Re: New fbcon attempt with test11bk9 & cvs ruby

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

> I compiled a new kernel today.  2.6.0-test11-bk9 with
> today's cvs ruby-2.6
> 
> I first tried a monolithic kernel with G550 framebuffer and fbcon.
> Unlike previous fbcon attempts this didn't oops!
> I got all the normal kernel initialization output,
> then init took over and ran the usual scripts.
> Everything was fine until it attempted to start xdm.
> Nothing happened after that.  I also didn't get any gettys
> so no opportunities to log in and no console switching.
> 
> I also made a kernel without fbcon.  The same thing happened,
> it booted (this time with no console output after the framebuffer
> driver loaded) and got stuck later.  X didn't start.
> 
> My guess is some sort of Vt problem, as that prevents both
> X and getty from starting.  I also noticed that the cvs update
> updated vt.c

have you tried booting with only vga console built in -- no fbdrivers ?

i haven't tried latest cvs, but latest cvs with the attached patch reversed
/* a bit older cvs */ does work for me in case it's a modular build 
both fbcon and matroxfb 

best,

svetljo

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