From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Feb 2 18:20:48 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 762021065694 for ; Mon, 2 Feb 2009 18:20:48 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fernando.apesteguia@gmail.com) Received: from fg-out-1718.google.com (fg-out-1718.google.com [72.14.220.158]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EA6E38FC26 for ; Mon, 2 Feb 2009 18:20:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fernando.apesteguia@gmail.com) Received: by fg-out-1718.google.com with SMTP id l26so580783fgb.35 for ; Mon, 02 Feb 2009 10:20:47 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=ac6fYo+r7AoT1olc0YU0mt2WvEjjJlUPV0myVZMdGq4=; b=fFV+/rq0J4fzgscBlz37nmRYqN9nF4D6KoVGxI+AdL/15J1E9ORVbGkCYbp1pt+34A hjk7S/9d3XHwmf8tTKEs6ocw0VuOC4geLtYpIdRgKvawvPbAN0OgECuNv7TJRfTimn5w ymEX46XPqS38LtteuEe8JRPDPHAT0F7Spq0CE= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=lFcI9m68jxtW/fn+1iCUXSvFCOIuRpC/6x9FtWSy1EVtFGJFWddcsFIo/4nJZ8O8Yu QgtKo1s2yjsUmy8/1WlcMRrH00EMYABAvyEY5vyOpg5dAXpaOU8xmfQBFB9A4JjCjk1R dYfBdi0iXmNVFsHDKVz/u1GdyXfXp+7kifskw= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.86.30.9 with SMTP id d9mr658697fgd.56.1233598846856; Mon, 02 Feb 2009 10:20:46 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <20090202163647.GD2908@aurora.oekb.co.at> References: <20090130144614.GA4897@aurora.oekb.co.at> <20090202163647.GD2908@aurora.oekb.co.at> Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2009 19:20:46 +0100 Message-ID: <1bd550a00902021020y7ecc02doe8c3859997e5b61@mail.gmail.com> From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Fernando_Apestegu=EDa?= To: Ewald Jenisch Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Luke Dean 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 18:20:49 -0000 On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 5:36 PM, Ewald Jenisch wrote: > 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) Just for the record, this used to happen in Linux (Fedora 9) but it's working since some time ago (sorry, I don't remember when this was fixed) radeon now works and doesn't freeze if you try to bring the X Server up again. I'm using Xorg 7.4 too However, I experience the same problems in my system (ATI RadeonHD 2400 with FreeBSD 7.1-RELEASE-p2) > > > 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 > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >