On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 4:51 AM, Martin Bochnig <mar...@martux.org> wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 7:01 PM, Alan Coopersmith
> <alan.coopersm...@oracle.com> wrote:
>> philo neo wrote:
>>> i have a same error about "theatre_detect".
>>> ----------------------------------------------------------
>>> (EE) efb: Failed to load module "theatre_detect" (module does not exist, 0)
>>> (EE) efb(0): Unable to load Rage Theatre detect module
>>> --------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>> what is "theatre_detect" :: hardware error ??
>>
>> It's used for TV out features, which the XVR-100 doesn't have.
>> Ignore it - it's not a real problem.
>>
>> Are you having any actual problems still? All I've seen lately
>> is posts of logs, and not been able to tell why you're posting
>> them or what you need help with.
>>
>> --
>> -Alan Coopersmith- alan.coopersm...@oracle.com
>> Oracle Solaris Platform Engineering: X Window System
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> Alan -
>
> #0) while it was clear to me, what the ati/radeon/theatre_detect
> submodule is and what it would normally be intended for ("normal" :=
> under generic Xorg with generic ati/radeon ddx), I still fail to
> understand, which kind of problems the OP has on his box. Is Xorg not
> properly switching into graphic mode with root window and the usual
> X11 pattern? What? I dont understand it, because he did not tell.
>
> #1) As I stated before, I use my own flavour of Xorg plus my private
> variant of ati/radeon, rather than Sun´s version of Xorg with Sun´s
> private derivate of ati/radeon (aka "efb"). Hence I simply lack the
> try&run at hands experience with efb. And all I had was OP´s
> Xorg.0.log, which appears to look pretty good! The only ddx related
> (normally harmless) warning I could find, was the
>
>>> ----------------------------------------------------------
>>> (EE) efb: Failed to load module "theatre_detect" (module does not exist, 0)
>>> (EE) efb(0): Unable to load Rage Theatre detect module
>>> -------------------------------------------------------- .
>
>
> As I said, this one is normally non-fatal, but I need more information
> and a more detailed description of what actually happens on Phillipe´s
> SB1500 Red / XVR-100.
>
> #x) On a side note: If Sun´s SPARC-gfx group delivered the efb ddx in
> such a way, that they decided not to ship one or more submodules (how
> many they actually do or do not ship - I need to install, look and try
> out before I can make further statements), then it would have been
> good engineering practice, to not only strip off the unneeded
> submodule(s), but also together with them all references to them. It
> is certainly not ideal, to keep ati/radeon errm "efb" trying to open
> "theatre_detect", if it is indeed true, that it is not being shipped.
>
>
> But again, I use private variants and first need to get used to Sun´s
> so called "efb" ddx.
> Before I have time for these experiments I simply wanted to help
> Phillipe. Especially to figure out, what the actual problem is.
> Because judging from his Xorg.0.log alone, he should already have a
> running X server.
And forgive me it, but another aspect has also come to light: Those
inside Sun (SPARC-gfx-group?) who back then in 2007 decided to derive
"efb" from ati/radeon and who implemented it profited from my original
reports about the matter, plus from my Fox-gate involvement.
Yet ... :(
But that's life :(
Thank You Sun!
For everything!!!
(a T-shirt and a few cups of coffee)
> %martin
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