Bug#470925: xserver-xorg-video-ati: Radeon 7500 - radeon driver makes the VTs appear in inverted video
On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 10:33 AM, Géraud Meyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Alex Deucher wrote: > > On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 11:35 AM, Géraud Meyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> Package: xserver-xorg-video-ati > >> Version: 1:6.8.0-1 > >> Severity: normal > >> > >> Launching an X server on display 0 (Xorg.0.log attached) and switching > >> to a VT (CTRL-ALT-F1) makes the screen appear in inverted video (red is > >> displayed as cyan, green as magenta, blue as orange). > >> > >> Then launching another X server with the vesa driver on display 1 > >> (Xorg.1.log attached) and switching back to a VT makes the screen appear > >> normally on the VTs. > >> > >> /etc/X11/xorg.conf is attached. A Modeline 1280x1024_60.00 is defined > >> and is the default because the server (with the radeon driver) does use > >> an oversized screen otherwise. > >> > > > > Did this used to work? If so, what version of the diver were you > > using at the time? Is there any chance you could use git bisect to > > track down that change that caused it? > > > > Alex > I am trying the versions in snapshot.debian.net to narrow down the list of > suspicious changes. well, if you know that it worked with version x.y.z, but then stopped when you upgraded to the latest one that would help. > I do not know git nor what steps are required to build a debian package but > I am not averse to learning that so that if there is a need for a more > precise window you can send me a sketch of the commands that would allow me > to track the change(s). > > Git bisect is pretty easy, however, you need to know a working version so you can track down the bad one. This page give a pretty good overview of git bisect: http://www.kernel.org/doc/local/git-quick.html To get, build and install the latest radeon code with git, install git-core (plus any build dependencies, xorg and xserver devel packages) and run the following: git clone git://anongit.freedesktop.org/git/xorg/driver/xf86-video-ati cd xf86-video-ati ./autogen.sh --prefix=/usr make make install Make sure to back up your old drivers first (usually located in /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers). Alex
Bug#470925: xserver-xorg-video-ati: Radeon 7500 - radeon driver makes the VTs appear in inverted video
Alex Deucher wrote: > On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 11:35 AM, Géraud Meyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Package: xserver-xorg-video-ati >> Version: 1:6.8.0-1 >> Severity: normal >> >> Launching an X server on display 0 (Xorg.0.log attached) and switching >> to a VT (CTRL-ALT-F1) makes the screen appear in inverted video (red is >> displayed as cyan, green as magenta, blue as orange). >> >> Then launching another X server with the vesa driver on display 1 >> (Xorg.1.log attached) and switching back to a VT makes the screen appear >> normally on the VTs. >> >> /etc/X11/xorg.conf is attached. A Modeline 1280x1024_60.00 is defined >> and is the default because the server (with the radeon driver) does use >> an oversized screen otherwise. >> > > Did this used to work? If so, what version of the diver were you > using at the time? Is there any chance you could use git bisect to > track down that change that caused it? > > Alex I am trying the versions in snapshot.debian.net to narrow down the list of suspicious changes. I do not know git nor what steps are required to build a debian package but I am not averse to learning that so that if there is a need for a more precise window you can send me a sketch of the commands that would allow me to track the change(s). -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#470925: xserver-xorg-video-ati: Radeon 7500 - radeon driver makes the VTs appear in inverted video
On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 11:35 AM, Géraud Meyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Package: xserver-xorg-video-ati > Version: 1:6.8.0-1 > Severity: normal > > Launching an X server on display 0 (Xorg.0.log attached) and switching > to a VT (CTRL-ALT-F1) makes the screen appear in inverted video (red is > displayed as cyan, green as magenta, blue as orange). > > Then launching another X server with the vesa driver on display 1 > (Xorg.1.log attached) and switching back to a VT makes the screen appear > normally on the VTs. > > /etc/X11/xorg.conf is attached. A Modeline 1280x1024_60.00 is defined > and is the default because the server (with the radeon driver) does use > an oversized screen otherwise. Did this used to work? If so, what version of the diver were you using at the time? Is there any chance you could use git bisect to track down that change that caused it? Alex
Bug#470925: xserver-xorg-video-ati: Radeon 7500 - radeon driver makes the VTs appear in inverted video
Géraud Meyer wrote: > The description I gave, "inverted video", lacks precision: > * the background is still black (not white) > * the characters in colour may not be as bright as if they were truly > displayed in inverted video > > I tested the version in experimental (probably > 1:6.8.1~git20080310.38606b08-1) saturday and it had the same problems. > > As for the versions in snapshot.debian.net I have not managed to get > them installed. I do not know how to downgrade. All I could think of was > /etc/apt/preferences but how to pin snapshot.debian.net? And how to > downgrade a package to a specific version with its dependencies > automatically? > What you can do is download the .deb file and install it with dpkg -i foo.deb Downgrading may then be done with dpkg -i anotherfoo.deb or aptitude install xserver-xorg-video-ati/unstable or so. Or you can add deb http://snapshot.debian.net/archive pool xserver-xorg-video-ati to your sources.list, run aptitude update, see the list of available versions with apt-cache policy xserver-xorg-video-ati and install whichever version you want with something like aptitude install xserver-xorg-video-ati=1:6.8.1~git20080302.a4398ac3-1 > I noticed that the email I sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] only had > also appeared in the bug log. Is it magic? I usually bounce messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] when the submitter forgets to keep it in cc. Sorry if I shouldn't have done that, was there anything top-secret to hide? > I am sending to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and [EMAIL PROTECTED] at once this time. > Is that right? > Yes, that's what you're supposed to do. Brice
Bug#470925: xserver-xorg-video-ati: Radeon 7500 - radeon driver makes the VTs appear in inverted video
The description I gave, "inverted video", lacks precision: * the background is still black (not white) * the characters in colour may not be as bright as if they were truly displayed in inverted video I tested the version in experimental (probably 1:6.8.1~git20080310.38606b08-1) saturday and it had the same problems. As for the versions in snapshot.debian.net I have not managed to get them installed. I do not know how to downgrade. All I could think of was /etc/apt/preferences but how to pin snapshot.debian.net? And how to downgrade a package to a specific version with its dependencies automatically? Could you explain quickly what methods are available to downgrade the x server packages to a specific version of snapshot.debian.net, or otherwise to test a specific version? I noticed that the email I sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] only had also appeared in the bug log. Is it magic? I am sending to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and [EMAIL PROTECTED] at once this time. Is that right? Géraud Meyer wrote: > Brice Goglin wrote: > >> Géraud Meyer wrote: >> >> >>> Package: xserver-xorg-video-ati >>> Version: 1:6.8.0-1 >>> Severity: normal >>> >>> Launching an X server on display 0 (Xorg.0.log attached) and switching >>> to a VT (CTRL-ALT-F1) makes the screen appear in inverted video (red is >>> displayed as cyan, green as magenta, blue as orange). >>> >>> Then launching another X server with the vesa driver on display 1 >>> (Xorg.1.log attached) and switching back to a VT makes the screen appear >>> normally on the VTs. >>> >>> /etc/X11/xorg.conf is attached. A Modeline 1280x1024_60.00 is defined >>> and is the default because the server (with the radeon driver) does use >>> an oversized screen otherwise. >>> >>> >>> >> When did this problem appear? Did it work fine in 6.7.197? Can you try >> the package from experimental? >> http://snapshot.debian.net contains a lot of snapshots of >> xserver-xorg-video-ati from 6.7.19x days to after 6.8.0. It would be >> nice to locate which one of them introduced the bug. >> >> Brice >> >> >> > If 6.7.197 is the version that was replaced by 6.8.0 in sid I think it > already had the problem. I will try to discover the version in > http://snapshot.debian.net that first introduced the bug, perhaps tomorrow. > > Géraud > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#470925: xserver-xorg-video-ati: Radeon 7500 - radeon driver makes the VTs appear in inverted video
tags 470925 +moreinfo thank you Géraud Meyer wrote: >> When did this problem appear? Did it work fine in 6.7.197? Can you try >> the package from experimental? >> http://snapshot.debian.net contains a lot of snapshots of >> xserver-xorg-video-ati from 6.7.19x days to after 6.8.0. It would be >> nice to locate which one of them introduced the bug. >> >> Brice >> >> >> > If 6.7.197 is the version that was replaced by 6.8.0 in sid I think it > already had the problem. Yes, 6.7.197 has been in unstable for 2 months before 6.8.0 arrived. > I will try to discover the version in > http://snapshot.debian.net that first introduced the bug, perhaps tomorrow. > Thank you Brice
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Bug#470925: xserver-xorg-video-ati: Radeon 7500 - radeon driver makes the VTs appear in inverted video
Brice Goglin wrote: > Géraud Meyer wrote: > >> Package: xserver-xorg-video-ati >> Version: 1:6.8.0-1 >> Severity: normal >> >> Launching an X server on display 0 (Xorg.0.log attached) and switching >> to a VT (CTRL-ALT-F1) makes the screen appear in inverted video (red is >> displayed as cyan, green as magenta, blue as orange). >> >> Then launching another X server with the vesa driver on display 1 >> (Xorg.1.log attached) and switching back to a VT makes the screen appear >> normally on the VTs. >> >> /etc/X11/xorg.conf is attached. A Modeline 1280x1024_60.00 is defined >> and is the default because the server (with the radeon driver) does use >> an oversized screen otherwise. >> >> > > When did this problem appear? Did it work fine in 6.7.197? Can you try > the package from experimental? > http://snapshot.debian.net contains a lot of snapshots of > xserver-xorg-video-ati from 6.7.19x days to after 6.8.0. It would be > nice to locate which one of them introduced the bug. > > Brice > > If 6.7.197 is the version that was replaced by 6.8.0 in sid I think it already had the problem. I will try to discover the version in http://snapshot.debian.net that first introduced the bug, perhaps tomorrow. Géraud -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#470925: xserver-xorg-video-ati: Radeon 7500 - radeon driver makes the VTs appear in inverted video
Brice Goglin wrote: > Géraud Meyer wrote: > >> Package: xserver-xorg-video-ati >> Version: 1:6.8.0-1 >> Severity: normal >> >> Launching an X server on display 0 (Xorg.0.log attached) and switching >> to a VT (CTRL-ALT-F1) makes the screen appear in inverted video (red is >> displayed as cyan, green as magenta, blue as orange). >> >> Then launching another X server with the vesa driver on display 1 >> (Xorg.1.log attached) and switching back to a VT makes the screen appear >> normally on the VTs. >> >> /etc/X11/xorg.conf is attached. A Modeline 1280x1024_60.00 is defined >> and is the default because the server (with the radeon driver) does use >> an oversized screen otherwise. >> >> > > When did this problem appear? Did it work fine in 6.7.197? Can you try > the package from experimental? > http://snapshot.debian.net contains a lot of snapshots of > xserver-xorg-video-ati from 6.7.19x days to after 6.8.0. It would be > nice to locate which one of them introduced the bug. > > Brice > > If 6.7.197 is the version that was replaced by 6.8.0 in sid I think it already had the problem. I will try to discover the version in http://snapshot.debian.net that first introduced the bug, perhaps tomorrow. Géraud
Bug#470925: xserver-xorg-video-ati: Radeon 7500 - radeon driver makes the VTs appear in inverted video
Géraud Meyer wrote: > Package: xserver-xorg-video-ati > Version: 1:6.8.0-1 > Severity: normal > > Launching an X server on display 0 (Xorg.0.log attached) and switching > to a VT (CTRL-ALT-F1) makes the screen appear in inverted video (red is > displayed as cyan, green as magenta, blue as orange). > > Then launching another X server with the vesa driver on display 1 > (Xorg.1.log attached) and switching back to a VT makes the screen appear > normally on the VTs. > > /etc/X11/xorg.conf is attached. A Modeline 1280x1024_60.00 is defined > and is the default because the server (with the radeon driver) does use > an oversized screen otherwise. > When did this problem appear? Did it work fine in 6.7.197? Can you try the package from experimental? http://snapshot.debian.net contains a lot of snapshots of xserver-xorg-video-ati from 6.7.19x days to after 6.8.0. It would be nice to locate which one of them introduced the bug. Brice
