Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-testing (55 mails)

["Bernhard M. Wiedemann" <bernhardout@xxxxxxxx>]

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Am 24.02.2011 00:55, schrieb M. Edward (Ed) Borasky:
> On Wed, 23 Feb 2011 23:10:42 +0100, Elmar Stellnberger
> <estellnb@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > As the final release of openSuSE 11.3 is impending I would like to
> > see graphics modesetting work. It will deter us a lot of users if Xorg
> > can not enter graphics mode: unexperienced users are not capable of
> > resolving such an issue. The mainline strategy I have followed lately
> > is to keep UMS (user mode setting) still work for a while which would
> > require FreeDesktop Bug 34544 to be resolved
> > (https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=34544). However this
> > does already require setting appropriate kernel options (nomodeset,
> > radeon.modeset=0).
> >
> >   If you have an ATI graphics card please tell me your card model
> > (f.i. ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2700) and whether Xorg has problems
> > initializing graphics mode. Thereby I hope to be able to infringe the
> > problem to devise a new solution strategy; note: you must use the
> > radeon display driver (as used by default) for testing KMS (kernel
> > mode setting) - radeonhd and fglrx support UMS. Also write me your
> > kernel version as returned by 'uname -r'.
> >
> >   If you should only experience problems with some monitors this may
> > be due to the EDID (extended display identification record) as to be
> > found in /var/log/Xorg.0.log. Then you can try to connect via an
> > alternative connector (HDMI, DVI, VGA: all returning different EDIDs)
> > or try to apply one of the two kernel patches supplied by Alex Deucher
> > in this regard (perhaps you will see them in the final release). I
> > plan to post additional information on deploying kernel patches and
> > making commit requests at qa.elstel.com (This time simply use 'git
> > apply --ignore-whitespaces xy.patch' on the kernel.src.rpm); see the
> > thread at: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/process_bug.cgi to obtain the
> > patches.
> >
> >   If we all test it with RC2 then we will have comparable test
> > results: very important as things with KMS have kept changing
> > gradually since os11.2!
> >
> > Best Wishes & Thanks,
> > Elmar
> >
> > P.S.: the links to the RC2 pre-release as already supplied by coolo:
> >  http://mirror.zq1.de/opensuse/distribution/11.4/repo/oss/
> >
> >
> > http://mirror.zq1.de/opensuse/factory/iso/openSUSE-DVD-i586-Build0002-Media.iso
> >
> >
> >
> > http://mirror.zq1.de/opensuse/factory/iso/openSUSE-DVD-x86_64-Build0002-Media.iso
>
> I have a laptop with an integrated ATI graphics - do I need to do a full
> install or just boot to the installer?

the easiest and safest for HW testing is just using the LiveCDs
(possibly copied raw to USB) without installing.

http://mirror.zq1.de/opensuse/factory/iso/openSUSE-GNOME-LiveCD-i686-Build0001-Media.iso
http://mirror.zq1.de/opensuse/factory/iso/openSUSE-GNOME-LiveCD-x86_64-Build0001-Media.iso
http://mirror.zq1.de/opensuse/factory/iso/openSUSE-KDE-LiveCD-i686-Build0001-Media.iso
http://mirror.zq1.de/opensuse/factory/iso/openSUSE-KDE-LiveCD-x86_64-Build0001-Media.iso

The NET/DVD install parts could use generic vesa/fbdev graphics, and the
3D effect stress of KDE4 and gnome+compiz is missing anyway.

Ciao
Bernhard M.
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