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

Marvin marvin24 at gmx.de
Tue May 20 20:59:40 EST 2008


Hi,

Am Dienstag 20 Mai 2008 09:55:03 schrieb Michael.Schoeller at inhouse.wko.at:
> Hello,
>
> 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).
> 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?

The xserver in FC9 needs CONFIG_PCI=y. 

Marvin





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