Re: [Dri-devel] Radeon SDR "Random dots" issue

[t . rai]

Dorry for many postings. I was so excited that I wrote many messages.....AGPMode 2 seems to work after rebooting. But text mode doens't work after Xwindow as I wrote. -Tetsuji Rai [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Great news!!!! > > Just after I posted those messages, I tried today's version, > radeon-20010417-i386-Linux.tar.gz thinking that it would fail today > again.... But somehow, it works like a charm! I don't know who fixed > this bug, but anyway good job! BUt I still have problems with it. At > first, after returning to text mode, the text doesn't appear > correctly;ie previous screen appears and only the cursor moves > correctly. But it accepts commands correctly. After entering XWindow > again, it works fine again. Second problem is that AGPMode 2 freezes my > machine. As far as know, Radeon should work AGPMode 2 (though it > doesn't work with 4)...... Anyway, good work!! > > Thank you very much!!!!! > > TR > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > And I would like to know what is the difference between Raden DDR and > > SDR from the software view point. > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > I am the one who reported this issue on dri-users mailing list as John X > > > says. This problem is that DRI works perfectly except that many 'random > > > dots" appear on the screen and they flash as other portion of the screen > > > refresh. The DRIsetup program and glxinfo say DRI is correctly set > > > up. I had no problem with G200 with the same configuration. I have > > > this problem with Radeon SDR 32MB. I am using Pentium II 333MB with > > > 440LX chip set, but as John X uses K7 and KT133, chip sets doesn't > > > matter, I think. I use RedHat7.0 with DRI libraries, includes, Xserver > > > and kernel module on XFree 4.0.2. Previously I used Debian2.2r2. > > > After that, I found some strange phenomena. > > > After the random dots appear, on the screen are full of random dots, > > > which seem to be mismapped from other dots. Many of the dots are > > > aligned vertically (probably every 32dots horizontally), and some are > > > really random. After exiting X Window, even characters are mismapped; > > > I mean some characters are missing. Even after removing kernel module > > > with "rmmod radeon", it isn't improved (of course lsmod says no modules > > > are loaded). As a matter of course, if I don't load kernel module > > > radeon.o, Xserver works fine except that glx direct rendering is off as > > > a matter of course. > > > So I guess some registers in the Radeon chip which map dots to memory > > > are incorrectly set in DRI kernel module. I don't have any problem on > > > Windows98SE with OpenGL or DirectX 7/8 applications, so DRI kernel > > > module must be wrong. > > > Unfortunately I don't know how to correct this bug in the source > > > code. Comparing codes for Radeon with that for MGA, I cannot find any > > > clues, although MGA G200 works fine on my machine. Will anyone help > > > me? Any help would be appreciated. > > > > > > Thanks in advance. -- Tetsuji Rai (in Tokyo) http://www.geocities.com/tetsuji_rai Fax +1-708-570-4868 Voicemail +1-917-477-3033 _______________________________________________ Dri-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dri-devel