Re: 2.6.0-test6 ruby success with matrox G550, and some questions

[Helge H. <hel...@ai...>]

On Tue, Oct 28, 2003 at 02:03:58PM +0200, Aivils Stoss wrote:
> 
> >> Current ruby support straight in kernel compiled fb device
> >> drivers and fbcon. To test Your matrox figure fbcon into
> >> kernel and reboot.
> >2.6.0-test6-ruby dies before the first printk if I do that,
> >while 2.6.0-test6 works.  fbcon on matrox breaks somehow
> >with ruby.  I don't know what to do to debug this
> >further - adding printk's is probably not an option.
> 
> Strange. Normal is 5-10 sec VGA console output until
> fb_console_init is called. After fb_console_init You
> can read printk only on serial console terminal in case
> fbcon is broken.
> 
You are right, there is a few lines of VGA console
output.  I only see half a second if I'm lucky,
because the flat panel screen takes a long time
to switch modes.

2.6test6-ruby with fbcon and 2.6test9-ryby with fbcon
are the same - they die when switching away from vga.
The screen goes black/garbage and then its over.

2.6test6-ruby and 2.6test9-ruby without fbcon
works fine, except that I have no text console.
All I can do if I quit X is to type
blind while looking at a garbage framebuffer.
The garbage change as I type, indicating
prograss but not all that helpful.

2.6test9-ruby with the single console patch
seemed to crash, although it got a little
further.  It managed to corrupt filesystems,
so I believe it got as far as mounting while
the screen was showing garbage.  The keyboard
didn't react to numlock though, so I reset it.
Perhaps I try it again.

Helge Hafting