Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-xorg (17 mails)

[Vadym Krevs <vkrevs@xxxxxxxxxx>]

At last - it works now with the ATI 3.11.1 version of the driver 
downloaded from SuSE's ftp site. See the attached XF86Config file. I had 
to turn off the kernel's agpgart module in order to use the driver's 
module instead as described in the README.

Curtis, thanks for all your help!


Regargs,
Vadym


Vadym Krevs wrote:

> Curtis Rey wrote:
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> > On Tue August 3 2004 01:17, Vadym Krevs wrote:
> >  
> >
> > > Hi Curtis,
> > >
> > > The notebook uses Intel 855PM chipset.
> > >
> > > I've already tried makimg sure that fglrx module is loaded before SAX2
> > > is executed - to no avail.  Because of the following warning in the
> > > XFree86 logs
> > > mtrr: 0xd0000000,0x8000000 overlaps existing 0xd0000000,0x4000000
> > >
> > > I've executed
> > > # echo "disable=2" >/proc/mtrr
> > > # echo "base=0xd8000000 size=0x8000000 type=write-combining" 
> > > >/proc/mtrr
> > >
> > > and then, as you suggested,
> > > # lsmod | grep fglrx
> > > # modprobe -v fglrx
> > > insmod /lib/modules/2.6.5-7.95-default/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.ko
> > > # lsmod | grep fglrx
> > > fglrx                 200356  0
> > >
> > > then
> > >
> > > #sax2 -r -m 0=fglrx -b /usr/X11R6/lib/sax/profile/fglrx
> > >
> > > still fails and the screen shows those psychedelic colors before I kill
> > > X server.
> > >
> > >
> > > I've tried editing my current XF86Config file to force it to load the
> > > fglrx driver (see attached file), however that did not help either - 
> > > the
> > > same garbage on the screen is shown after "init 5" and then I kill the
> > > Xserver. However, as the attached XFree86 log shows, the drivers 
> > > appears
> > > to have been loaded sucessfully, DRI got initialized, etc ..
> > >
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Vadym
> > >
> > > Curtis Rey wrote:
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> > > > On Mon August 2 2004 15:12, Vadym Krevs wrote:
> > > >     
> > > >
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > I've installed Suse 9.1 on a Dell Inspiron 8600 (with ATI Mobility
> > > > > Radeon 9600 PRO Turbo card and 1920x1200 laptop display panel). Sax2
> > > > > wouldn't recognize the 1900x1200 panel, so I googled a bit and 
> > > > > managed
> > > > > to put together an XF86Config file (attached) that works quite well
> > > > > using the unaccelerated "radeon" driver.
> > > > >
> > > > > Then I decided to install the latest version of the ATI 3.9.0 driver
> > > > > available from Suse's ftp site following instructions in the README.
> > > > > Driver installs successfully, however when I run
> > > > > "sax2 -r -m 0=fglrx -b /usr/X11R6/lib/sax/profile/firegl", the screen
> > > > > goes blank, then parts of the screen go white, then green, :-) , at
> > > > > which moment I usually kill Sax with Ctrl-Shift-Backspace, and it 
> > > > > exists
> > > > > generating the attached log file. The log says a) "DRI initialization
> > > > > failed"; and b) there are lots of unresolved symbols. I've already 
> > > > > fixed
> > > > > error messages about MTRR overlaps using instructions from
> > > > > http://odin.prohosting.com/wedge01/gentoo-radeon-faq.html#4_mtrroverlap. 
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > I'd appreciate any suggestions.
> > > > >
> > > > > These are the relevant (I think) package versions:
> > > > >
> > > > > fglrx-3.9.0-2.1
> > > > > km_fglrx-3.9.0-2.1
> > > > > kernel-source-2.6.5-7.95
> > > > > kernel-default-2.6.5-7.95
> > > > >       
> > > >
> > > > #lsmod | grep fglrx
> > > >
> > > > If not present
> > > >
> > > > #modprobe fglrx
> > > >
> > > > then
> > > >
> > > > #sax2 -r -m 0=fglrx -b /usr/X11R6/lib/sax/profile/fglrx
> > > >
> > > > Buy the way what chipset does that run?  Via, NForce/2, SiS? (it 
> > > > matters)
> > > >
> > > > Cheers, Curtis.
> > > >
> > > >     
> > > >
> > > > > Regards,
> > > > > Vadym
> > > > >       
> >
> > Ok, a couple of things.  First turn mtrr off in the XFconfig.  My 
> > Device section is as follows,
> >
> > Section "Device"
> >  BoardName    "RV350 AR"
> >  BusID        "2:0:0"
> >  Driver       "fglrx"
> >  Identifier   "Device[0]"
> >  Option       "no_dri" "no"
> >  Option       "MonitorLayout" "AUTO"
> >  Option       "mtrr" "off"
> >  Option       "UseInternalAGPGART" "no"
> >  Option       "DesktopSetup" "0x00000000"
> >  Option       "no_accel" "no"
> >  Screen       0
> >  Option       "Rotate" "off"
> >  VendorName   "ATI"
> > EndSection
> >
> >  
> Done that - I still get exactly the same results  as before.  The only 
> difference is that with mtrr turned off, I no longer have to manually 
> do the same by writing into /proc/mtrr.
>
> > What is the native res of your monitor,  sax might be tripping over 
> > the res or refresh rates.  Alot of these problems can often me 
> > monitor related - especially with LCDs or similar flat panel/notebooks.
> >
> >  
> The native resolution is 1920x1200, and the contents of th monitor 
> section are below:
>
>  DisplaySize  330 210
>  HorizSync    31.5-94
>  Identifier   "Monitor[0]"
>  ModelName    "W3866 154U1 MONITOR"
>  Option       "DPMS"
>  VendorName   "SEC"
>  VertRefresh  50-90
>  UseModes     "Modes[0]"
>
> > Seems I remember coming across some specific X settings for laptop on 
> > google.  I'll see if I can't find these over the next couple of 
> > days.  Google is your friend.   
> >
> > By the way whats your XF86Config file look like, what is sax2 
> > messages on fail?
> >  
> Both are attached to my previous messages.
>
> > Cheers, Curtis.
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