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PostPosted: Wed Jul 24, 2013 8:09 pm    Post subject: sys-boot/raspberrypi-firmware: gpu_mem=16 hangs [SOLVED] Reply with quote

Hello,

I use sys-boot/raspberrypi-firmware and sys-kernel/raspberrypi-image, and I would like to use gpu_mem=16 parameter in /boot/config.txt
But if I set it, my Raspberry Pi (256 Mb version) hangs at boot, with a wonderful red/yellow/orange gradient.

I didn't have that problem with the stage3 I loaded and the firmware files proposed by the wiki.

How can I reduce the video memory, so that I can maximize the little RAM?
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 10, 2013 5:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

no idea?
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 10, 2013 5:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

XavierMiller,

I use the rpi-update script to keep my kernel and firmware up to date and the gpu_mem=16 works for me in a 256M Pi.
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 11, 2013 5:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hello,

Where can I find that script?

EDIT: https://github.com/Hexxeh/rpi-update
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 14, 2013 6:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Solved: the problem was the presence of CMA parameters. I commented them out, and both rpi-update and Portage versions work. I switched to Gentoo version.
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