Re: Fbdev 2.5.49 BK fixes.

From: James Simmons (jsimmons@infradead.org)
Date: Wed Nov 27 2002 - 18:18:22 EST


> No. The machine froze solid. No oops, no sysrq.
> The reset button worked.

VESA fbdev did this to me. I have no trouble with neofb. Strange???
I will track it down tonight.

> > Hm. Are you using a PPC or ix86 box? I will test this tonight.
> i386. Specifically, a pentium II, compiled for pentium II.

Hm. I have that same card and a similar machine.
 
> Perhaps. It didn't look like it ended at the bottom of the
> screen, but then it might have been panning at the wrong moment.

I have a MDA monitor and card. So I can setup mdacon and turn on
debugging in fbcon and trace threw it.
 
> > > 2.5.49 without this patch works. I use devfs & preempt,
> > > the machine is UP and I use gcc-2.95.4 for compiling.
>
> Helge Hafting
>

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