Try again with openchrome_add_debug_checkpoints.patch, external monitor
connected, but set ActiveDevice to LCD:
Section Device
Identifier Configured Video Device
Option ActiveDevice LCD
EndSection
The result is system freeze.
** Attachment added:
I tried to unload the via and drm kernel modules and renamed them in
order they cannot be loaded again:
# /etc/init.d/gdm stop
# rmmod via
# rmmod drm
# mv /lib/modules/2.6.28-11-generic/kernel/drivers/gpu/drm/via/via.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.28-11-generic/kernel/drivers/gpu/drm/via/via.ko.orig
External monitor connected, patch applied, acceleration disabled:
Section Device
Identifier Configured Video Device
Option NoAccel
EndSection
Result: system freeze.
** Attachment added: Xorg.0.log-patched-NoAccel-externalConnected
I tried to disable DMA this time (patch applied, external monitor
disconnected):
Section Device
Identifier Configured Video Device
Option EnableAGPDMA false
Option NoAGPFor2D
Option NoXVDMA
EndSection
The result is system freeze.
** Attachment added:
Try to disable DMA, HWCursor, ShadowFB (patch applied, external monitor
disconnected):
Section Device
Identifier Configured Video Device
Option EnableAGPDMA false
Option NoAGPFor2D
Option NoXVDMA
Option SWCursor true
Option ShadowFB false
EndSection
Add some more checkpoints and debug messages.
** Attachment added: openchrome_add_debug_checkpoints2.patch
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/28456299/openchrome_add_debug_checkpoints2.patch
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Execute the last case with the more verbose debug messages
Section Device
Identifier Configured Video Device
Option EnableAGPDMA false
Option NoAGPFor2D
Option NoXVDMA
Option SWCursor true
Option ShadowFB false
EndSection
Result: system freeze. The
The previous test again, except I connected the external monitor. The
system runs normally.
(II) CHROME(0): VIALoadPalette
(II) CHROME(0): via_driver.c:2575: checkpoint
(II) CHROME(0): via_driver.c:2578: checkpoint
(II) CHROME(0): via_driver.c:2587: checkpoint
(II) CHROME(0): via_vgahw.c:108:
Thanks for your detailed investigation.
I think the main problem is incorrect virtual size with panel.
When the second monitor is connected, then virtual size is taken from external
monitor and X runs perfectly.
You said that after add checkpoints, the X have started correctly (some timing
I logged in to Clevo D410J with ssh via network and I could capture the
stdout and stderr when I started the command X -verbose 10. This time
the external monitor was not connected and the system freezes.
** Attachment added: log-freeze.txt
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/28405479/log-freeze.txt
I set up netconsole for Clevo D410J.
Clevo D410J, running Ubuntu is at IP address 192.168.1.68.
The logger is at IP address 192.168.1.67.
On Clevo D410J I loaded the netconsole module:
$ sudo modprobe netconsole netconsole=@/,192.168.1.67/
On the logger I started netcat:
$ netcat -l -u
I applied the patch openchrome_add_debug_checkpoints.patch which also
includes the patch at
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/27411446/panel_pm800_new2.patch .
I connected the external monitor and set the ActiveDevice to CRT:
Section Device
Identifier Configured Video Device
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Status: New = Confirmed
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(II) CHROME(0): via_driver.c:1659: checkpoint
(II) CHROME(0): via_driver.c:1661: checkpoint
(II) CHROME(0): ViaPanelPreInit
(II) CHROME(0): via_panel.c:289: checkpoint
(II) CHROME(0): VIAGetPanelSizeFromDDCv1
(II) CHROME(0): via_panel.c:291: checkpoint
(II) CHROME(0): via_panel.c:309: checkpoint
I could start the X server without freeze when the patch
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/27411446/panel_pm800_new2.patch was also
applied. I added some checkpoint debug messages so my native 1024x768
panel size is recognised.
Maybe this is a timing issue and the checkpoint printouts slow down the
I repeated the X server start, now I get system freeze.
When there was no freeze the external monitor was connected (plugged
into the power supply but in switched off state).
This second time when the system freezes I unplugged the external
monitor and restarted X with /etc/init.d/gdm restart.
I have some trouble getting the Xorg.0.log when the system freezes. What
I did was:
1. Boot the live CD
2. Compile the patched openchrome driver and install it
3. Switch to the console
4. /etc/init.d/gdm stop
5. mount /dev/sda1 /var/log
6. /etc/init.d/gdm start
Now the system freezes. After
Do you mean:
pScrn-currentMode-HDisplay
pScrn-currentMode-VDisplay
pScrn-virtualX
pScrn-virtualY
?
I created a debug patch (attached) to print out these variables. When I
use the original xorg.conf file the variables show a resolution of
1600x1200.
(II) CHROME(0): via_cursor.c:330:
Attach Xorg.log file, after applying the patch
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/27411446/panel_pm800_new2.patch.
After freeze, restart system, run it save mode, run console and copy
Xorg.log file,
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I corrected the debug patch to handle values bigger than 0x7FFF
correctly.
I did some investigation with different pos and offset settings. I could
find out that:
when writing to the pos and the offset registers there are the following fields:
- the vertical position (y) is a 11bit wide
Please check the value of variables:
pVia-pBIOSInfo-HDisplay
pVia-pBIOSInfo-VDisplay
pVia-pBIOSInfo-VirtualX
pVia-pBIOSInfo-VirtualY
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What is your native panel resolution?
Try set the VIRTUAL size, for example:
SubSection Display
Modes 1024x768
Virtual 1024 768
EndSubSection
Try to apply patch from bug :
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-openchrome/+bug/186103
Here you have a link to patch:
I created a test script which automatically moves the cursor using the
xte program vertically. With this it is possible to to scan the
values of the hardware register and check on the screen what happens.
Need to install xautomation package before:
$ sudo apt-get install xautomation
**
A debug patch to set the cursor position registers specified in the file
/home/ubuntu/pos.txt.
** Attachment added: openchrome-debug-cursor-position.patch
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/28121635/openchrome-debug-cursor-position.patch
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I followed the instructions at
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/OpenChrome#Manual%20Installation and
successfully updated to openchrome driver SVN revision 751. The problem,
however, remains.
** Attachment added: Xorg.0.log with openchrome from SVN 751
WORKAROUND: I enabled SWCursor at /etc/X11/xorg.conf as described at:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/OpenChrome#Problems%20and%20solutions :
Section Device
Identifier Configured Video Device
Driveropenchrome
OptionSWCursortrue
EndSection
Now the
I created a debug patch and tried to find out the problem areas. I was
looking at the following debug lines:
(II) CHROME(0): via_cursor.c:345: viaSetCursorPosition(..., x=-6, y=-4)
(II) CHROME(0): via_cursor.c:360: viaSetCursorPosition(): x=0, y=0, xoff=6,
yoff=4
Taking the via_cursor.c:360
The asciiart figure was corrupted in comment #6, see the attached file
instead.
** Attachment added: figure.txt
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/27888764/figure.txt
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Do you use Panel or CRT monitor?
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I use the built-in LCD panel of the Clevo D410J laptop. (I have the
possibility to connect an external LCD monitor if it make sense to
check.)
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I doublechecked my setup: in the previous cases I used the built-in LCD
panel and an external LCD monitor was connected. This external monitor
was switched off. In the logfile, however, information about this
external monitor is shown.
I attach a new Xorg.0.log where I disconnected the external
WORKAROUND:
I found a workaround based on the hints at
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/OpenChrome#Problems%20and%20solutions . When
I set the virtual size of the display to 1024x768 then the screen is displayed
correctly and the mouse cannot leave the visible area so there is no corrupted
I attach the output of dmidecode. It might be used to recognise this
kind of laptop automatically and set the workaround if necessary.
** Attachment added: Output of dmidecode
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/27911980/dmidecode.txt
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When I connect the external monitor and explicitly specify the
ActiveDevice as CRT then I get the resolution of 1280x1024. The mouse
pointer in this case is not visible at all.
Section Device
Identifier Configured Video Device
Option ActiveDevice CRT
EndSection
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