On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 5:50 AM, Martin Bochnig <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 4:51 AM, Martin Bochnig <[email protected]> wrote: >> On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 7:01 PM, Alan Coopersmith >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> philo neo wrote: >>>> i have a same error about "theatre_detect". >>>> ---------------------------------------------------------- >>>> (EE) efb: Failed to load module "theatre_detect" (module does not exist, 0) >>>> (EE) efb(0): Unable to load Rage Theatre detect module >>>> -------------------------------------------------------- >>>> >>>> what is "theatre_detect" :: hardware error ?? >>> >>> It's used for TV out features, which the XVR-100 doesn't have. >>> Ignore it - it's not a real problem. >>> >>> Are you having any actual problems still? All I've seen lately >>> is posts of logs, and not been able to tell why you're posting >>> them or what you need help with. >>> >>> -- >>> -Alan Coopersmith- [email protected] >>> Oracle Solaris Platform Engineering: X Window System >> >> >> >> >> Alan - >> >> #0) while it was clear to me, what the ati/radeon/theatre_detect >> submodule is and what it would normally be intended for ("normal" := >> under generic Xorg with generic ati/radeon ddx), I still fail to >> understand, which kind of problems the OP has on his box. Is Xorg not >> properly switching into graphic mode with root window and the usual >> X11 pattern? What? I dont understand it, because he did not tell. >> >> #1) As I stated before, I use my own flavour of Xorg plus my private >> variant of ati/radeon, rather than Sun´s version of Xorg with Sun´s >> private derivate of ati/radeon (aka "efb"). Hence I simply lack the >> try&run at hands experience with efb. And all I had was OP´s >> Xorg.0.log, which appears to look pretty good! The only ddx related >> (normally harmless) warning I could find, was the >> >>>> ---------------------------------------------------------- >>>> (EE) efb: Failed to load module "theatre_detect" (module does not exist, 0) >>>> (EE) efb(0): Unable to load Rage Theatre detect module >>>> -------------------------------------------------------- . >> >> >> As I said, this one is normally non-fatal, but I need more information >> and a more detailed description of what actually happens on Phillipe´s >> SB1500 Red / XVR-100. >> >> #x) On a side note: If Sun´s SPARC-gfx group delivered the efb ddx in >> such a way, that they decided not to ship one or more submodules (how >> many they actually do or do not ship - I need to install, look and try >> out before I can make further statements), then it would have been >> good engineering practice, to not only strip off the unneeded >> submodule(s), but also together with them all references to them. It >> is certainly not ideal, to keep ati/radeon errm "efb" trying to open >> "theatre_detect", if it is indeed true, that it is not being shipped. >> >> >> But again, I use private variants and first need to get used to Sun´s >> so called "efb" ddx. >> Before I have time for these experiments I simply wanted to help >> Phillipe. Especially to figure out, what the actual problem is. >> Because judging from his Xorg.0.log alone, he should already have a >> running X server. > > > > And forgive me it, but another aspect has also come to light: Those > inside Sun (SPARC-gfx-group?) who back then in 2007 decided to derive > "efb" from ati/radeon and who implemented it profited from my original > reports about the matter, plus from my Fox-gate involvement. > > Yet ... :( > > > But that's life :( > > > > > Thank You Sun! > For everything!!! > (a T-shirt and a few cups of coffee) >
Look at the dates: http://www.martux.org/XVR-100_Ultra60_boots.log # Xorg X Window System Version 7.2.0 Release Date: 22 January 2007 X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 7.2 Build Operating System: SunOS 5.11 sun4u Current Operating System: SunOS Ultra-60 5.11 snv_41 sun4u Build Date: 20 March 2007 ... [snip] THANK YA!!! >> %martin > _______________________________________________ driver-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/driver-discuss
