Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2022 10:39:47 -0300 From: luporl <luporl@freebsd.org> To: Jasper Vinkenvleugel <j.t.vinkenvleugel@proton.me> Cc: "freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.org" <freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: X color issues on PowerMac G5 Message-ID: <CAC7XEcKf9BbBFKaK=qXvNwyz=u96BYrjX%2B-s6YG2J=fTsPzQpg@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <qAVD8hJdkZpPf2Gk7ehdfejoVLH2gkyOtqfsh12AjEVML787yDsebwwuZrrMXYaXTgkIz9vdHfzcEMpbZsTJhXEepndw9YS8LmOV2kGtobQ=@proton.me> References: <w5OwKtaH01Zy5d90DZ6ZZeJogilFHy89YRuNJeburRu8RFr92Yn2hyQnhNyi1sUUSUjnLzCn-oGedUJjzxtpUcwQoM9bzfhuHrlA1XJXtaU=@proton.me> <CAC7XEc%2Bczoc%2BqFS8jDSS6SifLZM2iM9SvfYRrm=J5Yy-6YGHAg@mail.gmail.com> <CAC7XEcJdusFTr6Mm6z4Vb2g9JBifHQCHjpw0Q3cwHpYOf0x9uA@mail.gmail.com> <qAVD8hJdkZpPf2Gk7ehdfejoVLH2gkyOtqfsh12AjEVML787yDsebwwuZrrMXYaXTgkIz9vdHfzcEMpbZsTJhXEepndw9YS8LmOV2kGtobQ=@proton.me>
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--0000000000003e783105e6700019 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" On Tue, Aug 16, 2022 at 5:16 PM Jasper Vinkenvleugel < j.t.vinkenvleugel@proton.me> wrote: > Hello, > > Thank you for your quick reaction and sorry for my late response! > > I'm using the OFWFB kernel driver, yes. I just compiled and installed the > 14.0-CURRENT kernel (on which I run the 13.1 userland) and afterwards I > updated my version of xf86-video-scfb to 0.0.7. Unfortunately this did not > seem to fix my issue, as I'm still getting the same output I got > previously. Is it a problem that I'm still using the 13.1 userland? > > Kind regards, > > Jasper Vinkenvleugel > Hello, I think installkernel doesn't install system header files. Can you attach your /var/log/Xorg.0.log and /usr/include/sys/fbio.h files? If your fbio.h file doesn't have FBIO_GETRGBOFFS in it, then xf86-video-scfb won't try to call this ioctl. In this case, you would need to backup the original fbio.h file, replace it with the one from -CURRENT and rebuild scfb. After that, you may restore the original file, if needed. This is a workaround, but unfortunately this part couldn't be merged to 13.1, because it changes struct fb_info. Regards, Leandro ------- Original Message ------- > On Friday, July 29th, 2022 at 14:40, luporl <luporl@freebsd.org> wrote: > > I just remembered that one of the fixes of OFWFB driver wasn't backported > to 13.1-RELEASE, because it introduced a new ioctl and also changed a > struct. > So, besides the previous steps, you may also want to try to use a -CURRENT > kernel, or apply https://reviews.freebsd.org/D29000 and rebuild > 13.1-RELEASE kernel. > > On Fri, Jul 29, 2022 at 9:28 AM luporl <luporl@freebsd.org> wrote: > >> Hello Jasper, >> >> I'm assuming colors are already ok on console, so that's a good start. >> The color-related issues you're seeing with X are probably being caused >> by using a graphics card with a Little-Endian framebuffer on a CPU that is >> Big-Endian. >> >> But indeed, even in this case, colors should work fine on PowerPC64 >> machines, such as Blackbird, Talos II and probably G5, running in >> Big-Endian mode. >> AFAIK, this was tested only with OFWFB kernel driver. Is this the one >> you're using? You can check that with: >> dmesg | grep "VT(ofwfb)". >> >> Next, make sure you are using xf86-video-scfb version 0.0.7, that has the >> fix for the color issues. >> >> Finally, if you have issues with Xorg Server (it used to crash in some >> cases on PPC64 with the color fixes in OFWFB and SCFB), if you're using >> version 1.20.x or older, you may need to patch it and rebuild it from ports. >> You'll need to get patch-hw_xfree86_common_xf86Helper.c and >> patch-render_picture.c from >> https://people.freebsd.org/~luporl/gfx_patches/xorg-server/, copy them >> the to 'files' directory of xorg-server in ports tree, rebuild and >> reinstall it. >> If you have this last issue, please let us know and we can request these >> 2 patch files to be included in FreeBSD's xorg-server port's patches, to >> make this easier for other users, while FreeBSD is still using 1.20.x. >> >> Cheers, >> Leandro >> >> On Fri, Jul 29, 2022 at 4:18 AM Jasper Vinkenvleugel < >> j.t.vinkenvleugel@proton.me> wrote: >> >>> Hello, >>> >>> Please excuse me if I'm using this mailing list incorrectly. >>> >>> Recently I bought a PowerMac G5 with the intent of getting FreeBSD >>> 13.1-RELEASE powerpc64 running on it. So far so good, but when I want to >>> use X on the Nvidia FX 5200 Ultra the colors are completely off. For >>> example in TWM all white surfaces are red. On the wiki I read about >>> color-related issues with Blackbird and Talos II with the onboard graphics >>> card and I wonder if similar problems might be going on here? The only >>> other pointer I can find is 'scfb: LoadPalette 0' being spammed in the >>> console. >>> >>> Kind regards, >>> >>> Jasper Vinkenvleugel >>> >>> >>> > --0000000000003e783105e6700019 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div= dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Aug 16, 2022 at 5:16 PM Jasper Vi= nkenvleugel <<a href=3D"mailto:j.t.vinkenvleugel@proton.me">j.t.vinkenvl= eugel@proton.me</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" s= tyle=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);pad= ding-left:1ex"><div style=3D"font-family:Arial;font-size:14px">Hello,</div>= <div style=3D"font-family:Arial;font-size:14px"><br></div><div style=3D"fon= t-family:Arial;font-size:14px">Thank you for your quick reaction and sorry = for my late response! <br></div><div style=3D"font-family:Arial;font-size:1= 4px"><br></div><div style=3D"font-family:Arial;font-size:14px">I'm usin= g the OFWFB kernel driver, yes. I just compiled and installed the 14.0-CURR= ENT kernel (on which I run the 13.1 userland) and afterwards I updated my v= ersion of xf86-video-scfb to 0.0.7. Unfortunately this did not seem to fix = my issue, as I'm still getting the same output I got previously. Is it = a problem that I'm still using the 13.1 userland?<br></div><div style= =3D"font-family:Arial;font-size:14px"><br></div> <div style=3D"font-family:Arial;font-size:14px"> <div> <div>Kind regards,<br></div><div><br></div><div>Jasper Vinkenvleuge= l<br></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><font face=3D"arial= , sans-serif">Hello,<br><br>I think installkernel doesn't install syste= m header files.<br>Can you attach your /var/log/Xorg.0.log and /usr/include= /sys/fbio.h files?<br><br></font></div><div><font face=3D"arial, sans-serif= ">If your fbio.h file doesn't have FBIO_GETRGBOFFS in it, then xf86-vid= eo-scfb won't try to call this ioctl.<br>In this case, you would need t= o backup the original fbio.h file, replace it with the one from -CURRENT an= d rebuild scfb.<br>After that, you may restore the original file, if needed= .<br><br>This is a workaround, but unfortunately=C2=A0</font><span style=3D= "font-family:arial,sans-serif">this part</span><span style=3D"font-family:a= rial,sans-serif">=C2=A0couldn't be merged to 13.1, because it changes s= truct fb_info.</span></div><div><font face=3D"arial, sans-serif"><br>Regard= s,<br>Leandro=C2=A0</font><br></div><div><br></div><blockquote class=3D"gma= il_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,2= 04,204);padding-left:1ex"><div style=3D"font-family:Arial;font-size:14px"><= div><div></div> </div> =20 </div><div> ------- Original Message -------<br> On Friday, July 29th, 2022 at 14:40, luporl <<a href=3D"mailto:l= uporl@freebsd.org" target=3D"_blank">luporl@freebsd.org</a>> wrote:<br><= br> <blockquote type=3D"cite"> <div dir=3D"ltr">I just remembered that one of the fixes of OFW= FB driver wasn't backported to 13.1-RELEASE, because it introduced a ne= w ioctl and also changed a struct.<div>So, besides the previous steps, you = may also want to try to use a -CURRENT kernel, or apply <a href=3D"https://= reviews.freebsd.org/D29000" rel=3D"noreferrer nofollow noopener" target=3D"= _blank">https://reviews.freebsd.org/D29000</a>; and rebuild 13.1-RELEASE ker= nel.</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div class=3D"gmail_attr" di= r=3D"ltr">On Fri, Jul 29, 2022 at 9:28 AM luporl <<a href=3D"mailto:lupo= rl@freebsd.org" rel=3D"noreferrer nofollow noopener" target=3D"_blank">lupo= rl@freebsd.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote style=3D"margin:0px 0px = 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex" class=3D= "gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr">Hello Jasper,<div><br></div><div>I'm ass= uming colors are already ok on console, so that's a good start.</div><d= iv>The color-related issues you're seeing with X are probably being cau= sed by using a graphics card with a Little-Endian framebuffer on a CPU that= is Big-Endian.</div><div><br></div><div>But indeed, even in this case, col= ors should work fine on PowerPC64 machines, such as Blackbird, Talos II and= probably G5, running in Big-Endian mode.</div><div>AFAIK, this was tested = only with OFWFB kernel driver. Is this the one you're using? You can ch= eck that with:</div><div>dmesg | grep "VT(ofwfb)".</div><div><br>= </div><div>Next, make sure you are using xf86-video-scfb version 0.0.7, tha= t has the fix for the color issues.</div><div><br></div><div>Finally, if yo= u have issues with Xorg Server (it used to crash in some cases on PPC64 wit= h the color fixes in OFWFB and SCFB), if you're using version 1.20.x or= older, you may need to patch it and rebuild it from ports.</div><div>You&#= 39;ll need to get patch-hw_xfree86_common_xf86Helper.c and patch-render_pic= ture.c from <a href=3D"https://people.freebsd.org/~luporl/gfx_patches/xorg-= server/" rel=3D"noreferrer nofollow noopener" target=3D"_blank">https://peo= ple.freebsd.org/~luporl/gfx_patches/xorg-server/</a>, copy them the to '= ;files' directory of xorg-server in ports tree, rebuild and reinstall i= t.</div><div>If you have this last issue, please let us know and we can req= uest these 2 patch files to be included in FreeBSD's xorg-server port&#= 39;s patches, to make this easier for other users, while FreeBSD is still u= sing 1.20.x.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div>Leandro</div></div>= <br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div class=3D"gmail_attr" dir=3D"ltr">On Fri= , Jul 29, 2022 at 4:18 AM Jasper Vinkenvleugel <<a href=3D"mailto:j.t.vi= nkenvleugel@proton.me" rel=3D"noreferrer nofollow noopener" target=3D"_blan= k">j.t.vinkenvleugel@proton.me</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote style=3D= "margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-le= ft:1ex" class=3D"gmail_quote"><div style=3D"font-family:Arial;font-size:14p= x;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Hello,</div><div style=3D"font-family:Arial;font-size:1= 4px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div style=3D"font-family:Arial;font-size:1= 4px;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Please excuse me if I'm using this mailing list i= ncorrectly.<br></div><div style=3D"font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;color:r= gb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div style=3D"font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;color:r= gb(0,0,0)">Recently I bought a PowerMac G5 with the intent of getting FreeB= SD 13.1-RELEASE powerpc64 running on it. So far so good, but when I want to= use X on the Nvidia FX 5200 Ultra the colors are completely off. For examp= le in TWM all white surfaces are red. On the wiki I read about color-relate= d issues with Blackbird and Talos II with the onboard graphics card and I w= onder if similar problems might be going on here? The only other pointer I = can find is 'scfb: LoadPalette 0' being spammed in the console.</di= v><div style=3D"font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></di= v><div style=3D"font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Kind reg= ards,</div><div style=3D"font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"= ><br></div><div style=3D"font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"= >Jasper Vinkenvleugel<br></div><div style=3D"font-family:Arial;font-size:14= px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div style=3D"font-family:Arial;font-size:14= px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div></blockquote></div> </blockquote></div> </blockquote><br> </div></blockquote></div></div> --0000000000003e783105e6700019--
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