On Mon, Jul 02, 2007 at 02:48:49PM +0200, Stefan Reinauer wrote:
> * Robert Millan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [070702 10:17]:
> > The following lines in grub_ofconsole_init():
> >
> > /* The latest PowerMacs don't actually initialize the screen for us, so we
> > * use this trick to re-open the output device. */
> > grub_ieee1275_interpret ("output-device output", 0);
> >
> > break Efika (SmartFirmware) and possibly other implementations. After this
> > command is run, all console output is supressed.
>
> > I'm not sure why (found that via regression test), but on Efika the
> > output-device is screen (/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/[EMAIL PROTECTED]).
>
> Can you examine the output property of the /chosen node and see what its
> original vallue is?
I'm not sure if this is what you want: (I'm pretty new to OF)
ok cd /chosen
ok .properties
name "chosen"
stdin 0x7C5F0E8 (130412776)
stdout 0x7C5F038 (130412600)
bootpath ""
bootargs ""
memory 0x7C54E28 (130371112)
mmu 0x7C55818 (130373656)
> > I suppose the right fix would be to check for PowerMacs before running this,
> > but I'm not sure how. Any ideas?
>
> There's some property in the / or /cpu or /openprom noe that can be
> used. Don't have a ppc machine from Apple here right now.
I don't either, but Jordi Mallach does. I'm CCing him.
> Why does Apple Powerbook need this?
No idea (other than the C comment above). Maybe Hollis can explain.
> What's their default output device?
According to Jordi, output-device is set to "screen".
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