Re: [Mactel-linux-devel] mac mini

[Erik O. <er...@pl...>]

So I built this new kernel and booted it. The graphics seemed to come
up nicely.

I ended up using the following in elilo.conf:

image=bzImage
        label=Linux
        description="Linux"
        initrd=initrd.gz
        append="video=imacfb:mini imacfb=mini acpi=force"

Not sure if "imacfb=mini" does anything, but "video=imacfb:mini" is
definitely necessary.

Once I did boot I saw that my initrd filesystem had issues and wasn't
compatible with the way that the fstab was set up. I'm not sure which
way I want to go next; I'll probably try to run the machine off my USB
memory stick for now.

Thanks for the help!

-- Erik

P.S. The ViewCVS on sourceforge isn't showing the new
patches/etc. yet. I applied Michael Steil's patch myself, but others
may not be able to get at it.

On Wed, Mar 08, 2006 at 09:59:27AM -0500, Erik Osheim wrote:
> Great! I will give this a shot.
> 
> As far as building the kernel goes, I assume I should not have any
> modules and just try dumping a monolithic kernel on my USB boot
> device?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> -- Erik
> 
> On Wed, Mar 08, 2006 at 12:24:39AM -0800, Michael Steil wrote:
> > Hi!
> > 
> > Done that. The Mac mini framebuffer is always 2048 pixels wide, no  
> > matter how wide the screen is. So all you need to do is modify  
> > imacfb.c to support a mode like this:
> > 
> > 		case M_MINI:
> > 			screen_info.lfb_width = 1024;
> > 			screen_info.lfb_height = 768;
> > 			screen_info.lfb_linelength = 2048 * 4;
> > 			break;
> > 
> > This way, it will always *use* 1024x768, no matter how big the screen  
> > really is. We would need UGA calls to find that out.
> > 
> > I've attached the altered version of imacfb.c. use imacfb=mini on the  
> > command line. Gimli, can you please merge?
> > 
> >   Michael
> > 
> 
> 
> > 
> > On Mar 7, 2006, at 7:53 PM, Erik Osheim wrote:
> > 
> > >Hey I have an Intel mac mini. I've been hoping to boot Linux on it,
> > >but so far haven't had much luck. I *have* gotten the rEFIt boot
> > >loader (and shell) to work; I think the problem had to do with the
> > >kernel I had (I think it expected a Radeon graphics card rather than
> > >the Intel one).
> > >
> > >Anyone working on this? I would be happy to look at things if someone
> > >could get me started, or try stuff that someone else has.
> > 
> 
> 
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