[Cbe-oss-dev] Issues with current ps3-linux development kernel

[Geert Uytterhoeven]

On Tue, 20 May 2008, Michael.Schoeller at inhouse.wko.at wrote:
> Maybe you have heard of that problem already and know a quick answer.
> 
> I got the latest kernel from git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/geoff/ps3-linux.git
> generate a config via make ps3_defconfig and build the kernel.
> 
> The problem is that with that kernel only text mode is working.
> It seems there is something missing to enable graphic mode (Xserver).

As the PS3 uses a (virtual) frame buffer device, there's no real difference
between text mode and graphics mode (apart from a flag in the console
subsystem).

> At the point where the graphic mode should be enabled and a progress bar should be shown the screen is blinking several times and then booting is continuing in text mode.
> The default kernel is working fine. I use Fedora 9. Do you have any Idea?

What video mode does it boot in?
Is there an error message in /var/log/Xorg.*.log?

With kind regards,

Geert Uytterhoeven
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