On 4/16/09, martin f krafft <[email protected]> wrote: > also sprach Alex Deucher <[email protected]> [2009.04.15.1859 +0200]: > > That's what zaphod mode is. What sort of problem do you get when > > you use that config against the newer driver? > > > Using the following software on Debian sid: > > ii xserver-xorg 1:7.3+18 the X.Org X server > ii xserver-xorg-co 2:1.4.2-11 Xorg X server - core server > ii xserver-xorg-vi 1:6.9.0-1+lenny X.Org X server -- ATI display driver > wrapper > > and the first xorg.conf included in this post > > http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2009-April/045107.html > > with ModulePath commented, such that it uses the Debian-installed > driver, instead of the one I custom-compiled and installed into > /usr/local: > > 0. the server starts up > 1. it displays some Radeon identification string on both heads > connected to the primary card, while the head on the secondary > card stays black > 2. the identification string changes into the sequence > "♀♀#♀#♀#♀#♀#♀", which stays there forever, but the screens > eventually go black > 3. the log (attached) informs me of a segfault with this backtrace: > > Backtrace: > 0: /usr/bin/X(xf86SigHandler+0x6a) [0x47898a] > 1: /lib/libc.so.6 [0x7f8e894b1190] > 2: /usr/bin/X(RRCrtcSetRotations+0) [0x525c90] > 3: /usr/bin/X(xf86RandR12SetRotations+0x77) [0x4b90a7] > 4: /usr/bin/X(xf86CrtcScreenInit+0xad) [0x4b45ad] > 5: > /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers//radeon_drv.so(RADEONScreenInit+0x1bd8) > [0x7f8e8701ef38] > 6: /usr/bin/X(AddScreen+0x249) [0x436209] > 7: /usr/bin/X(InitOutput+0x277) [0x46ab27] > 8: /usr/bin/X(main+0x2c6) [0x4369f6] > 9: /lib/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xe6) [0x7f8e8949d5a6] > 10: /usr/bin/X [0x435e99] > > Fatal server error: > Caught signal 11. Server aborting
Does it work any better with xserver 1.5 or newer? IIRC, there was a bug where RRCrtcSetRotations() dereferenced pScrn->pScreen before it was set. I don't remember off hand when it was fixed however. Alex _______________________________________________ xorg mailing list [email protected] http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg
