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From: Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Radeon driver - blank console [SOLVED]
Date: Wed, 07 Jan 2015 07:07:46
Message-Id: 201501070707.36249.michaelkintzios@gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Radeon driver - blank console [SOLVED] by Helmut Jarausch
1 On Tuesday 06 Jan 2015 10:09:25 Helmut Jarausch wrote:
2 > On 01/05/2015 02:49:04 PM, Florian Gamböck wrote:
3 > > Am 05.01.2015 um 14:42 schrieb Helmut Jarausch:
4 > > > Which (framebuffer?) kernel parameters have to set?
5 > >
6 > > Try compiling CONFIG_DRM_RADEON as module and do not enable any frame
7 > >
8 > > buffers, especially not CONFIG_FB_RADEON, as absurd as it sounds.
9 > >
10 > > This should take care of your invisible virtual terminal.
11 >
12 > Unfortunately, this didn't suffice.
13 > Looking at the kernel configuration of Systemrescuecd I've added the
14 > following kernel configuration parameters (to my previous kernel
15 > configuration for fglrx)
16 >
17 >
18 > # CONFIG_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL is not set
19 > CONFIG_DRM=m
20 > CONFIG_DRM_KMS_HELPER=m
21 > CONFIG_DRM_KMS_FB_HELPER=y
22 > CONFIG_DRM_LOAD_EDID_FIRMWARE=y
23 > CONFIG_DRM_TTM=m
24 > CONFIG_DRM_RADEON=m
25 > CONFIG_FIRMWARE_EDID=y
26 > CONFIG_FB_BOOT_VESA_SUPPORT=y
27 > CONFIG_FB_VESA=y
28 > CONFIG_FB_SIMPLE=y
29 > CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE=y
30 > CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE_DETECT_PRIMARY=y
31 > CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE_ROTATION=y
32 >
33 >
34 > I hope this might help others experiencing the same problems
35 > Helmut
36
37 With CONFIG_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL not set your set up would run the VESA
38 framebuffer, rather than KMS.
39
40 These are my corresponding choices on my system:
41
42 CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE=y
43 CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE_DETECT_PRIMARY=y
44 # CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE_ROTATION is not set
45
46 CONFIG_X86_SYSFB=y
47 # CONFIG_NET_SCH_SFB is not set
48 # CONFIG_IFB is not set
49 CONFIG_DRM_KMS_FB_HELPER=y
50 CONFIG_FB=y
51 # CONFIG_FB_DDC is not set
52 # CONFIG_FB_BOOT_VESA_SUPPORT is not set
53 CONFIG_FB_CFB_FILLRECT=y
54 CONFIG_FB_CFB_COPYAREA=y
55 CONFIG_FB_CFB_IMAGEBLIT=y
56 # CONFIG_FB_CFB_REV_PIXELS_IN_BYTE is not set
57 CONFIG_FB_SYS_FILLRECT=m
58 CONFIG_FB_SYS_COPYAREA=m
59 CONFIG_FB_SYS_IMAGEBLIT=m
60 # CONFIG_FB_FOREIGN_ENDIAN is not set
61 # CONFIG_FB_SYS_FOPS is not set
62 CONFIG_FB_DEFERRED_IO=y
63 # CONFIG_FB_SVGALIB is not set
64 # CONFIG_FB_MACMODES is not set
65 # CONFIG_FB_BACKLIGHT is not set
66 CONFIG_FB_MODE_HELPERS=y
67 # CONFIG_FB_TILEBLITTING is not set
68 # CONFIG_FB_CIRRUS is not set
69 # CONFIG_FB_PM2 is not set
70 # CONFIG_FB_CYBER2000 is not set
71 # CONFIG_FB_ARC is not set
72 # CONFIG_FB_ASILIANT is not set
73 # CONFIG_FB_IMSTT is not set
74 # CONFIG_FB_VGA16 is not set
75 # CONFIG_FB_UVESA is not set
76 # CONFIG_FB_VESA is not set
77 # CONFIG_FB_N411 is not set
78 # CONFIG_FB_HGA is not set
79 # CONFIG_FB_OPENCORES is not set
80 # CONFIG_FB_S1D13XXX is not set
81 # CONFIG_FB_NVIDIA is not set
82 # CONFIG_FB_RIVA is not set
83 # CONFIG_FB_I740 is not set
84 # CONFIG_FB_LE80578 is not set
85 # CONFIG_FB_MATROX is not set
86 # CONFIG_FB_RADEON is not set
87 # CONFIG_FB_ATY128 is not set
88 # CONFIG_FB_ATY is not set
89 # CONFIG_FB_S3 is not set
90 # CONFIG_FB_SAVAGE is not set
91 # CONFIG_FB_SIS is not set
92 # CONFIG_FB_VIA is not set
93 # CONFIG_FB_NEOMAGIC is not set
94 # CONFIG_FB_KYRO is not set
95 # CONFIG_FB_3DFX is not set
96 # CONFIG_FB_VOODOO1 is not set
97 # CONFIG_FB_VT8623 is not set
98 # CONFIG_FB_TRIDENT is not set
99 # CONFIG_FB_ARK is not set
100 # CONFIG_FB_PM3 is not set
101 # CONFIG_FB_CARMINE is not set
102 # CONFIG_FB_SMSCUFX is not set
103 # CONFIG_FB_UDL is not set
104 # CONFIG_FB_VIRTUAL is not set
105 # CONFIG_FB_METRONOME is not set
106 # CONFIG_FB_MB862XX is not set
107 # CONFIG_FB_BROADSHEET is not set
108 # CONFIG_FB_AUO_K190X is not set
109 # CONFIG_FB_SIMPLE is not set
110 # CONFIG_FB_CON_DECOR is not set
111 # CONFIG_FB_XGI is not set
112
113 --
114 Regards,
115 Mick

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Re: [gentoo-user] Radeon driver - blank console [SOLVED] Helmut Jarausch <jarausch@××××××××××××××××.de>