RE: Xbox-linux-devel digest, Vol 1 #288 - 5 msgs

Mandrake Linux freezing under Xecutor 2 4972 on V1.0 Xbox.

Same here just freezes works fine with Evox 2.6

Also does the same on V1.1 Xbox with Xecutor 4972 for V1.1.

Regards
 
Chris McDonald
chrismc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://hi-voltage.org 
 
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Today's Topics:

   1. RE: Mandrake Packages for Xv improvement (Matt C. Johnson)
   2. Linux & new bios (ph03n1x)
   3. Re: Linux & new bios (Michael Riches)
   4. Grub news (Andy Green)
   5. RE: Grub news (Ryan Shoff)

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Message: 1
Subject: RE: [Xbox-linux] Mandrake Packages for Xv improvement
Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 15:24:56 -0500
From: "Matt C. Johnson" <angst@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <xbox-linux-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: xbox-linux-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

I completely forgot what these Xv improvements are for, someone what to
enlighten me?

-----Original Message-----
From: xbox-linux-devel-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:xbox-linux-devel-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Timothy J Fontaine
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 10:01 AM
To: xbox-linux-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [Xbox-linux] Mandrake Packages for Xv improvement


not much time here got class too soon. I've slapped together some
packages thats contain the nv fix (or so I think) I need some folk to
test it and see how it turns out. I'll give a quick haphazard install
guide here, there are no garuntess this is going to work and I take no
responsibility if your xbox blows up into smitherines...

first make a backup of your XF86Config file

cp /etc/X11/XF86Config ~/XF86Config.orig

then add my packages as a urpmi source

urpmi.addmedia tjfontaine
http://xbox-linux.kicks-ass.net/mandrake-updates/RPMS with
../base/hdlist.cz

then hopefully all you should need to do is this

urpmi --auto-select

and it will grab all the new version packages, now the way i set up the
mandrake packages are thusly, XFree86-4.2.1-3mdk was original now its
4.2.1-3.0.1mdk to save room for mdk to release a true update for it, and
then allow us to update that. if your auto select doesn't work rpm -qa |
grep XFree and see whats installed and try installing the corresponding
new packages, all, count that, all mdk packages for XFree86 had to be
upgraded so all of yours should be too! Send all problem childs to
#xbox-linux on irc.oftc.net gotta run to class now, let me know how it
turns out

tjfontaine

P.S. if they don't work when I have time I will release to the list an
instruction guide to remove my virusus from your computer and put the
original mandrake back in

P.S.S. if by some chance it complains about not having a signature,
thats because I didn't sign them I will when I konw they work, if you
don't want to see that error no more simply append your urpmi command
with --no-verify-rpm



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Message: 2
From: "ph03n1x" <ph03n1x@xxxxxxx>
To: <xbox-linux-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 21:45:41 +0100
Subject: [Xbox-linux] Linux & new bios
Reply-To: xbox-linux-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

FYI

I tested the new bios executer2 and evo-x 2.6 under linux.

Evo-X 2.6 seems to make no problems where executer2 just freezes my box.
(CD & HDD Boot)

Anyone can confirm this?

Wonder why this is happening.

Greetz

Ph03n1x



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Message: 3
Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 13:58:08 -0800 (PST)
From: Michael Riches <mriches@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: xbox-linux-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [Xbox-linux] Linux & new bios
Reply-To: xbox-linux-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Could the reset keypad combination trick be maiming the linux kernel
loader xbe?

                -Mike Riches
                 mriches@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
                 http://students.washington.edu/mriches

On Wed, 20 Nov 2002, ph03n1x wrote:

> FYI
>
> I tested the new bios executer2 and evo-x 2.6 under linux.
>
> Evo-X 2.6 seems to make no problems where executer2 just freezes my
box.
> (CD & HDD Boot)
>
> Anyone can confirm this?
>
> Wonder why this is happening.
>
> Greetz
>
> Ph03n1x
>
>
>
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Message: 4
From: Andy Green <andy@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: xbox-linux-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 14:52:44 +0000
Subject: [Xbox-linux] Grub news
Reply-To: xbox-linux-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Some small encouraging news with cromwell. =20

It is now able to boot up grub fully, but then after a couple of
seconds'=
 disc=20
activity it falls silent.

I know that grub is starting (involving many sectors being pulled from
th=
e HDD=20
okay) because I overrode int 10h and made it dump to a RAM buffer which
I=
 can=20
inspect on the next reboot

00000170: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 : 00 49 44 45 30 2D 30 3A   =20
=2E........IDE0-0:
00000180: 20 53 54 33 31 30 32 31 : 31 41 20 41 54 41 2D 34
ST310211A=
=20
ATA-4
00000190: 20 48 61 72 64 2D 44 69 : 73 6B 20 64 65 76 69 63
Hard-Disk=
=20
devic
000001A0: 65 0D 0A 00 00 00 00 49 : 44 45 30 2D 31 3A 20 54
e......IDE=
0-1:=20
T
000001B0: 48 4F 4D 53 4F 4E 2D 44 : 56 44 20 41 54 41 50 49
HOMSON-DVD=
=20
ATAPI
000001C0: 2D 34 20 43 44 2D 52 4F : 4D 20 64 65 76 69 63 65    -4
CD-ROM=20
device
000001D0: 0D 0A 0D 0A 47 52 55 42 : 20 4C 6F 61 64 69 6E 67
....GRUB=20
Loading
000001E0: 20 73 74 61 67 65 31 2E : 35 2E 0D 0A 0D 0A 0D 0A    =20
stage1.5.......
000001F0: 47 52 55 42 20 6C 6F 61 : 64 69 6E 67 2C 20 70 6C    GRUB
loadi=
ng,=20
pl
00000200: 65 61 73 65 20 77 61 69 : 74 2E 2E 2E 0D 0A 00 00    ease=20
wait.......

Here is the contents of /boot/grub/menu.lst

hiddenmenu
timeout 1
default 0

title linux
kernel (hd0,1)/boot/vmlinuz root=3D/dev/hda2 devfs=3Dmount kbd-reset
initrd (hd0,1)/boot/initrd

As I understand it the hiddenmenu should just remove all of the grub
user=
=20
interface.  I had a look at 0xb8000 and 0xa0000 to see if there was any
t=
ext=20
or graphics placed there and there isn't.

It seems to me that either grub is stalling, perhaps waiting for input
th=
at=20
never comes, perhaps trying to init a nonexistant VGA BIOS, or that
Linux=
 is=20
starting and oopsing right away.  Much as I would love to believe the
lat=
ter=20
there is nothing in /var/log/messages to suggest its true.

Any ideas welcome, as usual!

-Andy


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Message: 5
From: Ryan Shoff <RyanShoff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "'xbox-linux-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'"
         <xbox-linux-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: [Xbox-linux] Grub news
Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 09:42:39 -0600
Reply-To: xbox-linux-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Can grub be setup to use a serial console?   I can help can tell how far
it
is getting with my serial port.

Ryan

-----Original Message-----
From: Andy Green [mailto:andy@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2002 8:53 AM
To: xbox-linux-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [Xbox-linux] Grub news


Some small encouraging news with cromwell.  

It is now able to boot up grub fully, but then after a couple of
seconds'
disc 
activity it falls silent.

I know that grub is starting (involving many sectors being pulled from
the
HDD 
okay) because I overrode int 10h and made it dump to a RAM buffer which
I
can 
inspect on the next reboot

00000170: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 : 00 49 44 45 30 2D 30 3A    
.........IDE0-0:
00000180: 20 53 54 33 31 30 32 31 : 31 41 20 41 54 41 2D 34
ST310211A 
ATA-4
00000190: 20 48 61 72 64 2D 44 69 : 73 6B 20 64 65 76 69 63
Hard-Disk 
devic
000001A0: 65 0D 0A 00 00 00 00 49 : 44 45 30 2D 31 3A 20 54
e......IDE0-1: 
T
000001B0: 48 4F 4D 53 4F 4E 2D 44 : 56 44 20 41 54 41 50 49
HOMSON-DVD 
ATAPI
000001C0: 2D 34 20 43 44 2D 52 4F : 4D 20 64 65 76 69 63 65    -4 CD-ROM

device
000001D0: 0D 0A 0D 0A 47 52 55 42 : 20 4C 6F 61 64 69 6E 67    ....GRUB 
Loading
000001E0: 20 73 74 61 67 65 31 2E : 35 2E 0D 0A 0D 0A 0D 0A     
stage1.5.......
000001F0: 47 52 55 42 20 6C 6F 61 : 64 69 6E 67 2C 20 70 6C    GRUB
loading,

pl
00000200: 65 61 73 65 20 77 61 69 : 74 2E 2E 2E 0D 0A 00 00    ease 
wait.......

Here is the contents of /boot/grub/menu.lst

hiddenmenu
timeout 1
default 0

title linux
kernel (hd0,1)/boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 devfs=mount kbd-reset
initrd (hd0,1)/boot/initrd

As I understand it the hiddenmenu should just remove all of the grub
user 
interface.  I had a look at 0xb8000 and 0xa0000 to see if there was any
text

or graphics placed there and there isn't.

It seems to me that either grub is stalling, perhaps waiting for input
that 
never comes, perhaps trying to init a nonexistant VGA BIOS, or that
Linux is

starting and oopsing right away.  Much as I would love to believe the
latter

there is nothing in /var/log/messages to suggest its true.

Any ideas welcome, as usual!

-Andy


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