Re: No offb in kernel-image-2.4.16-powerpc
On Mon, Dec 10, 2001 at 08:46:26AM -0500, Adam C Powell IV wrote:
> Adam C Powell IV wrote:
>
> >Unfortunately, like 2.4.12, although CONFIG_FB_OF=y, it behaves as if
> >there is no offb!
>
> Found the problem. In offb_init(), somewhere between 2.4.8 and 2.4.12,
> the normal bootx way to initialize the video has been surrounded by
> #ifdef CONFIG_BOOTX_TEXT
> which is not set in the Debian kernel-image packages.
>
> I'm not going to suggest that we reinstate that flag (just reread the
> archives, particularly from this past February, not a good thing). But
> in general, why is that test there? Do the tests for bootx at the start
> of that function (prom_num_displays == 0 && boot_infos != 0) not work?
>
> In summary, is BootX/ofonly going to be unsupported by the Debian
> kernel-image packages, or is there some way to make it work?
Checking back on this bug... This code still appears to be there. Have
you talked to Ben about this?
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Daniel Jacobowitz Carnegie Mellon University
MontaVista Software Debian GNU/Linux Developer
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