RE: Running with VGA

[Sagiv Yefet]

Great, It solved the problem.
About the etherboot I try to run with 5.2.6 version as you said (enable
BTEXT) and It is not working.
It stack in:  Jumping to LinuxBIOS
When I use the 5.2.5 version that you sent me before It work.
Command: Make bin/r8169.zelf

Now the elf image is loading and there is no respond from the VGA.. 
The kernel parameter is: console=tty0.
Maybe I didn't patch the kernel with the correct patch file.
Where can I get the patch of the kernel supporting ATI Ragexl?
 I am using 2.4.24 kernel version.

Thanks,
Sagiv

-----Original Message-----
From: YhLu [mailto:[e-mail]] 
Sent: Friday, December 17, 2004 7:53 PM
To: Sagiv Yefet; [e-mail]
Subject: RE: Running with VGA

In the targest/tyan/s2850/Config.lb
Change
                option ROM_IMAGE_SIZE=0x10000
to
        option ROM_IMAGE_SIZE=0x11800
        option XIP_ROM_SIZE=0x20000

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From: Sagiv Yefet [mailto:[e-mail]] 
Sent: Friday, December 17, 2004 3:05 AM
To: YhLu; [e-mail]
Subject: RE: Running with VGA

I try to build freebios2-20041216-0400
And I get this compilation error:

gcc -nostdlib -nostartfiles -static -o linuxbios -T ldscript.ld crt0.o
/usr/local/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.3.3/../../../../i686-pc-linux
-gnu/bin/ld: section .reset [fffdfff0 -> fffdffff] overlaps section .rom
[fffd88c1 -> fffe0d7f]
/usr/local/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.3.3/../../../../i686-pc-linux
-gnu/bin/ld: section .id [fffdffd9 -> fffdffef] overlaps section .rom
[fffd88c1 -> fffe0d7f]
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make: *** [linuxbios] Error 1

What do you think it is?

Sagiv.
-----Original Message-----
From: YhLu [mailto:[e-mail]] 
Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 4:57 AM
To: Sagiv Yefet; [e-mail]
Subject: RE: Running with VGA

I commit the changes for you. Please check it out from

http://snapshots.linuxbios.org/

one hour later.

YH

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From: Sagiv Yefet [mailto:[e-mail]] 
Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 12:09 AM
To: YhLu; [e-mail]
Subject: RE: Running with VGA

I have this definition in targets/tyan/s2850/Config.lb:
option CONFIG_CONSOLE_BTEXT=1
Not default as you wrote.
Is it ok?

Should I had the same thing in src/mainboard/tyan/s2850/Config.lb?

Sagiv.

-----Original Message-----
From: Yinghai Lu [mailto:[e-mail]] 
Sent: Monday, December 13, 2004 4:01 AM
To: Sagiv Yefet; [e-mail]
Subject: RE: Running with VGA

You need to add

uses CONFIG_CONSOLE_BTEXT

default CONFIG_CONSOLE_BTEXT=1

dir /drivers/ati/ragexl

after that you can get ouput in Linuxbios after vga init.

You also need to enable the btext in Etherboot. You should use Etherboot
5.2.6. it includes filo and btext console.

About kernel, you need to use kernel patch to enable ragexl frame buffer
support.

YH

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From: [e-mail]
[mailto:[e-mail]] On Behalf Of Sagiv Yefet
Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2004 5:23 AM
To: [e-mail]
Subject: Running with VGA

Hello, 
            I am using Linux Bios on Tyan 2850. The machine is running
with console.
            I add to the command line: "console=ttyS0,115200" and I have
linux which runs with console.

How can I run with VGA? Should I add some code to the bios?

The VGA driver is: ATI Rage XL.
Sagiv