Re: [Xen-devel] Fbdev graphics broken in xen/next dom0

[Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@xxxxxxxx>]

On 03/12/2010 12:24 PM, Eamon Walsh wrote:
> I work in the same group as Dave Quigley and George Coker.  I'm working
> on a graphical switcher application for Xen which uses the DirectFB
> library on top of Linux VESA fbdev.  This runs in dom0 at the moment.
> I'm using the latest xen/next pvops dom0 and xen-unstable hypervisor
> compiled from source, with vga=ask so I can boot dom0 in a graphical mode.
>
> The problem I'm having is illustrated by the attached test program that
> displays a green background with a white square for 10 seconds when run
> as root.  It doesn't work on the xen/next / xen-unstable combo.  The
> program runs and exits normally but all I see is a black screen.
>
> The program *does* work on xen/next running on the bare metal.  It also
> works using the xen-unstable hypervisor with an older dom0, the 2.6.31.4
> kernel with Novell patches.  So I think the issue is in the xen/next
> kernel.  I've run the test program on different machines and observed
> the same behavior.
>
> The xen-unstable / 2.6.31.4 dom0 combination works and I'm using that
> for the moment but I'd like to be using pvops.  I would be happy to run
> more tests / provide more data if needed.
>    
What's the hardware?  Do any messages appear either on the dom0 console 
or the Xen console?  Does booting with a vga console help?
Thanks,
    J

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