From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Feb 10 22:02:12 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C18E81065676 for ; Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:02:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rnoland@FreeBSD.org) Received: from gizmo.2hip.net (gizmo.2hip.net [64.74.207.195]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 809668FC1A for ; Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:02:12 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [192.168.1.4] (adsl-19-244-133.bna.bellsouth.net [68.19.244.133]) (authenticated bits=0) by gizmo.2hip.net (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id o1AM24qL007220 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-CAMELLIA256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:02:10 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from rnoland@FreeBSD.org) From: Robert Noland To: Martin Kristensen In-Reply-To: <20100210220508.790ee773@alpha.miknet.dk> References: <6101e8c41002091524q25a7e026u585e575eb4f1589c@mail.gmail.com> <4B728A7A.60706@gmail.com> <4B72D57D.6080002@icyb.net.ua> <4B72D854.5080902@gmail.com> <1265818363.8609.70.camel@balrog.2hip.net> <4B72FB00.3000105@gmail.com> <4B72FC0A.1020701@icyb.net.ua> <20100210220508.790ee773@alpha.miknet.dk> Content-Type: text/plain Organization: FreeBSD Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:01:58 -0600 Message-Id: <1265839318.8609.104.camel@balrog.2hip.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.26.3 FreeBSD GNOME Team Port Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.1 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00, FH_DATE_PAST_20XX, RDNS_DYNAMIC, SPF_SOFTFAIL autolearn=no version=3.2.5 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.5 (2008-06-10) on gizmo.2hip.net Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: freebsd7 (and 8), radeon, xorg-server -> deadlock or so X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:02:12 -0000 On Wed, 2010-02-10 at 22:05 +0100, Martin Kristensen wrote: > On Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:33:46 +0200 > Andriy Gapon wrote: > > > on 10/02/2010 20:29 Vitaly Magerya said the following: > > > Robert Noland wrote: > > >>> It is not, and yes I use WITHOUT_HAL. Currently disabling DRI > > >>> helps; should I try rebuilding xorg-server with HAL? > > >> Yes, you can still disable hal at runtime by setting AutoAddDevices > > >> "Off" in xorg.conf. > > > > > > Seems to work with HAL. > > > > I've long thought that xorg server should be linked with libthr > > regardless of HAL option. Unfortunately, I never came up with patch, > > nor have anyone else. Xorg server really uses pthreads when doing DRM > > and HAL brings in libthr dependency only as an accident. > > > > This is my first post to this list, so hello all. > > I have been running with NoAccel for a long time, since disabling DRI > alone would cause a complete deadlock (screen to standby, no ssh, no > response to keyboard, etc.). > > However, I rebuilt xorg-server with HAL support, and now simply > disabling DRI allows me to start X. > > The card is RV790 based. Just checked... This card should work with Accel and DRI... At least on -CURRENT with updated ports. Check UPDATING, and set WITHOUT_NOUVEAU to get correct version of libdrm. robert. -- Robert Noland FreeBSD