Re: kernel 2.0.37 compilation failure
On Thu, 5 Aug 1999, Anton Blanchard wrote:
>
> > Woooooaaah.... Apparently I'm very lucky, because the SLC here wasn't
> > damaged. :-)) But I can confirm: X doesn't work if a kernel 2.2.x is running.
> > (Tested up to 2.2.10) Text mode works fine if you ignore the big wipe stripe
> > running down on the left side of the screen. ;-))
>
> Don't worry, the SLC didn't die because of the bwtwo bug :) Its just old.
>
> > So.... There is NO chance to get 2.0.37 running...??
> > (btw. 2.2.x would be even better- but I don't dare to ask.... ;-))
>
> The bwtwo driver is pretty simple so shouldn't be too hard to fix (hint to
> anyone :)
It wasn't too hard to fix. I checked a one-liner into the CVS tree last
night, basically go into linux/drivers/video/bwtwofb.c, find the line
which reads
fb->physbase = phys;
and make it read:
fb->physbase = __get_phys(fb->sbdp->sbus_vaddrs[0]);
-D
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