-----Original Message----- From: Michel DДnzer <[email protected]> To: Андрей Рандрианасулу <[email protected]> Date: Mon, 09 Mar 2009 08:52:22 +0100 Subject: Re: SGI O2 kernel fb driver vs Xserver
> On Sun, 2009-03-08 at 18:17 +0300, Андрей Рандрианасулу wrote: > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Андрей Рандрианасулу<[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Sun, 08 Mar 2009 15:00:32 +0300 > > Subject: SGI O2 kernel fb driver vs Xserver > > > > > Hi list! > > > > > > I have SGI O2 workstation, and gentoo Linux distro > > > installed in root-on-NFS mode. Kernel - self-compiled 2.6.29-rc5-0300 > > > (with gcc-4.3.3), system was mostly recompiled with glibc-2.9, gcc 4.3.3, > > > binutils 2.19.1. Console apps works fine, in framebuffer mode > > > (1024x768...@75, allocation of 4mb RAM was defined at compile time). > > > > > > But xserver (1.5.3 + gentoo patches) gives me error: > > > > > > (EE) FBDEV(0): FBIOPUT_VSCREENINFO succeeded but modified mode > > > > > > (EE) FBDEV(0): mode initialization failed > > > > > > I think this msg comes from hw/xfree86/fbdevhw/fbdevhw.c and was added in > > > late 2006 > > > > > > commit f6815cb68b0f6698497348fc6e4214dacef33b95 > > > Author: Michel DÃ?nzer <[email protected]> > > > Date: Sat Dec 30 10:18:28 2006 +0100 > > > > > > fbdevhw: Consolidate modeset ioctl calling, report failure if it > > > modifies mo > > > de. > > > > > > Google points me at https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=285523 , > > > i'm in process of rebuilding xserver (just 1.5.3, without gentoo-specific > > > patches) with debug set to 1. If i run into same kind of bug - it should > > > be fixed on kernel (fb driver) side? > > > > > > i'll open freedesktop.org bug with additional info, when compilation > > > finishes ... > > > (at least some kernel fb drivers give very same error message - > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg09406.html) > > > > small update - > > > > sgio2 xorg-server-1.5.3 # X > > > > X.Org X Server 1.5.3 > > Release Date: 5 November 2008 > > X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0 > > Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.29-rc6-00217-g823b387 mips64 > > Current Operating System: Linux sgio2 2.6.29-rc6-00217-g823b387 #11 Tue Mar > > 3 13:52:25 GMT 2009 mips64 > > Build Date: 08 March 2009 01:06:00PM > > > > 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: "/usr/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Sun Mar 8 17:38:05 2009 > > (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf" > > (EE) Failed to load module "summa" (module does not exist, 0) > > fbdevHW: Init 0 > > fbdevHW: VerifyModes 0 > > fbdevHW: UseBuildinMode 0 > > fbdevHW: MapVidmem 0 > > fbdevHW: LinearOffset 0 > > fbdevHW: Save 0 > > fbdevHW: SetMode 0 > > xfree init mode: 25172 640 657 753 800 480 491 493 525 > > fbdev init mode: 39726 640 17 96 47 480 11 2 32 32 8:8:8 > > (EE) FBDEV(0): FBIOPUT_VSCREENINFO succeeded but modified mode > > fbdev returned mode: 39726 640 18 96 46 480 12 2 31 32 8:8:8 > > (EE) FBDEV(0): mode initialization failed > > It does look like the kernel framebuffer device may be broken, though > you could also try xserver 1.6, some of these checks have been relaxed a > little. > Sorry for false alarm - it was configuration problem :( (no "Modes" line for my default depth) Now X starts, at 24bpp. twm and xterm are ok, gtk2 app (gqview) show some green rectangles under all it's text/icons in menus and toolbars. But at least X starts now. Anyway, i will try xserver-1.6 just because long-unused things tend to broke. Sorry again. _______________________________________________ xorg mailing list [email protected] http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg
