1.1:
	kernel 2.4 & 2.5 patches are mentioned, perhaps you can add 
	reference to 2.6 patches as well?

In section 4.4.:
	Under Backstreet Ruby, each console is represented by 8 tty's:
		VGA: tty0 to tty7
		DUMB1: tty8 to tty15
		DUMB2: tty16 to tty23

I think this is outdated, if I understand correctly, it should now
read:
		current console: tty0
		VGA: tty0 to tty16
		DUMB0: tty17
		DUMB1: tty18
		etc.

(at least on my 2.6 system I'm using tty7 & tty17 as consoles)


In section 6.1 you can add:

	Gentoo uses:
		/etc/X11/XF86Config
		/etc/X11/xdm/Xservers for xdm
		/usr/kde/<kde version>/share/config/kdm/Xservers for kdm

And in section 6.2:

	Gentoo uses:
		/etc/X11/XF86Config
		/etc/X11/gdm/gdm.conf for gdm


I'll get back to you when I've got my artsd & input agent running ;-)



> > Modified X server binary for Gentoo (based on 4.3.0-r2 package)
> > can be found here (2Mb):
> > http://hoth.xs4all.nl/~hurenkam/linuxconsole/XFree86-prefid
>
> this could probably go to Aivils web site :-)
> + available to those that haven't read the howto
> + available from 5 mirrors (in Latvia,Germany, UK ,USA
>
> please send me also Gentoo version, gcc & glibc version
> and i'll write to Aivils or you can also write him
I'm running Gentoo-1.4rc1, but I keep it up-to-date, which
means it's comparable to what you can download/install
right now.

gcc version 3.2.3 (Gentoo package gcc-3.2.3-r1)
glibc version 2.3.2 (Gentoo package glibc-2.3.2-r2)

> > I also created a package (62Mb), but haven't tested it, I just
> > took the binary before I packaged it:
> > http://hoth.xs4all.nl/~hurenkam/linuxconsole/xfree-4.3.0-r2.tbz2
> >
> > Beware, I have a slow uplink (~15kb/s), so if I can put it elsewhere
> > that would be nice :-)
>
> it's a source right?
> i was afraid of that( that was the only thing that poped in my head when
> you mentioned gentoo)
> the problem is that i also don't have much web space and it's not a very
> fast link :(
No, it is not source, it's a binary package (like normal .rpm), but packaged
for Gentoo ebuild system.
If I have some time to play around, I'll see if I can get a modified ebuild
script put together so that people can build their own XFree using the
gentoo ebuild command. (That's a rather new area for me, so it may
take a while before I figure it out :-( )

> have you worked with rpm? can't you prepare a package similar to my XFree
> source rpm's
> my src rpms look like:
> - we need a compiled XFree tree in the rpm build directory
> - we link the XF tree to a new durectory (lndir -silent -ignorelinks)
> - patch the new directory, cd to xc/programs/Xserver && make
> - then install only the additional modified binary
Sounds pretty much like what I did on my Gentoo system... :-)

> do you think you can make similar package under gentoo?
I'll try the ebuild first (that's gentoo native after all :-), if I can't get 
it to work, I'll try the rpm approach (which is just as new to me :-( ).


Regards,
Mark.

Re: problem with XFree86 keyboard

[dave g. <giv...@ya...>]

I booted my kernel with 'dumbcon=2' when trying to 
get things to work and when running dmesg to get the
output below, but I've also tried 'dumbcon=3' and
'dumbcon=7', which doesn't seem to change anything.
My kernel is a vanilla kernel-2.4.22 with the
backstreet ruby patch 2.4.22-20030910

The output of dmesg | grep Console:
Console: colour VGA+ 80x25
Console: mono dumb device 80x25
Console: mono dumb device 80x25

The entire output of dmesg:
Linux version 2.4.22-backstreet-ruby
(root@nameless_infoscreen) (gcc version 3.2.2 20030222
(Red Hat Linux 3.2.2-5)) #1 SMP Sun Oct 12 08:30:51
PDT 2003
BIOS-provided physical RAM map:
 BIOS-e820: 0000000000000000 - 000000000009fc00
(usable)
 BIOS-e820: 000000000009fc00 - 00000000000a0000
(reserved)
 BIOS-e820: 00000000000f0000 - 0000000000100000
(reserved)
 BIOS-e820: 0000000000100000 - 000000001bff0000
(usable)
 BIOS-e820: 000000001bff0000 - 000000001bff3000 (ACPI
NVS)
 BIOS-e820: 000000001bff3000 - 000000001c000000 (ACPI
data)
 BIOS-e820: 00000000fec00000 - 00000000fec01000
(reserved)
 BIOS-e820: 00000000fee00000 - 00000000fee01000
(reserved)
 BIOS-e820: 00000000ffff0000 - 0000000100000000
(reserved)
447MB LOWMEM available.
On node 0 totalpages: 114672
zone(0): 4096 pages.
zone(1): 110576 pages.
zone(2): 0 pages.
Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=b2
BOOT_FILE=/boot/backstree_test2 dumbcon=2
root=/dev/hda3
Found and enabled local APIC!
Initializing CPU#0
Detected 1804.112 MHz processor.
Console: colour VGA+ 80x25
Calibrating delay loop... 3591.37 BogoMIPS
Memory: 449968k/458688k available (2110k kernel code,
8332k reserved, 691k data, 132k init, 0k highmem)
Dentry cache hash table entries: 65536 (order: 7,
524288 bytes)
Inode cache hash table entries: 32768 (order: 6,
262144 bytes)
Mount cache hash table entries: 512 (order: 0, 4096
bytes)
Buffer cache hash table entries: 32768 (order: 5,
131072 bytes)
Page-cache hash table entries: 131072 (order: 7,
524288 bytes)
CPU: L1 I Cache: 64K (64 bytes/line), D cache 64K (64
bytes/line)
CPU: L2 Cache: 256K (64 bytes/line)
Intel machine check architecture supported.
Intel machine check reporting enabled on CPU#0.
CPU:     After generic, caps: 0383fbff c1c3fbff
00000000 00000000
CPU:             Common caps: 0383fbff c1c3fbff
00000000 00000000
Enabling fast FPU save and restore... done.
Enabling unmasked SIMD FPU exception support... done.
Checking 'hlt' instruction... OK.
POSIX conformance testing by UNIFIX
mtrr: v1.40 (20010327) Richard Gooch
(rg...@at...)
mtrr: detected mtrr type: Intel
CPU: L1 I Cache: 64K (64 bytes/line), D cache 64K (64
bytes/line)
CPU: L2 Cache: 256K (64 bytes/line)
Intel machine check reporting enabled on CPU#0.
CPU:     After generic, caps: 0383fbff c1c3fbff
00000000 00000000
CPU:             Common caps: 0383fbff c1c3fbff
00000000 00000000
CPU0: AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2200+ stepping 01
per-CPU timeslice cutoff: 731.12 usecs.
SMP motherboard not detected.
enabled ExtINT on CPU#0
ESR value before enabling vector: 00000000
ESR value after enabling vector: 00000000
Using local APIC timer interrupts.
calibrating APIC timer ...
..... CPU clock speed is 1804.1183 MHz.
..... host bus clock speed is 267.2768 MHz.
cpu: 0, clocks: 2672768, slice: 1336384
CPU0<T0:2672768,T1:1336384,D:0,S:1336384,C:2672768>
Waiting on wait_init_idle (map = 0x0)
All processors have done init_idle
PCI: PCI BIOS revision 2.10 entry at 0xfb480, last
bus=2
PCI: Using configuration type 1
PCI: Probing PCI hardware
PCI: Probing PCI hardware (bus 00)
PCI: Discovered primary peer bus ff [IRQ]
PCI: Using IRQ router default [10de/01e0] at 00:00.0
isapnp: Scanning for PnP cards...
isapnp: No Plug & Play device found
Linux NET4.0 for Linux 2.4
Based upon Swansea University Computer Society
NET3.039
Initializing RT netlink socket
Starting kswapd
Journalled Block Device driver loaded
Installing knfsd (copyright (C) 1996
ok...@mo...).
udf: registering filesystem
Console: mono dumb device 80x25
Console: mono dumb device 80x25
pty: 256 Unix98 ptys configured
Serial driver version 5.05c (2001-07-08) with
MANY_PORTS SHARE_IRQ SERIAL_PCI ISAPNP enabled
ttyS00 at 0x03f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A
ttyS01 at 0x02f8 (irq = 3) is a 16550A
Floppy drive(s): fd0 is 1.44M
FDC 0 is a post-1991 82077
Linux agpgart interface v0.99 (c) Jeff Hartmann
agpgart: Maximum main memory to use for agp memory:
380M
agpgart: unsupported bridge
agpgart: no supported devices found.
[drm] Initialized tdfx 1.0.0 20010216 on minor 0
[drm] Initialized radeon 1.1.1 20010405 on minor 1
[drm:drm_init] *ERROR* Cannot initialize the agpgart
module.
Uniform Multi-Platform E-IDE driver Revision:
7.00beta4-2.4
ide: Assuming 33MHz system bus speed for PIO modes;
override with idebus=xx
hda: ST340016A, ATA DISK drive
hdc: ATAPI DVD-ROM 16XMax, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive
ide0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6 on irq 14
ide1 at 0x170-0x177,0x376 on irq 15
hda: attached ide-disk driver.
hda: host protected area => 1
hda: 78165360 sectors (40021 MB) w/2048KiB Cache,
CHS=4865/255/63
hdc: attached ide-cdrom driver.
hdc: ATAPI 48X DVD-ROM drive, 512kB Cache
Uniform CD-ROM driver Revision: 3.12
Partition check:
 hda: hda1 hda2 hda3
SCSI subsystem driver Revision: 1.00
kmod: failed to exec /sbin/modprobe -s -k
scsi_hostadapter, errno = 2
Linux Kernel Card Services 3.1.22
  options:  [pci] [cardbus] [pm]
usb.c: registered new driver hub
host/usb-uhci.c: $Revision: 1.275 $ time 08:32:17 Oct
12 2003
host/usb-uhci.c: High bandwidth mode enabled
host/usb-uhci.c: v1.275:USB Universal Host Controller
Interface driver
usb.c: registered new driver hid
hid-core.c: v1.31:USB HID core driver
mice: PS/2 mouse device common for all mice
input: ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse on isa0060/serio1
serio: i8042 AUX port at 0x60,0x64 irq 12
keyboard.c AT Set 2 keyboard VT0 first VC 0
input: AT Set 2 keyboard on isa0060/serio0
serio: i8042 KBD port at 0x60,0x64 irq 1
NET4: Linux TCP/IP 1.0 for NET4.0
IP Protocols: ICMP, UDP, TCP, IGMP
IP: routing cache hash table of 4096 buckets, 32Kbytes
TCP: Hash tables configured (established 32768 bind
32768)
NET4: Unix domain sockets 1.0/SMP for Linux NET4.0.
ds: no socket drivers loaded!
FAT: bogus logical sector size 0
FAT: bogus logical sector size 0
UDF-fs DEBUG lowlevel.c:65:udf_get_last_session:
CDROMMULTISESSION not supported: rc=-22
UDF-fs DEBUG super.c:1421:udf_read_super:
Multi-session=0
UDF-fs DEBUG super.c:410:udf_vrs: Starting at sector
16 (2048 byte sectors)
UDF-fs DEBUG super.c:1157:udf_check_valid: Failed to
read byte 32768. Assuming open disc. Skipping validity
check
UDF-fs DEBUG misc.c:285:udf_read_tagged: location
mismatch block 256, tag 376440505 != 256
UDF-fs DEBUG super.c:1211:udf_load_partition: No
Anchor block found
UDF-fs: No partition found (1)
reiserfs: found format "3.6" with standard journal
reiserfs: checking transaction log (device ide0(3,3))
...
for (ide0(3,3))
reiserfs: replayed 22 transactions in 1 seconds
ide0(3,3):Using r5 hash to sort names
VFS: Mounted root (reiserfs filesystem) readonly.
Freeing unused kernel memory: 132k freed
spurious 8259A interrupt: IRQ7.
PCI: Setting latency timer of device 00:04.0 to 64

--- Aivils Stoss <Aiv...@un...> wrote:
> 
> >I have since dumped redhat and switched to debian.
> >The backstreet ruby kernel that I compiled worked,
> and
> >after some struggle, I was able to get the nvidia
> >kernel module to compile and load and function with
> >XFree86, and I can now run 2 copies of XFree86
> >simultaneously displayed.
> >
> >The problem that I have is that I have 1 PS/2
> keyboard
> >and 1 PS/2 mouse, I want the first copy of XFree86
> to
> >use them, and the second copy of XFree86 to run
> >without a keyboard or mouse.
> >
> >But, whichever is the second XFree86 instance(which
> is
> >running on vt08) to start, blocks the keyboard and
> >mouse so that it only works on that XFree86, I
> can't
> >swich to any other vt. This even happens when I
> >disable the mouse & keyboard drivers for the second
> >XFree86 configuration file by changing the driver
> to
> >"void".
> 
> On dummy console without keyboard xf86 should run as
> ordinarily. Trouble, under 2.4.21 VGA has
> /dev/tty0-7,
> but under 2.4.22 VGA has /dev/tty1-16. Please check
> out dmesg lines Console:
> 
> dmesg | grep Console
> 
> I plan eliminate old style code , where each VT has
> 8 VCs.
> 
> Aivils Stoss
> 
> 
> 
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ruby-CVS-20031015.tar.bz2

[hugo v. <hug...@ca...>]

Hi!

Thanks Aivils for the CVS tarball on your site!
I already went and got it.
Which blah-blah is it against:

2.6.0-test7
or
2.6.0-test7-bk7

I'll try test7!

Hugo.



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howto update (ruby-2.6, bruby VC per VT) needs feedback :-)

[Svetoslav S. <sv...@gm...>]

Aivils,
(and anyone else that is running ruby-2.6 or latest bruby)

could you check

http://varna.demon.co.uk/~svetlio/ruby-contrib/how-to/XFree_local_multi-user-HOWTO/

and give me  feedback/ comments/ additions 
on the ruby-2.6 & new bruby changes
(other comments are also welcomed :-) )

best,

svetljo

PS.
Aivils i do know that ruby supports multiple fbconsoles already ( thanks :-)
)
but i think i should send first this update for the VC per VT changes in
newer bruby,
and ruby-2.6 , and once i have more experiance with the new multiple fbcon
make a new update

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Re: problem with XFree86 keyboard

[Aivils S. <Aiv...@un...>]

>I have since dumped redhat and switched to debian.
>The backstreet ruby kernel that I compiled worked, and
>after some struggle, I was able to get the nvidia
>kernel module to compile and load and function with
>XFree86, and I can now run 2 copies of XFree86
>simultaneously displayed.
>
>The problem that I have is that I have 1 PS/2 keyboard
>and 1 PS/2 mouse, I want the first copy of XFree86 to
>use them, and the second copy of XFree86 to run
>without a keyboard or mouse.
>
>But, whichever is the second XFree86 instance(which is
>running on vt08) to start, blocks the keyboard and
>mouse so that it only works on that XFree86, I can't
>swich to any other vt. This even happens when I
>disable the mouse & keyboard drivers for the second
>XFree86 configuration file by changing the driver to
>"void".

On dummy console without keyboard xf86 should run as
ordinarily. Trouble, under 2.4.21 VGA has /dev/tty0-7,
but under 2.4.22 VGA has /dev/tty1-16. Please check
out dmesg lines Console:

dmesg | grep Console

I plan eliminate old style code , where each VT has 8 VCs.

Aivils Stoss

Re: fbdev updates

[Svetoslav S. <sv...@gm...>]

> > Results:
> > Voodoo1/Voodoo2/Voodoo3 - runs nice.
> > Voodoo3, AtiRagePro - blank screen on Ati.
> > NvidiaTNT2 - oopses only.
> 
> this is both with only console, and with console + XFree ?
> 
> > OOPSES:
> > various outside ruby related code (i think so).
> > redundant mingetty on VTless tty lead oopses series - ruby related.
> 
> "badness in pci_register" for the Nvidia card ?
> Nvidia XF driver problems with loaded rivafb ?

may be smth like this?
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=106618551612691&w=2

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Fwd: Re: URGENT: really help with a strange problem after booting a backstreet ruby kernel

[Svetoslav S. <sv...@gm...>]

Hi Aivils,

is this an entry for the FAQ ?

svetljo

--- Weitergeleitete Nachricht / Forwarded Message ---
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2003 10:21:48 +0200 (MEST)
From: "Svetoslav Slavtchev" <sv...@gm...>
To: dave giffin <giv...@ya...>
Subject: Re: URGENT: really help with a strange problem after booting a
backstreet ruby kernel

> > I have since dumped redhat and switched to debian. 
> > The backstreet ruby kernel that I compiled worked, and
> > after some struggle, I was able to get the nvidia
> > kernel module to compile and load and function with
> > XFree86, and I can now run 2 copies of XFree86
> > simultaneously displayed.
> > 
> > The problem that I have is that I have 1 PS/2 keyboard
> > and 1 PS/2 mouse, I want the first copy of XFree86 to
> > use them, and the second copy of XFree86 to run
> > without a keyboard or mouse.
> 
> AFAIK this can not work under backstreet ruby /ruby-2.6
> 
> 
> check this instead:
> http://www.busam.com/redhat9/xfree.html
> 
> svetljo
> 
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Re: fbdev updates

[Svetoslav S. <sv...@gm...>]

Hi Aivils,
thanks for your great work :-)
 
> Hi All!
> 
>      I have got runnig fbdev, where each framebuffer device has his own VT
> and number of VC. For test I use Voodoo Graphic, Voodoo2, Voodoo3 video
> adapters. Voodoo Graphic and Voodoo2 are designed as secondary video
> adapters,
> so i have not troubles with initializing.
>      For tests all fbdev low level drivers and fbcon must be compiled
> straight into kernel. Current modules isn't supported.
>      fbcon must have kernel commandline option:
> fbcon=vt:toc.5.7
> which mean, fbcon creates three VT, 1st VT take over admin_vt (VGA
> console),
> 2nd VT has 5 VCs, 3rd VT has 7 VCs. 1st VT uses /dev/fb0, 2nd VT -
> /dev/fb1
> 3rd VT - /dev/fb2. If fbdev low level drivers is located into kernel, then
> fb
> init order is hardcoded in fbmem.c . If /dev/fb1 need take over admin_vt,
> then
> simple change command line:
> fbcon=vt:5.toc.7
> 
> If You needs for login promt on secondary fbdev, then You must run
> aditional
> mingetty on right ttyXX. You can run multiple mingetty on secondary fbdev.
> Switching to next vc is ordinary Atl-Fx or Atl-LeftArrow, Alt-RightArrow.
> 
> In abstract dual head video adapters , which create fbdev for each head,
> must
> be ready for linux-ruby. Dual head adapter register /dev/fb0 and /dev/fb1
> and
> after fbcon set up VT for each /dev/fbXX. I have not any practical
> results.

hope to have some test results on my matrox soon :-)
 
> On second fbdev XFree86 must have option vtXX, otherwise xf86 uses free vc
> on
> VT0.

i'm pretty confused how will we start automatically
XFree & mingetty ( and with proper arguments)
but i have to think a bit more on this, and will bomb you with questions :-)

> Results:
> Voodoo1/Voodoo2/Voodoo3 - runs nice.
> Voodoo3, AtiRagePro - blank screen on Ati.
> NvidiaTNT2 - oopses only.

this is both with only console, and with console + XFree ?

> OOPSES:
> various outside ruby related code (i think so).
> redundant mingetty on VTless tty lead oopses series - ruby related.

"badness in pci_register" for the Nvidia card ?
Nvidia XF driver problems with loaded rivafb ?

> Seems we should wait for more stable 2.6.0-blah-blah
> Changes commited 14-OKT-2003

(sf's cvs seems totaly broken the last 3-4 months)

patch uploaded to startx.times.lv ?-)

> Remake it all modular - work in progress.
> Low level driver compatibility with linux-ruby - ask James.

and he will answer ?
may be in month or two :(

Thanks once again for your grate work Aivils!!!

best,

svetljo

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Re: 2.6.0 probs

[Svetoslav S. <sv...@gm...>]

> Hi all!
> 
> Thanks Svetljo for the tips on module-init-tools
> and the patch to Nvidia!
> 
> Still got some probs. but I can't tell where
> these originate:
> 
> 1. Starting xdm I get a failure of X with "cannot
> open /dev/tty0". But when I login and start xdm
> manually, it starts.
> 
> 2. The files I am using are:
> http://home.planet.nl/~woerk095/XF86Config-4 ,
> Xservers.0 and Xservers.1. On 2.4.21 usually I
> start 1 server with xdm (Xservers.0) then login
> in and do in a shell:
> /usr/bin/nice -10 startx -- /usr/X11R6/bin/X1 :1
> -layout X1 -prefbusid 0:11:0 vt9 &

do not renice X under 2.6
the "multimedia" / interactivity patches got merged in test6
and if you renice X you'll probably get skratchy sound, ..

> Then switch to vc1 to get rid of the garbage,
> switch back, log out and login again as somebody
> else.
> I can start xdm with the one server on 2.6.0 and
> start the other server but when I log out the
> other server disappears again.
> 
> 3.Starting xdm with 2 servers is the same: it
> won't do it automatically (no tty0) but will when
> logged in. Then only one xdm logon appears, when
> you type something on it, it disappears and the
> other appears.

partly explained from Aivils :-)

let's wait for the fix &&
please try switching to gdm

> 4.There are no serial devices.

? your serial devices do not work ?
? or you don't have serial devices ?

please try to setup the devices under vanilla 2.6,
actually there are no related changes in ruby-2.6,
so you probably have to find more info on 
the 2.4 -> 2.6 switch

are the serial drivers loaded?, compiled in ?

> 5. I don't know if it is supposed to work but I
> cannot get framebuffers to work at all. On a
> (non-Bruby sys) I usually do on LILO boot append:
> 
> vga=794 
> append=" hdc=ide-scsi apm=on
> video=vesa:font:SUN12x22"
> 
> Even when I change it to vesafb, which I saw on
> Google, result is a blank screen.
> 
> I still use dumbcon=2 on the boot append on 2.6.0.
> 
> I used ruby-260t6-20030930.diff on 2.6.0-test6.
> The only things I change in the .config is add
> the soundmodule (which gets an error on modprobe)
> and CONFIG_USB_UHCI_HCD=m.

which .config ?
may be better upload your config to your web site :-)

svetljo

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problem with XFree86 keyboard

[dave g. <giv...@ya...>]

I have since dumped redhat and switched to debian. 
The backstreet ruby kernel that I compiled worked, and
after some struggle, I was able to get the nvidia
kernel module to compile and load and function with
XFree86, and I can now run 2 copies of XFree86
simultaneously displayed.

The problem that I have is that I have 1 PS/2 keyboard
and 1 PS/2 mouse, I want the first copy of XFree86 to
use them, and the second copy of XFree86 to run
without a keyboard or mouse.

But, whichever is the second XFree86 instance(which is
running on vt08) to start, blocks the keyboard and
mouse so that it only works on that XFree86, I can't
swich to any other vt. This even happens when I
disable the mouse & keyboard drivers for the second
XFree86 configuration file by changing the driver to
"void".

I've tried starting the 2 xfree86 servers in different
orders without any change.

Thus, because of this problem, I can't really run 2
XFree86 servers effectively, b/c when I start up the
2nd one, I can't continue to use the first one, or
switch to its vt. Maybe this is a bruby kernel
problem?



--- Svetoslav Slavtchev <sv...@gm...> wrote:
> > how do I get the messages? especially when I can't
> get
> > a system running on the kernel to do anything?
> 
> please try to setup serial console as described in
> [linux source]/Documentation/serial-console.txt
> 
> > I did add 'above hid usbcore' to
> /etc/modules.conf,
> > but still get the error messages.
> 
> which was ?
> 
> > Earlier you mentioned I should backup the file
> > /bin/sysfont, but I don't have a file with that
> name.
> > If this causes a problem, it doesn't cause one
> with
> > the redhat kernel that my system normally runs on.
> 
> this file should exist, its use to set the console
> font,
> it works OK with standard kernel, but not with bruby
> kernel
> i'm not sure wether the problem is in the file or
> the
> way it's called from the init scripts, but on
> standard
> installlation of Red Hat 8 or 9 this file causes
> oopses with
> bruby kernel
> 
> > If this file's absence is the source of the
> problem,
> > perhaps you could reply with a copy of it. (I'm on
> an
> > i686 if that matters).
> 
> it's absence couldn't cause problems, but i doubt
> it's missing.
> please check also /sbin/ and may be /usr/sbin/
> 
> please send me your .config files from the vanila
> 2.4.22
> which boots without problems and from the
> problematic 
> bruby kernel.
> 
> best,
> 
> svetljo
> 
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Re: 2.6.0 probs

[Svetoslav S. <sv...@gm...>]

> 
> >1. Starting xdm I get a failure of X with "cannot
> >open /dev/tty0".
> 
> I commit patch 14-OKT-2003, but sf.net seems slow down again.
> Current CVS return wrog device for /dev/tty0

i'm not sure, but i think here gdm does work,
i didn't try xdm but i do have the prolem if kdm is used

Aiivils could you send me the fix( and only the fix :-) )
as i was just about to upload rpms :
- test7bk6
- ruby-2.6
- libata
- fbdev updates from -mm
- net updates for t7bk6
- may be some more small patches

> >But when I login and start xdm
> >manually, it starts.
> 
> If You start xdm manualy, then xdm process has attached tty, because You
> start it from tty.
> 
> >5. I don't know if it is supposed to work but I
> >cannot get framebuffers to work at all. On a
> >(non-Bruby sys) I usually do on LILO boot append:
> >
> >vga=794

remove it (vga=...)
if fb is working you should get a nice colour logo
and then try to find the proper boot line :-)

> >append=" hdc=ide-scsi apm=on
> >video=vesa:font:SUN12x22"
> 
> video=vesafb

may be also video=vesafb:1024x768-24@70

it's probably driver specific, but with my radeon7500
if i use"video=radeonfb:1024x....."  boot-up looks nice,
but at somepoint (mostly when X starts) the PC hangs
if i omit the mode (1024x....) everything seems to work
and i can chage the resolution with fbset

there is ~1.2Mb uncompressed fbdev update in -mm,
and even more changes in the fbdev bk tree
hopefully Jammes will submit updates to Linus soon

> 
> >Even when I change it to vesafb, which I saw on
> >Google, result is a blank screen.
> >
> >I still use dumbcon=2 on the boot append on 2.6.0.
> >
> >I used ruby-260t6-20030930.diff on 2.6.0-test6.
> 
> I can make another patch , but anyway 2.6.0-test6 give
> for me bunch of oopses not ruby related.

the patch applies cleanly to test7-bk[smth] and seems to work OK here
(to test7 with small offsets, IIRC pid changes in test6bk[smth] which got
reverted
 in test7bk1[the pid changes were broken) 

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fbdev updates

[Aivils S. <Aiv...@un...>]

Hi All!

     I have got runnig fbdev, where each framebuffer device has his own VT
and number of VC. For test I use Voodoo Graphic, Voodoo2, Voodoo3 video
adapters. Voodoo Graphic and Voodoo2 are designed as secondary video
adapters,
so i have not troubles with initializing.
     For tests all fbdev low level drivers and fbcon must be compiled
straight into kernel. Current modules isn't supported.
     fbcon must have kernel commandline option:
fbcon=vt:toc.5.7
which mean, fbcon creates three VT, 1st VT take over admin_vt (VGA
console),
2nd VT has 5 VCs, 3rd VT has 7 VCs. 1st VT uses /dev/fb0, 2nd VT - /dev/fb1
3rd VT - /dev/fb2. If fbdev low level drivers is located into kernel, then
fb
init order is hardcoded in fbmem.c . If /dev/fb1 need take over admin_vt,
then
simple change command line:
fbcon=vt:5.toc.7

If You needs for login promt on secondary fbdev, then You must run
aditional
mingetty on right ttyXX. You can run multiple mingetty on secondary fbdev.
Switching to next vc is ordinary Atl-Fx or Atl-LeftArrow, Alt-RightArrow.

In abstract dual head video adapters , which create fbdev for each head,
must
be ready for linux-ruby. Dual head adapter register /dev/fb0 and /dev/fb1
and
after fbcon set up VT for each /dev/fbXX. I have not any practical results.

On second fbdev XFree86 must have option vtXX, otherwise xf86 uses free vc
on
VT0.

Results:
Voodoo1/Voodoo2/Voodoo3 - runs nice.
Voodoo3, AtiRagePro - blank screen on Ati.
NvidiaTNT2 - oopses only.

OOPSES:
various outside ruby related code (i think so).
redundant mingetty on VTless tty lead oopses series - ruby related.

Seems we should wait for more stable 2.6.0-blah-blah
Changes commited 14-OKT-2003

Remake it all modular - work in progress.
Low level driver compatibility with linux-ruby - ask James.

Aivils Stoss