Julien Lepiller <jul...@lepiller.eu> skribis: > On Sun, 16 Oct 2016 21:32:21 +0200 > l...@gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès) wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> Julien Lepiller <jul...@lepiller.eu> skribis: >> >> > [ 27.673] (II) LoadModule: "ati" >> > [ 27.674] (II) >> > Loading >> > /gnu/store/r9l8k52a9alvycl7qd4sm3kxp5d682g5-xf86-video-ati-7.7.0/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/ati_drv.so >> > [ 27.737] (II) Module ati: vendor="X.Org >> > Foundation" [ 27.737] compiled for 1.18.1, module >> > version = 7.7.0 [ 27.738] Module class: X.Org Video >> > Driver [ 27.738] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version >> > 20.0 [ 27.738] (II) LoadModule: "radeon" [ 27.739] (II) >> > Loading >> > /gnu/store/r9l8k52a9alvycl7qd4sm3kxp5d682g5-xf86-video-ati-7.7.0/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/radeon_drv.so >> > [ 27.929] (II) Module radeon: vendor="X.Org Foundation" >> >> [...] >> >> > [ 28.167] (II) RADEON: Driver for ATI Radeon chipsets: >> >> [...] >> >> > [ 28.615] (II) FBDEV(0): hardware: ATI Radeon 5b63 (video >> > memory: 262144kB) >> >> Xorg seems to be using the ATI driver, which was just recently added >> to the default set of Xorg drivers (commit >> 3126fd8820e8c30e27ef978d66dced8763d04905). >> >> Could you try reverting that commit and see if it gives you a working >> Xorg over VESA/FB or something? > > Unfortunately, Xorg doesn't start either. I attached the new Xorg log.
OK so the problem may be unrelated. Did you have success with previous versions of xorg-server or the drivers? (FWIW I use 1.18.1 successfully with xf86-video-intel.) >> Is xf86-video-ati known to be unstable? > > I don't think so, but it cannot work with my graphics card without a > binary blob. So what do you use on other free distros? VESA? Anything special is needed in xorg.conf? Thanks, Ludo’.