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[opensuse-xorg] Xorg freezes under openSUSE 11.2 with Intel 855GM
by User66 09 Nov '10

09 Nov '10

Hi openSUSE community, I have a strange problem with X under openSUSE 11.2. After starting KDE 4.x or Gnome, the Xorg system freezes after 5-15 minutes. If that occurs I can still move the mouse, but any click or keyboard event is not recognized any more. Can't switch to console. But the system itself works, since I can login by ssh. All running (server) applications like Apache and MySQL still work. In order to use X again, I have to reboot (init 6 does not work, I have to type "reboot " twice). init 3 and init 5 does not work after logging in by ssh, killing X process does also not fix it. I really have to reboot. I have an Intel 855GM Integrated Graphics Device on board. I have already checked the RAM with memtest, everything okay. There are no error messages in syslog. I have tried disabling DRI, but no effect. Disabling Video cache in BIOS or reducing the video buffer size did also not help. Without logging in to KDE or Gnome the system runs stable for weeks, so I am pretty sure that Xorg is the problem. I guess that these problems are caused by the Intel graphics driver. I can remember that I had similar problems 1-2 years ago (freezes only with KDE 3 and 4, not Gnome). I am pretty sure, that the first problems started after switching to the Intel driver (from the old 810 driver), but in openSUSE 11.1 it was running fine. Now in openSUSE 11.2 the X system freezes after some minutes working. == System Info == lspci -v: 00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device (rev 02) Subsystem: Intel Corporation 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device Flags: fast devsel Memory at 80000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [disabled] [size=128M] Memory at 7e100000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [disabled] [size=512K] Capabilities: [d0] Power Management version 1 ---- xorg.conf: Section "Module" Load "dri" Load "dbe" Load "extmod" Load "glx" EndSection Section "ServerFlags" Option "AIGLX" "on" Option "AllowMouseOpenFail" "on" Option "ZapWarning" "on" EndSection Section "Device" BoardName "855 GM" Driver "intel" Identifier "Device[0]" Option "EXANoComposite" Option "monitor-VGA" "Monitor[0]" VendorName "Intel" EndSection ---- cat /proc/mtrr: reg00: base=0x000000000 ( 0MB), size= 2048MB, count=1: write-back reg01: base=0x07e000000 ( 2016MB), size= 32MB, count=1: uncachable reg02: base=0x07ff00000 ( 2047MB), size= 1MB, count=1: write-back ---- See also Xorg log attached. Any ideas ? Thanks in advance Ralf

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[opensuse-xorg] howto escape 800x600 with 11.3's mga driver?
by Felix Miata 16 Aug '10

16 Aug '10

Xorg.0.log seems void of clues I can spot to how to escape 800x600. Using xorg.conf from 11.2 http://fm.no-ip.com/Tmp/Linux/Xorg/xorg.conf.0f-1600x1200x120x16bpp-mga113 produces no apparent difference in result from no xorg.conf at all. Using xrandr in /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc http://fm.no-ip.com/Tmp/Linux/Xorg/xinitrc-113-mga gets me: # lspci | grep VGA 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Matrox Graphics, Inc. MGA G400/G450 (rev 04) # xrandr -q Screen 0: minimum 640 x 480, current 800 x 600, maximum 800 x 600 default connected 800x600+0+0 0mm x 0mm 800x600 60.0* 56.0 640x480 60.0 1600x1200_60.00 (0x10c) 161.0MHz h: width 1600 start 1712 end 1880 total 2160 skew 0 clock 74.5KHz v: height 1200 start 1203 end 1207 total 1245 clock 59.9Hz # xrandr --output default --mode 1600x1200_60.00 xrandr: Configure crtc 0 failed I can't find that error message in archive of either opensuse-xorg or opensuse, and Google only finds some elsewhere that are far older than 11.2, which worked just fine. I tried xorg.conf with & without NoRandr & NoDDC with no apparent impact from either. Last Xorg.0.log: http://fm.no-ip.com/Tmp/Linux/Xorg/xorg.0.log-113-mga-kt880-800x600 Help?!?! -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-xorg+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-xorg+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-xorg] Shopping for a new card: DVI, rotation, non-AGP, free drivers
by Joerg Bruehe 12 Aug '10

12 Aug '10

Dear list members, I want to upgrade the graphics card for my second display. The requirements are that it must be using a PCI or PCI-express slot and must support rotation, currently with a 19" TFT (1280*1024). My applications are purely 2D (software development, office, mail, browsing; no graphical games or 3D construction). I checked the X.org web pages, but they seem to mostly deal with 3D and acceleration, I found few info about rotation. While I appreciate "xrandr" to be available for runtime changes, I hope to not need it - this is a stationary machine with stable display settings, so I want to define my setup in files ("xorg.conf"). Currently, I am using a Matrox G 200 (PCI) which works fine (software-wise) using X and the "mga" drivers coming with Debian 5.0 ("stable"). However, it supports only a VGA connection (I would prefer DVI, the monitor has both), and the hardware seems to become flaky: Only on the second initialization of X do I get the full resolution (1280 * 1024), on the first start the X log claims insufficient video RAM (only 2 of 4 MB), and the X server falls back onto 1280 * 800 (?). (Ctrl-Alt-Backspace fixes that, but it is annoying.) I want to use a card with passive cooling, the machine has 2 case fans (in addition to the CPU and power supply fans), so the card should not bring its own. Recent experiments with the Catalyst driver for my on-board Radeon HD 4290 were not too positive, I really want all settings to be stored in "xorg.conf" so that it is easy to backup, modify, and check them. (That's why I decided against using that HD 4290 dual-head, "vesa" works fine in single-head landscape but won't rotate.) Also, I expect software upgrades to be easier if I need not keep a proprietary driver in sync. So the criteria are: - DVI output (single-head is sufficient) - resolution at the very least 1280*1024, preferred 2048*1536 at 60 Hz (or better) - passive cooling - PCI slot or PCI-express - free driver supports rotation, or well-kept proprietary driver using "xorg.conf" (second-best only) What I do not need: - Gaming or 3D support - TV output - VGA output My questions: - I know the free "mga" supports rotation (I used that for MGA 200 and MGA 450), so Matrox cards are an option. - Stefan Dirsch reported here (early 2009) the same holds for free "radeonhd", so (older) Radeon cards are an option, too. I assume that still holds? (Stefan recommended cards based on Radeon 1xxx, explicitly the 1650. Checking on ebay, 1650 seems to always come with a fan, but 1550 and 1300 to be passive. Correct? Will rotation work?) - What about nVidia - does the free "nv" or "nouveau" support rotation? For which chips / cards? The company describes "nvidia" to always support rotation - comments? (source: ftp://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/256.44/README/xconfigoptions.ht… - In notebooks, Intel graphics seem to play fine with Linux, but on the "intellinuxgraphics" web page it looks to be all notebook (chipset) graphics. Are there PCI(-express) graphics cards using Intel chips? - Until now, my graphic cards were using PCI, but the new machine has just 2 PCI slots and 4 PCI-e ones (2 x1, 2 x16). I would prefer the new card to be PCI-e, best x1, so that it doesn't require a scarce resource in case I add more cards. Are there any functional differences (not performance) associated with the slot a graphics card is using? Thanks for your comments / recommendations / warnings, Jörg -- Joerg Bruehe - persoenliche Aeusserung / speaking only for himself mailto:joerg.bruehe@web.de -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-xorg+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-xorg+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-xorg] SaX2 -> system-config-display?
by Felix Miata 12 Aug '10

12 Aug '10

Fedora and others use SCD. Anyone familiar with it? I just tried it on F13 & F14, but it's failing with python errors. Could it be added to Factory as a doable option for those for whom automatic isn't? -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-xorg+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-xorg+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-xorg] OS 11.3 and Latitude D600
by walter harms 11 Aug '10

11 Aug '10

Hi List, since updating from OS 11.2 to 11.3 i have trouble with X11 on a Latitude D600. The results are very confusing. the most obvious point i found is: [drm:drm_mode_getfb] *ERROR* invalid framebuffer id Are there know issuse with ATI RV250 ? I have X11 crashes with scrolling, text at wrong places rendering etc, programms unuseable but when i connect via SSH - no problem at all. re, wh -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-xorg+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-xorg+help(a)opensuse.org

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