Re: No offb in kernel-image-2.4.16-powerpc
On Mon, Feb 25, 2002 at 07:48:56PM -0500, Adam C Powell IV wrote:
> Daniel Jacobowitz wrote:
>
> >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?
> >
> No. I wrote to linuxppc-dev way back in December 10-13, thread "Why
> require CONFIG_BOOTX_TEXT for so much of offb?", and Tom Rini and Peter
> Bergner seemed to agree that it wasn't necessary.
>
> Ben reads this list, right?
Yes, but he usually needs gentle reminders. Ben, do you recall this
thread at all?
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Tom Rini (TR1265)
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