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| author | Francis Rowe <info@gluglug.org.uk> | 2015-04-01 21:33:26 (EDT) |
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| committer | Francis Rowe <info@gluglug.org.uk> | 2015-04-01 21:33:26 (EDT) |
| commit | 2da2110af5b390bb375be1d8fe5d65adfac61a17 (patch) | |
| tree | 176d786baf8c29b6a6f3f3c189307f79e6dec9c7 | |
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docs/release.html: Update notes about linux 3.19/higher on i945
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diff --git a/docs/release.html b/docs/release.html index fbeb1d5..94eecce 100644 --- a/docs/release.html +++ b/docs/release.html @@ -230,13 +230,47 @@ Fix these issues on i945 targets (X60/T60/macbook21) <ul> <li> - <b><u><i>HIGH PRIORITY!</i></u></b> <b>i945: Linux 3.19 doesn't boot. (probably affects T60/macbook21). + <b><u><i>HIGH PRIORITY!</i></u></b> <b>i945: Linux 3.19 doesn't boot. + <b>UPDATE: Patch to fix it is on linux bug tracker (see below), we are waiting + for it to merge in linux upstream/mainline. For now, we are getting + this patch into the GNU/Linux distros typically used with libreboot.</b> + (also affects T60/macbook21). <a href="https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=93171">Preliminary bug report (kernel, linux)</a> pstuge said <a href="http://biosbits.org/">http://biosbits.org/</a> patricg says https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareEnablementTeam/Documentation/FirmwareTestSuiteLive</b> <ul> <li>It's commit aaecdf61 (drm/i915: Stop gathering error states for CS error interrupts) in linux that introduced the regression</li> + <li> + This patch linked on the bug report page above: + <a href="https://bugzilla.kernel.org/attachment.cgi?id=172941">https://bugzilla.kernel.org/attachment.cgi?id=172941</a> + - fixes the problem, and makes the i945 laptops boot up again. + <ul> + <li> + Parabola has temporarily merged it in a kernel update + - when it's merged upstream, let Emulatorman know (#parabola on IRC freenode) + </li> + <li> + So has Guix + - when it's merged upstream, let mark_weaver know (#guix on IRC freenode) + </li> + <li> + Still waiting for jxself to merge it in freesh + (as a temporary stop gap, until the patch lands in linux upstream/mainline) + </li> + </ul> + </li> + <li> + Since 3.19, there are still some warning messages now, after applying the patch. + See Mono's comments on the bug report page + - <a href="https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=93171#c27">https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=93171#c27</a> + </li> + <li> + TODO: this fix in linux is a workaround, the real bug is in coreboot. (without the patch, + 3.19/higher doesn't boot on coreboot/libreboot i945 with native graphics, but does boot + on lenovobios with 3.19/higher - it probably also boots with coreboot+vgarom, since + the bug is in the video init code. + </li> </ul> </li> <li> |