12/2 G5 install disks -- kernel panic on boot

Sun Dec 14 11:11:13 2003

Yeah, I've tried running both the 64-bit and 32-bit kernels.  The problem 
goes beyond X, it happens even in my framebuffer console when I boot with 
video=radeon:dsp, so I don't think the XF86config is going to help that 
much (but I did try it, not effect on the ghosting).  It must have 
something to do with how its identifying the monitor and trying to 
understand its sync.  The real problem with the 23" is there is a discreet 
number of modes it functions in, so I can't even try out something more 
simple (like 1280x1024 instead of 1920x1200).

        -eric

Stefan Bruda <bruda@ubishops.ca>
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12/11/03 10:47 PM
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At 11:52 -0500 on 2003-12-10 Eric V Van hensbergen wrote:
 >
 > >    image=/boot/vmlinux-2.6.0-0.10.64a
 > >            label=linux64r
 > >            root=/dev/sda11
 > >            read-only
 > >            append="video=radeon:dsp hda=ide-scsi"
 >
 > I just tried the 54-bit kernel with the same yaboot config as your
 > linux64r configuration.  The framebuffer sort of works, but I get
 > ghosting and flickering pretty bad on my 23" Cinema display.  Are
 > you not seeing this?  Any hints, clues?

I don't, X is kind of slow (which is understandable given the utter
lack of acceleration), but works alright.  I am on a 17" Apple Studio
display, but I am not sure whether this has any significance.  What I
do remember is that the 32-bit kernel would not work with no video
options, but by the time I tried video=radeon:dsp I already moved to
the 64-bit version.  In any case, you may want to give a shot to the
new kernel.

I shouold mention that my XF86Config is the simplest possible, here it
is in case it helps:

Section "ServerLayout"
        Identifier     "Configured X"
        Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
        InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
        InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

Section "Files"
        RgbPath    "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
        FontPath   "unix/:7100"
EndSection

Section "Module"
        Load  "dbe"
        Load  "extmod"
        Load  "fbdevhw"
#       Load  "dri"
        Load  "glx"
        Load  "record"
        Load  "freetype"
        Load  "type1"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier  "Keyboard0"
        Driver      "keyboard"
        Option  "XkbRules"      "xfree86"
        Option  "XkbModel"      "macintosh"
        Option  "XkbLayout"     "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier  "Mouse0"
        Driver      "mouse"
        Option      "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
        Option      "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
        Option      "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
        Option      "Emulate3Buttons" "yes"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
        Identifier   "Monitor0"
        VendorName   "Apple"
        ModelName    "Studio Display"
        HorizSync   30-130
        VertRefresh 60-60
        #Option "dpms"
EndSection

Section "Device"
        Identifier   "fbdev"
        Driver       "fbdev"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
        Identifier   "Screen0"
        Device       "fbdev"
        Monitor      "Monitor0"
        DefaultDepth    24
        Subsection "Display"
                Depth       24
                Modes       "1280x1024"
        EndSubsection
EndSection

Good luck,
Stefan

-- 
If it was so, it might be; and if it were so, it would be; but as
it isn't, it ain't. That's logic.
    --Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking-Glass
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