[opensuse-xorg] Frequent GPU resets using latest stuff from Xorg repo
Hi,
I'm frequently updating Xorg for my oS 12.3 from
http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/X11:/XOrg/openSUSE_12.3/
and my kernel from the respective kernel repo.
I got GPU resets occasionally, but since the most recent updates, all "3D
applications" (such as Steam, etc.) are unusable due to frequent resets
[1]. Actually I had to restart the whole machine most of the time.
[2]: graphics card info
[3]: installed packages
[4]: lsmod info
[5]: kernel info
Is this more likely a problem on my machine or a bug? Something I can do
but wait for updates? I'd happily test new stuff...
Regards,
--D.B.
Daniel Bischof
Hi, On Sun, 29 Sep 2013, Daniel Bischof wrote:
I'm frequently updating Xorg for my oS 12.3 from http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/X11:/XOrg/openSUSE_12.3/ and my kernel from the respective kernel repo.
I got GPU resets occasionally, but since the most recent updates, all "3D applications" (such as Steam, etc.) are unusable due to frequent resets [1]. Actually I had to restart the whole machine most of the time. [...]
I investigated this further:
- updated to most recent Xorg repo updates from today: No change
- downgraded to 12.3 kernel (3.7.10-1.16-desktop), kept stuff from Xorg
repo: GPU resets almost vanished, but occasional lags and 3D performance
poor
- installed latest AMD Catalyst proprietary driver: no more resets, no
lags and great 3D performance (so my card appears to be ok)
I was kind of rejoicing that the Radeon OSS driver finally made a 3D
performance jump, but apparently we're not quite there yet. Is there
something I could help with (test packages, provide information, ...)?
Best regards,
--D.
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Daniel Bischof
Hi, On Mon, 30 Sep 2013, Daniel Bischof wrote:
Hi,
On Sun, 29 Sep 2013, Daniel Bischof wrote:
I'm frequently updating Xorg for my oS 12.3 from http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/X11:/XOrg/openSUSE_12.3/ and my kernel from the respective kernel repo.
I got GPU resets occasionally, but since the most recent updates, all "3D applications" (such as Steam, etc.) are unusable due to frequent resets [1]. Actually I had to restart the whole machine most of the time. [...]
I investigated this further:
- updated to most recent Xorg repo updates from today: No change - downgraded to 12.3 kernel (3.7.10-1.16-desktop), kept stuff from Xorg repo: GPU resets almost vanished, but occasional lags and 3D performance poor - installed latest AMD Catalyst proprietary driver: no more resets, no lags and great 3D performance (so my card appears to be ok)
I was kind of rejoicing that the Radeon OSS driver finally made a 3D performance jump, but apparently we're not quite there yet. Is there something I could help with (test packages, provide information, ...)?
I could finally resolve this: Booting with "radeon.dpm=1" does the trick.
No further settings in /sys/class/drm/card0/device or something else, just
the boot option.
The effect is reproducible: Watching the WebGL fish tank [1] causes GPU
resets after a couple of seconds. After having rebooted with DPM enabled,
it works like a charm (and my other OpenGL stuff, too).
[1] http://people.mozilla.org/~jmuizelaar/fishie/fishie-gl.html
Best regards,
--D.B.
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Daniel Bischof
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