From owner-freebsd-x11@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Mar 15 15:04:40 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B638A106566B for ; Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:04:40 +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 5C6268FC14 for ; Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:04:40 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [192.168.1.4] (adsl-154-185-142.bna.bellsouth.net [68.154.185.142]) (authenticated bits=0) by gizmo.2hip.net (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id o2FF4Tgq083860 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-CAMELLIA256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:04:31 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from rnoland@FreeBSD.org) From: Robert Noland To: beni In-Reply-To: <201003151507.13248.beni@brinckman.info> References: <201003141732.01968.beni@brinckman.info> <1268589220.2608.322.camel@balrog.2hip.net> <201003151507.13248.beni@brinckman.info> Content-Type: text/plain Organization: FreeBSD Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:04:21 -0500 Message-Id: <1268665461.2608.350.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=0.7 required=5.0 tests=AWL, BAYES_00, FH_DATE_PAST_20XX, RCVD_IN_PBL,RCVD_IN_SORBS_DUL,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-x11@freebsd.org Subject: Re: radeon hd4650 problem X-BeenThere: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: X11 on FreeBSD -- maintaining and support List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:04:40 -0000 On Mon, 2010-03-15 at 15:07 +0100, beni wrote: > On Sunday 14 March 2010 18:53:40 Robert Noland wrote: > > On Sun, 2010-03-14 at 17:32 +0100, beni wrote: > > > Hi, > > > I'm running 8.0-RELEASE-p2. > > > I am trying to use the radeon (or radeonhd) driver for my Sapphire HD4650 > > > card. But it doesn't work. I get a black screen just before the > > > logon/login screen should appear. And my pc freezes. I can not get into a > > > console with alt-f. The only way out is a cold reset/reboot. > > > The only driver working now is Vesa in 1280x1024, but that leaves a black > > > border of 7-8 cm on both sides of my 23 inch monitor... > > > I asked for help on the OpenSuse mailinglist (i found their email address > > > in the Xorg.0.log) but they said it is the drm kernel module that is not > > > up to date (see thread on > > > http://lists.opensuse.org/radeonhd/2010-03/msg00012.html). I manually > > > recreated a new /root/xorg.conf.new and copied it to /X11, but with the > > > same negative result so far. > > > > The linux folks don't know much about what is going on in FreeBSD... > > Especially not the suse folks. The ATI/AMD folks are fairly aware, > > but... > > > > > I am pasting my /etc/X11/xorg.conf and /var/log/Xorg.0.log here. > > > Please cc me as i not subscribed to the list. > > > Thanks for any help ! > > > Beni. > > > > This is an agp card? > > This is indeed an agp card. > > > I have an idea of what is going wrong, but I would like to see an Xorg > > log file using the radeon driver to verify. Based on the addresses > > reported, I suspect that your ring buffer is being mapped inside of the > > framebuffer, which usually appears as corruption along with other odd > > issues. If so, I already have patches for that... > > > > Other possible things to try are to force it into pci mode. > > > > Option "BusType" "PCI" > > > > robert. > > > > The Xorg.0.log file was below in the previous mail, under the xorg.conf file. > But i can post it pastebin if you want it. That was with radeonhd, which doesn't output the clue that I'm looking for. > Where do i put that option ? In the Section Device ? Yes, exactly. The same for the options adjusting the AGPMode. robert. > Thanks for your help ! > Beni. -- Robert Noland FreeBSD