2.4.0-test10 & iMac video failure

Ramprasad Rao ramp at oddjob.uchicago.edu
Sat Oct 21 17:23:43 EST 2000


I just built a 2.4.0-test10 and it works fine on my iMac Rev D.

On Sat, 21 Oct 2000, Robert E Brose II wrote:

>
> If I build a kernel from the penguinppc dev tree (as of 10-21) and
> use bootx 1.2 for booting, it will not bring up the iMac
> rev C mach64 properly. The bootx parameters are the same that
> work fine with 2.2.17 (single,video=atyfb:vmode=17:cmode=32). If the
> "no video driver" box is UNchecked, the screen goes blank on
> boot and stays that way. If the box is checked I get the debug messages
> but nothing after the boot exit.
>
> The machine continues to boot works fine via telnet. At first look
> through the messages, it appeared related to the PowerBook 2.4.10
> vid bug which had been fixed so I guess that's not it...
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Bob
> --
> Robert E. Brose II    N0QBJ
> http://www.jriver.com/~bob/
> bob at kunk.jriver.com
>
>


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