Updated ps3fb usage?

Hi, I've just done a pull on Geoff's PS3 kernel git and I've noticed you
can't change the videomode as a kernel parameter in kboot.conf anymore. 
Has this feature been modified or removed completely?  I only ask because
I seem to be stuck in an unusable video mode at boot.

Thanks in advance,

On Tue, 6 Mar 2007, Edward Strong wrote:

Hi, I've just done a pull on Geoff's PS3 kernel git and I've noticed you
can't change the videomode as a kernel parameter in kboot.conf anymore. 
Has this feature been modified or removed completely?  I only ask because
I seem to be stuck in an unusable video mode at boot.

I modified ps3fb to support the standard fbdev modedb framework, so you should
be able to say e.g. `video=720p' or `video=ps3fb:720p' now.

It should still work the old way (`video=ps3fb:mode:%u'), though (I'll give it
a try when I get back to the office).

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

						Geert

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I modified ps3fb to support the standard fbdev modedb framework, so you
should
be able to say e.g. `video=720p' or `video=ps3fb:720p' now.

It should still work the old way (`video=ps3fb:mode:%u'), though (I'll
give it
a try when I get back to the office).

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

Thanks Geert, just tried this and I'm still getting a "no signal" from my
TV after kboot, I'm pretty sure it's booting fine since I can see
hard-drive activity and the system reboots on ctrl+alt+delete.

My last working compile was version 2.6.20-gd96197dd.  I used the
ps3_defconfig, and my TV supports 480p/720p/1080i so not quite sure where
I'm going wrong here.  Any pointers would be much appreciated.

Edward

Edward Strong wrote:

quoted

I modified ps3fb to support the standard fbdev modedb framework, so you
should
be able to say e.g. `video=720p' or `video=ps3fb:720p' now.

It should still work the old way (`video=ps3fb:mode:%u'), though (I'll
give it
a try when I get back to the office).

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

Thanks Geert, just tried this and I'm still getting a "no signal" from my
TV after kboot, I'm pretty sure it's booting fine since I can see
hard-drive activity and the system reboots on ctrl+alt+delete.

My last working compile was version 2.6.20-gd96197dd.  I used the
ps3_defconfig, and my TV supports 480p/720p/1080i so not quite sure where
I'm going wrong here.  Any pointers would be much appreciated.

Sorry for the trouble, I accidentally applied the patch ps3-hires-defconfig.diff
(below) when committing.  'mode:5' is 1080p, which your monitor does not support.
Just set the mode to one your monitor supports.

BTW, you need to build the video mode into kernel with CONFIG_CMDLINE since I
don't yet have the code to parse and use the command line from kboot done.

-Geoff

--- ps3-linux-dev.orig/arch/powerpc/configs/ps3_defconfig
+++ ps3-linux-dev/arch/powerpc/configs/ps3_defconfig

@@ -213 +213,1 @@
-CONFIG_CMDLINE="root=/dev/sda1 ip=dhcp"
+CONFIG_CMDLINE="root=/dev/sda1 ip=dhcp video=ps3fb:mode:5"

Yes this solved it.  Apologies, it was sloppy of me not to check the
defconfig.  Thanks again,

Edward