Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2003 21:29:51 +0100 (BST)
From: James Simmons <jsimmons@infradead.org>
To: Torrey Hoffman <thoffman@arnor.net>
cc: Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [OOPS] 2.5.70-bk15: RadeonFB dies at boot, and is undocumented
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> With the Radeon framebuffer driver compiled in, 2.5.70-bk15 oopses very
> early during the boot process.  The oops is visible in text mode but
> scrolls off the screen.  (I really need to set up a serial console!)

If you see the oops that is good thing. That means the framebuffer driver 
works. 

> [thoffman@torrey fb]$ pwd
> /home/archive/Kernels/linux-2.5.70-bk15/Documentation/fb
> [thoffman@torrey fb]$ grep radeon *
> [thoffman@torrey fb]$ 
> 
> There is not a single mention of the radeon driver under Documentation! 
> Even a 20 line note explaining what the kernel command line format is
> would be nice.

No :-( 

> PS: Mr. Simmons, I really appreciate your work on the framebuffer and
> console subsystem.  To make it easier for people to find you, perhaps a
> little patch to update your email addresses throughout the code would be
> worth while?   A quick grep under drivers/video turns up four different
> addresses in about a dozen files, hopefully I am sending this email to a
> current address:
> 
> jsimmons@users.sf.net
> jsimmons@linux-fbdev.org
> jsimmons@infradead.org
> jsimmons@transvirtual.com

Good point. I will update everything.


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