Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2009 13:54:22 +0200 From: "Paul B. Mahol" <onemda@gmail.com> To: Da Rock <rock_on_the_web@hotmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: X fails to start Message-ID: <3a142e750907020454w73d6cb01v8eba8893a66b2533@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <BAY143-W2A139D5AE48FFF344A3F68D2F0@phx.gbl> References: <BAY143-W1650E4647EAFA7A6968FF8D2F0@phx.gbl> <3a142e750907020316o34095c68ua5581b201f206b28@mail.gmail.com> <BAY143-W2A139D5AE48FFF344A3F68D2F0@phx.gbl>
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On 7/2/09, Da Rock <rock_on_the_web@hotmail.com> wrote: >> Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2009 12:16:49 +0200 >> Subject: Re: X fails to start >> From: onemda@gmail.com >> To: rock_on_the_web@hotmail.com >> CC: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >> >> On 7/2/09, Da Rock <rock_on_the_web@hotmail.com> wrote: >> > >> > I'm still having intermittent troubles with getting the freebsd servers >> > seeing my mail servers for my normal maillist subscription, so if I >> > could be >> > cc'd... >> > >> > I'm struggling to get my head around a reasonably severe problem with >> > Xorg - >> > I'm wondering if anyone else is having the same. I've installed Xorg, >> > got it >> > working, started to refine some settings with the wm and other apps for >> > it, >> > and then Xorg refuses to work. >> > >> > My xorg log has only a couple of errors, for reference I'm using the >> > i915 ko >> > with drm: >> > >> > startx: >> > X.Org X Server 1.6.1 >> > Release Date: 2009-4-14 >> > X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0 >> > Build Operating System: FreeBSD 7.2-RELEASE-p1 i386 >> > ... >> > (EE) [drm] Could not set DRM device bus ID. >> > (EE) intel(0): [dri] DRIScreenInit failed. Disabling DRI. >> > Setting master >> > MIT-SHM extension disabled due to lack of kernel support >> > >> > Xorg.0.log: >> > ... >> > drmGetBusid returned '' >> > (II) [drm] DRM interface version 1.0 >> > (EE) [drm] Could not set DRM device bus ID. >> > (EE) intel(0): [dri] DRIScreenInit failed. Disabling DRI >> > ... >> > (WW) intel(0): drmDropMaster failed: Unknown error: -1 >> > ... >> > (WW) intel(0): PRB0_CTL (0x0001f001) indicates ring buffer enabled >> > (WW) intel(0): Existing errors found in hardware state. >> > ... >> > MIT-SHM extension disabled due to lack of kernel support >> > ... >> > (WW) intel(0): drmDropMaster failed: Unknown error: -1 >> > >> > Because of my communications issues I've been trying to resolve this >> > myself- >> > with no luck. I've been trying to get some more info on this, and it >> > seems >> > to be a huge bug on a lot of linux distros, but noone has a clear >> > response- >> > it all seems to be a secondary issue to whatever their problem is. SO, I >> > then tried to find out how to debug, and ran into ANOTHER issue. I've >> > rebuilt xorg-server with debug (ccflags='-O0 -g3' as per xorg wiki) with >> > no >> > real success, so then I moved to dri and hit this wall: >> > >> > ../../../src/mesa/main/dispatch.o(.text+0xbb90):../../../src/mesa/glapi/glapitemp.h:4951: >> > first defined here >> > ../../../src/mesa/x86/glapi_x86.o(.text+0x4130): In function >> > `glPointParameteri': >> > ../../../src/mesa/x86/glapi_x86.S:1270: multiple definition of >> > `glPointParameteri' >> > ../../../src/mesa/main/dispatch.o(.text+0xc8e0):../../../src/mesa/glapi/glapitemp.h:5256: >> > first defined here >> > ../../../src/mesa/x86/glapi_x86.o(.text+0x4140): In function >> > `glPointParameteriv': >> > ../../../src/mesa/x86/glapi_x86.S:1271: multiple definition of >> > `glPointParameteriv' >> > ../../../src/mesa/main/dispatch.o(.text+0xc940):../../../src/mesa/glapi/glapitemp.h:5266: >> > first defined here >> > mklib: Installing libGL.so.1 libGL.so in ../../../lib >> > mv: rename libGL.so.1 to ../../../lib/libGL.so.1: No such file or >> > directory >> > gmake[2]: *** [../../../lib/libGL.so] Error 1 >> > gmake[2]: Leaving directory >> > `/usr/ports/graphics/dri/work/Mesa-7.4.4/src/glx/x11' >> > gmake[1]: *** [subdirs] Error 1 >> > gmake[1]: Leaving directory >> > `/usr/ports/graphics/dri/work/Mesa-7.4.4/src' >> > gmake: *** [default] Error 1 >> > *** Error code 1 >> > >> > Stop in /usr/ports/graphics/dri. >> > >> > The various warnings are in the gallon, but my main problem lay with the >> > mklib error. So I tried to simply copy or rename libGL.so(.1) to make it >> > happy (I couldn't find references in the Makefile(s) after half an hour >> > of >> > examination, so I took a little shortcut). It did, but then the gallon >> > of >> > warnings came back to hit me again- but harder, and so I get another >> > stop in >> > the build. >> > >> > So now I can't get dri back, I can't get X working and I'm losing my >> > patience fast! :) >> > >> > What I can't figure out is what started all this in the first place, >> > because >> > it was working. Unfortunately I was in the midst of several things >> > happening >> > at once, so I can't remember if I rebuilt the kernel, upgraded xorg or >> > both >> > before X failed. As far as I can tell that is only secondary at any >> > rate, as >> > I need to prevent this happening again during upgrades/updates whatever. >> > >> > My main questions here are: >> > >> > 1. How do debug Xorg? The debug flags haven't provided much at all so >> > far >> > (maybe I've done it wrong?) >> >> You can still use xf86-video-vesa even without dri. >> Debug flags are useful only if Xorg crashed and dropped core. >> > > Nuts! :( > >> > 2. Why can I get the busid failure and Xorg keep going? How do I force >> > it? >> > Where is this problem lying (kmod, driver, server)? Is it critical? >> >> What kernel modules are loaded? What version of server, Mesa, drivers >> are installed >> and how are they installed? >> > > KMods: > i915.ko > drm.ko > > Xorg Server: 1.6.1 (in the Xorg log) > Mesa (not entirely sure now, was current I believe though- I'll have to wait > and see once I can build again...) > Drivers: (installed or used?) used intel- xorg ports. Incidentally vesa is > available, and is failover in the conf, but it doesn't get there. Its also > installed via ports. You can use vesa if you specify alternative or modify default server layout. But anyway without xorg.conf I can't comment on this. >> > 3. Is the MIT-SHM error the cause of my problems? (Or a contributor) >> >> You are using custom kernel without sysv* modules. Not a good idea for X. >> > > Interesting. Isn't this standard in GENERIC? I have built a kernel, but only > GENERIC, which I would have thought had the standard kit in it that comes > with a distro on disk. Than it is not problem, probably some Xorg way to report errors. >> > 4. What do I need to do about the Mesa library? Is this related to the >> > core >> > issue? Is this a known bug in the port build? >> >> Your environment is highly polluted. >> > > eh? I could use some explanation on this, especially considering my last > remedy used in this communication. As per my last comment in the OP, I've > run portsclean -C and then removed all ports (something I have the luxury of > doing being a new system install), and started again- with the same result. > What exactly do I have to clean up to remove the pollution? (This is no > reflection on your comment, I'm merely at a loss to know what could be > getting in the way here given my situation) Perhaps you forgot to run "make clean"? Just remove whole /usr/local,/usr/ports,/var/db/pkg and update ports tree. Yes, this is very radical approach but I don't know any better way. >> > I've considered manually debugging the drmGetBusID failure, but I don't >> > exactly relish the idea of going through that much code. I could easily >> > follow the procedures in the wiki, but I'd rather go through ports. >> > >> > I've also just completely removed xorg and started again with the >> > cflags, >> > but it has failed again at the dri port. >> > >> > I hope someone can help here... :/ -- Paul
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