Re: O2 framebuffer problems with install kernel

[Jorge Acereda Maciá <jacereda%gmail.com@localhost>]

On Jul 28, 2008, at 6:10 PM, Stephen Borrill wrote:

> On Tue, 29 Jul 2008, Izumi Tsutsui wrote:
> > macallan%NetBSD.org@localhost wrote:
> >
> > > > > - - it works fine on R5k O2s
> > > >
> > > > Erm no, I reported the problems and I've got a 180MHz R5k O2.
> > >
> > > Ok, it works on (some|most) R5k O2s. Mine's got a 200MHz/1MB cache
> > > CPU module and 256MB RAM, I do have a 180MHz/512kB module somewhere,
> > > I'll dig it up and see if it changes anything.
> >
> > Mine is also R5K 180MHz/512k and has the same problem.
> >
> > Anyway, it looks just a simple DMA-cache issue and
> > the attached patch seems to fix it.
> [snip]
>
> Yes, that gets it working. Excellent!

Same here. What are the implications of that patch? Is that The Right  
Thing?


> I can't get it to respond to a PS/2 keyboard after it's booted up  
> though (I don't know whether I could before - I couldn't see  
> anything on the screen!)

Mine works (at least at the 'root device' prompt).