Re: Updated installation images for Debian Ports (2025-03-16)

Damien Stewart <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.linux.debian.ports.powerpc
Message-ID <[email protected]> 
On 26/3/25 5:47 pm, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote:
> Yesterday I had the idea to modify the problematic patch [1] so that it applies
> on ppc64el only but not on powerpc and ppc64. This should at least fix the
> console problem.
>
> Adrian
>
>> [1]https://salsa.debian.org/kernel-team/linux/-/blob/debian/latest/debian/patches/bugfix/powerpc/fbdev-offb-Update-expected-device-name.patch?ref_type=heads

So, I've been reading about this patch, trying to find out the purpose 
of changing the property name. I'm wondering why fbdev offb code is 
failing to find the display, as all changes look they are within offb. 
So, IIUC, the kernel fbdev module is expecting "|of-display.0"| from 
modern OF compatible firmware but Apple OF is providing 
|"||of-display"|. Am I on track or off?


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My regards,

Damien Stewart.
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