Subj : do what you can, with what you have, where you are
To   : Maurice Kinal
From : Benny Pedersen
Date : Sun Aug 16 2020 18:16:54

Hello Maurice!

16 Aug 2020 16:15, Maurice Kinal wrote to Benny Pedersen:

 MK> Actually +2/3 since this one isn't quite up to date yet.  As we speak 
 MK> it is compiling x86_64-lmbrain-linux-gnu-gcc-10.2.0 from an 
 MK> extra-special toolchain.  The entire x86_64-lmbrain-linux-gnu should 
 MK> be finished later today.

what ever this means for a server?

 BP>> --- Msged/LNX 6.1.2 (Linux/5.8.1-gentoo-x86_64 (x86_64))

 MK> I am sticking with 5.7.15 for now.  fbdev2 is still flakey on 5.8.1 
 MK> although it at least gives some output so I assume it is being worked 
 MK> on.  There was no output on 5.8.0.

while it did not display any output could you ssh to it ?

in that case of yes, disable optimized fbdevs :)

i had this problem once long time ago, but found i could solve it with disable brokken fb devices in kernel build


 Regards Benny

.... there can only be one way of life, and it works :)

--- Msged/LNX 6.1.2 (Linux/5.8.1-gentoo-x86_64 (x86_64))
 * Origin: I will always keep a PC running CPM 3.0 (2:230/0)

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