Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2010 17:24:47 +0100 From: beni <beni@brinckman.info> To: Roland Smith <rsmith@xs4all.nl> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ATI HD 4650 (RV730) driver ? Message-ID: <201001021724.47655.beni@brinckman.info> In-Reply-To: <20100102155659.GB22645@slackbox.xs4all.nl> References: <4b3f43fb.122.331b.1018148892@edpnet.org> <201001021616.46506.beni@brinckman.info> <20100102155659.GB22645@slackbox.xs4all.nl>
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Op zaterdag 2 januari 2010 16:56:59 schreef Roland Smith:
> On Sat, Jan 02, 2010 at 04:16:46PM +0100, beni wrote:
> > I am running 7.2-stable :
> > [beni@bsdaddict /usr/home/beni]$ uname -v
> > FreeBSD 7.2-STABLE #3: Mon Oct 5 10:30:23 EDT 2009
> > kris@pcbsd:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/PCBSD.i386
> > [beni@bsdaddict /usr/home/beni]$
>
> I'm not sure if this is recent enough. During the 7-STABLE cycle there was
> a merge of updated DRM code, but I don't recall when it was...
>
> > But still nothing with the xserver... I changed the driver in xorg.conf
> > Device Section to radeon and radeonhd, but all i get is :
> > [beni@bsdaddict /usr/home/beni]$ tail /var/log/messages
> > Jan 2 16:00:23 bsdaddict kdm-bin[6995]: X server for display :0 cannot
> > be started, session disabled
> > Jan 2 16:00:25 bsdaddict kdm-bin[7015]: X server died during startup
> > Jan 2 16:00:25 bsdaddict kdm-bin[7015]: X server for display :0 cannot
> > be started, session disabled
> > Jan 2 16:00:27 bsdaddict kdm-bin[7035]: X server died during startup
> > Jan 2 16:00:27 bsdaddict kdm-bin[7035]: X server for display :0 cannot
> > be started, session disabled
> > Jan 2 16:00:27 bsdaddict init: getty repeating too quickly on port
> > /dev/ttyv8, sleeping 30 secs
>
> Unfortunately this does not give any relevant information. What does the
> logfile /var/log/Xorg.0.log say about the cause of the failure?
>
> (When trying stuff it is better to use startx (or startkde or whatever it's
> instead of gdm, IMHO.)
>
> > But you use the xf86-video-ati driver and not the xf86-video-radeonhd
> > driver ?
>
> Yes. I've had trouble with OpenGL apps freezing the server with radeonhd.
>
> Roland
These are the last lines of Xorg.0.log :
(II) RADEONHD: version 1.2.5, built from dist of git branch master, commit
cb54f48b
(II) Primary Device is: PCI 01@00:00:0
(EE) No devices detected.
Fatal server error:
no screens found
Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
at http://wiki.x.org
for help.
Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional
information.
[beni@bsdaddict /var/log]$
It makes no difference if i use the ati, radeon or radeonhd driver in
xorg.conf...
--
Beni.
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