Public bug reported: Can't get 3D hardware rendering to work with the free radeon driver. Always falls back to software rendering.
System is a Dell Precision 6500 with a ATI FirePro M7740 (ie. RV740). $ grep AIGLX /var/log/Xorg.0.log [ 29.022] (==) AIGLX enabled [ 29.175] (EE) AIGLX error: Calling driver entry point failed [ 29.175] (EE) AIGLX: reverting to software rendering [ 29.175] (II) AIGLX: Screen 0 is not DRI capable [ 29.178] (II) AIGLX: Loaded and initialized swrast KMS is enabled: $ dmesg | grep -i drm [ 11.647974] [drm] Initialized drm 1.1.0 20060810 [ 11.656323] [drm] radeon defaulting to kernel modesetting. [ 11.656326] [drm] radeon kernel modesetting enabled. [ 11.656627] [drm] initializing kernel modesetting (RV740 0x1002:0x94A3 0x1028:0x12EF). [ 11.656660] [drm] register mmio base: 0xF6DF0000 [ 11.656663] [drm] register mmio size: 65536 [ 11.656823] [drm] Detected VRAM RAM=1024M, BAR=256M [ 11.656825] [drm] RAM width 128bits DDR [ 11.657661] [drm] radeon: 1024M of VRAM memory ready [ 11.657664] [drm] radeon: 512M of GTT memory ready. [ 11.657681] [drm] Supports vblank timestamp caching Rev 1 (10.10.2010). [ 11.657684] [drm] Driver supports precise vblank timestamp query. [ 11.657779] [drm] radeon: irq initialized. [ 11.657785] [drm] GART: num cpu pages 131072, num gpu pages 131072 [ 11.658792] [drm] Loading RV730 Microcode [ 11.678944] [drm] PCIE GART of 512M enabled (table at 0x0000000000040000). [ 11.725326] [drm] ring test succeeded in 1 usecs [ 11.725483] [drm] radeon: ib pool ready. [ 11.725570] [drm] ib test succeeded in 0 usecs [ 11.726263] [drm] Radeon Display Connectors ... [ 11.726315] [drm] Internal thermal controller without fan control [ 11.726348] [drm] radeon: power management initialized [ 12.759604] [drm] fb mappable at 0xE0142000 [ 12.759606] [drm] vram apper at 0xE0000000 [ 12.759607] [drm] size 9216000 [ 12.759608] [drm] fb depth is 24 [ 12.759609] [drm] pitch is 7680 [ 12.759721] fbcon: radeondrmfb (fb0) is primary device [ 14.667142] fb0: radeondrmfb frame buffer device [ 14.667143] drm: registered panic notifier [ 14.667153] [drm] Initialized radeon 2.12.0 20080528 for 0000:01:00.0 on minor 0 Here are the kernel options from /boot/grub/grub.cfg: menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 3.2.0-24-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os { recordfail gfxmode $linux_gfx_mode insmod gzio insmod part_msdos insmod ext2 set root='(hd1,msdos1)' search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root fe17e18a-84a3-45d1-aab6-205883c62e00 linux /vmlinuz-3.2.0-24-generic root=UUID=c7931a12-6433-4247-b552-6b71f15ba832 ro quiet initrd /initrd.img-3.2.0-24-generic } And here's the complete xorg.conf: Section "Device" Identifier "radeon" Driver "radeon" EndSection The proprietary ATI driver is NOT installed on this system. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: xserver-xorg-video-radeon 1:6.14.99~git20111219.aacbd629-0ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.38-generic 3.2.16 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: wl .tmp.unity.support.test.1: ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,decor,place,compiztoolbox,gnomecompat,resize,mousepoll,snap,grid,imgpng,commands,regex,wall,vpswitch,session,move,unitymtgrabhandles,animation,expo,workarounds,thumbnail,ezoom,fade,scale,unityshell] CompositorRunning: None Date: Tue May 22 00:31:44 2012 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: precise DistroVariant: ubuntu DkmsStatus: bcmwl, 5.100.82.38+bdcom, 3.2.0-24-generic, x86_64: installed vboxhost, 4.1.14, 3.2.0-24-generic, x86_64: installed EcryptfsInUse: Yes ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, whatever it takes to get this fixed in Ubuntu GraphicsCard: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI M97 GL [ATI FirePro M7740] [1002:94a3] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:12ef] InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425) MachineType: Dell Inc. Precision M6500 PccardctlIdent: Socket 0: no product info available PccardctlStatus: Socket 0: no card ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=de_DE.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.2.0-24-generic root=UUID=c7931a12-6433-4247-b552-6b71f15ba832 ro quiet Renderer: Software SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-video-ati UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) XorgConf: Section "Device" Identifier "radeon" Driver "radeon" EndSection dmi.bios.date: 09/25/2011 dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.bios.version: A07 dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.chassis.type: 8 dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA07:bd09/25/2011:svnDellInc.:pnPrecisionM6500:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr: dmi.product.name: Precision M6500 dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc. version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.7.8-0ubuntu1 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.32-1ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 8.0.2-0ubuntu3 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 8.0.2-0ubuntu3 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu10.1 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.0-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20111219.aacbd629-0ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.17.0-1ubuntu4 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20111201+b5534a1-1build2 ** Affects: xserver-xorg-video-ati (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug precise ubuntu -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-ati in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1002562 Title: no 3D with radeon driver, AIGLX error: Calling driver entry point failed To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-ati/+bug/1002562/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp