Re: Trying to start Xorg on a vanilla bullseye on rpi4
On Fri, 4 Nov 2022, Tim Woodall wrote: I've tried updating the kernel to bullseye-backports but that hasn't helped. It's using the modesetting driver. Putting nomodeset on the kernel commandline and that doesn't work. Forcing X11 to use the fbdev device does start but doesn't find any outputs. I tried switching to use the uefi boot - which has the nice feature that grub works. But that is worse: xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default Screen 0: minimum 1920 x 1280, current 1920 x 1280, maximum 1920 x 1280 default connected 1920x1280+0+0 0mm x 0mm 1920x1280 78.00*
Re: Trying to start Xorg on a vanilla bullseye on rpi4
On Thu, 3 Nov 2022, Tim Woodall wrote: On Thu, 3 Nov 2022, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: On Thu, Nov 03, 2022 at 06:12:56PM +, Tim Woodall wrote: Hi, I have a vanilla installation of debian bullseye on a rpi4 Just going to check: this is a Debian image from gwolf and https://raspi.debian.net/ and not a Raspberry Pi OS image from Raspberry Pi foundation? It's a home built image but only with stock debian packages installed. I don't believe those images have X setup, but if they do then I'll try one which might give me a clue what I've done wrong. The image is 32 bit or 64 bit? 64 bit I've tried updating the kernel to bullseye-backports but that hasn't helped. It's using the modesetting driver. Putting nomodeset on the kernel commandline and that doesn't work. Forcing X11 to use the fbdev device does start but doesn't find any outputs. If I set the output of the second monitor to 1920x1080 I can move it around the 4K first monitor The following is enough to get Xorg to start with two screens connected: Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen 0" SubSection "Display" Virtual 3840 2160 EndSubSection EndSection Setting the Virtual to anything bigger and Xorg fails to start. I don't know how to create two device sections - this doesn't work: Section "Device" Identifier "vc4-0" Driver "modesetting" Screen 0 EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "vc4-1" Driver "modesetting" Screen 1 EndSection I'm not sure what I should put for BusId - it doesn't show up in lspci This fails with: (EE) Fatal server error: (EE) no screens found(EE) (EE) adding BusID "card0" and I get: (EE) Fatal server error: (EE) Cannot run in framebuffer mode. Please specify busIDsfor all framebuffer devices (EE)
Re: Trying to start Xorg on a vanilla bullseye on rpi4
On Thu, 3 Nov 2022, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: On Thu, Nov 03, 2022 at 06:12:56PM +, Tim Woodall wrote: Hi, I have a vanilla installation of debian bullseye on a rpi4 Just going to check: this is a Debian image from gwolf and https://raspi.debian.net/ and not a Raspberry Pi OS image from Raspberry Pi foundation? It's a home built image but only with stock debian packages installed. I don't believe those images have X setup, but if they do then I'll try one which might give me a clue what I've done wrong. The image is 32 bit or 64 bit? 64 bit [Only because there is consistent confusion - if it really is Debian, we can likely do more]. Which doesn't really tell me a lot... If I start with one screen connected and then plug in the other then I get a mirrored display whan I start the second output with xandr. But any attempt to use xrandr to move them fails. Does anyone have any ideas of what I need to do to get this working? Even just being able to start X without having to unplug a screen would be a start. Tim. All best, as ever, Andy Cater
Re: Trying to start Xorg on a vanilla bullseye on rpi4
On Thu, Nov 03, 2022 at 06:12:56PM +, Tim Woodall wrote: > Hi, > > I have a vanilla installation of debian bullseye on a rpi4 > Just going to check: this is a Debian image from gwolf and https://raspi.debian.net/ and not a Raspberry Pi OS image from Raspberry Pi foundation? The image is 32 bit or 64 bit? [Only because there is consistent confusion - if it really is Debian, we can likely do more]. > > Which doesn't really tell me a lot... > > If I start with one screen connected and then plug in the other then I > get a mirrored display whan I start the second output with xandr. But > any attempt to use xrandr to move them fails. > > > Does anyone have any ideas of what I need to do to get this working? > > Even just being able to start X without having to unplug a screen would be a > start. > > Tim. > All best, as ever, Andy Cater
Trying to start Xorg on a vanilla bullseye on rpi4
Hi, I have a vanilla installation of debian bullseye on a rpi4 But I cannot get X to start with two 4K screens attached. The error (entire log below) is [ 707.980] (II) modeset(0): Output HDMI-1 connected [ 707.980] (II) modeset(0): Output HDMI-2 connected [ 707.980] (II) modeset(0): Using spanning desktop for initial modes [ 707.980] (II) modeset(0): Output HDMI-1 using initial mode 3840x2160 +0+0 [ 707.980] (II) modeset(0): Output HDMI-2 using initial mode 3840x2160 +3840+0 [ 707.980] (==) modeset(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0) [ 707.980] (==) modeset(0): DPI set to (96, 96) [ 707.980] (II) Loading sub module "fb" [ 707.981] (II) LoadModule: "fb" [ 707.981] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libfb.so [ 707.982] (II) Module fb: vendor="X.Org Foundation" [ 707.982]compiled for 1.20.11, module version = 1.0.0 [ 707.982]ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4 [ 707.983] (II) UnloadModule: "fbdev" [ 707.983] (II) Unloading fbdev [ 707.983] (II) UnloadSubModule: "fbdevhw" [ 707.983] (II) Unloading fbdevhw [ 707.999] (EE) Fatal server error: [ 707.999] (EE) AddScreen/ScreenInit failed for driver 0 [ 707.999] (EE) [ 707.999] (EE) Which doesn't really tell me a lot... If I start with one screen connected and then plug in the other then I get a mirrored display whan I start the second output with xandr. But any attempt to use xrandr to move them fails. root@test17:~# xrandr --output HDMI-2 --mode 3840x2160 --panning 3840x2160+0+0 root@test17:~# xrandr Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 3840 x 2160, maximum 7680 x 7680 HDMI-1 connected primary 3840x2160+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 600mm x 340mm 3840x2160 27.26*+ 30.0025.0024.0029.9723.98 2560x1440 59.95 1920x1080 60.0059.9430.0029.97 1920x1080i60.0059.94 1600x900 60.00 1280x1024 60.02 1280x800 59.91 1280x720 60.0059.94 1024x768 60.00 800x600 60.32 720x480 60.0059.94 640x480 60.0059.94 HDMI-2 connected 3840x2160+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 600mm x 340mm 3840x2160 27.26*+ 30.0030.0025.0024.0029.9723.98 2560x1440 59.95 1920x1080 60.0060.0059.9430.0024.0029.9723.98 1920x1080i60.0059.94 1600x900 60.00 1280x1024 60.02 1280x800 59.91 1280x720 60.0059.94 1024x768 60.00 800x600 60.32 720x480 60.0059.94 640x480 60.0059.94 root@test17:~# xrandr --output HDMI-2 --mode 3840x2160 --panning 3840x2160+3840+0 X Error of failed request: BadMatch (invalid parameter attributes) Major opcode of failed request: 140 (RANDR) Minor opcode of failed request: 7 (RRSetScreenSize) Serial number of failed request: 35 Current serial number in output stream: 36 root@test17:~# Does anyone have any ideas of what I need to do to get this working? Even just being able to start X without having to unplug a screen would be a start. Tim.
