Disabling EXA
Hi, how can I disable EXA and use XAA? I am on opensuse and added the following section to /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-device.conf: Section Device Option AccelMethod xaa Identifier Default Device EndSection Xorg reads the file because it says in its logfile: [21.481] (==) RADEON(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32 [21.481] (II) RADEON(0): Pixel depth = 24 bits stored in 4 bytes (32 bpp pixmaps) [21.481] (==) RADEON(0): Default visual is TrueColor [21.481] (**) RADEON(0): Option AccelMethod xaa [21.481] (==) RADEON(0): RGB weight 888 [21.481] (II) RADEON(0): Using 8 bits per RGB (8 bit DAC) [21.481] (--) RADEON(0): Chipset: ATI Radeon Mobility X300 (M22) 5460 (PCIE) (ChipID = 0x5460) [21.481] (II) RADEON(0): PCIE card detected But EXA is still used: [21.481] (II) Loading sub module exa [21.481] (II) LoadModule: exa [21.482] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libexa.so [21.488] (II) Module exa: vendor=X.Org Foundation [21.488]compiled for 1.10.4, module version = 2.5.0 ... [21.575] (II) RADEON(0): EXA: Driver will allow EXA pixmaps in VRAM ... [21.635] (II) RADEON(0): Setting EXA maxPitchBytes [21.635] (II) EXA(0): Driver allocated offscreen pixmaps [21.635] (II) EXA(0): Driver registered support for the following operations: [21.635] (II) Solid [21.635] (II) Copy [21.635] (II) Composite (RENDER acceleration) [21.635] (II) UploadToScreen [21.635] (II) DownloadFromScreen How can I disable EXA and use XAA?. I suspect EXA to be responsible for a huge performance regression. Thanks Christoph ___ xorg@lists.freedesktop.org: X.Org support Archives: http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg Info: http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg Your subscription address: arch...@mail-archive.com
hdmi output not detected by xrandr
Hi I'm trying to figure out why the external hdmi output on my laptop doesn't work but am not sure where the problem is or if this is the right mailing list. I've posted on distribution specific forums asking the same question but there hasn't been any response that leads to a fix. As far as understand xrandr should be able to detect an external monitor irrespective of what is in the xorg.conf file. This is the output from xrandr when the monitor is connected to the laptop over the hdmi cable: Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1920 x 1080, maximum 8192 x 8192 LVDS1 connected 1920x1080+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 344mm x 193mm 1920x1080 60.0*+ 40.0 1400x1050 60.0 1280x1024 60.0 1280x960 60.0 1024x768 60.0 800x60060.3 56.2 640x48059.9 VGA1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) HDMI2 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) DP1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) Only the laptop's display is detected. The vga controllers on the laptop are: 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation Device 0df5 (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Dell Device 0446 Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16 Memory at f000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M] Memory at c000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M] Memory at d000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=32M] I/O ports at 3000 [size=128] Expansion ROM at f100 [disabled] [size=512K] Capabilities: access denied Kernel driver in use: nouveau Kernel modules: nvidiafb, nouveau00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Dell Device 0446 Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 49 Memory at f140 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4M] Memory at e000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M] I/O ports at 4000 [size=64] Expansion ROM at unassigned [disabled] Capabilities: access denied Kernel driver in use: i915 Kernel modules: i915 Any pointers about the correct diagnoistic path to take would be great. Thanks ___ xorg@lists.freedesktop.org: X.Org support Archives: http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg Info: http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg Your subscription address: arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: hdmi output not detected by xrandr
On Sun, 27 Nov 2011 16:01:52 +1100, sashan sas...@zenskg.net wrote: Hi I'm trying to figure out why the external hdmi output on my laptop doesn't work but am not sure where the problem is or if this is the right mailing list. I'd bet money that the hdmi connector is only hooked up to the nVidia device, which means you'd have to use that one to display anything over that connector. -- keith.pack...@intel.com pgpO0ePXw16ja.pgp Description: PGP signature ___ xorg@lists.freedesktop.org: X.Org support Archives: http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg Info: http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg Your subscription address: arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: hdmi output not detected by xrandr
On Sat Nov 26 22:13:49 2011, Keith Packard wrote: On Sun, 27 Nov 2011 16:01:52 +1100, sashan sas...@zenskg.net wrote: Hi I'm trying to figure out why the external hdmi output on my laptop doesn't work but am not sure where the problem is or if this is the right mailing list. I'd bet money that the hdmi connector is only hooked up to the nVidia device, which means you'd have to use that one to display anything over that connector. Yeah that might be the case but the document http://www.nvidia.com/object/LO_optimus_whitepapers.html about nvidia optimus basically says that the datapath to the physical monitor is always through the Intel IGP and then the IGP is responsible for writing to the display. The nVidia chip is between the application and the IGP, therefore I expected that the IGP would be connected to the HDMI port. However I'm probably wrong and would appreciate if you or someone could clarify my understanding about how this is meant to work. The laptop is a Dell XPS 15z (http://reviews.cnet.com/laptops/dell-xps-15z/4507-3121_7-34714594.html) ___ xorg@lists.freedesktop.org: X.Org support Archives: http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg Info: http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg Your subscription address: arch...@mail-archive.com
