Bug#616511: xserver-xorg-video-vesa: Blank screen on ATI R580
Hi Tim, Tim tim-deb...@sentinelchicken.org (04/03/2011): I recently updated all packages and ran into X crashes with the radeon driver. So, I fell back to vesa to see if I could at least get a GUI again. No luck. When starting X from the command line I just get a black screen. I don't see anything in the logs that indicate what might be going on. as in “X :0”? That's normal, you get a black background and no X client by default. You could try: X :0 sleep 5; DISPLAY=:0 xterm Your log indeed looks fine. There's the fbdev driver you could try by the way. Or disabling KMS to see if that helps with your radeon issue. Is the bug you're having with radeon reported in the BTS? KiBi. signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Bug#616511: xserver-xorg-video-vesa: Blank screen on ATI R580
Hi Cyril, Thanks for your prompt reply. as in “X :0”? That's normal, you get a black background and no X client by default. You could try: X :0 sleep 5; DISPLAY=:0 xterm Ok, its been a long time since I ran X directly, as I normally use xdm. There have been so many different issues that have come up with Xorg in general (window manager config changes, etc) after the last upgrade that I've had a hard time narrowing down where the problem is. So let me back up and show you what I'm seeing with xdm: Currently, with both the radeon driver (with radeon kernel module loaded) and with vesa (with radeon not loaded) I am able to get to the xdm login screen. However, once I log in, xdm reports that X crashes. See the attached log. In the case of radeon, when this happens my video is completely toast and I have to reboot. With vesa, at least I can recover and try logging in again or stop xdm. However, the console font becomes so big after trying with vesa that it's very hard to use the console. Your log indeed looks fine. There's the fbdev driver you could try by the way. Or disabling KMS to see if that helps with your radeon issue. Is the bug you're having with radeon reported in the BTS? I did try the fbdev driver with radeon loaded. I have not tried disabling KMS yet, but I'm starting to think this may not be directly related to the video driver. Let me know what you think. thanks much, tim -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#616511: xserver-xorg-video-vesa: Blank screen on ATI R580
Hi John, I'll restate the obvious. note I'm not part of xserver-xorg-video-vesa team - so look for more answers. make sure your linux kernel has radeon support. make sure X loads the modules. make sure X.org supports the chipset that is actually on the card. Yes, as I mentioned I'm using the latest generic kernel which does include the radeon module. Normally I use a custom built kernel which also has radeon+KMS, but I fell back to the generic in case I had screwed up some build options. As for support of the chipset... well the radeon kernel module doesn't complain about anything. It is an R580 which is well within the series supported by the radeon team. Thanks, tim -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#616511: xserver-xorg-video-vesa: Blank screen on ATI R580
figures... forgot to attach the log. tim Sat Mar 5 08:06:01 2011 xdm info (pid 1776): Starting Sat Mar 5 08:06:01 2011 xdm info (pid 1776): Starting X server on :0 X.Org X Server 1.9.4 Release Date: 2011-02-04 X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0 Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.32-5-amd64 x86_64 Debian Current Operating System: Linux shannon 2.6.37-2-amd64 #1 SMP Sun Feb 27 10:12:22 UTC 2011 x86_64 Kernel command line: root=UUID=2c3be234-03c7-470d-abe8-322c4b19df93 ro Build Date: 20 February 2011 04:48:15AM xorg-server 2:1.9.4-3 (Cyril Brulebois k...@debian.org) Current version of pixman: 0.21.4 Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org to make sure that you have the latest version. Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting, (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational, (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown. (==) Log file: /var/log/Xorg.0.log, Time: Sat Mar 5 08:06:02 2011 (==) Using config file: /etc/X11/xorg.conf (==) Using system config directory /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d Sat Mar 5 08:06:05 2011 xdm info (pid 1790): sourcing /etc/X11/xdm/Xsetup Sat Mar 5 08:06:09 2011 xdm info (pid 1790): sourcing /etc/X11/xdm/Xstartup Sat Mar 5 08:06:09 2011 xdm info (pid 1799): executing session /etc/X11/xdm/Xsession Backtrace: 0: /usr/bin/X (xorg_backtrace+0x28) [0x45ceb8] 1: /usr/bin/X (0x40+0x64cd9) [0x464cd9] 2: /lib/libpthread.so.0 (0x7f6165336000+0xef60) [0x7f6165344f60] 3: /usr/bin/X (0x40+0x37631) [0x437631] 4: /usr/bin/X (0x40+0x38b2d) [0x438b2d] 5: /usr/bin/X (ProcessWorkQueue+0x21) [0x43afa1] 6: /usr/bin/X (WaitForSomething+0x82) [0x4653f2] 7: /usr/bin/X (0x40+0x32b12) [0x432b12] 8: /usr/bin/X (0x40+0x2573b) [0x42573b] 9: /lib/libc.so.6 (__libc_start_main+0xfd) [0x7f6164098c4d] 10: /usr/bin/X (0x40+0x252c9) [0x4252c9] Segmentation fault at address 0x14 Fatal server error: Caught signal 11 (Segmentation fault). Server aborting Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support at http://wiki.x.org for help. Please also check the log file at /var/log/Xorg.0.log for additional information. Sat Mar 5 08:06:10 2011 xdm error (pid 1776): Server for display :0 terminated unexpectedly: 1536 Sat Mar 5 08:06:10 2011 xdm info (pid 1790): sourcing /etc/X11/xdm/Xreset Sat Mar 5 08:06:10 2011 xdm info (pid 1776): Starting X server on :0 X.Org X Server 1.9.4 Release Date: 2011-02-04 X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0 Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.32-5-amd64 x86_64 Debian Current Operating System: Linux shannon 2.6.37-2-amd64 #1 SMP Sun Feb 27 10:12:22 UTC 2011 x86_64 Kernel command line: root=UUID=2c3be234-03c7-470d-abe8-322c4b19df93 ro Build Date: 20 February 2011 04:48:15AM xorg-server 2:1.9.4-3 (Cyril Brulebois k...@debian.org) Current version of pixman: 0.21.4 Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org to make sure that you have the latest version. Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting, (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational, (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown. (==) Log file: /var/log/Xorg.0.log, Time: Sat Mar 5 08:06:10 2011 (==) Using config file: /etc/X11/xorg.conf (==) Using system config directory /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d Sat Mar 5 08:06:12 2011 xdm info (pid 1848): sourcing /etc/X11/xdm/Xsetup Sat Mar 5 08:06:19 2011 xdm info (pid 1776): Shutting down Sat Mar 5 08:06:19 2011 xdm info (pid 1776): display :0 is being disabled Sat Mar 5 08:06:19 2011 xdm info (pid 1776): Exiting
Bug#616511: xserver-xorg-video-vesa: Blank screen on ATI R580
Hi, Tim tim-deb...@sentinelchicken.org (05/03/2011): Currently, with both the radeon driver (with radeon kernel module loaded) and with vesa (with radeon not loaded) I am able to get to the xdm login screen. However, once I log in, xdm reports that X crashes. See the attached log. I wish I could. ;) If there's a backtrace there, try attaching a full backtrace: http://pkg-xorg.alioth.debian.org/howto/use-gdb.html KiBi. signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Bug#616511: xserver-xorg-video-vesa: Blank screen on ATI R580
as in “X :0”? That's normal, you get a black background and no X client by default. You could try: X :0 sleep 5; DISPLAY=:0 xterm I just tried this as well, as you suggested. I fired up X with: X :0 and was able two switch back and forth between the blank X window and the console. Note that unlike with xdm, the mouse cursor did not show up. Next I ran: DISPLAY=:0 urxvt And at that point X crashed, just like it does when spawning from xdm. Let me know if there are other things I should try. thanks, tim -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#616511: xserver-xorg-video-vesa: Blank screen on ATI R580
Hi Tim. Tim tim-deb...@sentinelchicken.org (05/03/2011): I just tried this as well, as you suggested. I fired up X with: X :0 and was able two switch back and forth between the blank X window and the console. Note that unlike with xdm, the mouse cursor did not show up. Alright, at least X works. I think the pointer only appears when the first client comes up. Next I ran: DISPLAY=:0 urxvt And at that point X crashed, just like it does when spawning from xdm. Let me know if there are other things I should try. Don't bother, I think I know what fails. Try to remove those lines from your config: | Section Files | FontPathunix/:7100# local font server | FontPathunix/:7101# local font server | EndSection IIRC, the xfs-related bug upstream is that one: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=31501 KiBi. signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Bug#616511: xserver-xorg-video-vesa: Blank screen on ATI R580
Don't bother, I think I know what fails. Try to remove those lines from your config: | Section Files | FontPathunix/:7100# local font server | FontPathunix/:7101# local font server | EndSection IIRC, the xfs-related bug upstream is that one: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=31501 Oh, cheesh, that works. Sorry, I didn't see your replies right away because they got stuffed in my spam bucket. So yeah, I am able to use X fine now with radeon and everything. Hopefully that patch makes it downstream soon. Sorry for posting that extra bug, didn't see your solution at that point. Thanks much, tim -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#616511: xserver-xorg-video-vesa: Blank screen on ATI R580
Tim tim-deb...@sentinelchicken.org (05/03/2011): Oh, cheesh, that works. Great. Sorry, I didn't see your replies right away because they got stuffed in my spam bucket. D'oh. :D Sorry for posting that extra bug, didn't see your solution at that point. I guess I might use it as the “main” XFS bug and merge other ones with it, no worries. KiBi. signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Bug#616511: xserver-xorg-video-vesa: Blank screen on ATI R580
I'll restate the obvious. note I'm not part of xserver-xorg-video-vesa team - so look for more answers. make sure your linux kernel has radeon support. make sure X loads the modules. make sure X.org supports the chipset that is actually on the card. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
