Public bug reported:
Can't get 3D hardware rendering to work with the free radeon driver.
Always falls back to software rendering.
System is a Dell Precision 6500 with a ATI FirePro M7740 (ie. RV740).
$ grep AIGLX /var/log/Xorg.0.log
[ 29.022] (==) AIGLX enabled
[ 29.175] (EE) AIGLX error: Calling driver entry point failed
[ 29.175] (EE) AIGLX: reverting to software rendering
[ 29.175] (II) AIGLX: Screen 0 is not DRI capable
[ 29.178] (II) AIGLX: Loaded and initialized swrast
KMS is enabled:
$ dmesg | grep -i drm
[ 11.647974] [drm] Initialized drm 1.1.0 20060810
[ 11.656323] [drm] radeon defaulting to kernel modesetting.
[ 11.656326] [drm] radeon kernel modesetting enabled.
[ 11.656627] [drm] initializing kernel modesetting (RV740 0x1002:0x94A3
0x1028:0x12EF).
[ 11.656660] [drm] register mmio base: 0xF6DF0000
[ 11.656663] [drm] register mmio size: 65536
[ 11.656823] [drm] Detected VRAM RAM=1024M, BAR=256M
[ 11.656825] [drm] RAM width 128bits DDR
[ 11.657661] [drm] radeon: 1024M of VRAM memory ready
[ 11.657664] [drm] radeon: 512M of GTT memory ready.
[ 11.657681] [drm] Supports vblank timestamp caching Rev 1 (10.10.2010).
[ 11.657684] [drm] Driver supports precise vblank timestamp query.
[ 11.657779] [drm] radeon: irq initialized.
[ 11.657785] [drm] GART: num cpu pages 131072, num gpu pages 131072
[ 11.658792] [drm] Loading RV730 Microcode
[ 11.678944] [drm] PCIE GART of 512M enabled (table at 0x0000000000040000).
[ 11.725326] [drm] ring test succeeded in 1 usecs
[ 11.725483] [drm] radeon: ib pool ready.
[ 11.725570] [drm] ib test succeeded in 0 usecs
[ 11.726263] [drm] Radeon Display Connectors
...
[ 11.726315] [drm] Internal thermal controller without fan control
[ 11.726348] [drm] radeon: power management initialized
[ 12.759604] [drm] fb mappable at 0xE0142000
[ 12.759606] [drm] vram apper at 0xE0000000
[ 12.759607] [drm] size 9216000
[ 12.759608] [drm] fb depth is 24
[ 12.759609] [drm] pitch is 7680
[ 12.759721] fbcon: radeondrmfb (fb0) is primary device
[ 14.667142] fb0: radeondrmfb frame buffer device
[ 14.667143] drm: registered panic notifier
[ 14.667153] [drm] Initialized radeon 2.12.0 20080528 for 0000:01:00.0 on
minor 0
Here are the kernel options from /boot/grub/grub.cfg:
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 3.2.0-24-generic' --class ubuntu --class
gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
gfxmode $linux_gfx_mode
insmod gzio
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd1,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root
fe17e18a-84a3-45d1-aab6-205883c62e00
linux /vmlinuz-3.2.0-24-generic
root=UUID=c7931a12-6433-4247-b552-6b71f15ba832 ro quiet
initrd /initrd.img-3.2.0-24-generic
}
And here's the complete xorg.conf:
Section "Device"
Identifier "radeon"
Driver "radeon"
EndSection
The proprietary ATI driver is NOT installed on this system.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: xserver-xorg-video-radeon 1:6.14.99~git20111219.aacbd629-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.38-generic 3.2.16
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
.tmp.unity.support.test.1:
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins:
[core,composite,opengl,decor,place,compiztoolbox,gnomecompat,resize,mousepoll,snap,grid,imgpng,commands,regex,wall,vpswitch,session,move,unitymtgrabhandles,animation,expo,workarounds,thumbnail,ezoom,fade,scale,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: None
Date: Tue May 22 00:31:44 2012
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: precise
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
bcmwl, 5.100.82.38+bdcom, 3.2.0-24-generic, x86_64: installed
vboxhost, 4.1.14, 3.2.0-24-generic, x86_64: installed
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, whatever it takes to get this fixed in Ubuntu
GraphicsCard:
Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI M97 GL [ATI FirePro M7740] [1002:94a3]
(prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:12ef]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64
(20120425)
MachineType: Dell Inc. Precision M6500
PccardctlIdent:
Socket 0:
no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
Socket 0:
no card
ProcEnviron:
TERM=xterm
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.2.0-24-generic
root=UUID=c7931a12-6433-4247-b552-6b71f15ba832 ro quiet
Renderer: Software
SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-video-ati
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
XorgConf:
Section "Device"
Identifier "radeon"
Driver "radeon"
EndSection
dmi.bios.date: 09/25/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A07
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias:
dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA07:bd09/25/2011:svnDellInc.:pnPrecisionM6500:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr:
dmi.product.name: Precision M6500
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.7.8-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.32-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 8.0.2-0ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 8.0.2-0ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu10.1
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.0-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati
1:6.14.99~git20111219.aacbd629-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.17.0-1ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
1:0.0.16+git20111201+b5534a1-1build2
** Affects: xserver-xorg-video-ati (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug precise ubuntu
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Title:
no 3D with radeon driver, AIGLX error: Calling driver entry point
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