Excellent!! I compiled a fresh XFree distribution and moved the drm kernel driver radeon.o and agpgart.o away from the kernel-module search paths. Now I am getting exactly what I want on both the CRT and the LCD. The CRT has a refresh rate of 75 Hz....where its usable :-)
However! DRI isnt working. Relevant lines from XFree86.0.log (the whole file is at http://www.senfamily.org/xfree/XFree86.0.log_20020711 ): [drm] failed to load kernel module "radeon" (II) RADEON(0): [drm] drmOpen failed (EE) RADEON(0): [dri] DRIScreenInit failed. Disabling DRI. If I cant use the radeon.o from the kernel, where can I compile one from? Its not obvious where in the Xfree tree it is. 'make World' under xc didnt seem to produce one. Also, how about AGP? Should I be using: "Option "AGPMode" "1" in the device section? Do I need agpgart.o from the kernel for AGP support? Last but not the least, where can I get the source for the ati_drv and radeon_drv modules that you sent me? Thanks VERY much! DS hy0 wrote: > It looks like you are still loading Gatos drm kernel driver (can't get too > much from your corrupted log file). The drivers I sent you will NOT work > with any Gatos drivers, it will lock up for sure if you still have the Gatos > version of drm kernel driver (radeon.o) on your system to be loaded. Try to > disable DRI or replace the DRI kernel driver (radeon.o) with the one from > stock X4.2 or from Linux distributions like RH7.3. > Specifying "ati" or "radeon" in your config file should give the same > result. If not, your drivers are broken somehow. > If you prefer to using Gatos drivers, posting your problem to Gatos forum > may help you better. But I doubt they will have a better solution for your > current problem. > > Hui > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "D. Sen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "hy0" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 9:06 AM > Subject: Re: [Xpert]ATI Radeon Mobility M6/7 LW on IBM Thinkpad T30 > (Simultaneous CRT/LCD Display) > > > >>Well I tried your drivers. In short, they didnt work. Both the LCD and >>CRT came up with distorted lines (which can best be described as noise) >>and my machine froze. >> >>I tried using "ati" and "radeon" in the card section and have attached >>my XF86Config-4. The logs can be found at >>http://www.senfamily.org/xfree/XFree86.0.log_HUI >>and >>http://www.senfamily.org/xfree/XFree86.0.log_HUI.radeon >> >>The XF86Config-4 file was also overwritten with garbage after I tried to >>use "radeon" as my driver. (This could be a file system corruption due >>to the freeze + rebooting) >> >>So far, a single monitor configuration using the old "radeon" (GATOS?) >>driver is working best for me. I reported that using "ati" and a dual >>headed configuration worked too. However, power management is broken in >>that configuration. The screen distorts if the machine is left alone for >>a while or the machine is put into 'suspend/sleep' mode. >> >>I am stuck with a 50 Hz refresh display on the CRT with both the >>multi-headed 'ati' driver and the single-headed 'radeon' driver. I have >>chosen to use the 'radeon' as it seems to support power management. >> >>DS >> >> >>hy0 wrote: >> >>>If you are trying to mirror your LCD on the CRT, try attached binary >>>drivers. This is a version with the native 2nd-head mirroring feature >> > for > >>>X4.2x. >>>Simply replace radeon_drv.o and ati_drv.o on your system (under >>>/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/). Use just the single head config for >> > your > >>>LCD (remove all the dual-screen stuffs from your config file). The >> > driver > >>>will detect and bring up your CRT to its best refresh (suppose your CRT >> > is > >>>DDC capable, if not, there are options let you configure it). You can >> > also > >>>configure two heads with different resolution with some special options >> > (let > >>>me know if you ever need them), the driver will handle panning. >>> >>>This approach is better than the dual-screen approach in following ways: >>>1. With dual-screen, DRI is disabled. You can enable DRI with this one. >>>2. Overlay won't work on your CRT with the dual-screen setup. It'll work >>>here. >>>3. Less overhead. With dual-screen, only half of video ram can be used >> > for > >>>one screen... >>>4. With dual-screen, you may have problem with the hw cursor on your 2nd >>>head (not sure if it's fixed). >>>5. should be easier to setup with this one. >>> >>>Attached drivers have been tested by several people on a few M6 based >>>laptops and other systems. It should work with M7 based systems. If you >> > want > >>>to give it a try, let me know whether it works for you. If not, send me >> > your > >>>log and config file. >>> >>>Hui >>> >>> >>>----- Original Message ----- >>>From: "D. Sen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 4:43 PM >>>Subject: Re: [Xpert]ATI Radeon Mobility M6/7 LW on IBM Thinkpad T30 >>>(Simultaneous CRT/LCD Display) >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>>Michel Daenzer wrote: >>>>>On Mon, 2002-07-08 at 17:24, D. Sen wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>Well, I think I set up my XF86Config-4 to do what you suggested. I >>>>>> >>>>>am including it with this email. However, X crashes on me when I try to >>>>>invoke startx (including /var/log/XFree86.0.log as well). >>>>> >>>>>>>If I change the screen directive for the "Card1" device from >>>>>> > "Screen > >>>>>1" to "Screen 0", I get a display on the external CRT (the LCD is just >>>>>backlit with a blank screen). >>>>> >>>>>>>Any ideas? >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>[...] >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>(II) RADEON(0): Shutting down Xvideo subsystems >>>>>>>(II) RADEON(0): membase=0xe8000000 memsize=0x04000000 > >>>>>>>gpSize=0x00000008 >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>This looks like you're using GATOS drivers, does the crash occur with >>>>>>stock XFree86 drivers? >>>>> >>>>Specifying the "ati" driver as opposed to the "radeon" driver does work >>>>better. X isnt crashing anymore. I am also getting a display on both the >>>>LCD and the CRT screen. However, I dont seem to be able to change the >>>>refresh rate on the CRT. I have tried quite a few different modelines >>>>but the refresh rate doesnt change from the 50 Hz (It seems to pick the >>>>modeline from the bios settings for the clock rate, etc) >>>> >>>>The new XFree86.0.Log is at >>>>http://cafebleu.no-ip.org:9135/xfree/XFree86.0.log_take2 >>>> >>>> >>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>Xpert mailing list >>>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert >>>> >>> >> >> >>-- > > > _______________________________________________ > Xpert mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert > -- --------------------------------------- D. Sen, PhD 21 Woodmont Drive Randolph NJ 07869 Home Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: 973 216 2326 Work Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://www.auditorymodels.org/~dsen _______________________________________________ Xpert mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert
