Re: [parisc-linux] HCRX-24 and missing consoles on my C200

[Andy Walker <ajwalker@broadpark.no>]

Helge Deller wrote:
> Hello Fabio,
>
> On Monday 19 December 2005 19:08, Fabio Bizzi wrote:
> > Helge Deller wrote:
> > > I just committed a patch to stifb in kernel 2.6.15-rc6-pa1.
> > > Could you please try this one? It works for me... :-)
> > I'm sorry, but I didn't undestrand if you have fixed my problem with 
> > HCRX-24? :)
>
> Probably not.
> Your main problem is that you see this message:
>
> STI GSC/PCI core graphics driver Version 0.9a
>      id 2bcb015a-9a02587, conforms to spec rev. 8.04
> STI init_graph failed (ret -1, errno 258)
> sti: probe of 10:8 failed with error 1
>
> "init_graph" is a graphic card firmware function, which seems to not work on your system.
> Some HP firmwares have support to "patch" the graphic card firmware before executing "init_graph".
> This is probably not the case for your c200.
>
> So, please check if your machine runs the latest HP-C200 firmware.
> For this please read the PARISC-Linux FAQ at http://www.parisc-linux.org/faq/index.html#PDCupdate ("How can I check if the PDC (firmware) revision is the latest?").
>
> Additionally I will try write some patch-code during the next weeks, which might get your card working even on the C200 and other machines. Stay tuned.
>  
> > If yes the kernel with your patch is aivailable on cvs.parisc-linux.org 
> > or I've to patch the source and compile it?
>
> 2.6.15-rc6-pa1 is currently beeing built.
> During the next hour I assume it should be finished and you may download it from here: http://cvs.parisc-linux.org/download/linux-2.6/
> (I assume a B180 might be close to your c200 ?).
>
> Helge

I'll give it a spin on the B132. The C180 is in storage right now,
though with the cold weather we're having I could justify running
it purely as a heater ;-) That thing really generates some heat
when its chock of 64MB SIMMs.

-Andy