Re: USB on Ultra 10
Hi Vincent,
"VV" == Vincent Vandeweijer writes:
VV> Yeah neat he, Xorg and a 2.4... try loggin in :)
:)
VV> Guess I had exactly the same problem. A totally wrong layout. I
VV> found a modified keymap somewhere on the internet, can't remember
VV> where. [...]
yeah, thanks... i've also found some xkb/keycodes/sun maps on the net
(for Xorg+linux2.4+type5 keyboard); but fortunately by now i don't
need them anymore - i'm now happily running Linux 2.6.14 on sid (with
Xorg) :-)
(and on 2.6 this workaround is not needed).
what i had to do:
it was somewhat tricky to install the kernel package in the first
place: i was running linux 2.4.27, and installing 2.6.14 was giving
errors when creating initrd.
i had to install 2.6.12 first, boot from there (and it was very
helpful advice to use append="video=atyfb:off" in silo.conf because
otherwise the screen was unusable even in text mode), and then install
2.6.14.
in 2.6.12, text console worked great (except i had to reconfigure
console-data to use KERNEL mapping, otherwose the keyboard was
unusable even in text mode), but Xorg was crashing.
i also tried 2.6.15-rc5 and Xorg also crashes there: i get traces in
/var/log/messages like these:
Dec 17 18:33:00 localhost kernel: Call Trace:
Dec 17 18:33:00 localhost kernel: [0000000000440f58] copy_process+0x978/0xe60
Dec 17 18:33:00 localhost kernel: [0000000000441480] do_fork+0x40/0x1e0
Dec 17 18:33:00 localhost kernel: [0000000000407194] linux_sparc_syscall32+0x34/0x40
Dec 17 18:33:00 localhost kernel: [00000000701e7bfc] 0x701e7bfc
Dec 17 18:33:00 localhost kernel: Call Trace:
Dec 17 18:33:00 localhost kernel: [0000000000475e44] exit_mmap+0x64/0x160
Dec 17 18:33:00 localhost kernel: [000000000044054c] mmput+0x2c/0xc0
Dec 17 18:33:00 localhost kernel: [000000000048eb2c] flush_old_exec+0x18c/0x880
Dec 17 18:33:00 localhost kernel: [000000000042fe4c] load_elf_binary+0x3cc/0x15c0
Dec 17 18:33:00 localhost kernel: [000000000048f40c] search_binary_handler+0x8c/0x2a0
Dec 17 18:33:00 localhost kernel: [00000000004af21c] compat_do_execve+0x1dc/0x220
Dec 17 18:33:00 localhost kernel: [000000000042711c] sparc32_execve+0x3c/0xa0
Dec 17 18:33:00 localhost kernel: [0000000000407194] linux_sparc_syscall32+0x34/0x40
Dec 17 18:33:00 localhost kernel: [00000000701e7d68] 0x701e7d68
Dec 17 18:33:43 localhost kernel: Call Trace:
Dec 17 18:33:43 localhost kernel: [0000000000476470] unmap_region+0x70/0x140
Dec 17 18:33:43 localhost kernel: [0000000000476b94] do_munmap+0x174/0x240
Dec 17 18:33:43 localhost kernel: [0000000000476c7c] sys_munmap+0x1c/0x40
Dec 17 18:33:43 localhost kernel: [0000000000407194] linux_sparc_syscall32+0x34/0x40
Dec 17 18:33:43 localhost kernel: [00000000007c6960] 0x7c6960
and "Invalid pty, process: Xorg ..." on the terminal...
the X screen remains blank (and as if no switch to "graphics mode" was
performed), but X and all apps continues to work etc...
that was with 2.6.12 and 2.6.15-rc5.... i was lucky to decide to try
2.6.14, and it magically worked there!!! the keyboard works too.
VV> I'll also link my xorg.confs here:
VV> http://osiris.dyndns.info/stuff/xorg.conf - for my 2.6.12 kernel
VV> http://osiris.dyndns.info/stuff/xorg.conf.2.4.kernel - yeah,
VV> right. This one is the old conf for my 2.4.27 kernel.
thanks! will try it out (now the only thing i'd like to do is to
switch on the "video acceleration" if that's possible...).
VV> Note that i'm using an Elite 3D. Not the onboard ati card. I
VV> heard somewhere that the ati framebuffer in some 2.6 kernels was
VV> at least to say buggy :( You'll need to change some parameters to
VV> match my xorg.confs with your Creator 3D.
yup.
VV> Oh and that "0000:01:02.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI
VV> Technologies Inc 3D Rage I/II" is not your Creator 3D card, at
VV> least i think so. A Creator 3Dcard is not a pci card but an UPA
VV> card (again, if i remember correct). It will not show up on
VV> lspci. I guess it'll have an 13w3 connector and not a D-Sub like
VV> most PC-type cards. Anyway...
yup, right... i have Creator 3D inserted not in a PCI slot... and this
machine has also an on-board ATI card (for video capturing)...
VV> Hope it's of any help.
your advices are very helpful, thanks a lot!!!
Best,
v.
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