Looks as though it's time to stop buying ATI products. I've been using ATI
cards since they made the VGA Integra. If they can't expend the minimal
effort to fix Linux drivers for relatively recent products, they don't want
my business.
This message suggest my problem is a known issue.
http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0409.1/0359.html
Re: [BUG] r200 dri driver deadlocks
From: Alexander E. Patrakov
Date: Wed Sep 08 2004 - 23:25:32 EST
Patrick McFarland wrote:
On Mon, 06 Sep 2004 14:12:08 -0400, Michel Dänzer wrote:
You can test the r200_dri.so from the snapshot with the DRM from the
kernel...
And drum roll please...
Too early :(
The dri cvs snapshot works fine on both it's own kernel module, and
the one that comes
with 2.6.8.1. So now what? (And does this mean it isn't a kernel bug?)
I have compiled both the kernel module and the replacement X server from the
yesterday's CVS checkout of DRI (but according to "outdated" instructions in
the Wiki). It made a difference against XFree86 4.4.0 + in-kernel radeon.ko.
The difference is that, instead of just hanging, after several minutes of run
time applications (e.g. "really slick screensavers") print:
drmRadeonIrqWait: -16
and exit with status 1.
After that, 2D works, but the _next_ fullscreen OpenGL application hangs the
system immediately on start.
--
Alexander E. Patrakov
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Regards,
Steven
