Hi George, Thanks for the information! I have the same error reported in my dmesg about the astfb0 framebuffer. Is this just a bug in the AST2500 firmware? Just wondering what direction to take to correct this. To me, a GPU is optional, but I need to have the on-board video working.
--Alan ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ On Thursday, August 19th, 2021 at 3:35 PM, George Koehler <kern...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, 19 Aug 2021 18:45:50 +0000 > > Alan Gifford siliconbad...@protonmail.com wrote: > > > Mark, > > > > Your suggestion did the trick. Indeed, the drive had Void Linux > > > > installed on it previously. It's curious though, that I don't get any > > > > output from the on-board VGA with OpenBSD. I was able to do the > > > > install by connecting to the serial port, but after rebooting, still I > > > > have no VGA output. I checked the platform page for powerpc64, and it > > > > only mentions the Talos II and Blackbird as compatible, but I don't see > > > > any other specifics. > > > > Is there anything extra needed to get the VGA working, or would it be > > > > advised to use a dedicated GPU instead? I had an AMD card installed, > > > > but removed it to cut down on potential sources of problems during this > > > > troubleshooting. > > Hello, Alan. > > The VGA port on my Talos II T2P9S01 doesn't work in OpenBSD because > > my dmesg says, "astfb0... can't map framebuffer". My device tree > > (eeprom -p) has a bogus framebuffer address. > > If you try an AMD graphics card, beware that OpenBSD/powerpc64 is > > missing the amdgpu(4) driver for newer cards. It has the radeondrm(4) > > driver for older cards. I don't have AMD graphics in my Talos, am > > waiting for prices on graphics cards to go down. > > --George > > Here follows my firmware versions from Petitboot's "System > > information", then my dmesg. > > Primary platform versions: > > open-power-talos-v1.20-983-gf6295c9c > > buildroot-2018.02-6769-g7bdd570165 > > skiboot-9858186 > > hostboot-a2ddbf3 > > linux-v5.5-openpower1-pcaeebdd > > petitboot-0ed84c0-p94177c1 > > machine-xml-cbd11e9 > > occ-f230796 > > sbe-6a87332 > > hcode-1a2a2a9 > > Copyright (c) 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993 > > The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. > > Copyright (c) 1995-2021 OpenBSD. All rights reserved. https://www.OpenBSD.org > > OpenBSD 6.9-current (GENERIC.MP) #323: Sat Aug 7 05:56:45 MDT 2021 > > dera...@powerpc64.openbsd.org:/usr/src/sys/arch/powerpc64/compile/GENERIC.MP > > real mem = 8589934592 (8192MB) > > avail mem = 7825158144 (7462MB) > > random: good seed from bootblocks > > mainbus0 at root: T2P9S01 REV 1.01 > > cpu0 at mainbus0 pir c: IBM POWER9 2.2, 2700 MHz > > cpu0: 32KB 128b/line 8-way L1 I-cache, 32KB 128b/line 8-way L1 D-cache > > cpu0: 512KB 128b/line 8-way L2 cache > > cpu0: 10MB 128b/line 8-way L3 cache > > cpu1 at mainbus0 pir 14: IBM POWER9 2.2, 2700 MHz > > cpu1: 32KB 128b/line 8-way L1 I-cache, 32KB 128b/line 8-way L1 D-cache > > cpu1: 512KB 128b/line 8-way L2 cache > > cpu1: 10MB 128b/line 8-way L3 cache > > cpu2 at mainbus0 pir 1c: IBM POWER9 2.2, 2700 MHz > > cpu2: 32KB 128b/line 8-way L1 I-cache, 32KB 128b/line 8-way L1 D-cache > > cpu2: 512KB 128b/line 8-way L2 cache > > cpu2: 10MB 128b/line 8-way L3 cache > > cpu3 at mainbus0 pir 24: IBM POWER9 2.2, 2700 MHz > > cpu3: 32KB 128b/line 8-way L1 I-cache, 32KB 128b/line 8-way L1 D-cache > > cpu3: 512KB 128b/line 8-way L2 cache > > cpu3: 10MB 128b/line 8-way L3 cache > > "bmc" at mainbus0 not configured > > "ibm,firmware-versions" at mainbus0 not configured > > "ibm,hostboot" at mainbus0 not configured > > opal0 at mainbus0: skiboot-9858186 > > opal0: idle psscr 300332 > > opalcons0 at opal0: console > > opalsens0 at opal0: "core-temp" > > opalsens1 at opal0: "core-temp" > > opalsens2 at opal0: "core-temp" > > opalsens3 at opal0: "core-temp" > > opalsens4 at opal0: "mem-temp" > > opalsens5 at opal0: "mem-temp" > > opalsens6 at opal0: "mem-temp" > > opalsens7 at opal0: "mem-temp" > > opalsens8 at opal0: "mem-temp" > > opalsens9 at opal0: "mem-temp" > > opalsens10 at opal0: "mem-temp" > > opalsens11 at opal0: "mem-temp" > > opalsens12 at opal0: "mem-temp" > > opalsens13 at opal0: "mem-temp" > > opalsens14 at opal0: "mem-temp" > > opalsens15 at opal0: "mem-temp" > > opalsens16 at opal0: "mem-temp" > > opalsens17 at opal0: "mem-temp" > > opalsens18 at opal0: "mem-temp" > > opalsens19 at opal0: "mem-temp" > > opalsens20 at opal0: "proc-energy" > > opalsens21 at opal0: "proc-energy" > > opalsens22 at opal0: "proc-energy" > > opalsens23 at opal0: "proc-in" > > opalsens24 at opal0: "proc-in" > > opalsens25 at opal0: "proc-power" > > opalsens26 at opal0: "proc-power" > > opalsens27 at opal0: "proc-power" > > opalsens28 at opal0: "proc-temp" > > opalsens29 at opal0: "vrm-curr" > > opalsens30 at opal0: "vrm-curr" > > opalsens31 at opal0: "vrm-in" > > opalsens32 at opal0: "vrm-in" > > opalsens33 at opal0: "vrm-temp" > > ipmi0 at opal0: version 2.0 interface OPAL > > "ibm,pcie-slots" at mainbus0 not configured > > "ibm,secureboot" at mainbus0 not configured > > "imc-counters" at mainbus0 not configured > > xics0 at mainbus0 > > xive0 at mainbus0 > > "ipl-params" at mainbus0 not configured > > "lpcm-opb" at mainbus0 not configured > > phb0 at mainbus0: chip 0x0 > > pci0 at phb0 > > ppb0 at pci0 dev 0 function 0 "IBM POWER9 Host" rev 0x00 > > pci1 at ppb0 bus 1 > > phb1 at mainbus0: chip 0x0 > > pci2 at phb1 > > ppb1 at pci2 dev 0 function 0 "IBM POWER9 Host" rev 0x00 > > pci3 at ppb1 bus 1 > > nvme0 at pci3 dev 0 function 0 vendor "SanDisk", unknown product 0x5009 rev > 0x01: msix, NVMe 1.4 > > nvme0: WDC WDS500G2B0C-00PXH0, firmware 211070WD, serial 20195E800651 > > scsibus0 at nvme0: 2 targets, initiator 0 > > sd0 at scsibus0 targ 1 lun 0: <NVMe, WDC WDS500G2B0C-, 2110> > > sd0: 476940MB, 512 bytes/sector, 976773168 sectors > > phb2 at mainbus0: chip 0x0 > > pci4 at phb2 > > ppb2 at pci4 dev 0 function 0 "IBM POWER9 Host" rev 0x00 > > pci5 at ppb2 bus 1 > > phb3 at mainbus0: chip 0x0 > > pci6 at phb3 > > ppb3 at pci6 dev 0 function 0 "IBM POWER9 Host" rev 0x00 > > pci7 at ppb3 bus 1 > > xhci0 at pci7 dev 0 function 0 "TI xHCI" rev 0x02: msi, xHCI 0.96 > > usb0 at xhci0: USB revision 3.0 > > uhub0 at usb0 configuration 1 interface 0 "TI xHCI root hub" rev 3.00/1.00 > addr 1 > > phb4 at mainbus0: chip 0x0 > > pci8 at phb4 > > ppb4 at pci8 dev 0 function 0 "IBM POWER9 Host" rev 0x00 > > pci9 at ppb4 bus 1 > > bge0 at pci9 dev 0 function 0 "Broadcom BCM5719" rev 0x01, BCM5719 A1 > (0x5719001), APE firmware NCSI 1.3.12.0: msi, address 2c:09:4d:00:07:1b > > brgphy0 at bge0 phy 1: BCM5719C 10/100/1000baseT PHY, rev. 0 > > bge1 at pci9 dev 0 function 1 "Broadcom BCM5719" rev 0x01, BCM5719 A1 > (0x5719001), APE firmware NCSI 1.3.12.0: msi, address 2c:09:4d:00:07:1c > > brgphy1 at bge1 phy 2: BCM5719C 10/100/1000baseT PHY, rev. 0 > > phb5 at mainbus0: chip 0x0 > > pci10 at phb5 > > ppb5 at pci10 dev 0 function 0 "IBM POWER9 Host" rev 0x00 > > pci11 at ppb5 bus 1 > > ppb6 at pci11 dev 0 function 0 "ASPEED Technology AST1150 PCI" rev 0x04 > > pci12 at ppb6 bus 2 > > astfb0 at pci12 dev 0 function 0 "ASPEED Technology AST2000" rev 0x41: can't > map framebuffer > > "psi" at mainbus0 not configured > > "vas" at mainbus0 not configured > > "vpd" at mainbus0 not configured > > "xscom" at mainbus0 not configured > > dt: 445 probes > > uhub1 at uhub0 port 3 configuration 1 interface 0 "Aspeed USB Virtual Hub" > rev 2.00/1.00 addr 2 > > uhidev0 at uhub1 port 1 configuration 1 interface 0 "OpenBMC virtual_input" > rev 2.00/1.00 addr 3 > > uhidev0: iclass 3/1 > > ukbd0 at uhidev0: 8 variable keys, 6 key codes > > wskbd0 at ukbd0 mux 1 > > uhidev1 at uhub1 port 1 configuration 1 interface 1 "OpenBMC virtual_input" > rev 2.00/1.00 addr 3 > > uhidev1: iclass 3/1 > > ums0 at uhidev1: 3 buttons > > wsmouse0 at ums0 mux 0 > > uhub2 at uhub0 port 4 configuration 1 interface 0 "Genesys Logic USB2.0 Hub" > rev 2.00/32.98 addr 4 > > vscsi0 at root > > scsibus1 at vscsi0: 256 targets > > softraid0 at root > > scsibus2 at softraid0: 256 targets > > root on sd0a (7d64f1c027096c68.a) swap on sd0b dump on sd0b > > uhub1: illegal enable change, port 1
