Xorg crashes and reboots my computer
François Leclerc
fleclerc at gmail.com
Tue Jan 26 03:29:03 UTC 2010
Thank you so much for your patience!
I will try that!
Cheers!
François.
2010/1/25 Robert Noland <rnoland at freebsd.org>
> On Mon, 2010-01-25 at 22:07 -0500, François Leclerc wrote:
> > Ok!
> >
> > How do you apply the patch? I am a newbie and have never done this!
>
> cd /usr/ports && patch -C -p0 -s -i <patchfile>
>
> if that doesn't show any errors, then
>
> patch -p0 -s -i <patchfile>
>
> rebuild/install at least libGL and dri.
>
> you will need to either manually bump the version of libdrm or get it
> from one of the other patches. IIRC, it needs to be at 2.4.15 or
> higher.
>
> robert.
>
> > After the patch has been applied, what ports do I upgrade? Just mesa?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> >
> > 2010/1/25 Robert Noland <rnoland at freebsd.org>
> > On Mon, 2010-01-25 at 21:57 -0500, François Leclerc wrote:
> > > Ok... so I'll install mesa from the mesa7.6.1 rc4 archive
> > file I got.
> > >
> > > Is it better to use the final released mesa 7.6.1 from the
> > mesa web
> > > site?
> >
> >
> > http://people.freebsd.org/~rnoland/mesa-7.6.1-release.patch
> >
> >
> > robert.
> >
> > > Thanks!
> > >
> > >
> > > 2010/1/25 Robert Noland <rnoland at freebsd.org>
> > > On Mon, 2010-01-25 at 21:40 -0500, François Leclerc
> > wrote:
> > > > Hi again,
> > > >
> > > > Mesa 7.6.1 is pretty recent and includes a new
> > driver for
> > > r600 cards
> > > > like mine. Should I install that?
> > > >
> > > > For drm, I guess I will have to find a patched
> > version.
> > > Someone gave
> > > > me a link to a mesa 7.6.1 rc4 file that includes a
> > makefile
> > > for drm. I
> > > > guess I'll try that. And see if mesa 7.6.1 is ok,
> > unless you
> > > think it
> > > > will likely don't work.
> > >
> > >
> > > Yes, you can use my mesa-7.6.1-final patch and just
> > bump
> > > liddrm manually
> > > or take the libdrm patch from the other diff.
> > >
> > > robert.
> > >
> > >
> > > > Thanks!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > 2010/1/25 Robert Noland <rnoland at freebsd.org>
> > > > On Mon, 2010-01-25 at 20:34 -0500,
> > François Leclerc
> > > wrote:
> > > > > Hi Robert,
> > > > >
> > > > > Here are my Xorg log and xorg.conf
> > files.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Ok, I think what it is referring to is
> > mesa... Which
> > > if you
> > > > aren't
> > > > running from git or using one of the
> > patches isn't
> > > new enough
> > > > to support
> > > > your card with 3D. I posted a patch for
> > the mesa
> > > ports a
> > > > little while
> > > > back to x11@ I think. I didn't include
> > libdrm in my
> > > patch,
> > > > but there
> > > > are a couple of patches floating around
> > for that as
> > > well.
> > > >
> > > > If it is for some reason still crashing,
> > then it
> > > will take a
> > > > lot more
> > > > detailed debugging to sort it out. I
> > regularly use
> > > an HD
> > > > 4650, but I
> > > > have a 3650 and 3850 around here somewhere
> > also...
> > > >
> > > > robert.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > >
> > > > > François.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > 2010/1/25 Robert Noland
> > <rnoland at freebsd.org>
> > > > > On Mon, 2010-01-25 at 19:55
> > -0500,
> > > François Leclerc
> > > > wrote:
> > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > I have new information. I said
> > in an
> > > earlier
> > > > message that
> > > > > when I
> > > > > > disabled dri and dri2, things
> > worked
> > > well - when
> > > > issuing a
> > > > > xinit
> > > > > > command. It does, only when I
> > get back
> > > in console
> > > > mode,
> > > > > there is an
> > > > > > error (which occured when
> > xinit was
> > > called):
> > > > > >
> > > > > > (EE) RADEON(0): [dri]
> > > RADEONDRIGetVersion failed
> > > > (libdri too
> > > > > old)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I had removed X, deleted my
> > ports tree,
> > > rebuilt it
> > > > using
> > > > > portsnap and
> > > > > > then re-installed X. What
> > needs to be
> > > updated now
> > > > if my
> > > > > library is
> > > > > > "too old"?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > I would need to see the full log
> > at least
> > > to have a
> > > > clue...
> > > > > It is most
> > > > > likely referring to either
> > libdrm or the
> > > actual
> > > > kernel...
> > > > >
> > > > > robert.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > 2009/12/30 Robert Noland
> > > <rnoland at freebsd.org>
> > > > > > On Wed, 2009-12-30 at
> > 14:43
> > > -0500,
> > > > François Leclerc
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I saw that someone
> > already
> > > posted
> > > > something
> > > > > similar. I have
> > > > > > the same
> > > > > > > problem.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-x11/2009-December/009124.html
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > My system is: Intel
> > Q6600 on a
> > > ASUS
> > > > Maximus X38
> > > > > board with a
> > > > > > Radeon HD 3870.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I have FreeBSD - 8.0
> > - STABLE
> > > - AMD64
> > > > installed.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > It doesn't matter
> > which driver
> > > I use
> > > > (radeon or
> > > > > radeonhd),
> > > > > > my machine
> > > > > > > freezes or reboots
> > when
> > > switching to
> > > > graphical
> > > > > mode. Note
> > > > > > that my xorg.conf
> > > > > > > file is ok as per
> > "Xorg
> > > -config
> > > > xorg.conf -retro":
> > > > > I get the
> > > > > > grey screen and
> > > > > > > my mouse cursor is
> > working
> > > correctly.
> > > > Things get
> > > > > bad when I
> > > > > > "xinit" or
> > > > > > > "startx". If I
> > disable "dri"
> > > and "dri2"
> > > > > > in /etc/X11/xorg.conf
> > things
> > > work
> > > > > > > flawlessly.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I read the list and
> > someone
> > > else
> > > > mentionned a new
> > > > > version of
> > > > > > Xorg (7.6.1 I
> > > > > > > think) is due soon.
> > Will it
> > > fix issues
> > > > like the
> > > > > one we are
> > > > > > having? When will
> > > > > > > it be released?
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The "7.6.1" that is
> > referred to
> > > is Mesa,
> > > > not Xorg.
> > > > > (libGL and
> > > > > > dri,
> > > > > > among other bits)
> > That is
> > > needed for 3d.
> > > > I'll need
> > > > > a bit
> > > > > > more info
> > > > > > before I can try to
> > diagnose the
> > > issue
> > > > though.
> > > > > Let's start
> > > > > > with a
> > > > > > "pciconf -lvb". I may
> > already
> > > have a
> > > > patch to fix
> > > > > this, but
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > reported issue is
> > generally
> > > screen
> > > > corruption, not
> > > > > panics.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > robert.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Like the other
> > poster, I can
> > > work with
> > > > VESA in the
> > > > > meantime,
> > > > > > but I would
> > > > > > > prefer this issue
> > fixed!
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Cheers!
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > François
> > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > >
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