Re: please restore Sun XVR video drivers, and add the latest one [was Re: Debian Sparc 5.4 on Sun blade 2500]
On 2010-08-13, Josip Rodin wrote:
> If so, fetch the new kernel package at
> http://packages.debian.org/sid/linux-image-2.6.32-5-sparc64-smp
> You'll also likely need http://packages.debian.org/sid/linux-base
>
> Install these and make sure /etc/silo.conf can boot them and the original
> kernel, and then reboot to give it a try.
If it helps, I did this with the XVR-600 in my Ultra 60, but the
output stops with:
[ 0.000000] OF stdout device is: /pci@1f,2000/SUNW,XVR-600@1
...
[ 0.000000] Console: colour dummy device 80x25
[ 0.000000] console [tty0] enabled, bootconsole disabled
I am able to ssh into the machine.
# uname -a
Linux ultra60 2.6.32-5-sparc64-smp #1 SMP Thu Aug 12 18:24:18 \
UTC 2010 sparc64 GNU/Linux
# lspci -v
0001:80:01.0 Display controller: 3DLabs Sun XVR-500 Graphics \
Accelerator (rev 01)
Subsystem: 3DLabs Device 1047
Flags: 66MHz, medium devsel, IRQ 22
Memory at 04000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=64M]
Memory at 08000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128K]
Memory at 0a000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=32M]
[virtual] Memory at fffffe0100000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable)
[size=1]
[virtual] Memory at fffffe0100000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable)
[size=1]
[virtual] Memory at fffffe0100000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable)
[size=1]
Expansion ROM at fffffe0100000000 [disabled] [size=1]
Capabilities: [68] Power Management version 1
Kernel driver in use: e3d
(I installed a Creator video card when I acquired this machine a
few years ago and have been using it with a Sun monitor.)
Regards,
Howard E.
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