On 14/06/01 12:13, "Michel D�nzer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > [ trimmed Branden and [email protected], this is none of their business. ] > > Lars Brinkhoff wrote: > >> After upgrading to XFree86 4.1.0-0pre1v1.1 on my PowerMac G4 running >> Debian GNU/Linux, X doesn't work any more. >> >> Seemingly relevant lines from /var/log/XFree86.0.log: (full output below) >> >> XFree86 Version 4.1.0 / X Window System >> (--) PCI: (1.21.0) ATI Rage 128 RE rev 0, Mem @ 0x84000000/26, 0x80088000/14, >> I/O @ 0x1000/8, BIOS @ 0x800a0000/17 >> (II) Module r128: vendor="The XFree86 Project" >> compiled for 4.1.0, module version = 4.0.1 >> (II) R128: Driver for ATI Rage 128 chipsets: ATI Rage 128 RE (PCI), >> (--) Chipset ATI Rage 128 RE (PCI) found >> (II) R128(0): PCI bus 1 card 21 func 0 >> (II) R128(0): initializing int10 >> (EE) R128(0): Cannot read V_BIOS (5) > > This error has never been fatal. If it were, the server would exit without > crashing. > >> (--) Chipset: "ATI Rage 128 RE (PCI)" (ChipID = 0x5245) >> Fatal server error: >> Caught signal 11. Server aborting > > The problem is that the vgaHW layer now tries to do ISA I/O using a new > syscall to get the iobase. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to work on UniNorth > machines. For now you'll have to either use Option "UseFBDev" or hack the > syscall (something with sysconfig_iobase) out of your kernel or X server. > > I have the exact same problem with XFree 4.03 from the new Mandrake 8 PPC, and i've found nothing better to do than use the fb driver and disable the r128. Does anyone have an idea on how we could make this R128 driver work ? Cheers, Pejvan
