Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2011 17:20:12 -0600 From: Zhihao Yuan <lichray@gmail.com> To: Roland Smith <rsmith@xs4all.nl> Cc: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Subject: Re: xf86-video-ati with patch-src-radeon_driver.c freeze the system Message-ID: <AANLkTinDGRDmiYTXnoOfe1XznRG8VNc5T%2BKNA8jn3_k1@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20110301230628.GC41935@slackbox.erewhon.net> References: <20110228221844.GA2957@compaq.yuetime> <ikim95$2gnn$1@lorvorc.mips.inka.de> <20110301191536.GA28125@slackbox.erewhon.net> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1103011305240.55961@wonkity.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1103011329120.56328@wonkity.com> <20110301214507.GA36239@slackbox.erewhon.net> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1103011538200.56828@wonkity.com> <20110301230628.GC41935@slackbox.erewhon.net>
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On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 5:06 PM, Roland Smith <rsmith@xs4all.nl> wrote: > On Tue, Mar 01, 2011 at 03:44:45PM -0700, Warren Block wrote: >> On Tue, 1 Mar 2011, Roland Smith wrote: >> >> >> Yet the HD4650 has worked every time... >> > >> > Question is, does it work without the patch in the ports tree? >> >> Just switched back, and yes, it's fine. =C2=A0Same values, too: mem_size >> 20000000, aper_size 0. >> >> BusType, either the xorg.conf setting or the kind of bus that's really >> in the machine, may be important. =C2=A0That's why I've mentioned PCIE. = =C2=A0If >> you have AGP, that could be a factor. =C2=A0Certainly if you have a phys= ical >> bus that doesn't match what's set in xorg.conf, that's not good. > > I did wonder about the instructions in /usr/ports/UPDATING. Apart from th= e > "DynamicPM" option, all other options mentioned in UPDATING are the defau= lts, > according to radeon(4). So why set them? The data from my Xorg.0.log seem= s to > confirm that they are all activated. For the record, I've set _none_ of t= he > options mentioned in UPDATING in my xorg.conf, and it _still works_ if th= e wacky > patch is removed. With the patch, no combination of options produces a wo= rking > driver. BTW, I think it should read "Int10" instead of "int10" in UPDATIN= G? > > Roland > -- > R.F.Smith =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 = =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 http://www.xs4all.n= l/~rsmith/ > [plain text _non-HTML_ PGP/GnuPG encrypted/signed email much appreciated] > pgp: 1A2B 477F 9970 BA3C 2914 =C2=A0B7CE 1277 EFB0 C321 A725 (KeyID: C321= A725) > I hate gmail... Now I enabled the 'Reply to all' plugin. DynamicPM is great. I have that on for 2 years :) But the BusType setting is weird. If it's possible, I hope we can hear more from Dima Panov, who needs this patch to get his card to work. --=20 Zhihao Yuan The best way to predict the future is to invent it.
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