[Bug 445320] New: [sax2] i845G not found
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=445320 Summary: [sax2] i845G not found Product: openSUSE 11.1 Version: Factory Platform: x86 OS/Version: Other Status: NEW Severity: Normal Priority: P5 - None Component: SaX2 AssignedTo: sndirsch@novell.com ReportedBy: mrmazda@ij.net QAContact: sax2-maintainer-bugs@forge.provo.novell.com Found By: --- Created an attachment (id=252405) --> (https://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=252405) SaX.log & output from hwinfo --gfxcard & sax2 -p Trying to start X using xorg.conf that worked prior to bug 427978 does not work since that bug appeared 8 weeks ago. Dell GX260 system is at 11.1 beta 5.1 with xorg-x11-driver-video-7.4-16.2. To reproduce: run sax2 Actual behavior: 1-Only VESA is offered/selected 2-X limited to 8bpp 1024x768 Expected behavior: 1-i845G is automatically selected 2-All chip supported resolutions and bpp selectable (at least 1920x1440@24bpp) -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
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Created an attachment (id=260463) --> (https://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=260463) [details] xorg.conf that works on GX260 on 11.1RC1
which disables acceleration completely.
I'm submitting this with Firefox on KDE3 on 11.1RC1 on Dell GX260 service tag 9BTLG21 (2.0GHz 400 FSB P4; 2X512M DDR2100).
That's weird. I also have a Dell GX260 machine and for me it's enough to set option EXANoComposite. Closing as WORKSFORME. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
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Where do I go to follow the upstream?
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17713 (URL field in Bugzilla) (In reply to comment #27 from Felix Miata)
Stefan, this bug is about SaX2 - where is upstream for that?
There is no bug in SaX2 for this. You confirmed that SaX2 wrote EXANoComposite as expected. The remaining issue is that this option doesn't help on your hardware, but that's not SaX2 related.
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse/2008-12/msg01118.html indicates Lynn is 20 users,
Not at all. Sounds more like 20 identical machines. And he's talking about screen flicker. Is this with fbdev, vesa or intel with EXANoComposite. I don't know.
and I have 3 more GX260 I could pull Radeon cards out of to try if need be.
Have you ever considered to send one of these machines to Intel's upstream developers? -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
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There is no bug in SaX2 for this. You confirmed that SaX2 wrote EXANoComposite as expected. The remaining issue is that this option doesn't help on your hardware, but that's not SaX2 related.
Besides the two non-identical GX260s, I also tested on Intel's own http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd/va/index.htm using a 2.4GHz Celeron and 2x256M RAM. EXANoComposite helps on none of the 3 845Gs I tested on.
Sounds more like 20 identical machines.
I think between Lynn & me there are at least 3 non-identicals.
And he's talking about screen flicker. Is this with fbdev, vesa or intel with EXANoComposite. I don't know.
I think Lynn's flicker happens with VESA.
Have you ever considered to send one of these machines to Intel's upstream developers?
ISTR some mention of that someone else might do that not so long ago, but as this can be reproduced on Intel's own motherboard I don't think that should be necessary. https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=18555 looks like a more appropriate upstream. That suggests maybe to substitute 'Option "AccelMethod" "XAA"' for 'Option "EXANoComposite"' to fix the bug. I already put the Radeon back in GX260 BP3YJ21, but XAA worksforme in the other two boxes. On the Celeron the Youtube video performance is awful, about the same as with NoAccel. On the P4 performance seems good enough for such an antique. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
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Why don't you provide this information upstream.
I referred in upstream 18555 to this.
What can we do here.
SaX2 & the installer need to bow out politely, as long as they can't get it right, rather than locking the system up. And relnote.
I already mentioned that we can't make noaccel the default and XAA is no longer supported by Intel.
Until upstream is fixed, why can't NoAccel be default for one chipset? Is there more than one 845G system that EXANoComposite without NoAccel actually works on?
I didn't close this bug as INVALID.
Lynn did, by accident I'm guessing. It needs to stay open pending better behavior than just locking the system up. Upstream is not fixed, so nothing is really resolved. I don't understand why on Novell Bugzilla open upstreams aren't marked as open deps rather than resolved. FWIW to upstream readers here, current 11.1 driver version is 1.5.2. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
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Would it be acceptable netiquette to open another bugzilla asking for a work around for not having to use NoAccel (which cripples the graphics)?
I don't think it would be helpful to file anything more here. Intel drivers are wholly upstream dependent. Upstream fixes automatically get taken here, so the best thing is probably to help and/or pressure upstream. There are a lot already open there: http://tinyurl.com/3w66yf -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
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