From owner-freebsd-sparc64@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Aug 21 10:52:44 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D5C5016A4DE for ; Mon, 21 Aug 2006 10:52:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bel@orel.ru) Received: from mail.orel.ru (relay.orel.ru [213.59.64.76]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1F54643D7E for ; Mon, 21 Aug 2006 10:52:31 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from bel@orel.ru) Received: from [192.168.99.99] (pf1.net.orel.ru [213.59.64.75]) by mail.orel.ru (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k7LAqKqt044433; Mon, 21 Aug 2006 14:52:22 +0400 (MSD) (envelope-from bel@orel.ru) Message-ID: <44E99063.5000208@orel.ru> Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 14:52:19 +0400 From: Andrew Belashov Organization: ORIS User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5 (X11/20060123) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Patrick Reich References: <1155960099.23123.26.camel@acheron.bluewinds.org> In-Reply-To: <1155960099.23123.26.camel@acheron.bluewinds.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Antivirus: Dr.Web (R) for Mail Servers on mail.orel.ru host X-Antivirus-Code: 100000 X-Zombi-Check: on netra2.orel.ru Cc: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Monitor "Blinking" on and off during 6.1 install on Ultra 60 X-BeenThere: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Sparc List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 10:52:44 -0000 Hello, Patrick! For the record. On Sun hardware display resolution determined at boot up by the manner in which sense lines (ID Bits) are terminated within the local monitor. See 13W3 Sun Color Video Standard. You may change the autodetect setting at the OpenBoot ok prompt. For example: ok setenv output-device screen:r1280x1024x76 ok reset -- With Best Regards, Andrew Belashov. From owner-freebsd-sparc64@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Aug 21 19:56:34 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-sparc64@FreeBSD.org Delivered-To: freebsd-sparc64@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5C72716A515 for ; Mon, 21 Aug 2006 19:56:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from owner-bugmaster@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 90D3443E25 for ; Mon, 21 Aug 2006 19:56:11 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from owner-bugmaster@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (linimon@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k7LJtctX062642 for ; Mon, 21 Aug 2006 19:55:38 GMT (envelope-from owner-bugmaster@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from linimon@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.4/8.13.4/Submit) id k7LJtbi3062638 for freebsd-sparc64@FreeBSD.org; Mon, 21 Aug 2006 19:55:37 GMT (envelope-from owner-bugmaster@FreeBSD.org) Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 19:55:37 GMT Message-Id: <200608211955.k7LJtbi3062638@freefall.freebsd.org> X-Authentication-Warning: freefall.freebsd.org: linimon set sender to owner-bugmaster@FreeBSD.org using -f From: FreeBSD bugmaster To: freebsd-sparc64@FreeBSD.org Cc: Subject: Current problem reports assigned to you X-BeenThere: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Sparc List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 19:56:34 -0000 Current FreeBSD problem reports Critical problems Serious problems S Tracker Resp. Description -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- o sparc/71729 sparc64 printf in kernel thread causes panic on SPARC o sparc/72962 sparc64 [sysinstall] Sysinstall panics on sparc64 if /dev/cd0 o sparc/80410 sparc64 [netgraph] netgraph is causing crash with mpd on sparc o sparc/80890 sparc64 [panic] kmem_malloc(73728): kmem_map too small running o sparc/91882 sparc64 [mouse] Ultra 10 mouse/keyboard o sparc/92033 sparc64 [dc] dc(4) issues on Ultra10 o sparc/95297 sparc64 vt100 term does not work in install o sparc/95892 sparc64 [hme] MAC address of hme interfaces is ff:ff:ff:ff:ff: o sparc/96798 sparc64 [kbd] sunkbd does not support "kbdcontrol -k" o sparc/98269 sparc64 Fresh 6.1 installation fails to boot 10 problems total. Non-critical problems S Tracker Resp. Description -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- o sparc/72998 sparc64 [kernel] [patch] set_mcontext() change syscalls parame s sparc/82681 sparc64 [dc] dc state messages o sparc/90316 sparc64 [kbd] Keyboard "lock" key lights not working properly f sparc/91334 sparc64 FreeBSD 6.0 don't support tftp boot from remot tftp se o sparc/94190 sparc64 hw.physmem tunable does not work on sparc o sparc/94483 sparc64 [ath] ath_hal does not work on 6-release/sparc64 o sparc/97707 sparc64 mkskel.sh has bogus timestamp, causing buildworld on s 7 problems total. 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TOOL = KIT Need these ------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C6C5A3.5F503170-- From owner-freebsd-sparc64@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Aug 24 22:52:52 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9D42D16A4E2 for ; Thu, 24 Aug 2006 22:52:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from marius@alchemy.franken.de) Received: from alchemy.franken.de (alchemy.franken.de [194.94.249.214]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 055CC43D53 for ; Thu, 24 Aug 2006 22:52:51 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from marius@alchemy.franken.de) Received: from alchemy.franken.de (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by alchemy.franken.de (8.13.7/8.13.7/ALCHEMY.FRANKEN.DE) with ESMTP id k7OMqnlw022296; Fri, 25 Aug 2006 00:52:50 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from marius@alchemy.franken.de) Received: (from marius@localhost) by alchemy.franken.de (8.13.7/8.13.7/Submit) id k7OMqnbM022295; Fri, 25 Aug 2006 00:52:49 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from marius) Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2006 00:52:49 +0200 From: Marius Strobl To: Patrick Reich Message-ID: <20060824225249.GA22217@alchemy.franken.de> References: <1155960099.23123.26.camel@acheron.bluewinds.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1155960099.23123.26.camel@acheron.bluewinds.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Cc: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Monitor "Blinking" on and off during 6.1 install on Ultra 60 X-BeenThere: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Sparc List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 22:52:52 -0000 On Fri, Aug 18, 2006 at 11:01:39PM -0500, Patrick Reich wrote: > Hi, > > I have an ultra 60 with dual 450Mhz UltraSparc processors > and a creator3d video card. The video card has a 13w3 > adapter connected to a gateway FPD1530 15" flat panel > monitor. When I boot from the 6.1-RELEASE install CD, > the monitor starts "blinking" on and off which makes > the install impossible (I'm 40 years old and my eyes > don't work that well anymore :) I also tried the most > recent Sparc64 snapshot with the same result. > > This monitor is capable of 1024x768 at 75kHz and I have > the output-device environment variable in OBP set to > screen:r1024x768x75. I've tried a few different > iterations of this setting but all I can do is > slow the blinking down - it never completely stops. > > I tried connecting a Samsung SyncMaster 712N 17" flat > panel capable of 1280x1024 at 75kHz. This monitor > does NOT blink on and off during install but unfortunately > this monitor belongs elsewhere. The blinking is also > present when I boot the system off the hard disks > with the 15" monitor reconnected again. > > Has anyone else experienced this issue? I checked mailing > lists and bug reports but I'm not finding anything. Is > there an argument I can pass in to OBP to remedy this? > I'm fairly positive the monitor is not at fault; OpenBSD, > NetBSD and Solaris behave fine but I'd prefer to run > FreeBSD on this machine. > > For the records, this was solved with src/sys/dev/fb/creator.c rev. 1.10. Marius From owner-freebsd-sparc64@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Aug 25 02:40:51 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4F3FE16A4DF for ; Fri, 25 Aug 2006 02:40:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jrtanis@gmail.com) Received: from nz-out-0102.google.com (nz-out-0102.google.com [64.233.162.205]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A5E6043D81 for ; Fri, 25 Aug 2006 02:40:30 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jrtanis@gmail.com) Received: by nz-out-0102.google.com with SMTP id 13so480291nzn for ; Thu, 24 Aug 2006 19:40:22 -0700 (PDT) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:sender:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references:x-google-sender-auth; b=a2Yvc3MHHW5iPOA+CmcZK6CtYqTLOXvY7bTvBe9cw2xDv1VseQ1drh7h+NVfMp8T0gg1D37FqDjwInFfa+JYm+uFkZ7M7TZkduk6QDMynGcC0AhcHAD4JY6McqWbF80pFf267MU3VOUVqdhl8Y8EoRvDD6hVnEkQ+ozj3tGUsZ8= Received: by 10.65.84.4 with SMTP id m4mr3081578qbl; Thu, 24 Aug 2006 19:40:21 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.65.84.10 with HTTP; Thu, 24 Aug 2006 19:40:21 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <65dcde740608241940o2d239adbr9c80b50001b5dd09@mail.gmail.com> Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 22:40:21 -0400 From: "James Tanis" Sender: jrtanis@gmail.com To: "Andrew Belashov" In-Reply-To: <44E99063.5000208@orel.ru> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: <1155960099.23123.26.camel@acheron.bluewinds.org> <44E99063.5000208@orel.ru> X-Google-Sender-Auth: 02517d01a54685ea Cc: Patrick Reich , freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Monitor "Blinking" on and off during 6.1 install on Ultra 60 X-BeenThere: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Sparc List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2006 02:40:51 -0000 On 8/21/06, Andrew Belashov wrote: > Hello, Patrick! > > For the record. > On Sun hardware display resolution determined at boot up > by the manner in which sense lines (ID Bits) are terminated > within the local monitor. See 13W3 Sun Color Video Standard. > > > > You may change the autodetect setting at the OpenBoot ok prompt. > For example: > ok setenv output-device screen:r1280x1024x76 > ok reset If you read his first message, he already did this.. > > -- > With Best Regards, > Andrew Belashov. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-sparc64 > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-sparc64-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- James Tanis jtanis@pycoder.org http://pycoder.org From owner-freebsd-sparc64@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Aug 25 02:44:37 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D486016A4DA for ; Fri, 25 Aug 2006 02:44:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jrtanis@gmail.com) Received: from py-out-1112.google.com (py-out-1112.google.com [64.233.166.177]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 63EC243D45 for ; Fri, 25 Aug 2006 02:44:37 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jrtanis@gmail.com) Received: by py-out-1112.google.com with SMTP id o67so910603pye for ; Thu, 24 Aug 2006 19:44:32 -0700 (PDT) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:sender:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references:x-google-sender-auth; b=BucrhkzpxR6NlZwNar9+6AkaJV4Uwh6tDY2VR8uNzXXSzGJ24kwBdPFf2DDT2jUiVO9AOLYqI/fX9tt41OoX5JdcWEYkv/ynE6ekXcl4+ZxxT1eZIXAeT3+63RTZJt9gtBzXNR25WCZeOus5GfnxWsj2RuiFaKzAqym0FdZCqCg= Received: by 10.65.97.18 with SMTP id z18mr3104710qbl; Thu, 24 Aug 2006 19:44:31 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.65.84.10 with HTTP; Thu, 24 Aug 2006 19:44:31 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <65dcde740608241944y57eb774diacfb2a5a8a75fd4f@mail.gmail.com> Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 22:44:31 -0400 From: "James Tanis" Sender: jrtanis@gmail.com To: "Marius Strobl" In-Reply-To: <20060824225249.GA22217@alchemy.franken.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: <1155960099.23123.26.camel@acheron.bluewinds.org> <20060824225249.GA22217@alchemy.franken.de> X-Google-Sender-Auth: a6c5161f8f7f11c6 Cc: Patrick Reich , freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Monitor "Blinking" on and off during 6.1 install on Ultra 60 X-BeenThere: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Sparc List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2006 02:44:37 -0000 > > For the records, this was solved with src/sys/dev/fb/creator.c > rev. 1.10. > > Marius > Only out of interest, how come this only affected him with his 15" monitor? -- James Tanis jtanis@pycoder.org http://pycoder.org From owner-freebsd-sparc64@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Aug 25 04:08:11 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1136D16A4DD for ; Fri, 25 Aug 2006 04:08:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dminor@houston.rr.com) Received: from ms-smtp-05.texas.rr.com (ms-smtp-05.texas.rr.com [24.93.47.44]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CE91F43D6E for ; Fri, 25 Aug 2006 04:08:07 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from dminor@houston.rr.com) Received: from acheron.bluewinds.org (cpe-72-181-159-209.houston.res.rr.com [72.181.159.209]) by ms-smtp-05.texas.rr.com (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k7P486ac026805; Thu, 24 Aug 2006 23:08:06 -0500 (CDT) From: Patrick Reich To: James Tanis In-Reply-To: <65dcde740608241944y57eb774diacfb2a5a8a75fd4f@mail.gmail.com> References: <1155960099.23123.26.camel@acheron.bluewinds.org> <20060824225249.GA22217@alchemy.franken.de> <65dcde740608241944y57eb774diacfb2a5a8a75fd4f@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 23:08:06 -0500 Message-Id: <1156478886.7110.39.camel@acheron.bluewinds.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.6.3 (2.6.3-1.fc5.5) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine Cc: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Monitor "Blinking" on and off during 6.1 install on Ultra 60 (Solved) X-BeenThere: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Sparc List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2006 04:08:11 -0000 On Thu, 2006-08-24 at 22:44 -0400, James Tanis wrote: > > > > For the records, this was solved with src/sys/dev/fb/creator.c > > rev. 1.10. > > > > Marius > > > > Only out of interest, how come this only affected him with his 15" monitor? > Well, a couple of possibilities have been tossed around, perhaps some kind of signal interference between the 13w3 and the monitor. Without some additional equipment and a signal specialist, it's only speculation. I tend to lean towards the fact that this is an elder gateway 15" flat panel combined with the 13w3, just didn't agree with the way our creator.c was coded. At any rate, with the changes to rev. 1.10, there is no blink on either monitor in any supported resolution. Marius identified a possible fix very quickly and within a few hours of the original post, there was a candidate diff in my inbox. Nicely done! I just want to say a few words to the developers and the people on this list - you are all fantastic and I certainly appreciate your responses, helpful suggestions, and reminders (at 40, I do need those from time to time :). There is so much more to an operating system than simply shells and boot loaders; it's the people behind the scenes who day after day work tirelessly to turn out a great product and make it a pleasure to run; to all of those whose efforts may seem to go unpraised, thank you. Regards, Pat