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

[Geert Uytterhoeven]

On Mon, 9 Feb 2009, Stefan Wald wrote:
> unfortunately i don't know how to install a strip image :-(
> 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 ;-)

If I understand it correctly, you do not use the same monitor with both PS3s?
Do you use the same video mode on both PS3s?
If possible, can you please try with the same monitor on both?

> 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?
> thanks,
> stefan,
> 
> cbe-oss-dev-bounces+wald=de.ibm.com at ozlabs.org wrote on 01/30/2009 02:35:11
> AM:
> 
> > [image removed]
> >
> > 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.

With kind regards,

Geert Uytterhoeven
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