From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Feb 2 16:36:49 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BD4CB106564A for ; Mon, 2 Feb 2009 16:36:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from prvs=27729a216=a@jenisch.at) Received: from mgaterz1.oekb.co.at (mgaterz1.oekb.co.at [143.245.5.111]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 40DF08FC13 for ; Mon, 2 Feb 2009 16:36:48 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from prvs=27729a216=a@jenisch.at) Received: from srv47.oekb.co.at ([143.245.2.137]) by mgaterz1.oekb.co.at with ESMTP; 02 Feb 2009 17:36:48 +0100 Received: from MAIL1.oekb.co.at ([143.245.2.187]) by srv47.oekb.co.at with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Mon, 2 Feb 2009 17:36:48 +0100 Received: from aurora.oekb.co.at ([143.245.9.16]) by MAIL1.oekb.co.at with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Mon, 2 Feb 2009 17:36:47 +0100 Received: from aurora.oekb.co.at (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by aurora.oekb.co.at (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id n12Gal8B006619; Mon, 2 Feb 2009 17:36:47 +0100 Received: (from ej@localhost) by aurora.oekb.co.at (8.14.2/8.14.2/Submit) id n12GalBX006618; Mon, 2 Feb 2009 17:36:47 +0100 X-Authentication-Warning: aurora.oekb.co.at: ej set sender to a@jenisch.at using -f Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2009 17:36:47 +0100 From: Ewald Jenisch To: Luke Dean Message-ID: <20090202163647.GD2908@aurora.oekb.co.at> References: <20090130144614.GA4897@aurora.oekb.co.at> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17) X-OriginalArrivalTime: 02 Feb 2009 16:36:47.0933 (UTC) FILETIME=[712D96D0:01C98554] Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: X.org-update -> screen garbled / settings for xorg.conf? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:36:50 -0000 On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 11:30:02AM -0800, Luke Dean wrote: > > Me too. > I started a thread a few days ago titled "Restarting new Xorg freezes > system". > My symptoms are the same as yours. > I'm not running hald at all. > I'm not using full-blown gnome, just windowmaker. > I'm using the "radeon" driver on an ATI HD 4350 > > I just tried switching to the "vesa" driver, and now I can stop and start > X as much as I want with no problems whatsoever. > I know that this was not a problem with the "radeon" driver prior to the > Xorg update. Hi, Did a few tests more: 1) Section "ServerLayout" Option "AllowEmptyInput" "false" Section "Device" Driver "radeon" moused running hald running Result: X (gnome in my case) starts, mouse moves. Upon leaving X the console is to something different than 80x25 lines - at least I can't see about 2-3 lines on the bottom of the screen. However - as soon as a start X again I get graphical junk on the display, mouse & keyboard frozen, no switching of consoles nor can I log in via the net (ssh) 2) Same as 1) above however this time with Driver "radeonhd" Result: Almost the same as 1) above - only difference: When I leave X the console comes back again to 80x25 lines. Hoever - like in 1) above - the second attempt to start X ends in a machine completely frozen :-( 3) Same as 1) - this time with Driver "vesa" Result: Everything works - i.e. back and forth between X and console. Sure enough working with Vesa is a workaround only given the huge difference in speed between the Vesa- and radeon drivers. 4) Option "AutoAddDevices" "Off" under 'Section "ServerLayout"' with Driver "radeonhd" Result: X works only once (as in Tests 1&2 above). Second attempt to start X gives a "frozen box" again. As you already mentioned o) no problem with VESA-Driver o) no problems with radeon-driver prior to the Upgrade to X 7.4 Hope this helps someone out there to track things down. -ewald