Problem with video on iMac
Hello, Ive tried to read through the archives, but, unfortunately, most of the explanations didnt help because I dont know what Im reading. Im very new to Linux, and am having a problem with the PPC version of Mandrake 8.2. The installation would only work in Text Install mode. Any time I tried to use the graphical install, I would just get a blue screen with a cursor in the middle (the X). The cursor wouldnt move. Once I got it installed, I was able to boot into yaboot and fire up Linux (pressing l). At that point, I type linux and it goes through its bootup process. When it goes to switch to the next phase (X-Windows or KDE, I presume) all I get is a black screen. No cursor, no pointer no nothing. I can assume from the archives that this is a display driver problem. From there, I am quite lost. Ive no clue where to go or how to go about troubleshooting the problem. If anyone can give me a hand, Id appreciate it. Thanks much. Gabe Knuth [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Problem with video on iMac
](B) [11] 0 0x000a - 0x000a (0x1) MS[B] [12] 0 0x000b - 0x000b7fff (0x8000) MS[B] [13] 0 0x000b8000 - 0x000b (0x8000) MS[B] [14] 0 0x0400 - 0x04ff (0x100) IS[B] [15] -1 0x - 0x (0x1) IX[B] [16] -1 0x - 0x (0x1) IX[B] [17] -1 0x0400 - 0x04ff (0x100) IX[B](B) [18] 0 0x03b0 - 0x03bb (0xc) IS[B] [19] 0 0x03c0 - 0x03df (0x20) IS[B] drmOpenDevice: minor is 0 drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0 drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device) drmOpenDevice: Open failed drmOpenDevice: minor is 0 drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0 drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device) drmOpenDevice: Open failed drmOpenDevice: minor is 0 drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0 drmOpenDevice: open result is 7, (OK) drmGetBusid returned '' (II) R128(0): [drm] loaded kernel module for r128 driver (II) R128(0): [drm] created r128 driver at busid PCI:0:16:0 (II) R128(0): [drm] added 8192 byte SAREA at 0xc5829000 (II) R128(0): [drm] mapped SAREA 0xc5829000 to 0x30018000 (II) R128(0): [drm] framebuffer handle = 0x9400 (II) R128(0): [drm] added 1 reserved context for kernel (II) R128(0): [agp] Mode 0x07000201 [AGP 0x106b/0x0020; Card 0x1002/0x524c] (II) R128(0): [agp] 8192 kB allocated with handle 0xc582c000 (II) R128(0): [agp] ring handle = 0x (EE) R128(0): [agp] Could not map ring (WW) R128(0): [agp] AGP failed to initialize -- falling back to PCI mode. (WW) R128(0): [agp] Make sure you have the agpgart kernel module loaded. (II) R128(0): [pci] 8192 kB allocated with handle 0xc627b000 (II) R128(0): [pci] ring handle = 0xc627b000 (II) R128(0): [pci] Ring mapped at 0x30847000 (II) R128(0): [pci] Ring contents 0x (II) R128(0): [pci] ring read ptr handle = 0xc637c000 (II) R128(0): [pci] Ring read ptr mapped at 0x3001a000 (II) R128(0): [pci] Ring read ptr contents 0x (II) R128(0): [pci] vertex/indirect buffers handle = 0xc637d000 (II) R128(0): [pci] Vertex/indirect buffers mapped at 0x30948000 (II) R128(0): [pci] Vertex/indirect buffers contents 0x (II) R128(0): [drm] register handle = 0x9000 (II) R128(0): [dri] Visual configs initialized (II) R128(0): CCE in BM mode (II) R128(0): Using 8 MB AGP aperture (II) R128(0): Using 1 MB for the ring buffer (II) R128(0): Using 2 MB for vertex/indirect buffers (II) R128(0): Using 5 MB for AGP textures (II) R128(0): Memory manager initialized to (0,0) (800,2457) (II) R128(0): Reserved area from (0,600) to (800,602) (II) R128(0): Largest offscreen area available: 800 x 1855 (II) R128(0): Reserved back buffer from (0,602) to (800,1202) (II) R128(0): Reserved depth buffer from (0,1202) to (800,1803) (II) R128(0): Reserved depth span from (0,1802) offset 0x2bfe80 (II) R128(0): Reserved 4352 kb for textures at offset 0x3bfc40 (==) R128(0): Backing store disabled (==) R128(0): Silken mouse enabled (II) R128(0): Using XFree86 Acceleration Architecture (XAA) Screen to screen bit blits Solid filled rectangles 8x8 mono pattern filled rectangles Solid Lines Dashed Lines Offscreen Pixmaps Setting up tile and stipple cache: 30 128x128 slots (II) R128(0): Acceleration enabled (II) R128(0): Using hardware cursor (scanline 3606) (II) R128(0): Largest offscreen area available: 800 x 651 (**) Option dpms on (**) R128(0): DPMS enabled (II) R128(0): Dotclock is 0 Mhz, setting ecp_div to 0 (II) R128(0): Cannot access BIOS or it is not valid. You will need to specify options Rage Thanks for your help. Gabe -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Stew Benedict Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2002 2:52 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Problem with video on iMac On Thu, 3 Oct 2002, Gabe Knuth wrote: Hello, I've tried to read through the archives, but, unfortunately, most of the explanations didn't help because I don't know what I'm reading. I'm very new to Linux, and am having a problem with the PPC version of Mandrake 8.2. The installation would only work in Text Install mode. Any time I tried to use the graphical install, I would just get a blue screen with a cursor in the middle (the X). The cursor wouldn't move. Once I got it installed, I was able to boot into yaboot and fire up Linux (pressing l). At that point, I type linux and it goes through it's bootup process. When it goes to switch to the next phase (X-Windows or KDE, I presume) all I get is a black screen. No cursor, no pointer - no nothing. I can assume from the archives that this is a display driver problem. From there, I am quite lost. I've no clue where to go or how to go about troubleshooting the problem. If anyone can give me a hand, I'd appreciate it. Thanks much. Start out with linux 3, which will boot to console mode, rather than straight
RE: Problem with video on iMac (more)
kernel module for r128 driver (II) R128(0): [drm] created r128 driver at busid PCI:0:16:0 (II) R128(0): [drm] added 8192 byte SAREA at 0xc5829000 (II) R128(0): [drm] mapped SAREA 0xc5829000 to 0x30018000 (II) R128(0): [drm] framebuffer handle = 0x9400 (II) R128(0): [drm] added 1 reserved context for kernel (II) R128(0): [agp] Mode 0x07000201 [AGP 0x106b/0x0020; Card 0x1002/0x524c] (II) R128(0): [agp] 8192 kB allocated with handle 0xc582c000 (II) R128(0): [agp] ring handle = 0x (EE) R128(0): [agp] Could not map ring (WW) R128(0): [agp] AGP failed to initialize -- falling back to PCI mode. (WW) R128(0): [agp] Make sure you have the agpgart kernel module loaded. (II) R128(0): [pci] 8192 kB allocated with handle 0xc627b000 (II) R128(0): [pci] ring handle = 0xc627b000 (II) R128(0): [pci] Ring mapped at 0x30847000 (II) R128(0): [pci] Ring contents 0x (II) R128(0): [pci] ring read ptr handle = 0xc637c000 (II) R128(0): [pci] Ring read ptr mapped at 0x3001a000 (II) R128(0): [pci] Ring read ptr contents 0x (II) R128(0): [pci] vertex/indirect buffers handle = 0xc637d000 (II) R128(0): [pci] Vertex/indirect buffers mapped at 0x30948000 (II) R128(0): [pci] Vertex/indirect buffers contents 0x (II) R128(0): [drm] register handle = 0x9000 (II) R128(0): [dri] Visual configs initialized (II) R128(0): CCE in BM mode (II) R128(0): Using 8 MB AGP aperture (II) R128(0): Using 1 MB for the ring buffer (II) R128(0): Using 2 MB for vertex/indirect buffers (II) R128(0): Using 5 MB for AGP textures (II) R128(0): Memory manager initialized to (0,0) (800,2457) (II) R128(0): Reserved area from (0,600) to (800,602) (II) R128(0): Largest offscreen area available: 800 x 1855 (II) R128(0): Reserved back buffer from (0,602) to (800,1202) (II) R128(0): Reserved depth buffer from (0,1202) to (800,1803) (II) R128(0): Reserved depth span from (0,1802) offset 0x2bfe80 (II) R128(0): Reserved 4352 kb for textures at offset 0x3bfc40 (==) R128(0): Backing store disabled (==) R128(0): Silken mouse enabled (II) R128(0): Using XFree86 Acceleration Architecture (XAA) Screen to screen bit blits Solid filled rectangles 8x8 mono pattern filled rectangles Solid Lines Dashed Lines Offscreen Pixmaps Setting up tile and stipple cache: 30 128x128 slots (II) R128(0): Acceleration enabled (II) R128(0): Using hardware cursor (scanline 3606) (II) R128(0): Largest offscreen area available: 800 x 651 (**) Option dpms on (**) R128(0): DPMS enabled (II) R128(0): Dotclock is 0 Mhz, setting ecp_div to 0 (II) R128(0): Cannot access BIOS or it is not valid. You will need to specify options RageTheatreCrystal, RageTheatreTunerPort, RageTheatreSVideoPort and TunerType in /etc/XF86Config. (II) Loading sub module i2c (II) LoadModule: i2c (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libi2c.a (II) Module i2c: vendor=The XFree86 Project compiled for 4.2.0, module version = 1.2.0 ABI class: XFree86 Video Driver, version 0.5 (II) R128(0): I2C bus Rage 128 multimedia bus initialized. (II) R128(0): *** 0x106d3b28 versus 0x106d3b28 (II) R128(0): Timeout condition on rage128 i2c bus Thanks again. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Gabe Knuth Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2002 5:58 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Problem with video on iMac Hi, The result of cat /proc/fb was: 0 ATY Rage128 The result of lspcidrake was: unknown : Apple Computer Inc.|Uni-North AGP Interface Card:ATI Rage 128: ATI|Rage 128 VR AGP 1x/2x unknown : Apple Computer Inc.|UniNorth Host-PCI Bridge unknown : Apple Computer Inc.|Keylargo Mac I/O Controller usb-ohci: Apple Computer Inc.|Keylargo USB Controller usb-ohci: Apple Computer Inc.|Keylargo USB Controller unknown : Apple Computer Inc.|UniNorth Host-PCI Bridge gmac: Apple Computer Inc.|UniNorth GMAC Ethernet controller unknown : Virtual|Hub [] unknown : Y-E Data, Inc.|FlashBuster-U [Mass Storage|Floppy (UFI)|Control/Bulk/Interrupt] unknown : Virtual|Hub [] unknown : Apple Computer|Apple Keyboard Hub [ALPS] [] unknown : Apple Computer|iMac Keyboard [ALPS M2452] [Human Interface Devices|Boot Interface Subclass|Keyboard] Mouse:USB|1 button: Apple Computer|iMac Mouse [Human Interface Devices|Boot Interface Subclass|Mouse] ... On Thu, 3 Oct 2002, Gabe Knuth wrote: Hello, I've tried to read through the archives, but, unfortunately, most of the explanations didn't help because I don't know what I'm reading. I'm very new to Linux, and am having a problem with the PPC version of Mandrake 8.2. The installation would only work in Text Install mode. Any time I tried to use the graphical install, I would just get a blue screen with a cursor in the middle (the X). The cursor wouldn't move. Once
RE: Problem with video on iMac (more)
Great! Thanks. The first solution didn't work, but the second one did the trick. Would it be too much trouble to explain to me the problem, what i2c is, and so on? I'm very new, and would appreciate all the info I can get. I've been doing the Microsoft thing way too long. Also, is there anything I'm going to miss now that I have disabled i2c? Thanks again, Gabe [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Stew Benedict Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2002 6:37 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Problem with video on iMac (more) Ahh - i2c 2 ways to work around it: Option composite_sync off in the Device section of /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 (below BusID would work) or disable the i2c driver cd /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/ mv libi2c.a libi2c.bad Stew Benedict -- MandrakeSoft PPC FAQ: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/ppcFAQ.php3 IRC: irc.openproject.net #cooker-ppc
