Gentoo Archives: gentoo-ppc-user

From: Rich Healey <richo@×××××××××.net>
To: gentoo-ppc-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-ppc-user] Lost console/terminal
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:14:33
Message-Id: 4923A0AF.7070800@psych0tik.net
In Reply to: [gentoo-ppc-user] Lost console/terminal by "Flores
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4 Flores, Raul wrote:
5 > I have an iMac G5 revC (PowerMac 12,1) that was up and running with
6 > 2008.0 (linux kernel 2.6.24).
7 >
8 > Recently upgraded the kernel to 2.6.27 and have an issue (used the
9 > g5_defconfig to do the build).
10 >
11 > The new kernel is booting fine except that the iMac console/terminal
12 > does not refresh / update / render.
13 >
14 > I can ssh into the system, and I can even use the consoles keyboard to
15 > login (as long as I do not make any typos).
16 >
17 > But the main computer screen (console/terminal) just sits there with
18 > kernel debug info that was getting sent to it before whatever event
19 > causes it to stop working.
20 >
21 > Any ideas where to look… where to begin… to get my screen back? Need to
22 > run an Gnome/KDE UI.
23 >
24 >
25 > Thanks,
26 >
27 > Raul
28 >
29 Can you try booting with video=ofonly as a kernel parameter?
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