Subject: Re: PowerBook5,8 spontaneously powers down
To: Aymeric Vincent <vincent@labri.fr>
From: Michael Lorenz <macallan1888@gmail.com>
List: port-macppc
Date: 05/28/2007 11:07:01
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Hello,

On May 28, 2007, at 09:33, Aymeric Vincent wrote:

> Hilmar B=F6hm <mls@hiro-consult.de> writes:
>
>> I`ve built a new kernel; from -current as of May 20th
>>
>> Symptoms: The kernel is booted. But after a few seconds, the screen
>> gets dark.
>
> I'm currently using a PowerBook5,8 and have managed to get NetBSD
> working nicely on it, except X, but I'm compiling the modular xorg
> server right now.

You'll probably need Option "iBookHacks" "true" - at least I do.

> - to disable radeonfb and fwohci in your kernel config file or using
>   "boot -c"
>
> I'll post patches or commit them ASAP, but I didn't figure out what's
> wrong with either radeonfb (same symptoms as you) or fwohci (panics
> the kernel), so don't expect anything from me on this front.

Hmm, fwohci kinda-sorta works on my iBook G4, at least it doesn't panic.
In order to sort out what's wrong with radeonfb please (both of you)=20
mail me:
- - ofctl -p output
- - pcictl dump for the radeon
- - dmesg output

have fun
Michael
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