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

[Stefan Wald]

> 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.

thanks, but i'm afraid i need a little more info... so far i've just built
and installed kernels the beginners' way:
make, make modules_install, make install on Fedora 9.

now i have an image. what about initrd and modules?
here's the yaboot.conf entry that i'm normally using:

image=/vmlinux-2.6.29-rc3-02580-gb0bbe29
        label=2.6.29-rc3-02580-gb0bbe29
        read-only.
        initrd=/initrd-2.6.29-rc3-02580-gb0bbe29.img:
        append="rhgb quiet root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00"

how would i have to change it for the image?

thanks,
stefan,

> > 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]
> >>
> >> 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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