From owner-freebsd-x11@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Mar 31 18:26:33 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6F376F5C; Sun, 31 Mar 2013 18:26:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kob6558@gmail.com) Received: from mail-ob0-x232.google.com (mail-ob0-x232.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4003:c01::232]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 30559973; Sun, 31 Mar 2013 18:26:33 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-ob0-f178.google.com with SMTP id wd20so1434458obb.9 for ; Sun, 31 Mar 2013 11:26:32 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:x-received:sender:in-reply-to:references:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=6Xh5CErvpenklePr7TjRtUi76+ghEjA+wAzKeeXu7lI=; b=ws4fn/0pPoIeXetOX5dEyDwL4wS8dpM3MPsABthTPcYPw4mbKkiiMwax4FsFOpFXkJ SzjV2gZuUJf+K8qemiF9G6f9fmEtMlCECL17zuUxP3692eHZBw17Lz1Y5NG1HbjBTy70 /pE/qJsb2GCqA6eMPuuJ3UDT3yKf3oBOFXM/DWY1Eea+DuplDaJVgbAWfE3kwXABi6+m VVQ2NdoN9iGADwlWEo51t45VxeD4NwRsl4eAutXtNmnCTwu+kRcoUtMt3Cf7kVJe/myl a/E6xEEr4ap2bMsfzHwEYUG4H1umrcysUhohiuItfB43wc9HvUgOru/utwcCiLfqtmGl 5T1A== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.60.62.70 with SMTP id w6mr3310570oer.38.1364754392418; Sun, 31 Mar 2013 11:26:32 -0700 (PDT) Sender: kob6558@gmail.com Received: by 10.76.33.7 with HTTP; Sun, 31 Mar 2013 11:26:32 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: <31bf11bc.4f42.13d96826a09.Coremail.yzmsq@163.com> Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2013 11:26:32 -0700 X-Google-Sender-Auth: _libxyH4-Ar-6rrrFtdnJYKh7rc Message-ID: Subject: Re: Re:Re: annoying unexpected red strips on screen From: Kevin Oberman To: Justin Yang Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org, kib@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: X11 on FreeBSD -- maintaining and support List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2013 18:26:33 -0000 On Sun, Mar 31, 2013 at 1:55 AM, Justin Yang wrote: > These days I found some quirks about this issue. The red strips are only > within some applications' windows themselves, which had never been seen i= n > my Opera browser, while only shown in other applications, such as Firefox= , > eclipse, chromium and so on. > > On Sat, 23 Mar 2013 17:09:22 +0800=EF=BC=8CJustin Yang wr= ote: > > Hi, > Thank you for your reply. I'm now wondering whether the "red strips" (may= be > aroused by KMS) will dampen my Sandy Bridge Graphics chip. If not, I beli= eve > I can ignore this issue temporarily 'cause it only happens occasionally. > > > At 2013-03-23 14:15:40,"Kevin Oberman" wrote: >>On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 9:52 AM, Justin Yang wrot= e: >>> Oh, I'm sorry but the picture of "The annoying strips" should be this >>> one: >>> http://i49.tinypic.com/2q3og03.png >>> >>> >>>> Hi, all: >>>> I'm now suffering some "unexpected red strips" on the screen, which >>>> frustrates me a lot. My box runs on a sandy bridge chip, and I've >>>> installed >>>> the latest xorg and Intel graphics drivers related ports from xorg-dev= . >>>> It >>>> runs quite well except the red strips shown on my screen unexpectedly >>>> sometimes (not always, though). I also tried the xorg from our officia= l >>>> ports tree but nothing improved (even worse). >>>> >>>> BTW, I only install the xorg related and Intel graphics drivers from >>>> source code (ports tree), while others, such as firefox, eclipse, are >>>> installed from pre-compiled packages directly from this site: >>>> http://dev.bsdrp.net/pkg/freebsd:9:x86:32/desktop/ >>>> >>>> What I've installed: >>>> justin@darkgeek.pts/0 ~ % pkg info | grep -i xorg >>>> linux-f10-xorg-libs-7.4_1 Xorg libraries (Linux Fedora 10) >>>> xorg-fonts-truetype-7.5.1 X.Org TrueType fonts >>>> xorg-minimal-7.5.2 X.Org minimal distribution metaport >>>> xorg-server-1.12.4,1 X.Org X server and related programs >>>> justin@darkgeek.pts/0 ~ % pkg info | grep -i libgl >>>> libGL-8.0.5_3 OpenGL library that renders using GLX o= r >>>> DRI >>>> libGLU-8.0.5 OpenGL utility library >>>> libglade2-2.6.4_5 GNOME glade library >>>> justin@darkgeek.pts/0 ~ % pkg info | grep -i intel >>>> xf86-video-intel-2.21.4 Driver for Intel integrated graphics >>>> chipsets >>>> justin@darkgeek.pts/0 ~ % pkg info | grep -i dri >>>> dri-8.0.5_3,2 OpenGL hardware acceleration drivers fo= r >>>> the DRI >>>> dri2proto-2.8 DRI2 prototype headers >>>> libGL-8.0.5_3 OpenGL library that renders using GLX o= r >>>> DRI >>>> xf86-input-keyboard-1.6.2 X.Org keyboard input driver >>>> xf86-input-mouse-1.8.1 X.Org mouse input driver >>>> xf86-video-intel-2.21.4 Driver for Intel integrated graphics >>>> chipsets >>>> xf86-video-vesa-2.3.2 X.Org vesa display driver >>>> justin@darkgeek.pts/0 ~ % pkg info | grep -i libdrm >>>> libdrm-2.4.42_1 Userspace interface to kernel Direct >>>> Rendering Module services >>>> justin@darkgeek.pts/0 ~ % uname -a >>>> FreeBSD darkgeek 9.1-RELEASE FreeBSD 9.1-RELEASE #0 r243826: Tue Dec = 4 >>>> 06:55:39 UTC 2012 >>>> root@obrian.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386 >>>> >>>> The annoying strips: >>>> http://i50.tinypic.com/260sgac.png >>>> >>>> And one more annoying thing: >>>> http://i50.tinypic.com/260sgac.png >>>> >>>> More details will be provided when needed. Any help is appreciated. >>>> Thank >>>> you in advance:) >>> >> >>I see the same thing on my Sandybridge system. I've been seeing it >>since I first installed KMS code. Others suggestion I am infected by >>"The Matrix", but it's red, not green. They may appear in any window >>and I can often eliminate it by selecting the "infected" area and then >>de-selecting. Yours is the only other report I've seenof this problem. >>While I'd love to get this fixed, getting console mode back would be >>even nicer. >> >>I also occasionally get other artifacts like a few lines of test >>getting darker. I suspect it is being written to the screen twice with >>a single pixel offset, but I can't confirm. >> >>9.1-Stable (r246004M) amd64 system. Sandybridge with no nVidia support >>card. Pure Intel GPU. ThinkPad T520. All xorg is from ports and this >>has happened since I installed the KMS support.. I can confirm that they show up in specific windows, not the scree itself and I see them most often in Firefox, but I have also seen them in gnome-terminals and most any other including the wallpaper, which is, after all, just a window that happens to cover the entire screen and has no borders or decorations. --=20 R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer E-mail: rkoberman@gmail.com