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title="NEW --- - Kernel 3.8.x Acer Travelmate 2420 & Intel 915GM/GMS/910GML Express full screen games issues"
href="https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=62944">62944</a>
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<th>Assignee</th>
<td>intel-gfx-bugs@lists.freedesktop.org
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<th>Summary</th>
<td>Kernel 3.8.x Acer Travelmate 2420 & Intel 915GM/GMS/910GML Express full screen games issues
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<td>intel-gfx-bugs@lists.freedesktop.org
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<th>Severity</th>
<td>normal
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<td>Unclassified
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<th>OS</th>
<td>Linux (All)
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<th>Reporter</th>
<td>AndrzejL.PCLinuxOS@gmx.com
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<th>Hardware</th>
<td>x86 (IA32)
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<th>Status</th>
<td>NEW
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<th>Version</th>
<td>unspecified
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<th>Component</th>
<td>DRM/Intel
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<td>DRI
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<pre>Hi folks.
I am running ArchLinux 2013 on a older Acer Travelmate 2420 laptop.
[root@wishmacer andrzejl]# inxi -v5
System: Host: wishmacer.loc Kernel: 3.7.9-2-ARCH i686 (32 bit, gcc: 4.7.2)
Desktop: KDE 4.10.1 (Qt 4.8.4) Distro: Arch Linux
Machine: System: Acer product: TravelMate 2420 version: 0100 serial:
LXTB20504360808B79KS00
Mobo: Acer model: Garda-910 version: Rev serial:
LXTB20504360808B79KS00
Bios: Phoenix version: V1.01 date: 12/15/2005
CPU: Single core Intel Celeron M (-UP-) cache: 1024 KB flags: (nx pae sse
sse2) bmips: 2993.39 clocked at 1496.350 MHz
Graphics: Card: Intel Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML Express Graphics Controller
bus-ID: 00:02.0
X.org: 1.14.0 driver: intel tty size: 123x34 Advanced Data: N/A for
root
Audio: Card: Intel 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) AC'97 Audio
Controller
driver: snd_intel8x0 ports: 1c00 18c0 bus-ID: 00:1e.2
Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture ver: k3.7.9-2-ARCH
Network: Card-1: Realtek RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ driver: 8139too ver: 0.9.28
port: 3000 bus-ID: 06:07.0
IF: eth0 state: unknown speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac:
00:0a:e4:f6:d4:8f
Card-2: Atheros AR5416 Wireless Network Adapter [AR5008
802.11(a)bgn] driver: ath9k bus-ID: 06:05.0
IF: wlan0 state: down mac: 00:1e:52:7a:46:5d
Drives: HDD Total Size: 474.0GB (42.2% used) 1: id: /dev/sda model:
SAMSUNG_HM160HC size: 160.0GB temp: 32C
2: USB id: /dev/sdb model: ST950212A size: 50.0GB temp: 0C 3: USB
id: /dev/sdc model: WD600UE size: 60.0GB temp: 0C
4: USB id: /dev/sdd model: 6Y200P0 size: 203.9GB temp: 0C
Optical: /dev/sr0 model: N/A rev: N/A dev-links:
cdrom,cdrw,dvd,dvdrw
Partition: ID: / size: 25G used: 7.9G (34%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1
label: N/A uuid: 1d57d4c0-ecdc-4f85-b997-bbaac4313b16
ID: /home size: 9.9G used: 7.5G (80%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda6
label: N/A uuid: b0cd3c12-a326-45b6-9a18-96c5af876a7e
ID: swap-1 size: 2.15GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda5
label: N/A uuid: f84bd38a-3ab1-48c7-bc87-8251c8603d85
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 53.0C mobo: 30.0C
Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info: Processes: 129 Uptime: 2:35 Memory: 599.4/2011.0MB Gcc sys: 4.7.2
Client: Shell (bash 4.2.45) inxi: 1.8.45
[root@wishmacer andrzejl]#
I have noticed (in a stable repository) a kernel upgrade sometime ago from
3.7.9 to 3.8.3 and I have run into a little snag after upgrading. All the games
(latest crossover for Linux / Crossover 10 Games for Linux) and also games with
native Linux clients / installers (Quake 3 Arena / Neverwinter Nights) are
having problems with full screen.
I was fully upgraded without using testing / unstable sections. Some time has
passed and there were few other kernel upgrades (3.8.4 in stable section /
3.8.5 since last night in testing section). I have tested them all and the
issue is not solved.
What is the GPU?
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML
Express Graphics Controller (rev 03)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device 006a
Kernel driver in use: i915
What is the issue?
All games look like this:
<a href="http://s6.postimage.org/b05uducnk/18032013228.jpg">http://s6.postimage.org/b05uducnk/18032013228.jpg</a>
<a href="http://s6.postimage.org/iu6fz8kgg/18032013229.jpg">http://s6.postimage.org/iu6fz8kgg/18032013229.jpg</a>
<a href="http://s6.postimage.org/va35szdsg/18032013230.jpg">http://s6.postimage.org/va35szdsg/18032013230.jpg</a>
<a href="http://s6.postimage.org/sh9y8ydg0/18032013231.jpg">http://s6.postimage.org/sh9y8ydg0/18032013231.jpg</a>
After downgrading kernel and ONLY kernel and rebooting
<a href="http://s6.postimage.org/r8m2nblht/Andrzej_L_Arch_Linux_Snapshot_038.png">http://s6.postimage.org/r8m2nblht/Andrzej_L_Arch_Linux_Snapshot_038.png</a>
the games were back to normal.
<a href="http://s6.postimage.org/tku2kwy34/18032013232.jpg">http://s6.postimage.org/tku2kwy34/18032013232.jpg</a>
<a href="http://s6.postimage.org/ah0r4kl8w/18032013233.jpg">http://s6.postimage.org/ah0r4kl8w/18032013233.jpg</a>
<a href="http://s6.postimage.org/ksd3x8cy8/18032013234.jpg">http://s6.postimage.org/ksd3x8cy8/18032013234.jpg</a>
<a href="http://s6.postimage.org/o0hla9z80/18032013235.jpg">http://s6.postimage.org/o0hla9z80/18032013235.jpg</a>
Sorry about the photo quality. I took them with the mobile phone coz the
screenshots were not really working the way I planned ;).
The problem must be Intel specific or maybe even module specific as it does not
happens on a twin install on Dell Latitude D600.
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Radeon
RV250 [Mobility FireGL 9000] (rev 01)
Subsystem: Dell Device 011d
Kernel driver in use: radeon
I have reported it using the ArchLinux bug-reporting tool:
<a href="https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/34355">https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/34355</a>
but after waiting for a longer while now I got no luck at all so I went to
#intel-gfx channel to seek help:
14:20 -!- Irssi: Join to #intel-gfx was synced in 3 secs
14:20 < AndrzejL> guys... any known issues with the 3.8. kernels and i915
cards? I am having trouble with full screen games
14:20 < AndrzejL> they are not full screen but only 1/3 of the screen or so
14:20 < AndrzejL> let me show You...
14:21 < AndrzejL> <a href="https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/34355">https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/34355</a>
14:22 < AndrzejL> it was all perfect with 3.7.9 kernel and then BOOM kernel
3.8.x messed it up :)
14:24 < AndrzejL> any ideas other then "Buy new gear"? :D
14:50 < ickle> AndrzejL: I would had said a modesetting failure, but the log
doesn't even show it attempt to change modes
14:50 < ickle> AndrzejL: can you grab an Xorg.log / dmesg from both 3.8 and
3.7?
15:26 < AndrzejL> ickle: absolutely - no problem
15:26 < AndrzejL> give me a bit of time and I will
15:40 < AndrzejL> ickle: <a href="http://pastebin.com/wZmfUPnv">http://pastebin.com/wZmfUPnv</a>
15:41 < AndrzejL> let me know if I can provide any more info
15:43 < AndrzejL> And again - downgrading the kernel and the kernel only fixed
the issue :)
16:43 < ickle> AndrzejL: ok, I don't see any change in userspace behaviour, so
it looks to be an internal issue in the kernel
Diagnose: Internal issue in the kernel...
Ickle also asked me if I was willing to do a bisection of the kernel I was
willing at first but then it turns out it was to much of a hustle for a few
reasons (download ~ 700 megs - I am on a 20 gigs monthly download quota limit
and I don't have much of it left this month, time - the machine has single core
Celeron cpu and it's my only / everyday use machine - I cannot just leave it
for few days to compile / dissect the kernel coz I am left with no gear to work
on).
I was told that upstreaming the bug could be useful and I was pointed here
so...
I am not sure what other info could be provided. Please do not hesitate to ask
additional questions. I will reply as soon as possible.
Regards.
Andrzej</pre>
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