[armedslack] RiscPC booting installation but without VGA

[Stuart Winter]

Hi Steve

I have sshd running, luckily :)

Starting X results with:
(EE) open /dev/fb0: No such device
(EE) No devices detected.

where as normally it'd start X running on the RiscPC's display.
This problem is a that there's no VGA at all.

I am wondering whether it's got anything to do with the patch:

ftp://ftp.armedslack.org/armedslack/armedslack-current/source/k/sources/linux-2.6/patches/taglist-uncompress.diff


On Tue, 18 Dec 2007, Steve Thingi wrote:

> Hi
>
> You could try exporting the display to another machine or at login via ssh
> (just make sure ssdh is enabled and is set to run on boot on the RiscPC host
> when you have got working vid).
> Then at least you'd know if X is giving you hassle or the driver X is using
> on the RiscPC.
>
> I'd personally try this over an ssh connection 'xset dpmsforce on' and see
> what happens.....
>
> thingi
>
>
>
>
>
> On Dec 18, 2007 8:01 PM, Stuart Winter <m-lists at biscuit.org.uk> wrote:
>
> >
> > Hi
> >
> > I have done a new test installation of the latest ARMedslack stuff on
> > the RiscPC.  The installation was fine -- I had video.
> >
> > Booting with the same kernel into the new installation has resulted
> > in no video -- as soon as GRUB boots the Kernel, the screen clears
> > black and there is nothing on the screen.  This happens sometimes but
> > not every time - usually a poweroff for a few seconds fixes it.
> >
> > But the machine has booted successfully into the new installation.
> > Is there anything that can be debugged whilst it's booted?
> >
> > --
> > Stuart Winter
> > www.armedslack.org
> >
> >
>

-- 
Stuart Winter
www.armedslack.org