Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 12:02:42 -0400 From: Coleman Kane <cokane@cokane.org> To: Adam K Kirchhoff <adamk@voicenet.com> Cc: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Radeon DRI Problems after latest X.org 7.3 update Message-ID: <46EFF6A2.9030406@cokane.org> In-Reply-To: <20070917105917.28739aeb.adamk@voicenet.com> References: <46EE8F4C.9080802@cokane.org> <20070917105917.28739aeb.adamk@voicenet.com>
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Adam K Kirchhoff wrote: > I've seen two issues with 7.3.0, though neither are what you described: > > 1) http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-x11/2007-September/005205.html (which I also saw with xorg 7.2) > > 2) http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-x11/2007-September/005213.html > > I'm wondering your just experiencing different symptoms for problem number 1. > Adam, I saw this, and thought that it might be related. It's really difficult to tell. In 7.2 (w/ ati driver 6.6.3) I was able to use compiz and almost all GLX stuff properly, direct or accelerated indirect mode. After I portupgraded to x.org 7.3 (server 1.4), all of my problems came up. I did build/install x11/xorg-server v1.4 before x11-drivers/xf86-video-ati v6.7.192 (you can't do it any other way). I did try downgrading back to xf86-video-ati v6.6.3 to see if the old version would still work under the new server, and then my X session just dies any time DRI is accessed (old driver not compatible w/ new server?). I also played with it some more and have found that EXA is completely unusable for me. Under the new server/driver combination, if I am using EXA (and no AIGLX composting manager) then I get the problem where when a window is undrawn (moved, minimized, resized, or I switch workspaces), it leaves a shadow behind it that is slightly lighter than the surrounding area. I can drag a window around the screen to "paint" this effect around my desktop. This is all happening with metacity (which I "downgraded" to after compiz became completely unusable). I've got a Radeon Mobility M10 aka Radeon 9550, using the rv350 chip. I played with the GLX effects further and discovered that I can't produce the full-screen-flicker effect on a screen-shot... -- Coleman Kane Rest of my message preserved below: > Adam > > On Mon, 17 Sep 2007 10:29:32 -0400 > Coleman Kane <cokane@cokane.org> wrote: > > >> Hi all, >> >> Ever since I updated to the latext X.org 7.3 ports, my DRI support for >> my ATI Radeon rv350 card no longer works well. Previously, I used compiz >> as my window manager (with patch available here to drm kmod: >> http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11870). Under X.org 7.2, >> this had been working fine ever since I got around the FreeBSD kernel >> module issue above. >> >> Now, I can run it, but I get a large amount of on-screen artifacts and >> visual glitches. From what I can tell, if I have multiple windows open >> (and the "desktop" window from nautilus does count) the non-foreground >> windows seem to get their visuals destroyed and replaced with scaled and >> faded versions of whatever the current foreground window is. I *am* >> using the fade effect in compiz, which makes the non-focus windows >> appear slightly translucent. >> >> In addition, I reverted back to metacity (no composting) and I have >> tried to run glxgears. I get a serious amount of visual glitches all >> over my screen. Last time I tried this, my xserver crashed out (signal >> 11). I'm running gdm, so it is revived after a crash. >> >> I am curious if others are experiencing similar woes with the new >> updates, or if anyone has a solution. >> >> -- >> Coleman Kane >>
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