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

[Stefan Wald]

> 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 tested both with the same lcd monitor, video mode 1080i, kboot and
petitboot.
I also tested the failing PS3 with petitboot and 720p. fails as well.
Petitboot doesn't seem to have a problem setting the video mode... because
it always seems to work.

> > 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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>
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