Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:43:15 +0100 From: Martin Kristensen <mik@pc.dk> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: freebsd7 (and 8), radeon, xorg-server -> deadlock or so Message-ID: <20100210234315.7abde83c@alpha.miknet.dk> In-Reply-To: <1265839318.8609.104.camel@balrog.2hip.net> 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> <1265839318.8609.104.camel@balrog.2hip.net>
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On Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:01:58 -0600 Robert Noland <rnoland@FreeBSD.org> wrote: > On Wed, 2010-02-10 at 22:05 +0100, Martin Kristensen wrote: > > On Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:33:46 +0200 > > Andriy Gapon <avg@icyb.net.ua> 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. > I am on -STABLE built on Jan. 19. I updated mesa today (to libdrm-2.4.17), and rebuilt xorg-server and drivers. I have WITHOUT_NOUVEAU="YES" in /etc/make.conf. pkg_info reports libGL-7.6.1. I have tried loading radeon.ko manually before startx. If it will help, I can switch to -CURRENT to see if that changes anything. Martin PS. Robert, in researching this I got some idea of the effort you put into this, thanks! -- Martin Kristensen
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