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  • catalyst 8.10+ not working with tv-out

    Hi,
    Starting from catalyst 8.10, I can't get the tv-out working (with both X1.4 and 1.5).. I just get a black screen

    Here is the log:

    http://rafb.net/p/W7ZJnh33.html

    suggestions?

    P.S. I have an ati R690G chipset based (ASUS VM-2A-HDMI)
    Last edited by kkkk; 18 December 2008, 08:23 PM.

  • #2
    ok, I've upgraded to catalyst 8.12 and now I get this log:

    http://rafb.net/p/hHWxKP72.html

    and black screen as before

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    • #3
      ok, I found that fglrx module was not loaded.
      Dmesg said:

      Code:
      fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_MEM_MTRR_AddRegionWc
      fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_SYSINFO_OsVersionString
      fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_MEM_Alloc
      fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_SYSINFO_OsVersionCode
      fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_MEM_ReleaseLinearAddrInterval
      fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_MEM_VM_GetRegionPhysAddrStr
      fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_SYSINFO_SmpSupport
      fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_SEMAPHORE_STATIC_Down
      fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_SYSINFO_MapConstant
      fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_MEM_SmallBufferAlloc
      fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_MEM_MTRR_DeleteRegion
      fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_MODULE_IncUseCount
      fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_MEM_Unmap
      fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_SPINLOCK_STATIC_Grab
      fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_MEM_FreePageFrame
      fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_MEM_FlushCpuCaches
      fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_SEMAPHORE_ASYNCIO_Init
      fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_MEM_MapPageList
      fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_MEM_TemporaryUseUnmap
      fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_SIGNAL_UnblockAll
      fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_MEM_VM_GetRegionMapOffset
      fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_MEM_Free
      fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_MEM_FreePageFrames
      fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_MEM_VM_MapRegion
      fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_DEVICE_GetNumber
      fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_SYSINFO_BinaryModuleSupport
      fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_MODULE_DecUseCount
      fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_ACPI_GetAcpiHandles
      fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_SIGNAL_BlockAll
      fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_SYSINFO_PaeSupport
      fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_MEM_SmallBufferFree
      fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_MEM_VerifyWriteAccess
      fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_MEM_VM_GetRegionStart
      fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_SEMAPHORE_DownUninterruptible
      fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_MEM_VM_GetRegionFilePrivateData
      fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_SEMAPHORE_ASYNCIO_Alloc
      fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_MEM_AllocAtomic
      fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_ACPI_AcNotify
      fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_MEM_VM_GetRegionProtFlagsStr
      fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_SIGNAL_Notifier
      fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_SYSINFO_TimerTicksPerSecond
      fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_SEMAPHORE_ASYNCIO_Free
      fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_MEM_SmallBufferAllocAtomic
      fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_SEMAPHORE_Up
      fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_SEMAPHORE_DownInterruptible
      fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_SPINLOCK_STATIC_Release
      fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_MEM_AllocContiguousPageFrames
      fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_MEM_VM_GetRegionFlagsStr
      fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_MEM_VerifyReadAccess
      fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_SEMAPHORE_Init
      fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_MEM_MapPageListWc
      fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_MEM_VM_GetRegionEnd
      fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_SYSINFO_PageSize
      fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_MEM_IncPageUseCount
      fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_SEMAPHORE_GetObjSize
      fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_MEM_AllocLinearAddrInterval
      fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_SIGNAL_ConfigureMask
      fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_MEM_AllocPageFrame
      fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_SEMAPHORE_STATIC_Up
      fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_PROC_FileList
      fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_MEM_DecPageUseCount
      fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_MEM_MTRR_Support
      I tried to rebuild kernel, and at depmod, I get:

      Code:
        DEPMOD  2.6.28-rc6
      WARNING: /lib/modules/2.6.28-rc6/video/fglrx.ko needs unknown symbol KCL_MEM_MTRR_AddRegionWc
      WARNING: /lib/modules/2.6.28-rc6/video/fglrx.ko needs unknown symbol KCL_SYSINFO_OsVersionString
      WARNING: /lib/modules/2.6.28-rc6/video/fglrx.ko needs unknown symbol KCL_MEM_Alloc
      ...
      ...
      Could be a 2.6.28 problem? Should I have to downgrade the kernel?

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      • #4
        That looks like a kernel compatibility issue. I recommend not using development kernels with fglrx, because there's no guarantee of binary compatibility between kernel releases, and AMD only compiles their driver against a new kernel every few months.

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        • #5
          As I understand it fglrx consists of the actual binary driver and a glue layer that you compile for your kernel. So I don't see how this could be a case of binary incompatibility. I have no problem whatsoever with catalyst 8.12 on 2.6.28-rc8.

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          • #6
            The kernel can be used - one of the kernel updates which did NOT require driver changes. Your kernel config must be just wrong. Btw rc9 is out

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            • #7
              ok,
              I recompiled the kernel and catalyst, and I returned to the 8.10/11 error..
              Here is the updated log:

              http://rafb.net/p/rq1MF944.html

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              • #8
                here is the xorg.conf

                http://rafb.net/p/SyUo8B22.html

                looking at a catalyst 8.9 log:

                http://rafb.net/p/pyrUjH29.html

                the AUDITS errors happen when X should run the input devices...
                so can it be a wrong input section configuration?

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                • #9
                  well, I've made some more testing.
                  I noticed that xorg has modified automatically my xorg.conf to:

                  http://rafb.net/p/26HoVb28.html

                  I rebooted many times and then X started working well for some time, but at some point (?) it returned back to the previous situation, with this log:

                  http://rafb.net/p/sx3LvU92.html

                  Also, if I try to start gdm, "seems" like X tries to change resolution (or maybe restart itself) 3 times (I can see "horizontal lines").

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                  • #10
                    I found that deleting the /etc/ati/amdpcsdb solved the problem,
                    but sometimes (very often) the black screen returns and I have to delete again the file... and reconfigure all the settings with amdcccle
                    Is there a solution?

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