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
...
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THANK YA!!!



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>
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