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Bug 950351 - install-ppc64-minimal: no TTY console output on Blackbird
Summary: install-ppc64-minimal: no TTY console output on Blackbird
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Release Media
Classification: Unclassified
Component: InstallCD (show other bugs)
Hardware: PPC64 Linux
: Normal normal
Assignee: Gentoo Release Team
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Reported: 2025-02-27 21:43 UTC by Dennis Camera
Modified: 2025-02-27 22:02 UTC (History)
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Description Dennis Camera 2025-02-27 21:43:52 UTC
The default kernel cmdline does not enable the tty console correctly on my system.
I see only a black screen on all ports and graphics adpaters (built-in ASpeed + PCIe Radeon GPU) connected to the system.

If I manually change the kernel cmdline and add "console=tty1" I can see the boot messages (after a quite long wait time) and the shell on the ASpeed VGA.


Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Insert Gentoo install-ppc64(le)-minimal installation CD/USB
2. Boot system
3. Select default menu entry
Actual Results:  
I only see a black screen (sometimes with a blinking cursor) on the display connected to the built-in ASpeed graphics.
The dedicated PCIe GPU does not produce any output.

Expected Results:  
See the boot messages and shell on the ASpeed VGA.

In my opinion it would be great if there were multiple boot menu entries for different consoles.

While desktop users likely prefer VGA, people installing a server may prefer to use the serial console (even if the server has a VGA port).
Comment 1 immolo 2025-02-27 22:02:11 UTC
Adding console=tty1 to the bootargs works in qemu-system-ppc65 as well, however I'd like some more opinions before adding this fix as a PR.