Re: trying 2.6.8.1

[Aivils <ai...@un...>]

On Wednesday 08 September 2004 22:20, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:
> Hi!
>=20
> After trying 2.6.0 last October and getting nowhere, I
> decided to try 2.6.8.1 + patch found here:
> http://www.saring.de/derdani/ruby/patch-2.6.8.1-ruby.bz2

In theory You may use CVS repositary
cvs -d:pserver:ano...@cv...:/cvsroot/linuxconsole login
=20
cvs -z3 -d:pserver:ano...@cv...:/cvsroot/linuxconsole co r=
uby

> I have:
> PCI:*(1:0:0) nVidia Corporation NV5M64 [RIVA TNT2
> Model 64/Model 64 Pro]
> and:
> PCI:*(0:11:0) nVidia Corporation NV18 [GeForce4 MX 440
> AGP 8x]
>=20
> Compiled the kernel on Debian Sarge with:
>=20
> <snip>
> #
> # Graphics support
> #
> CONFIG_FB=3Dy
> ....
> CONFIG_FB_VGA16=3Dy
> CONFIG_FB_VESA=3Dy
> CONFIG_VIDEO_SELECT=3Dy
> # CONFIG_FB_HGA is not set
> CONFIG_FB_RIVA=3Dy
> CONFIG_FB_RIVA_I2C=3Dy
> ....
>=20
> #
> # Console display driver support
> #
> CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE=3Dy
> # CONFIG_MDA_CONSOLE is not set
> CONFIG_DUMMY_CONSOLE=3Dy
> CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE=3Dy
> CONFIG_FONTS=3Dy
> ....
> CONFIG_FONT_SUN12x22=3Dy
>=20
> #
> # Logo configuration
> #
> CONFIG_LOGO=3Dy
> CONFIG_LOGO_LINUX_MONO=3Dy
> CONFIG_LOGO_LINUX_VGA16=3Dy
> CONFIG_LOGO_LINUX_CLUT224=3Dy
> <snip>
>=20
> and booted with:
> append=3D" hdc=3Dide-scsi apm=3Don video=3Dvesa:font:SUN12x22"
> vga=3D794
> =20
> and also with just:
> vga=3D794

vga=3Dnormal ?

> Both times just got a blank screen.

If You cannot see VGA output , then 2.6.XX is not for You :)

> Am I dead with those nVidia cards? Or am I doing the
> kernel wrong?

=46ortunately input only layer is done with "unserious" work,
work done by James during year 2001.
Unfortunately framebuffer console ask for "serious" work.

=46rom 2.6.0 to 2.6.8 i lost all 3 fbdev drivers atifb sstfb tdfxfb.
"lost" means drivers will not work.
fbdev driver debug is not very fascinating idea.

=46or me runs outer space fb driver vesafb-tng
http://dev.gentoo.org/~spock/
This patch goes over ruby cleanly. Be careful with this one.
Some users report strange errors like gcc segfault and so on.
Also it will not run on SMP systems.

Aivils