PPC DRM graphics testing

[Andreas Tobler]

On 07.11.12 18:40, matt wrote:
> On 11/07/12 08:24, Andreas Tobler wrote:
>> Just a short notice from my side. I finally managed to get the pci
>> radeon 9200 work, means I can startx.
>> I had some issues until I found out how to make Xorg recognize the pci
>> card which is not in the primary pci domain.
>>
>> I needed this string in the xorg.conf, under the section "Device"
>>
>> BusID       "PCI:1 at 1:2:0"
>>
>> Important is ":domain at bus:".
>>
>> Regarding drm, I get hardlocks as soon as I start glxgears or other
>> samples. No more info yet.
>>
>> Here the render string:
>> ---
>> direct rendering: Yes
>> OpenGL renderer string: Mesa DRI R200 (RV280 5961) 20090101  TCL
>> ---
>>
>> Chipset: "ATI Radeon 9200 5961 (AGP)" (ChipID = 0x5961)
>> Mapped VideoRAM: 131072 kByte (128 bit DDR SDRAM)
>>
>> Note, it is a PCI card, not an AGP one.
>>
>> Also, I do run old Xorg (X.Org X Server 1.7.7 and the 6.14.3 ati pkg.).
>>
>> I'll continue playing a bit.
>>
>> Andreas
>>
>>
> So it sounds like something wrong with the r200 driver, the radeon
> specific mesa parts, or the radeon specific drm for this model. I have
> yet to try disabling one cpu in OF, as many r200 systems (both mac and
> pc) were single processor perhaps it has issues. The problem is
> obviously model specific, with my luck it's the only model I have :). I
> foolishly have WITNESS off, so I may enable that and check for stuff
> like LORs.

Yeah, a try worth. Here I run the r200 on a UP G5 PowerMac9,1. The AGP's
run on dual G5.

> I might be able to test a quad g5 with the x1900, assuming the stars
> align and it's functional and the liquid cooler hasn't given up yet.

:)

As long as the UP G5 does not work properly, I do not try it on my quad.
I start investigating now with different ati pkg's.

Andreas