[Bug 333708] New: SaX2 refuses dual card setup
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=333708 Summary: SaX2 refuses dual card setup Product: openSUSE 10.3 Version: Final Platform: i686 OS/Version: openSUSE 10.3 Status: NEW Severity: Major Priority: P5 - None Component: SaX2 AssignedTo: ms@novell.com ReportedBy: estellnb@gmail.com QAContact: qa@suse.de Found By: Other SaX2 recognizes both graphics cards correctly:
SaX2 -p Chip: 0 is -> ATI 3D Rage IIC 215IIC 00:10:0 0x1002 0x4756 PCI fbdev Chip: 1 is -> ATI Rage 128 RF 01:00:0 0x1002 0x5246 AGP ati
Chip 0: plugged into PCI slot Chip 1: plugged into AGP slot It is possible to invoke SaX2 for each graphics card using SaX2 -c 0 SaX2 -c 1 even though the VGA-out of PCI-Chip0 will always stay dead. In a fact SaX always accesses AGP-Chip1 but nonetheless seems to believe that it speaks with PCI-Chip0 when invoked with -c 0, because it claims that no 3D-Acceleration is available for PCI-Chip 0. To me it looks like a device node access problem, which may have been caused by device renamings introduced with OpenSuse 10.3. I can not remember this having been a problem any time befor (has worked with OpenSuse 10.2). -- 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.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=333708#c1 --- Comment #1 from Elmar Stellnberger <estellnb@gmail.com> 2007-10-14 04:06:34 MST --- When invoking SaX2 to configure both cards in xinerama or dual monitor setup a wrong xorg.conf is produced (only one monitor section, incomplete device section; see attachement). SaX2 -m 0=ati,1=ati The -s and -r switches do not change anything about this though the -V switch will make it start for VGA out of Chip1. -- 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.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=333708#c2 --- Comment #2 from Elmar Stellnberger <estellnb@gmail.com> 2007-10-14 04:17:18 MST --- Even more annoying SaX2 has incured problems at testing user settings with 10.3. The test X-Server is at first started correctly, but then does not show up any handle to assent or break and exit from the resolution test (empty screen displayed, no reaction on ESC or Ctrl-Alt-\). Once a lock at /tmp/* has prevented me from trying it again, once requesting the test screen under runlevel 5 has made my computer crash (like a power off; no response on pings). -- 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.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=333708#c3 --- Comment #3 from Elmar Stellnberger <estellnb@gmail.com> 2007-10-14 04:18:10 MST --- Will there be any 3D support for "ATI 3D Rage IIC 215IIC" in the future? -- 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.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=333708#c4 --- Comment #4 from Elmar Stellnberger <estellnb@gmail.com> 2007-10-14 04:19:11 MST --- Created an attachment (id=178290) --> (https://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=178290) xorg-err.conf for -m 0=ati,1=ati -- 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.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=333708#c5 --- Comment #5 from Elmar Stellnberger <estellnb@gmail.com> 2007-10-14 04:21:22 MST --- Created an attachment (id=178291) --> (https://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=178291) tail -n 2... ...SaX.log -- 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.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=333708#c6 --- Comment #6 from Elmar Stellnberger <estellnb@gmail.com> 2007-10-14 05:17:40 MST ---
lspci 00:0a.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc 3D Rage IIC 215IIC 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Rage 128 RF/SG AGP ..
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https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=333708#c7 --- Comment #7 from Elmar Stellnberger <estellnb@gmail.com> 2007-10-14 05:18:52 MST --- SaX2 -m 0=fbdev,1=ati does not improve anything as well. -- 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.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=333708#c8 Marcus Schaefer <ms@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- AssignedTo|ms@novell.com |sndirsch@novell.com --- Comment #8 from Marcus Schaefer <ms@novell.com> 2007-10-15 03:01:23 MST --- dualhead with ati and fbdev is not possible as far as I know -- 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.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=333708#c9 Stefan Dirsch <sndirsch@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEW |NEEDINFO Info Provider| |ms@novell.com --- Comment #9 from Stefan Dirsch <sndirsch@novell.com> 2007-10-15 03:18:09 MST --- I'm not sure about the sax2 syntax, when trying to use ati instead of fbdev for the Mach64 card. Marcus? -- 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.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=333708#c10 Marcus Schaefer <ms@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |ms@novell.com Status|NEEDINFO |NEW Info Provider|ms@novell.com | --- Comment #10 from Marcus Schaefer <ms@novell.com> 2007-10-15 03:24:28 MST --- I think it should be enough to call sax2 -m 0=ati chip 1 is already set to "ati" according to comment 1. But I think the probeonly call has failed with both ati drivers active so the result is somewhat unusable. I think we had that problems in former times, it's not possible to use the ati driver twice in a dualhead environment -- 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.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=333708#c11 Stefan Dirsch <sndirsch@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEW |NEEDINFO Info Provider| |estellnb@gmail.com --- Comment #11 from Stefan Dirsch <sndirsch@novell.com> 2007-10-15 03:28:36 MST --- Ok. Nevertheless, Elmar, give it a try. -- 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.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=333708#c12 --- Comment #12 from Elmar Stellnberger <estellnb@gmail.com> 2007-10-15 08:57:16 MST --- No, it simply does not work: SaX2 0=ati: activates Card 1 and shows driver of Card1. SaX2 -i 0=ati: activates Card 0 but shows driver of card1. Additionally the monitor plugged onto card0 displays nothing but an error message "invalid frequency" because it is run with the modelines for monitor of card1. Nevertheless plugging monitor1 off and monitor0 on and off again helps. When the configuration is saved it does merely apply to Card 1: Section "Device" BoardName "Rage 128 RF" BusID "1:0:0" Driver "ati" Identifier "Device[0]" VendorName "ATI" EndSection -- 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.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=333708#c13 --- Comment #13 from Elmar Stellnberger <estellnb@gmail.com> 2007-10-15 09:13:03 MST --- In the meanwhile I have made up a handwritten xorg.conf, which can be used to activate one of both graphics cards (-layout PAT / -layout TVT). Running it in Xinerama or DualHead mode by activating the respective layout sections is refused (likely because of the said bug). Trying to start another X server for the other graphics card by the use of the -sharevts option has been honored with a crash. -- 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.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=333708#c14 Stefan Dirsch <sndirsch@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEEDINFO |RESOLVED Info Provider|estellnb@gmail.com | Resolution| |WONTFIX --- Comment #14 from Stefan Dirsch <sndirsch@novell.com> 2007-10-15 09:39:33 MST --- Sometimes it helps to make the PCI card the primary card in the BIOS setup. If this doesn't help I recommend to replace both gfx cards with a proper dualhead AGP card. This sounds rude I know ... I'm afraid I need to close this bug as WONTFIX. It's really a corner case ... -- 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.
lsmod|g fglrx modprobe fglrx lsmod|g fglrx fglrx 1421228 0 agpgart 35764 2 fglrx,intel_agp rpm -q fglrx-kmp-default
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=333708#c15 --- Comment #15 from Elmar Stellnberger <estellnb@gmail.com> 2007-10-15 09:54:42 MST --- Unfortunately it has not liked fbdev for card0 and ati for card1 either (crash). For some reason the fglrx module has not had been loaded: package fglrx-kmp-default is not installed
rpm -qa | g fglrx x11-video-fglrxG01-8.41.7-5.1 ati-fglrxG01-kmp-default-8.41.7_2.6.22.5_30-1.1
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https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=333708#c16 --- Comment #16 from Stefan Dirsch <sndirsch@novell.com> 2007-10-15 10:00:14 MST --- For sure the fglrx driver never supported Mach64/R128 cards. So using this drvier won't help either. -- 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.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=333708#c17 Elmar Stellnberger <estellnb@gmail.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |estellnb@gmail.com Status|RESOLVED |REOPENED Resolution|WONTFIX | --- Comment #17 from Elmar Stellnberger <estellnb@gmail.com> 2007-10-15 10:12:22 MST --- If support for the usage of multiple ati cards is not planned we should at least assert that SaX2 knows about this bug: * If the user enters something like "SaX2 -m 0=ati,1=ati" a message like this should be displayed: "The ati driver does not support the usage of multiple graphics cards at once (neither in Xinerama, nor in Multihead mode, nor by running two X Servers on the same vt) and SaX2 can only be used to configure the AGP graphics card." Unsuspecting users should be prevented from further harm like * waste of time by unsuccessful configuration attempts * system decay by crashes (f.e.: needed to press [Ctrl][Alt][\] after login in runlevel 3 because the longin shell kept hanging) Could you please give me a reference to the upstream bug (ATI driver)? -- 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.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=333708#c18 Stefan Dirsch <sndirsch@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- AssignedTo|sndirsch@novell.com |ms@novell.com Status|REOPENED |NEW --- Comment #18 from Stefan Dirsch <sndirsch@novell.com> 2007-10-15 10:31:14 MST --- I'm not sure if there's already an upstream bug about this, but of course you can open one on bugs.freedesktop.org (xorg product, Driver/mach64 component). But I'm afraid it will be silently ignored. :-( -- 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.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=333708#c19 Marcus Schaefer <ms@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEW |RESOLVED Resolution| |WONTFIX --- Comment #19 from Marcus Schaefer <ms@novell.com> 2007-10-16 02:10:45 MST --- Elmar, I'd suggest to talk about that issue on the XOrg lists I'm afraid but I don't have time to check for special card combinations which doesn't work in sax2 -- 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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