Re: 2.6.5-rc2-mm2 still does not boot but it progress : seems tobe console font related

[Thomas Svedberg]

Eric Valette wrote:
> Thomas Svedberg wrote:
>
> > I have these hangs as well, just tried 2.6.5-rc2-mm3 and they are 
> > still there.
> > However setting video=radeonfb:off as boot parameter solves the 
> > problem, if this can be of any help.
> > More info on request.
>
>
> Yes because the console-screen.sh shell script checks for /dev/fb. Could 
> you try the patceh suggested by Andrew in this thread (I'm not sure it 
> is in mm3). I attached it for your convenience.

I must have missed it, an yes it fixes the problem.
(I tried it on top of -mm3)

/Thomas

> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> diff -puN drivers/char/vt.c~a drivers/char/vt.c
> --- 25/drivers/char/vt.c~a	2004-03-24 09:49:10.285591688 -0800
> +++ 25-akpm/drivers/char/vt.c	2004-03-24 09:50:54.355770616 -0800
> @@ -2471,10 +2471,13 @@ static int con_open(struct tty_struct *t
>  				tty->winsize.ws_row = video_num_lines;
>  				tty->winsize.ws_col = video_num_columns;
>  			}
> +			release_console_sem();
>  			vcs_make_devfs(tty);
> +			goto out;
>  		}
>  	}
>  	release_console_sem();
> +out:
>  	return ret;
>  }
>  
> @@ -2484,11 +2487,13 @@ static void con_close(struct tty_struct 
>  	if (tty && tty->count == 1) {
>  		struct vt_struct *vt;
>  
> -		vcs_remove_devfs(tty);
>  		vt = tty->driver_data;
>  		if (vt)
>  			vc_cons[vt->vc_num].d->vc_tty = NULL;
>  		tty->driver_data = 0;
> +		release_console_sem();
> +		vcs_remove_devfs(tty);
> +		return;
>  	}
>  	release_console_sem();
>  }
>
> _


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 Thomas Svedberg
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 Chalmers University of Technology

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