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  • #1

    Completely dead in the water!

    I'm reading the threads out here... people having problems with video tearing, Firefox flickering, etc. I'm somewhat stunned at that, because I can't even get HD2600XT to start X without freezing the machine!!

    First I had an Sapphire HD2600XT 256 Mb AGP. I'm running Debian Unstable. The machine is a vanilla MSI KT4 Ultra mobo, Athlon XP2100+ CPU, AGP 8X, 2.5 Gb RAM, parallel ATA disk. I tried with the drivers already in Debian, and also 8.43 from the ATI site. The best I got was X, then Gnome startup, then when I go to the top menubar (I have it auto-hidden), as the bar descends, the machine hard-locks... so can't remote login, no keyboard input, can't switch to virtual console. I have to either hard-reset or Alt-Sysrq-b.

    So I got a VisionTek HD2600XT 512 MB. Now it hard-locks while starting X, at the grey weave pattern, that is, the cursor changes from an X to an arrow, and then it is locked.

    I've tried changing the AGP memory settings in the BIOS... locks at 256 Mb and 128 Mb, and X won't even start at 64 Mb. Tried commenting out all settings so they default in the Device section in xorg.conf. I feel like I'm missing something big, because compared to the kinds of problems everyone is having, mine seem to be fundamental, given that the HD2600 is not a very old card!

    So I'd appreciate very much some hints so the thing can startup and I can run a browser or something, let alone MythTV. A working xorg.conf would be welcome too.

    I've been playing with X for years now, I started when video cards with 2 Mb RAM were high end. Anyone remember Chips & Technologies onboard video? This by far is the most unusable driver I've used out of the box.
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    Can you please check your logs and see if you have the same error as in the thread below ? So far the problem only seems to show on specific NForce and Via chipsets (you have a Via, I think). Anyone seeing similar AGP-related problems on any *other* chipset please go to the link below and post your HW details.

    http://phoronix.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6622
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    • #3
      It does fail to enable interrupts, however the specific error messages are different. Excerpt below. Also, it isn't that performance is slow in X, rather that X locks up the machine while starting up.

      Yes, it is a VIA KT400 chipset.

      The last line of Xorg.0.log is
      [config/hal] couldn't initialise context: (null) ((null))

      However I don't this is related to the fatal error.

      --------------
      (II) fglrx(0): Kernel Module Version Information:
      (II) fglrx(0): Name: fglrx
      (II) fglrx(0): Version: 8.42.3
      (II) fglrx(0): Date: Oct 19 2007
      (II) fglrx(0): Desc: ATI FireGL DRM kernel module
      (II) fglrx(0): Kernel Module version matches driver.
      (II) fglrx(0): Kernel Module Build Time Information:
      (II) fglrx(0): Build-Kernel UTS_RELEASE: 2.6.22-3-k7
      (II) fglrx(0): Build-Kernel MODVERSIONS: yes
      (II) fglrx(0): Build-Kernel __SMP__: yes
      (II) fglrx(0): Build-Kernel PAGE_SIZE: 0x1000
      (II) fglrx(0): [drm] register handle = 0x00005000
      (EE) fglrx(0): Failed to enable interrupts.
      (II) fglrx(0): [pci] find AGP GART
      (II) fglrx(0): [agp] Mode=0x1f000a1b bridge: 0x1106/0x3189
      (II) fglrx(0): [agp] AGP v1/2 disable mask 0x00000000
      (II) fglrx(0): [agp] AGP v3 disable mask 0x00000000
      (II) fglrx(0): [agp] enabling AGP with mode=0x1f000b1a
      (II) fglrx(0): [agp] Remapping MC AGP space (new MCAGPBase = 0xd0000000)
      (II) fglrx(0): [agp] AGP protocol is enabled for graphics board. (cmd=0x1f000312)
      (II) fglrx(0): [agp] graphics chipset has AGP v3.0 (native mode)
      (II) fglrx(0): DRI initialization successfull!
      (II) fglrx(0): FBADPhys: 0xe0100000 FBMappedSize: 0x01000400
      ----------------------------

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      • #4
        Still completely dead

        Back in November, 8.43 was hard-locking my machine. Now, 8.44 hard locks the machine at the same spot, the initial X grey weave pattern screen. Have to do an Alt-SysRq-b.

        It is an MSI KT4 Ultra mobo (VIA KT400 chipset)
        8X AGP
        The interrupts seem to be enabled (unlike in 8.43).

        Relevant portions of Xorg.0.log and syslog follow.

        Xorg.0.log:
        Code:
        X.Org X Server 1.4.0.90
(**) |   |-->Device "ATI Radeon HD2600XT 0"
...
(**) Option "AIGLX" "off"
...
(--) PCI:*(1:0:0) ATI Technologies Inc unknown chipset (0x9586) rev 0, Mem @ 0xc0000000/28, 0xdfef0000/16, I/O @ 0xc800/8, BIOS @ 0xdfec0000/17
...
(II) Primary Device is: PCI 01:00:0
(II) ATI Proprietary Linux Driver Version Identifier:8.44.3
...
(--) Chipset Supported AMD Graphics Processor (0x9586) found
...
(II) fglrx(0): PCI bus 1 card 0 func 0
(**) fglrx(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
(II) fglrx(0): Pixel depth = 24 bits stored in 4 bytes (32 bpp pixmaps)
(==) fglrx(0): Default visual is TrueColor
(**) fglrx(0): Option "BusType" "AGP"
...
(--) fglrx(0): Chipset: "ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT AGP" (Chipset = 0x9586)
(--) fglrx(0): (PciSubVendor = 0x1545, PciSubDevice = 0x0028)
(--) fglrx(0): board vendor info: third party graphics adapter - NOT original ATI
(--) fglrx(0): Linear framebuffer (phys) at 0xc0000000
(--) fglrx(0): MMIO registers at 0xdfef0000
(==) fglrx(0): ROM-BIOS at 0x000c0000
...
(II) fglrx(0): VESA BIOS detected
(II) fglrx(0): VESA VBE Version 3.0
(II) fglrx(0): VESA VBE Total Mem: 16384 kB
(II) fglrx(0): VESA VBE OEM: ATI ATOMBIOS
...
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device or address)
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device or address)
drmOpenDevice: Open failed
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0
drmOpenDevice: open result is 7, (OK)
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0
drmOpenDevice: open result is 7, (OK)
drmGetBusid returned ''
(II) Loading sub module "fglrxdrm"
(II) LoadModule: "fglrxdrm"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/linux//libfglrxdrm.so
(II) Module fglrxdrm: vendor="FireGL - ATI Technologies Inc."
	compiled for 7.1.0, module version = 8.44.3
	ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 0.3
(--) fglrx(0): VideoRAM: 262144 kByte, Type: DDR3
(II) fglrx(0): AGP card detected
(**) fglrx(0): Forced into AGP mode
(WW) fglrx(0): board is an unknown third party board, chipset is supported
(II) Loading sub module "ddc"
(II) LoadModule: "ddc"(II) Module "ddc" already built-in
(II) fglrx(0): Connected Display1: CRT on primary DAC [crt1]
...
(==) fglrx(0): HPV inactive
(==) fglrx(0): NoDRI = NO
(II) Loading sub module "fglrxdrm"
(II) LoadModule: "fglrxdrm"
(II) Reloading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/linux//libfglrxdrm.so
(II) fglrx(0): Depth moves disabled by default
(==) fglrx(0): Capabilities: 0x00000000
(==) fglrx(0): CapabilitiesEx: 0x00000000
(==) fglrx(0): cpuFlags: 0x4000000f
(==) fglrx(0): OpenGL ClientDriverName: "fglrx_dri.so"
(**) fglrx(0): ATI GART size: 256 MB
(II) fglrx(0): [pci] find AGP GART
(II) fglrx(0): [agp] Mode=0x1f000a1b bridge: 0x1106/0x3189
(II) fglrx(0): [agp] AGP v1/2 disable mask 0x00000000
(II) fglrx(0): [agp] AGP v3 disable mask   0x00000000
(II) fglrx(0): [agp] enabling AGP with mode=0x1f000b1a
(II) fglrx(0): [agp] Remapping MC AGP space (new MCAGPBase = 0xe0000000)
(II) fglrx(0): [agp] AGP protocol is enabled for graphics board. (cmd=0x1f000312)
(II) fglrx(0): [agp] graphics chipset has AGP v3.0 (native mode)
(II) fglrx(0): [pcie] 258048 kB allocated
(II) fglrx(0): [drm] DRM buffer queue setup: nbufs = 100 bufsize = 65536
(==) fglrx(0): UseFastTLS=0
(==) fglrx(0): BlockSignalsOnLock=1
(--) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp
(II) do I need RAC?  No, I don't.
(II) resource ranges after preInit:
	[0] 0	0	0xdfef0000 - 0xdfefffff (0x10000) MX[B]
...
(II) fglrx(0): driver needs X.org 7.1.x.y with x.y >= 0.0
(WW) fglrx(0): could not detect X server version (query_status=-3)
(II) Loading extension ATIFGLRXDRI
(II) fglrx(0): doing DRIScreenInit
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0
drmOpenDevice: open result is 7, (OK)
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0
drmOpenDevice: open result is 7, (OK)
drmOpenByBusid: Searching for BusID PCI:1:0:0
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0
drmOpenDevice: open result is 7, (OK)
drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns 7
drmOpenByBusid: drmGetBusid reports 
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card1
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device)
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device)
drmOpenDevice: Open failed
drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns -19
...
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0
drmOpenDevice: open result is 7, (OK)
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0
drmOpenDevice: open result is 7, (OK)
drmGetBusid returned ''
(II) [drm] DRM interface version 1.0
(II) [drm] DRM open master succeeded.
(II) fglrx(0): [drm] Using the DRM lock SAREA also for drawables.
(II) fglrx(0): [drm] framebuffer handle = 0x3000
(II) fglrx(0): [drm] added 1 reserved context for kernel
(II) fglrx(0): X context handle = 0x1
(II) fglrx(0): [drm] installed DRM signal handler
(II) fglrx(0): DRIScreenInit done
...
(II) fglrx(0): [drm] register handle = 0x00005000
(II) fglrx(0): Interrupt handler installed at IRQ 19.
(II) fglrx(0): Exposed events to the /proc interface
(II) fglrx(0): DRI initialization successfull!
(II) fglrx(0): FBADPhys: 0xe1100000 FBMappedSize: 0x01000400
(II) fglrx(0): FBMM initialized for area (0,0)-(1280,3277)
(II) fglrx(0): FBMM auto alloc for area (0,0)-(1280,1024) (front color buffer - assumption)
(II) fglrx(0): Largest offscreen area available: 1280 x 2253
(==) fglrx(0): Backing store disabled
(II) Loading extension FGLRXEXTENSION
(II) Loading extension ATITVOUT
(**) fglrx(0): DPMS enabled
(II) LoadModule: "glesx"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules//glesx.so
(II) Module glesx: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
	compiled for 7.1.0, module version = 1.0.0
	ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 0.3
(II) Loading extension GLESX
(II) fglrx(0): GLESX enableFlags = 10
(II) fglrx(0): Using XFree86 Acceleration Architecture (XAA)
	Screen to screen bit blits
	Solid filled rectangles
	Solid Horizontal and Vertical Lines
	Driver provided ScreenToScreenBitBlt replacement
	Driver provided FillSolidRects replacement
(II) fglrx(0): GLESX is enabled
(II) fglrx(0): [DRI] installation complete
(II) fglrx(0): Direct rendering enabled
[atiddx] ASYNCIO init succeed!
Receive enable interrupt ret message
...irqEnableMask: 60000001
...dwIRQEnableId: 00000006
Receive enable interrupt ret message
...irqEnableMask: 00000040
...dwIRQEnableId: 00000007
Receive enable interrupt ret message
...irqEnableMask: ff00002c
...dwIRQEnableId: 00000008
Receive enable interrupt ret message
...irqEnableMask: ff00002d
...dwIRQEnableId: 00000009
Receive enable interrupt ret message
...irqEnableMask: 20000400
...dwIRQEnableId: 0000000a
        syslog:
        Code:
        Jan  9 00:16:29 Indica kernel: Linux version 2.6.22-3-k7 (Debian 2.6.22-6) ([email protected]) (gcc version 4.1.3 20071019 (prerelease) (Debian 4.1.2-17)) #1 SMP Mon Nov 12 09:12:50 UTC 2007
...
Jan  9 00:16:29 Indica kernel: PCI: VIA PCI bridge detected. Disabling DAC.
Jan  9 00:16:29 Indica kernel: Boot video device is 0000:01:00.0
...
Jan  9 00:16:29 Indica kernel: Linux agpgart interface v0.102 (c) Dave Jones
Jan  9 00:16:29 Indica kernel: agpgart: Detected VIA KT400/KT400A/KT600 chipset
Jan  9 00:16:29 Indica kernel: agpgart: AGP aperture is 256M @ 0xe0000000
...
Jan  9 00:16:30 Indica atieventsd[2182]: ATI External Events Daemon started... 
Jan  9 00:16:30 Indica atieventsd[2182]: Event daemon control socket created 
...
Jan  9 00:25:57 Indica kernel: [fglrx] Maximum main memory to use for locked dma buffers: 2399 MBytes.
Jan  9 00:25:57 Indica kernel: [fglrx] ASYNCIO init succeed!
Jan  9 00:25:57 Indica kernel: [fglrx] PAT is enabled successfully!
Jan  9 00:25:57 Indica kernel: [fglrx] module loaded - fglrx 8.44.3 [Dec 19 2007] on minor 0
Jan  9 00:25:58 Indica kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:01:00.0[A] -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 19
Jan  9 00:25:59 Indica kernel: [fglrx] Internal AGP support requested, but kernel AGP support active.
Jan  9 00:25:59 Indica kernel: [fglrx] Have to use kernel AGP support to avoid conflicts.
Jan  9 00:25:59 Indica kernel: [fglrx] AGP detected, AgpState   = 0x1f000a1b (hardware caps of chipset)
Jan  9 00:25:59 Indica kernel: agpgart: Found an AGP 3.5 compliant device at 0000:00:00.0.
Jan  9 00:25:59 Indica kernel: agpgart: Putting AGP V3 device at 0000:00:00.0 into 8x mode
Jan  9 00:25:59 Indica kernel: agpgart: Putting AGP V3 device at 0000:01:00.0 into 8x mode
Jan  9 00:25:59 Indica kernel: [fglrx] AGP enabled,  AgpCommand = 0x1f000312 (selected caps)
Jan  9 00:25:59 Indica kernel: [fglrx] Reserve Block - 0 offset =  0X1fffb000 length = 0X5000
Jan  9 00:25:59 Indica kernel: [fglrx] Reserve Block - 1 offset =  0X0 length = 0X1000000
Jan  9 00:25:59 Indica kernel: [fglrx] Reserve Block - 2 offset =  0Xff7f000 length = 0X80000
Jan  9 00:25:59 Indica kernel: [fglrx] interrupt source 60000001 successfully enabled
Jan  9 00:25:59 Indica kernel: [fglrx] enable ID = 0x00000006
Jan  9 00:25:59 Indica kernel: [fglrx] Receive enable interrupt message with irqEnableMask: 60000001
Jan  9 00:25:59 Indica kernel: [fglrx] interrupt source 00000040 successfully enabled
Jan  9 00:25:59 Indica kernel: [fglrx] enable ID = 0x00000007
...
interrupt message with irqEnableMask: 20000400

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