Re: [XFree86] Thinkpad A31 and Radeon Mobility 7500

2003-02-24 Thread Dominik Szczerba
Frank Van Damme wrote: Do Daniel Stone's packages have a kerlen source package then? I dont see them under: http://borst.student.utwente.nl/~daniels/sid/i386/ I used dselect to download it, but couldnt compile it. -- -- Dominik Szczerba, Dr. CO-ME, D-ITET, ETZ F85 E

Re: [XFree86] Thinkpad A31 and Radeon Mobility 7500

2003-02-24 Thread Frank Van Damme
On Monday 24 February 2003 12:57, Dominik Szczerba wrote: > > PS: Please try Daniel Stone's 4.2.99.x debs and see if they also have > > the switching back to X problem. > > I got stuck on dri source package. there is no info how to build it. i > tried both make -f Makefile.linux, -f Makefile.kernel

Re: [XFree86] Thinkpad A31 and Radeon Mobility 7500

2003-02-24 Thread Dominik Szczerba
Moreover, suspend works now even without going to console first! GREAT! Well, I have to re-plug the net cable, somehow ifplugd dies after suspend, but that's a minor worry. Thanks a lot! I'm way ahead of knoppix now! (pls still explain me how to build the drm source module, why doesnt it compil

Re: [XFree86] Thinkpad A31 and Radeon Mobility 7500

2003-02-24 Thread Dominik Szczerba
PS: Please try Daniel Stone's 4.2.99.x debs and see if they also have the switching back to X problem. Daniel's packages dont have this problem. I can use Kevin's workaround now, I'm fine. Plz, how do I properly build radeon.o from his source package? ATM I use yours. I get 1.5kfps now (1.4 wit

Re: [XFree86] Thinkpad A31 and Radeon Mobility 7500

2003-02-24 Thread Dominik Szczerba
> PS: Please try Daniel Stone's 4.2.99.x debs and see if they also have > the switching back to X problem. I got stuck on dri source package. there is no info how to build it. i tried both make -f Makefile.linux, -f Makefile.kernel and sh buildpckg in debian sub-dir, they all produce ennormous amo

Re: [XFree86] Thinkpad A31 and Radeon Mobility 7500

2003-02-24 Thread Dominik Szczerba
Michel Dänzer wrote: Right, you need to make the server suid root to start it like that. No. Huh? I didn't ask a question... I meant "It doesnt help" Indeed, this doesn't show any real problem, sounds rather like a problem on the client side. PS: Please try Daniel Stone's 4.2.99.x debs and see

Re: [XFree86] Thinkpad A31 and Radeon Mobility 7500

2003-02-23 Thread Michel Dänzer
On Son, 2003-02-23 at 23:05, Dominik Szczerba wrote: > > > > startx -- /usr/X11R6/bin/XFree86 or > > > startx -- /usr/X11R6/bin/XFree86.nodri-trunk > > > > > > produce: > > > > > > Fatal server error: > > > Cannot open log file "/var/log/XFree86.0.log" > > > > Right, you need to make the server su

Re: [XFree86] Thinkpad A31 and Radeon Mobility 7500

2003-02-23 Thread Dominik Szczerba
> > of /usr/X11R6. Like I did with knoppix. I have 2 X11R6 directories now. > > Why? 4.2.1 was still there in /usr/X11R6/lib/modules . because I cant start the old 2.4.1 > > startx -- /usr/X11R6/bin/XFree86 or > > startx -- /usr/X11R6/bin/XFree86.nodri-trunk > > > > produce: > > > > Fatal server

Re: [XFree86] Thinkpad A31 and Radeon Mobility 7500

2003-02-23 Thread Michel Dänzer
On Son, 2003-02-23 at 08:37, Dominik Szczerba wrote: > > > but then I have to forget about the full 4.3 as well, because I doubt it > > > will be fixed there... :( > > > > Yes, unless someone finds out what the problem is and fixes it very > > soon. > > I copied X11R6 directory from knoppix to my

Re: [XFree86] Thinkpad A31 and Radeon Mobility 7500

2003-02-22 Thread Dominik Szczerba
> > but then I have to forget about the full 4.3 as well, because I doubt it > > will be fixed there... :( > > Yes, unless someone finds out what the problem is and fixes it very > soon. I copied X11R6 directory from knoppix to my hdd and startedx with it, and the problem is not there: I can get b

Re: [XFree86] Thinkpad A31 and Radeon Mobility 7500

2003-02-22 Thread Michel Dänzer
On Sam, 2003-02-22 at 17:42, Dominik Szczerba wrote: > > >>OK, I am beginning to understand the whole concept of XFree. What you > >>mean is to come back to 2.4.1, remove old xlibmesa3 2.4.1 and > >>install only xlibmesa-gl1-dri-trunk. > > but then I have to forget about the full 4.3 as well, bec

Re: [XFree86] Thinkpad A31 and Radeon Mobility 7500

2003-02-22 Thread Dominik Szczerba
not APM, switching back to X from console! If this works I'm fine. Whatever. :) no no! for me it's clear now it has nothing to do wit PM. I tried 1) with kernel with no APM and 2) turning off BIOS's PM -> problem is still there. I cant get back to X from console after ctrl+alt+F2. Both in hi-

Re: [XFree86] Thinkpad A31 and Radeon Mobility 7500

2003-02-22 Thread Michel Dänzer
On Sam, 2003-02-22 at 15:50, Dominik Szczerba wrote: > > Yes, but you're using it with a never version of the X server, with > > which APM doesn't work. > > not APM, switching back to X from console! If this works I'm fine. Whatever. :) > OK, I am beginning to understand the whole concept of XFr

Re: [XFree86] Thinkpad A31 and Radeon Mobility 7500

2003-02-22 Thread Dominik Szczerba
> Yes, but you're using it with a never version of the X server, with > which APM doesn't work. not APM, switching back to X from console! If this works I'm fine. OK, I am beginning to understand the whole concept of XFree. What you mean is to come back to 2.4.1, remove old xlibmesa3 2.4.1 and in

Re: [XFree86] Thinkpad A31 and Radeon Mobility 7500

2003-02-22 Thread Michel Dänzer
On Sam, 2003-02-22 at 15:20, Dominik Szczerba wrote: > > > > BTW, you should be able to use current xlibmesa > > > > > > do you mean mesalib 5.0 (www.mesa3d.org) from the last year or > > > xc/extras/Mesa from the latest XFree86's CVS? > > > > I mean xlibmesa4-{gl,dri} or xlibmesa-gl1-dri-trunk. >

Re: [XFree86] Thinkpad A31 and Radeon Mobility 7500

2003-02-22 Thread Dominik Szczerba
> > > BTW, you should be able to use current xlibmesa > > > > do you mean mesalib 5.0 (www.mesa3d.org) from the last year or > > xc/extras/Mesa from the latest XFree86's CVS? > > I mean xlibmesa4-{gl,dri} or xlibmesa-gl1-dri-trunk. ?? that's what I did, no? Your package that you gave me? Dominik

Re: [XFree86] Thinkpad A31 and Radeon Mobility 7500

2003-02-22 Thread Michel Dänzer
On Sam, 2003-02-22 at 11:03, Dominik Szczerba wrote: > Michel Dänzer wrote: > > BTW, you should be able to use current xlibmesa > > do you mean mesalib 5.0 (www.mesa3d.org) from the last year or > xc/extras/Mesa from the latest XFree86's CVS? I mean xlibmesa4-{gl,dri} or xlibmesa-gl1-dri-trunk.

Re: [XFree86] Thinkpad A31 and Radeon Mobility 7500

2003-02-22 Thread Dominik Szczerba
Michel Dänzer wrote: BTW, you should be able to use current xlibmesa do you mean mesalib 5.0 (www.mesa3d.org) from the last year or xc/extras/Mesa from the latest XFree86's CVS? Dominik -- -- Dominik Szczerba, Dr. CO-ME, D-ITET, ETZ F85 ETH, Gloriastr. 35 CH-8092

Re: [XFree86] Thinkpad A31 and Radeon Mobility 7500

2003-02-21 Thread Michel Dänzer
On Fre, 2003-02-21 at 21:40, Dominik Szczerba wrote: > > > Out of curiosity, are you using APM or ACPI? I'm using APM because of > > problems in the IBM ECDT which they have promised to fix. > > APM, compiled in, and it was working with 4.2.1 (OpenGL was not working > then, that's why the whole

Re: [XFree86] Thinkpad A31 and Radeon Mobility 7500

2003-02-21 Thread Dominik Szczerba
Hi, > I'm afraid that I have no idea why the ALT-F7 does not work. On > FreeBSD it's ALT-F9 to return to X, but that works fine for me. If I solve it I am done. display off and on when in hi-resolution. I really think it's a BIOS issue, though. I may try bugging IBM a bit. They are pretty support

Re: [XFree86] Thinkpad A31 and Radeon Mobility 7500

2003-02-21 Thread Kevin Oberman
> Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 19:59:51 +0100 > From: Dominik Szczerba <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Hi, > > Following Kevin's comments, I compiled hi-res fb out of the kernel > (section: console drivers) and now the display is back after Fn+F3 or > suspend but ONLY without X running. > > So I have to qui

Re: [XFree86] Thinkpad A31 and Radeon Mobility 7500

2003-02-21 Thread Dominik Szczerba
Hi, Following Kevin's comments, I compiled hi-res fb out of the kernel (section: console drivers) and now the display is back after Fn+F3 or suspend but ONLY without X running. So I have to quit X, suspend, wake up, startx. Not bad, but could be better. Half-done. I cant use your key combinat

Re: [XFree86] Thinkpad A31 and Radeon Mobility 7500

2003-02-20 Thread Dominik Szczerba
Why wasnt my OpenGL working with my debian with 4.2.1, while it was working on the same machine with knoppixCD 4.2.1. If I know what the problem was I want to go back to 4.2.1 and have APM working. See the bugs filed about this against xlibmesa3-gl. Compiling 4.2.1 with gcc 3.2 doesn't work well

Re: [XFree86] Thinkpad A31 and Radeon Mobility 7500

2003-02-20 Thread Michel Dänzer
On Don, 2003-02-20 at 09:06, Dominik Szczerba wrote: > > > > 2) still: what was I doing wrong with standard xfree. then I go back to it. > > > > I don't understand what you mean here. > > Why wasnt my OpenGL working with my debian with 4.2.1, while it was > working on the same machine with knopp

Re: [XFree86] Thinkpad A31 and Radeon Mobility 7500

2003-02-20 Thread Dominik Szczerba
Hi Kevin, Could you please send me your /boot/config, XFree86 log and XFree86 -version output? Thanks a lot, Dominik Kevin Oberman wrote: Just in case you have not seen any of my posts on the "no/distorted display after suspend" problem, there is a work-around. Switch to a character display (C

Re: [XFree86] Thinkpad A31 and Radeon Mobility 7500

2003-02-20 Thread Dominik Szczerba
Hi, The problem is precisely defined now: IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH APM NOR SUSPEND. I turned suspend off in the BIOS, now re-opening the LCD brings the display back (but no sleep mode of course :( ). BUT FN+F3 alone kills the display, it goes completely black, then, after pressing a key the backl

Re: [XFree86] Thinkpad A31 and Radeon Mobility 7500

2003-02-20 Thread Dominik Szczerba
> It was probably luck that it ever worked in the first place. Apart from > the workarounds someone else mentioned, you could try Option "DRIReinit" > with xserver-xfree86-dri-trunk or Charl P. Botha's DRI resume patch. well, it was working at the first shot, compiled in the kernel support for APM

Re: [XFree86] Thinkpad A31 and Radeon Mobility 7500

2003-02-20 Thread Dominik Szczerba
> Switch to a character display (CTRL-ALT-F2) > Turn off the display (usually Fn-F3 on ThinkPads) > Turn display on (Any key) > Switch back to X (Alt-F9 on FreeBSD, maybe something else on your OS) Hi, Thanks a lot, but it doesnt work :( If I press fn+F3 I cannot get the display back even without

Re: [XFree86] Thinkpad A31 and Radeon Mobility 7500

2003-02-19 Thread Michel Dänzer
On Mit, 2003-02-19 at 12:15, Dominik Szczerba wrote: > > * whether page flipping (Option "EnablePageFlip", only in 4.2.99.x > > or later) is enabled (page flipping is faster) > > yes, this is it, it gives the missing 20% performance. > > but KNOPPIX doesnt have it in its XF config f

Re: [XFree86] Thinkpad A31 and Radeon Mobility 7500

2003-02-19 Thread Kevin Oberman
Just in case you have not seen any of my posts on the "no/distorted display after suspend" problem, there is a work-around. Switch to a character display (CTRL-ALT-F2) Turn off the display (usually Fn-F3 on ThinkPads) Turn display on (Any key) Switch back to X (Alt-F9 on FreeBSD, maybe something e

Re: [XFree86] Thinkpad A31 and Radeon Mobility 7500

2003-02-19 Thread Dominik Szczerba
* whether page flipping (Option "EnablePageFlip", only in 4.2.99.x or later) is enabled (page flipping is faster) yes, this is it, it gives the missing 20% performance. but KNOPPIX doesnt have it in its XF config file.. For your reference, I get 1400-1500 fps on this PowerBoo

Re: [XFree86] Thinkpad A31 and Radeon Mobility 7500

2003-02-19 Thread Dominik Szczerba
If you're still using my packages, have you read /usr/share/doc/xserver-xfree86-dri-trunk/README.Debian ? yes, right, xdm authorize works :) APM still hangs my laptop (display doesnt come back) Keep in mind though that my packages are bleeding edge DRI CVS snapshots, you may prefer to use Dani

Re: [XFree86] Thinkpad A31 and Radeon Mobility 7500

2003-02-18 Thread Michel Dänzer
On Die, 2003-02-18 at 19:28, Dominik Szczerba wrote: > > I very much apologize for my ignorance on kernel-package stuff. I just > compiled the modules myself, and brute-force copied radeon.o into my > /lib/modules. IT WORKS! No more errors, no unstabilities (well, > still I cant login, I have

Re: [XFree86] Thinkpad A31 and Radeon Mobility 7500

2003-02-18 Thread Dominik Szczerba
, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [XFree86] Thinkpad A31 and Radeon Mobility 7500 > > Hi, > > Thanks a lot for hints. Here is the report: > > 1) I installed xserver-xfree86-dri-trunk and xlibmesa-gl1-dri-trunk > from http://people.debian.org/~daenzer/dri-trunk-sid/. I didnt find the

Re: [XFree86] Thinkpad A31 and Radeon Mobility 7500

2003-02-18 Thread Dominik Szczerba
Hi, I just discovered that on knoppix debian-on-cd all works fine and very fast (glxgears give 1.2kfps!!!): knoppix@ttyp1[knoppix]$ XFree86 -version This is a pre-release version of XFree86, and is not supported in any way. Bugs may be reported to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and patches submitted to [EM

Re: [XFree86] Thinkpad A31 and Radeon Mobility 7500

2003-02-18 Thread Dominik Szczerba
Hi, Thanks a lot for hints. Here is the report: 1) I installed xserver-xfree86-dri-trunk and xlibmesa-gl1-dri-trunk from http://people.debian.org/~daenzer/dri-trunk-sid/. I didnt find the mentioned xlibmesa3-dri-trunk. 2) I installed drm-trunk-module-src package, but havent built it - I have no

Re: [XFree86] Thinkpad A31 and Radeon Mobility 7500

2003-02-18 Thread Michel Dänzer
On Die, 2003-02-18 at 10:55, Dominik Szczerba wrote: > > I have a problem on my IBM TP A31 running debian/unstable 2.4.20. Most > (but not all!!) OpenGL commands dont work. Just "black screen" effect. > GL_LINES and GL_POINTS work for example, but GL_TRIANGLES and more > complex commands won't