Mailinglist Archive: radeonhd (307 mails)

[Alex Deucher <alexdeucher@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 4:10 PM, Gene Heskett <gene.heskett@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Monday 02 February 2009, Alex Deucher wrote:
> > On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 3:06 PM, Gene Heskett <gene.heskett@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> > > On Monday 02 February 2009, Alex Deucher wrote:
> > > > On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 12:23 PM, Gene Heskett <gene.heskett@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >
> > > wrote:
> > > > > On Monday 02 February 2009, Alex Deucher wrote:
> > > > > > Reporting from xf86-video-radeonhd: Radeon HD video driver
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Please visit:
> > > > > >    http://gitweb.freedesktop.org/?p=xorg/driver/xf86-video-radeonhd
> > > > > > Or get your own copy by using:
> > > > > >    git-clone
> > > > > > git://anongit.freedesktop.org/xorg/driver/xf86-video-radeonhd
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Commit against r6xx-r7xx-support at 656edee0...:
> > > > > > commit e10228c47e1297d500fc665a7661696e8b5b6193
> > > > > > Author: Alex Deucher <alexdeucher@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > > Date:   Mon Feb 2 11:08:24 2009 -0500
> > > > > >
> > > > > >    Add R6xx/R7xx AGP support
> > > > > >
> > > > > >    - Needs latest drm bits
> > > > > >    - doesn't seem to be as reliable as PCIE
> > > > > >
> > > > > > diffstat:
> > > > > >    src/rhd_dri.c |   89
> > > > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------------- 1 file changed,
> > > > > > 47 insertions(+), 42 deletions(-)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > gitweb url:
> > > > > > http://gitweb.freedesktop.org/?p=xorg/driver/xf86-video-radeonhd;a=commi
> > > > > > t; h= e10228c4
> > > > >
> > > > > Sorry if I'm so dense, but the 2 links at the bottom of the above page
> > > > > are unk protocols to FF3.0, and from a shell they do not exist.
> > > >
> > > > The link above is the URL for the git web interface (now cgit, the
> > > > commit hook should be updated) for viewing changelogs, etc. in your
> > > > browser.  To actually clone the git tree you need git-core and use the
> > > >
> > > > instructions at the top:
> > > > > > Or get your own copy by using:
> > > > > >    git-clone
> > > > > > git://anongit.freedesktop.org/xorg/driver/xf86-video-radeonhd
> > > >
> > > > If you want to use the r6xx-r7xx-support branches follow these
> > > > instructions: http://www.x.org/wiki/radeonhd%3Ar6xx_r7xx_branch
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Alex
> > >
> > > Thanks Alex.  I got to here without any errors following that links
> > > instructions:
> > >
> > > [root@coyote linux-core]# pwd
> > > /usr/src/drm/linux-core
> > > [root@coyote linux-core]# make radeon.ko drm.ko
> > > make: *** No rule to make target `radeon.ko'.  Stop.
> >
> > make drm.o radeon.o
> > then copy drm.ko and radeon.ko over to your kernel module tree.
> Have done that, overwriting the gpu/drm.ko that was there, and putting
> radeon.ko in the gpu/radeon subdir.

make sure you built from the r6xx-r7xx-support branch of the drm.

> I removed the radeonhd stuff from the 1.2.4 build, failed, so I put it back
> in.  But I cannot enable the DRI option in the xorg.conf file as it exits
> quickly:
> (WW) RADEONHD(0): Direct rendering for R600 an up forced on - This is NOT
> officially supported at the hardware level and may cause instability or
> lockups
> (II) RADEONHD(0): Found libdri 5.0.0.
> drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0
> drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device or address)
> drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device or address)
> drmOpenDevice: Open failed
>
> Backtrace:
> 0: X(xf86SigHandler+0x81) [0x80c2f91]
> 1: [0xffffe400]
>
> Fatal server error:
> Caught signal 11.  Server aborting
>
> And indeed there is no such device.  The /dev/dri directory is empty even
> after a reboot, which should have caught the new drm.ko module.
>
> As it seems to me the terms DRI and DRM are interchangeable my .config greps:
>
> [root@coyote drm]# grep DRI ../linux-2.6.28.2/.config
> # CONFIG_MACINTOSH_DRIVERS is not set
> # CONFIG_RAW_DRIVER is not set
> CONFIG_VIDEO_CAPTURE_DRIVERS=y
> CONFIG_V4L_USB_DRIVERS=y
> CONFIG_DVB_CAPTURE_DRIVERS=y
> CONFIG_SND_DRIVERS=y
> [root@coyote drm]# grep DRM ../linux-2.6.28.2/.config
> CONFIG_DRM=m
> # CONFIG_DRM_TDFX is not set
> # CONFIG_DRM_R128 is not set
> CONFIG_DRM_RADEON=m
> # CONFIG_DRM_MGA is not set
> # CONFIG_DRM_VIA is not set
> # CONFIG_DRM_SAVAGE is not set
> [root@coyote drm]# grep AGP ../linux-2.6.28.2/.config
> # CONFIG_AGP is not set
>
> Do I need to adjust that?

If you have an agp card you'll need agp support.

> Humm, maybe I need something in modprobe.conf?  I just did a 'modprobe drm'
> which returned no errors, but it did not generate a /dev/dri/card0 either.

you'll also need to load radeon.ko as well (modprobe radeon).  then
start x and check your dmesg for drm/radeon messages.

Alex
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