[Bug 565883] Re: [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE

2011-01-10 Thread Jeremy Foshee
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Fix Committed = Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/565883 Title: [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE -- ubuntu-bugs mailing

[Bug 565883] Re: [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE

2010-05-09 Thread Tormod Volden
OK, maybe at a later point you can try the old card again and verify everything works in a Ubuntu 10.10 alpha release. Anyway, thanks to your bug report this got fixed and I guess there are many Linux users on 9800 SE out there who will appreciate it. -- [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE

[Bug 565883] Re: [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE

2010-05-09 Thread Tormod Volden
Marking as Fix Committed since the kernel fix is already in the Maverick kernel tree: http://kernel.ubuntu.com/git?p=ubuntu/ubuntu- maverick.git;a=commitdiff;h=94f7bf647315472c80b8368c849739038e5620a3 The upstream -ati fix is http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/driver/xf86

[Bug 565883] Re: [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE

2010-05-09 Thread SlimJim
sure - I'll give it a try when 10.10 alpha is released. In case I forget it, please don't hesitate to send me a reminder. It's a pleasure to work with such committed and professional developer like you! -- [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/565883 You received

[Bug 565883] Re: [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE

2010-05-07 Thread SlimJim
Today I finally have given up. I went to the local PC store and got a new Graphic Card. It's already installed and everything works as expected. I hope we could at least verify the patch you have written successfully. If you don't mind I would close this bug report. Thank you again so much for

[Bug 565883] Re: [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE

2010-05-06 Thread Tormod Volden
Good, start with only upgrading the kernel and see if 3D acceleration is still working. -- [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/565883 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing

[Bug 565883] Re: [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE

2010-05-05 Thread Tormod Volden
It seems like you are now hit by another, unrelated bug. Can you please revert to the standard Lucid packages and see if everything is fine (except the original corruptions of course). Only then can we move on, step by step with our test packages. -- [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE

[Bug 565883] Re: [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE

2010-05-05 Thread SlimJim
Okay - I purged the ppa:xorg-edgers/radeon and ppa:xorg-edgers/drivers-only and reinstalled the standard drivers. I'm using now again Kernel 2.6.32-22-generic. Can't see any artifacts but the 3D acceleration doesn't seem to work. Find attached my logs. ** Attachment added: Xorg.0.log

[Bug 565883] Re: [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE

2010-05-05 Thread SlimJim
** Attachment added: dmesg.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/47898882/dmesg.txt -- [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/565883 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing

[Bug 565883] Re: [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE

2010-05-05 Thread SlimJim
** Attachment added: glxinfo.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/47899040/glxinfo.txt -- [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/565883 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing

[Bug 565883] Re: [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE

2010-05-05 Thread SlimJim
So currently while having downgraded to the standard lucid packages I can't see any difference to our tests performed on the development kernel and your test packages. It's exactly the same behaviour - No more artifacts but also 3D acceleration (e.g. enabling compiz) doesn't work -- [R350]

[Bug 565883] Re: [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE

2010-05-05 Thread SlimJim
Sorry - please disregard Comment #97. After rebooting I have now again the artifacts (probably as it should be) -- [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/565883 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 565883] Re: [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE

2010-05-04 Thread Tormod Volden
The kernel looks good (dmesg), but you must have got the mesa packages messed up. Please try reinstalling the normal ones, then try again. I am running Lucid with kernel 2.6.34-020634rc6-generic and mesa packages 7.9.0~git20100429+gallium+r300.f7cf8b46-0ubuntu0tormod (from radeon ppa) and

[Bug 565883] Re: [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE

2010-05-04 Thread SlimJim
Okay - I reinstalled the mesa package as instructed. I also renamed the dri folders as requestes in #53 Compiz still does not work, however as mentioned the artifacts have disappeared. Find attached the logs ** Attachment added: dmesg.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/47821069/dmesg.txt --

[Bug 565883] Re: [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE

2010-05-04 Thread SlimJim
** Attachment added: glxinfo.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/47821241/glxinfo.txt -- [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/565883 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing

[Bug 565883] Re: [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE

2010-05-04 Thread SlimJim
** Attachment added: glxinfo.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/47821251/glxinfo.txt -- [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/565883 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing

[Bug 565883] Re: [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE

2010-05-04 Thread SlimJim
** Attachment added: Xorg.0.log http://launchpadlibrarian.net/47821361/Xorg.0.log -- [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/565883 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing

[Bug 565883] Re: [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE

2010-05-04 Thread Tormod Volden
It is strange, because the dmesg confirms that the radeon kernel module is loaded and KMS is initialized, but the Xorg log indicates that the module was not loaded in time. Can you please try booting with text as an extra boot parameter, then log in on the console and start X with startx? --

[Bug 565883] Re: [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE

2010-05-04 Thread SlimJim
I did so. Find attached the Xorg.0.log Still can't enable compiz. ** Attachment added: Xorg.0.log http://launchpadlibrarian.net/47825553/Xorg.0.log -- [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/565883 You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 565883] Re: [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE

2010-05-04 Thread SlimJim
This is the syslog. In case you might find some useful informations in it. ** Attachment added: syslog.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/47828482/syslog.txt -- [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/565883 You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 565883] Re: [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE

2010-05-03 Thread SlimJim
I updated today my system to Lucid. After the update I performed the following actions: 1. installed the kernel you recommended (linux-image-2.6.34-999-generic_2.6.34-999.201004281008_i386.deb) 2. install the ati driver (1:6.13.99~git20100422.1ad41054-0ubuntu0tormod) (what do I have to do to

[Bug 565883] Re: [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE

2010-05-03 Thread Tormod Volden
Sounds like you have got the right packages (the -tormod3 version was for Karmic). Can you please attach dmesg and glxinfo output and your Xorg.0.log? With that mesa package (+gallium), please try as I described in comment 53 to use classic drivers. -- [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE

[Bug 565883] Re: [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE

2010-05-03 Thread SlimJim
Somehow dri-classic doesn't exist anymore. Did I do anything wrong? find attached the logs. ** Attachment added: glxinfo http://launchpadlibrarian.net/47653013/glxinfo.txt -- [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/565883 You received this bug notification because

[Bug 565883] Re: [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE

2010-05-03 Thread SlimJim
** Attachment added: dmesg.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/47653095/dmesg.txt -- [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/565883 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing

[Bug 565883] Re: [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE

2010-05-03 Thread SlimJim
** Attachment added: Xorg.0.log http://launchpadlibrarian.net/47653274/Xorg.0.log -- [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/565883 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing

[Bug 565883] Re: [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE

2010-05-02 Thread Eugenio123
hi guys! i think that i have the same problems even with lucid linx now and before with Karmic.. desperation! :( here there is my qyestion that i posted some days ago, please help me too -- [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/565883 You received this bug

[Bug 565883] Re: [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE

2010-05-02 Thread Eugenio123
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/108926 -- [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/565883 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com

[Bug 565883] Re: [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE

2010-04-28 Thread Tormod Volden
The fix is now in Linus' kernel tree, and should be in today's snapshot here: http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel- ppa/mainline/daily/2010-04-28-lucid/ You can install this kernel in your Karmic system to try out (unless you have a Lucid system). The updated -ati driver for Karmic in

[Bug 565883] Re: [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE

2010-04-25 Thread Bryce Harrington
** Tags added: corruption -- [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/565883 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com

[Bug 565883] Re: [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE

2010-04-25 Thread SlimJim
Guys, how do I tell apt-get to download the latest xserver-xorg-video- ati driver (1:6.13.99~git20100422.1ad41054-0ubuntu0tormod) ? Whatever I do (install, purge, update, upgrade) my Ubuntu 9.10 does not want to download the latest version. It only uses xserver-xorg-video-ati driver

[Bug 565883] Re: [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE

2010-04-25 Thread Tormod Volden
The newest version is only for lucid. I will have to update the karmic version if you want to test in karmic. Anyway, we can wait a few days for the new kernel release which hopefully will have my fix included. -- [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/565883 You

[Bug 565883] Re: [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE

2010-04-25 Thread SlimJim
Okay, just booted again the Ubuntu 10.04 beta 2 Live-CD. I fetched 1:6.13.99~git20100422.1ad41054-0ubuntu0tormod from the ppa archive, logged out and and again in. Unfortunately, there are no changes. The screen is still cluttered with exactly the sam artifact pattern. Will the change in the

[Bug 565883] Re: [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE

2010-04-24 Thread Tormod Volden
** Changed in: xserver-xorg-video-ati (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) = Tormod Volden (tormodvolden) -- [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/565883 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. --

[Bug 565883] Re: [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE

2010-04-23 Thread Bryce Harrington
** Changed in: xserver-xorg-video-ati (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete = New ** Changed in: xserver-xorg-video-ati (Ubuntu) Status: New = Incomplete -- [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/565883 You received this bug notification because you are a member

[Bug 565883] Re: [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE

2010-04-22 Thread SlimJim
Hey Bryce and Tormod, thanks for the advice. I did so and included radeon.agpmode=4 as a boot parameter, but it has no effect. I even included it as a fixed boot parameter in /etc/default/grub as GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=radeon.agpmode=4 GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=radeon.agpmode=4 but without

[Bug 565883] Re: [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE

2010-04-22 Thread Tormod Volden
We still want to fix your old card :) Actually I found out now that the pipe number mismatch has to be fixed in the kernel as well as the Xorg driver. With the wrong number here, the corruption that you see is mighty possible. This has now been fixed upstream, and the fixes are good candidates

[Bug 565883] Re: [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE

2010-04-22 Thread Bryce Harrington
Hi SlimJim, if I read your comment correctly, you are not interested in pursuing this bug further? If that's the case could you set the bug report to Invalid? If you're interested in continuing doing testing and troubleshooting, the next step is to send the bug report upstream, and they'll

[Bug 565883] Re: [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE

2010-04-22 Thread Tormod Volden
I have uploaded a test package for xserver-xorg-video-ati in https://launchpad.net/~xorg-edgers/+archive/drivers-only Please try it, although I am not sure if the kernel must be fixed as well for you to see a difference. Reference to kernel patch: http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/dri-

[Bug 565883] Re: [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE

2010-04-22 Thread SlimJim
Ok - no problem. I will postpone the purchase of the new card and keep on investigating together with you guys. I set up the PPA in my Ubuntu 9.10 to https://launchpad.net/~xorg-edgers/+archive/drivers-only but apt-get does not retrieve the latest version. Maybe it takes some time until the

[Bug 565883] Re: [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE

2010-04-22 Thread Tormod Volden
Right, I was too obsessed by the pipe numbers to think about this classic issue. Slimjim, your card runs with 8x out of the box, so please try 4x (the only other option for these AGP v3 cards): radeon.agpmode=4 -- [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/565883 You

[Bug 565883] Re: [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE

2010-04-21 Thread Tormod Volden
Can you try turning off RenderAccel, as suggested here: http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/releasenotes/1004 -- [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/565883 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. --

[Bug 565883] Re: [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE

2010-04-21 Thread SlimJim
Thanks for the explanation! I tried to disable RenderAccel but X seems to dislike it and only allows startup in Low Graphics mode. Well, finally I'll visit my local PC shop and purchase another graphic board. Those old AGP cards aren't expensive anymore. Please sent me in a private message your

[Bug 565883] Re: [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE

2010-04-21 Thread Bryce Harrington
Based on the description of the symptoms, it sort of sounds like this might be caused by an incorrect AGPMode setting, which is relevant when DRI is enabled. You should test if changing this makes the issue go away. For KMS configurations, agpmode is a kernel module parameter. Enter the grub

[Bug 565883] Re: [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE

2010-04-20 Thread SlimJim
Thanks for your help in investigating the problem. Somehow I'm still not sure where the problem lies. On WindowsXP the card works just perfectly and is recognized without any problems by ATI driver / ATI Cataylst. Yesterday I went back to my Ubuntu 9.10 installation and tried to install the

[Bug 565883] Re: [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE

2010-04-20 Thread Tormod Volden
Yes, if you do not remove fglrx properly, it will keep the ati radeon from running with hardware accelerated 3D. With no acceleration you won't get the corruption, which only was visible when acceleration was in use (compiz and 3D apps). See

[Bug 565883] Re: [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE

2010-04-20 Thread SlimJim
Yes, this is understood. However the artifacts appear when the radeon driver installed. Even with having the Acceleration disabled (System Preferences Appearance Visual Effects None) the screen has some artifacts (see screenshot visual-effects-disabled.png). However they don't cover the

[Bug 565883] Re: [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE

2010-04-20 Thread Tormod Volden
Even without Visual Effects, the radeon driver uses acceleration on the card (EXA, composite etc), so some corruption can be seen. This acceleration is not used if fglrx is blocking, or if you are using the vesa driver (failsafe). With compiz it will use hw acceleration for the whole screen,

[Bug 565883] Re: [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE

2010-04-19 Thread SlimJim
I installed the 7.9.0~git20100418+gallium+r300.0490116f-0ubuntu0tormod version on the Ubuntu 10.04 beta2 LiveCD from the PPA. After installing the packages from PPA I executed these commands: cd /usr/lib/ sudo mv dri dri-gallium sudo mv dri-classic dri logout login Unfortunately

[Bug 565883] Re: [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE

2010-04-19 Thread Tormod Volden
It sounds like you did it right, so I am not sure my fix makes any difference for you. The fix for gallium was definitely wrong, but I have uploaded a better version in today's PPA packages. Can you please instead (in 10.04) copy this file to /usr/lib/dri and after logout/login, run this to

[Bug 565883] Re: [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE

2010-04-19 Thread SlimJim
Somehow the ppa repository doesn't deliver the new version. It's still the 7.9.0~git20100418+gallium+r300.0490116f-0ubuntu0tormod one. Is there a way to force the ppa to download the new (419 built) ? -- [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/565883 You received this

[Bug 565883] Re: [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE

2010-04-19 Thread SlimJim
Somehow purging and reinstalling the ppa did the job. Now I have installed your new built 7.9.0~git20100419+gallium+r300.7dfde3aa- 0ubuntu0tormod on the freshly rebooted Ubuntu 10.04 beta 2 LiveCD. This is the output of glxinfo /dev/null X Error of failed request: BadRequest (invalid request

[Bug 565883] Re: [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE

2010-04-19 Thread SlimJim
just forgot to copy the two most important lines - please disregard comment #58 Somehow purging and reinstalling the ppa did the job. Now I have installed your new built 7.9.0~git20100419+gallium+r300.7dfde3aa- 0ubuntu0tormod on the freshly rebooted Ubuntu 10.04 beta 2 LiveCD. This is the output

[Bug 565883] Re: [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE

2010-04-19 Thread Tormod Volden
I meant, just copy the file, without installing from PPA. Anyway, the number of fp pipes is now 1 which should be safe for these cards. If you still have corruption, there must be another reason for it. Some of these cards have only one functional pipe, or one that passed the tests at the fab, so

[Bug 565883] Re: [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE

2010-04-19 Thread Tormod Volden
Hmm, maybe my hypothesis is wrong. However, these test packages from the PPA use gallium drivers as default instead of the classic drivers, and I am less confident about my fix for gallium, so please test classic this way: After installing the packages: cd /usr/lib/ sudo mv dri dri-gallium

[Bug 565883] Re: [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE

2010-04-19 Thread SlimJim
Okay, I will give it a try when I return to home this evening. Thanks -- [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/565883 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 565883] Re: [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE

2010-04-18 Thread SlimJim
I checked the pictures on http://www.digital-daily.com/video/ati- radeon9800se/ against the card I have in my PC. I do have a card based which seems to be based on the Radeon 9500 Pro design. -- [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/565883 You received this bug

[Bug 565883] Re: [R350] screen corruption on 9800SE

2010-04-18 Thread SlimJim
I set up the PPA and installed the 7.9.0~git20100418+gallium+r300 .0490116f-0ubuntu0tormod version on the Ubuntu 10.04 beta2 liveCD. I logged out and again in. Unfortunately, it does not solve the problem. I purged the PPA and reinstalled it a second time, but without any effects. this is what I