[Cbe-oss-dev] intermittend ps3fb problem with 2.6.29-rc2 on ps3

[Geoff Levand]

Stefan Wald wrote:
> unfortunately i don't know how to install a strip image :-(

It is the same as an non-stripped, just smaller.  Check your
distro's docs to see how to install.  Typically, it goes in
/boot.

> but in the meantime i got hold of a second ps3 with the same firmware level
> 2.6.0, and the latest 2.6.29-rc3 works without any problems on this ps3.
> the working ps3 is made in china, the non-working made in japan :-) (same
> age code A7).
> so, either one ps3 has an intermittend hw problem or not all hw revisions
> are supported correctly.
> again: the problem seems to occur when kboot or petitboot invokes the
> kernel and the kernel inits the hdmi interface for the first time. (hope i
> got this correctly.) sometimes it works, often it doesn't. by the way: on
> the other hdmi end is a sony bravia lcd... so don't blame the lcd ;-)
> i haven't seen the problem with 2.6.26 or 2.6.27 kernels. it starts with
> 2.6.28...
> if i remember correctly i saw some hdmi changes coming in with 2.6.28 (some
> audio stuff over hdmi???)
> is there a way i can try to backport the old driver to 2.6.29? how?

Use diff to find the file differences, or check the commit records at
kernel.org.

> cbe-oss-dev-bounces+wald=de.ibm.com at ozlabs.org wrote on 01/30/2009 02:35:11
> AM:
> 
>> [image removed]
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>> Re: [Cbe-oss-dev] intermittend ps3fb problem with 2.6.29-rc2 on ps3:
>>
>> Geoff Levand
>>
>> to:
>>
>> Stefan Wald
>>
>> 01/30/2009 02:37 AM
>>
>> Sent by:
>>
>> cbe-oss-dev-bounces+wald=de.ibm.com at ozlabs.org
>>
>> Cc:
>>
>> Geert Uytterhoeven, cbe-oss-dev.
>>
>> Stefan Wald wrote:
>> > cbe-oss-dev-bounces+wald=de.ibm.com at ozlabs.org wrote on 01/27/2009
> 06:17:51
>> > PM:
>> >
>> >> [image removed]
>> >>
>> >> Re: [Cbe-oss-dev] intermittend ps3fb problem with 2.6.29-rc2 on ps3:
>> >>
>> >> Geert Uytterhoeven
>> >>
>> >> to:
>> >>
>> >> Stefan Wald
>> >>
>> >> 01/27/2009 06:20 PM
>> >>
>> >> Sent by:
>> >>
>> >> cbe-oss-dev-bounces+wald=de.ibm.com at ozlabs.org
>> >>
>> >> Cc:
>> >>
>> >> cbe-oss-dev
>> >>
>> >> On Mon, 26 Jan 2009, Stefan Wald wrote:
>> >> > with 2.6.29-rc2 i'm getting lots of those messages after boot
>> >> > intermittedly. ps3fb is not working then.
>> >> > video mode is 1080i 60 hz.
>> >> >
>> >> > ps3fb ioc0_01: ps3fb_sync_image: lv1_gpu_context_attribute FB_BLIT
>> >> failed: -24
>> >> > ps3fb ioc0_01: ps3fb_sync_image: lv1_gpu_context_attribute FB_BLIT
>> >> failed: -24
>> >> > ps3fb ioc0_01: ps3fb_sync_image: lv1_gpu_context_attribute FB_BLIT
>> >> failed: -24
>> >> > ps3fb ioc0_01: ps3fb_sync_image: lv1_gpu_context_attribute FB_BLIT
>> >> failed: -24
>> >> > ps3fb ioc0_01: ps3fb_sync_image: lv1_gpu_context_attribute FB_BLIT
>> >> failed: -24
>> >> > ps3fb ioc0_01: ps3fb_sync_image: lv1_gpu_context_attribute FB_BLIT
>> >> failed: -24
>> >> > ps3fb ioc0_01: ps3fb_sync_image: lv1_gpu_context_attribute FB_BLIT
>> >> failed: -24
>> >> > ps3fb ioc0_01: ps3fb_sync_image: lv1_gpu_context_attribute FB_BLIT
>> >> failed: -24
>> >> > ps3fb ioc0_01: ps3fb_sync_image: lv1_gpu_context_attribute FB_BLIT
>> >> failed: -24
>> >>
>> >> -24 is LV1_HARDWARE ERRROR.
>> >>
>> >> Which firmware version (PS3 system software, "dmesg | grep
> firmware"will
>> > tell
>> >> you) are you using?
>> >> Do you use ps3vram? Any PS3-specific driver extensions for x.org?
>> >
>> > firmware version is 2.5.3.
>> > i'm using ps3vram, no other driver extensions.
>>
>> I just tried mainline 2.6.29-rc3 (commit
>> 18e352e4a73465349711a9324767e1b2453383e2)
>> with ps3_defconfig on fedora 9 and firmware 2.5.0, and it works OK for
> me.
>>
>> I put the image here:
>>
>>   http://cell.gotdns.org/pub/vmlinux-2.6.29-rc3.strip
>>
>> with a file sha1sum:
>>
>>   b4074168a184d0fa0d1dd7be5326de2bf2f1ce68 vmlinux-2.6.29-rc3.strip
>>
>> Why don't you try it and report.
>>
>> -Geoff
>>
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