[gentoo-user] libXfont 1.4.0 fails to emerge
I need libXfont-1.4.0 because xf86-video-intel-2.7.99.902-r1 depends on xorg-server-1.6.3 which depends on libXfont-1.4.0. But libXfont fails to emerge. Here is the end of the libXfont build.log: libtool: link: i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc -shared .libs/dummy.o -Wl,--whole-archive fontfile/.libs/libfontfile.a FreeType/.libs/libft.a bitmap/.libs/libbitmap.a builtins/.libs/libbuiltins.a fc/.libs/libfc.a util/.libs/libutil.a stubs/.libs/libstubs.a -Wl,--no-whole-archive /usr/lib/libfreetype.so -lbz2 -lm /usr/lib/libfontenc.so -lz -march=i686 -Wl,-O1 -Wl,-soname -Wl,libXfont.so.1 -o .libs/libXfont.so.1.4.1 bitmap/.libs/libbitmap.a: member bitmap/.libs/libbitmap.a(bitscale.o) in archive is not an object collect2: ld returned 1 exit status make[3]: *** [libXfont.la] Error 1 make[3]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/portage/x11-libs/libXfont-1.4.0/work/libXfont-1.4.0/src' make[2]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1 make[2]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/portage/x11-libs/libXfont-1.4.0/work/libXfont-1.4.0/src' make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1 make[1]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/portage/x11-libs/libXfont-1.4.0/work/libXfont-1.4.0' make: *** [all] Error 2 [31;01m*[0m [31;01m*[0m ERROR: x11-libs/libXfont-1.4.0 failed. [31;01m*[0m Call stack: [31;01m*[0m ebuild.sh, line 49: Called src_compile [31;01m*[0m environment, line 3109: Called x-modular_src_compile [31;01m*[0m environment, line 3894: Called x-modular_src_make [31;01m*[0m environment, line 3934: Called die [31;01m*[0m The specific snippet of code: [31;01m*[0m emake || die emake failed [31;01m*[0m The die message: [31;01m*[0m emake failed [31;01m*[0m [31;01m*[0m If you need support, post the topmost build error, and the call stack if relevant. [31;01m*[0m A complete build log is located at '/var/tmp/portage/x11-libs/libXfont-1.4.0/temp/build.log'. [31;01m*[0m The ebuild environment file is located at '/var/tmp/portage/x11-libs/libXfont-1.4.0/temp/environment'. [31;01m*[0m
[gentoo-user] Intel dilemma
I posted this on the forums but I want some more information. I have a bit of a dilemma. With these settings, xf86-video-intel: 2.6.3-r1 xorg-server: 1.6.2-r1 and 1.6.3 kernel module: i830 kernel: gentoo 2.6.29-r5 and 2.6.30-r4 sometimes when stopping or starting X my computer would freeze and there would be no video output. However, other than that, inside Gnome Firefox ran pretty smoothly, not incredibly fast, but not sluggishly at all. With these settings, xf86-video-intel: 2.8.0 xorg-server: 1.6.3 kernel module: i915 kernel: vanilla 2.6.31_rc7 X starts and stops very smoothly without ever freezing, I think because of the KMS. But Firefox runs sluggishly and my whole machine freezes in Firefox frequently. According to this, http://www.x.org/wiki/IntelGraphicsDriver, the 2.8.0 driver drops support for XAA and EXA, but has no UXA support for my graphics card (865G), so I think I'm getting no 2D acceleration. Could that be the reason Firefox is so slow? As for the freezes, I think that's just because the newer driver is unstable. What are the optimum driver and kernel versions for my graphics card, the 865G? Also, the reason I'm using the 2.6.31 kernel is because that X.Org wiki page says it works best with the 2.8.0 intel driver. Oh, and what exactly is the kernel module for and what are the differences between the i830 and i915? Pappy told me I should use kernel .27, and that KMS support right now for my card is very unstable. Anyway, I just want to know the best options right now for my card which is the 865G.
Re: [gentoo-user] Intel dilemma
On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 03:48:59PM -0500, Andr??s Becerra Sandoval wrote: Hello, I have a 865G too, the only combination that works for me with the i915 intel driver is: kernel: gentoo-sources-2.6.28 driver: xf86-video-intel: 2.7.1 Anything above that (=gentoo-sources-2.6.29, =xf86-video-intel: 2.7.1) fails for my setup with freezes like the ones you describe. As my box is ~x86, I have installed many versions of xorg-server without varying the kernel and driver, and they worked all right. I am thinking in giving up to using the intel driver in order to user the latest kernel, with an /etc/X11/xorg.conf using a VESA card configuration and I have not tested the i830 option. Hope this helps. -- Andr??s Thank you very much! That is very helpful to know and I will get back to you on how it works for me. Also, let me know how the VESA card configuration works. What does that mean exactly, it's just a generic solution?
Re: [gentoo-user] Intel dilemma
On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 03:40:14PM -0700, Keith Dart wrote: Works for me, YMMV. -- Keith Dart And you don't get freezes or anything?
Re: [gentoo-user] Intel dilemma
Hey, nevermind about my USB wireless-LAN card not working, it just requires a different firmware for that kernel, I looked it up (although the problems with it hanging still remain). By the way, I know I should be replying to the messages I already sent right? But those messages don't appear in my inbox, with mutt using GMail and IMAP, any suggestions?
Re: [gentoo-user] Intel dilemma
Well I tried the .28 kernel with the package versions you suggested, and when the X server starts, it's just a black screen BUT the machine doesn't freeze and there is video output, it is just black. These lines seem relevant in the Xorg log: (II) GLX: Initialized DRI GL provider for screen 0 (II) intel(0): Setting screen physical size to 304 x 228 [config/dbus] couldn't take over org.x.config: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.AccessDenied (Connection :1.3 is not allowed to own the service org.x.config.display0 due to security policies in the configuration file) (II) config/hal: Adding input device ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse One other problem I have with that kernel is that my USB wireless LAN card isn't seen, even though I have the correct prism54 module set in the kernel, like in my new kernels where it works fine. By the way, if you choose prism54 built-in, for some reason the kernel stops early in the boot process for several minutes before continuing. Should I file a bug? Do you have an xorg.conf? I've been doing this without one, which works with the other kernels.
Re: [gentoo-user] Intel dilemma
And I just sent the last two messages in the wrong order because I forgot I still only had a draft of my first message, I never actually sent it until I realized that.
Re: [gentoo-user] Intel dilemma
On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 04:44:31PM -0700, Keith Dart wrote: === On Sat, 08/29, Simon Hunt wrote: === And you don't get freezes or anything? === No, everything seems to be working fine now. -- Keith Dart Okay, I did everything you said and THANK YOU! I don't get freezes anymore BUT I don't have direct rendering, which means everything is very slow because my CPU is doing all the work (I think that's what it means...). Anyway, here is the Xorg log: This is a pre-release version of the X server from The X.Org Foundation. It is not supported in any way. Bugs may be filed in the bugzilla at http://bugs.freedesktop.org/. Select the xorg product for bugs you find in this release. Before reporting bugs in pre-release versions please check the latest version in the X.Org Foundation git repository. See http://wiki.x.org/wiki/GitPage for git access instructions. X.Org X Server 1.6.3.901 (1.6.4 RC 1) Release Date: 2009-8-25 X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0 Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.31-rc7 i686 Current Operating System: Linux gentoo-desktop 2.6.30-gentoo-r4 #11 Sat Aug 29 19:10:41 EDT 2009 i686 Build Date: 29 August 2009 07:22:41PM Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org to make sure that you have the latest version. Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting, (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational, (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown. (==) Log file: /var/log/Xorg.0.log, Time: Sat Aug 29 19:45:53 2009 (II) Loader magic: 0x1da0 (II) Module ABI versions: X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4 X.Org Video Driver: 5.0 X.Org XInput driver : 4.0 X.Org Server Extension : 2.0 (II) Loader running on linux (++) using VT number 8 (--) PCI:*(0:0:2:0) 8086:2572:1028:019d Intel Corporation 82865G Integrated Graphics Controller rev 2, Mem @ 0xe800/134217728, 0xfeb8/524288, I/O @ 0xefa8/8 (==) Using default built-in configuration (39 lines) (==) --- Start of built-in configuration --- Section Device Identifier Builtin Default intel Device 0 Driver intel EndSection Section Screen Identifier Builtin Default intel Screen 0 Device Builtin Default intel Device 0 EndSection Section Device Identifier Builtin Default i810 Device 0 Driver i810 EndSection Section Screen Identifier Builtin Default i810 Screen 0 Device Builtin Default i810 Device 0 EndSection Section Device Identifier Builtin Default vesa Device 0 Driver vesa EndSection Section Screen Identifier Builtin Default vesa Screen 0 Device Builtin Default vesa Device 0 EndSection Section Device Identifier Builtin Default fbdev Device 0 Driver fbdev EndSection Section Screen Identifier Builtin Default fbdev Screen 0 Device Builtin Default fbdev Device 0 EndSection Section ServerLayout Identifier Builtin Default Layout Screen Builtin Default intel Screen 0 Screen Builtin Default i810 Screen 0 Screen Builtin Default vesa Screen 0 Screen Builtin Default fbdev Screen 0 EndSection (==) --- End of built-in configuration --- (==) ServerLayout Builtin Default Layout (**) |--Screen Builtin Default intel Screen 0 (0) (**) | |--Monitor default monitor (**) | |--Device Builtin Default intel Device 0 (==) No monitor specified for screen Builtin Default intel Screen 0. Using a default monitor configuration. (**) |--Screen Builtin Default i810 Screen 0 (1) (**) | |--Monitor default monitor (**) | |--Device Builtin Default i810 Device 0 (==) No monitor specified for screen Builtin Default i810 Screen 0. Using a default monitor configuration. (**) |--Screen Builtin Default vesa Screen 0 (2) (**) | |--Monitor default monitor (**) | |--Device Builtin Default vesa Device 0 (==) No monitor specified for screen Builtin Default vesa Screen 0. Using a default monitor configuration. (**) |--Screen Builtin Default fbdev Screen 0 (3) (**) | |--Monitor default monitor (**) | |--Device Builtin Default fbdev Device 0 (==) No monitor specified for screen Builtin Default fbdev Screen 0. Using a default monitor configuration. (==) Automatically adding devices (==) Automatically enabling devices (WW) The directory /usr/share/fonts/TTF/ does not exist. Entry deleted from font path. (WW) The directory /usr/share/fonts/OTF does not exist. Entry deleted from font path. (WW) The directory /usr/share/fonts/Type1/ does not exist. Entry deleted from font
Re: [gentoo-user] Intel dilemma
On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 07:55:16PM -0400, Simon Hunt wrote: On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 04:44:31PM -0700, Keith Dart wrote: === On Sat, 08/29, Simon Hunt wrote: === And you don't get freezes or anything? === No, everything seems to be working fine now. -- Keith Dart Okay, I did everything you said and THANK YOU! I don't get freezes anymore BUT I don't have direct rendering, which means everything is very slow because my CPU is doing all the work (I think that's what it means...). Anyway, here is the Xorg log: ... Okay I got direct rendering to work, I think by removing the intel framebuffer from my kernel modules. Now my graphics are definitely faster, but not as fast as they once were before I upgraded to the 2.8 intel driver series. For instance, Facebook.com on Firefox is much slower and laggy. And I've noticed it even in apps like mutt and less in gnome-terminal. I haven't experienced any freezes though, and the way it was before, it *definitely* would have frozen by now. So any thoughts on why it is slower? Do you think it will be faster in subsequent releases? I thought uxa was supposed to be better than whatever I had before.
Re: [gentoo-user] Intel dilemma
Yes, it's me again. I think upgrading to the newest unstable vanilla-source (31-rc8) makes it definitely go faster, but Firefox is still a little laggy. Although Epiphany really isn't, so I think it's just Firefox's fault. Anyway, my computer actually did freeze once. Just wanting to provide an update I guess.
Re: [gentoo-user] Intel dilemma
On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 07:06:35PM -0400, Simon Hunt wrote: Well I tried the .28 kernel with the package versions you suggested, and when the X server starts, it's just a black screen BUT the machine doesn't freeze and there is video output, it is just black. These lines seem relevant in the Xorg log: (II) GLX: Initialized DRI GL provider for screen 0 (II) intel(0): Setting screen physical size to 304 x 228 [config/dbus] couldn't take over org.x.config: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.AccessDenied (Connection :1.3 is not allowed to own the service org.x.config.display0 due to security policies in the configuration file) (II) config/hal: Adding input device ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse This is probably because I was accidentally using an xorg.conf. I'll get back to you on this later.
[gentoo-user] Re: Intel dilemma
On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 02:00:35PM -0400, Simon Hunt wrote: I posted this on the forums but I want some more information. I have a bit of a dilemma. With these settings, xf86-video-intel: 2.6.3-r1 xorg-server: 1.6.2-r1 and 1.6.3 kernel module: i830 kernel: gentoo 2.6.29-r5 and 2.6.30-r4 sometimes when stopping or starting X my computer would freeze and there would be no video output. However, other than that, inside Gnome Firefox ran pretty smoothly, not incredibly fast, but not sluggishly at all. With these settings, xf86-video-intel: 2.8.0 xorg-server: 1.6.3 kernel module: i915 kernel: vanilla 2.6.31_rc7 X starts and stops very smoothly without ever freezing, I think because of the KMS. But Firefox runs sluggishly and my whole machine freezes in Firefox frequently. According to this, http://www.x.org/wiki/IntelGraphicsDriver, the 2.8.0 driver drops support for XAA and EXA, but has no UXA support for my graphics card (865G), so I think I'm getting no 2D acceleration. Could that be the reason Firefox is so slow? As for the freezes, I think that's just because the newer driver is unstable. What are the optimum driver and kernel versions for my graphics card, the 865G? Also, the reason I'm using the 2.6.31 kernel is because that X.Org wiki page says it works best with the 2.8.0 intel driver. Oh, and what exactly is the kernel module for and what are the differences between the i830 and i915? Pappy told me I should use kernel .27, and that KMS support right now for my card is very unstable. Anyway, I just want to know the best options right now for my card which is the 865G. Okay, my current setup is xf86-video-intel: 2.7.1 xorg-server: 1.6.3.901 kernel: 2.6.30-r4 with i915 and it never freezes while starting or stopping, and it never lags in Firefox. The only way this differs from my old setup is the xorg-server, so I think they may have fixed the freezing issue in the version. I tried both suggestions, and I don't know why but they just didn't work for me. Thanks for all the help though! Oh by the way, the only reason I even tried this was because I had to use a different kernel to get into X and it just happened to work perfectly!
[gentoo-user] Re: Intel dilemma
On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 10:30:02PM -0400, Simon Hunt wrote: On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 02:00:35PM -0400, Simon Hunt wrote: I posted this on the forums but I want some more information. I have a bit of a dilemma. With these settings, xf86-video-intel: 2.6.3-r1 xorg-server: 1.6.2-r1 and 1.6.3 kernel module: i830 kernel: gentoo 2.6.29-r5 and 2.6.30-r4 sometimes when stopping or starting X my computer would freeze and there would be no video output. However, other than that, inside Gnome Firefox ran pretty smoothly, not incredibly fast, but not sluggishly at all. With these settings, xf86-video-intel: 2.8.0 xorg-server: 1.6.3 kernel module: i915 kernel: vanilla 2.6.31_rc7 X starts and stops very smoothly without ever freezing, I think because of the KMS. But Firefox runs sluggishly and my whole machine freezes in Firefox frequently. According to this, http://www.x.org/wiki/IntelGraphicsDriver, the 2.8.0 driver drops support for XAA and EXA, but has no UXA support for my graphics card (865G), so I think I'm getting no 2D acceleration. Could that be the reason Firefox is so slow? As for the freezes, I think that's just because the newer driver is unstable. What are the optimum driver and kernel versions for my graphics card, the 865G? Also, the reason I'm using the 2.6.31 kernel is because that X.Org wiki page says it works best with the 2.8.0 intel driver. Oh, and what exactly is the kernel module for and what are the differences between the i830 and i915? Pappy told me I should use kernel .27, and that KMS support right now for my card is very unstable. Anyway, I just want to know the best options right now for my card which is the 865G. Okay, my current setup is xf86-video-intel: 2.7.1 xorg-server: 1.6.3.901 kernel: 2.6.30-r4 with i915 and it never freezes while starting or stopping, and it never lags in Firefox. The only way this differs from my old setup is the xorg-server, so I think they may have fixed the freezing issue in the version. I tried both suggestions, and I don't know why but they just didn't work for me. Thanks for all the help though! Oh by the way, the only reason I even tried this was because I had to use a different kernel to get into X and it just happened to work perfectly! No, I was wrong. I also changed my xf86-video-intel, and THAT is what fixed the freezing problem, but now I have another freezing problem which I think is cause by the new intel driver because it happened in several versions of xorg-server.
Re: [gentoo-user] Blank screen when starting or stopping X server
Well I think I fixed the problem by upgrading the kernel to vanilla-sources-2.6.31-rc7 and xf86-video-intel-2.8.0 (and recompiling against the new kernel), and switching to the i915 module in the kernel. I did this because of the suggestions at http://www.x.org/wiki/IntelGraphicsDriver (I already had xorg-server 1.6.3). However, now firefox is significantly slower and I'm wondering if that is a problem with the newer driver or the framebuffer or something. Is that possible? Or should I rebuild firefox? Another thing is that in menuconfig, there was no longer an option for the framebuffer driver for my chipset, but after openrc starts the boot process, the frame is suddenly buffered. How does that happen?
Re: [gentoo-user] Blank screen when starting or stopping X server
On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 01:03:21PM -0400, Willie Wong wrote: On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 09:28:50PM -0400, Penguin Lover Simon Hunt squawked: Sometimes when I start or stop the X server, for instance at boot when GDM loads, or when I logout of Gnome and GDM is restarted, the screen goes blank, and the monitor shows an orange light as if it were disconnected from the computer. The computer is still on, but I think it is frozen, because I can't use ssh to access it. I've diffed the Xorg logs from a normal server and a frozen server and they are the same besides dates and other trivial lines, unless perhaps the frozen server doesn't even write to a log. If you think I should try that again, tell me. I could have done something wrong. How about the system/kernel logs? Have you built a video driver against a wrong kernel? Here are the relevant lines from /var/log/messages: Aug 25 23:38:04 gentoo-desktop sudo: skrapasor : TTY=pts/0 ; PWD=/home/skrapasor ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/sbin/reboot Aug 25 23:38:04 gentoo-desktop sudo: pam_unix(sudo:session): session opened for user root by skrapasor(uid=0) Aug 25 23:38:04 gentoo-desktop sudo: pam_unix(sudo:session): session closed for user root Aug 25 23:38:04 gentoo-desktop shutdown[25368]: shutting down for system reboot Aug 25 23:38:04 gentoo-desktop init: Switching to runlevel: 6 Aug 25 23:38:09 gentoo-desktop gdm[2404]: pam_unix(gdm:session): session closed for user skrapasor Aug 25 23:40:11 gentoo-desktop syslog-ng[3058]: syslog-ng starting up; version='2.1.4' Aug 25 23:40:11 gentoo-desktop Linux version 2.6.30-gentoo-r4 (r...@gentoo-desktop) (gcc version 4.3.2 (Gentoo 4.3.2-r3 p1.6, pie-10.1.5) ) #8 Wed Aug 19 23:09:14 EDT 2009 Init switches to runlevel 6, then GDM closes the session for skrapasor, and then nothing else is written until I manually reboot by holding the power button. I also attached the Xorg.0.log.old log, which looks to be written to at around the same time the machine froze. Any other logs I should check? And what kernel should I build my driver against? Actually, I doubt that's the problem because it's done this with every kernel I've had. My video card is in the Xorg log. I'm new to mailing lists so please tell me if I am doing something wrong. I wasn't sure how to post the messages log because screen, or more likely vim, was automatically adding newlines where I didn't want them, so sorry if it's too wide. I love this line by the way: On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 09:28:50PM -0400, Penguin Lover Simon Hunt squawked: Xorg.0.log.old Description: application/trash
[gentoo-user] Blank screen when starting or stopping X server
Sometimes when I start or stop the X server, for instance at boot when GDM loads, or when I logout of Gnome and GDM is restarted, the screen goes blank, and the monitor shows an orange light as if it were disconnected from the computer. The computer is still on, but I think it is frozen, because I can't use ssh to access it. I've diffed the Xorg logs from a normal server and a frozen server and they are the same besides dates and other trivial lines, unless perhaps the frozen server doesn't even write to a log. If you think I should try that again, tell me. I could have done something wrong.
[gentoo-user] Aluminum iMac framebuffer?
I can't get a 1680x1050 framebuffer (my native resolution) or any widescreen framebuffer on this intel iMac and the console looks pretty bad because of it. The best I can use is 1024x768. I have a Radeon HD 2400 XT video card. The Radeon framebuffer radeonfb in the kernel doesn't support this card. What can I do?
