[Intel-gfx] [ANNOUNCE] xf86-video-intel 2.7.0

[Florian Mickler]

On Sun, 26 Apr 2009 14:32:09 +0200
Klaus Dittrich <kladit at arcor.de> wrote:

> Jin, Gordon schrieb:
> > Klaus Dittrich wrote on Friday, April 24, 2009 2:50 AM:
> >   
> >> After installing this driver a switch to a vt-terminal (ctrl-alt F2
> >> for example) does not work.
> >> No vt-termial / login was available any more nor a return
> >> (ctrl-alt F7) to a graphical desktop.
> >> I had to use ssh from of another machine to recover of this
> >> situation. The last driver not showing this behavior is
> >> xf86-video-intel-2.6.99.902, any later (newer) version
> >> failed.
> >> After installing xf86-video-intel-2.6.99.902 and restarting X
> >> switching to vt-termials
> >> works without rebooting.
> >> Xserver was xorg-server-1.6.1, kernel 2.6.30-rc3 64bit.
> >>     
> >
> > Are you using EXA or UXA? Could you check log to make sure DRI
> > enabled?
> >
> > Gordon
> DRI was enabled, no accelaration choosen by xorg.conf, swrast got
> called.
> 
> Meanwhile I got xf86-video-intel-2.7.0 and kernel 2.6.30-rc3 to work
> as expected
> regarding graphics, switching to a vt still works only half.
> 
> ctrl-alt-F2 changes the background color of some parts of the screen
> but the graphical contents stayed, I could not see a black screen and
> a login prompt.
> But I was able to login blind and to recover to the graphics screen
> by ctrl-alt-F7.
> 
> Another point: I use startx and later on stopping X by ctrl-alt-bs 
> results in a monitor
> signaling me that there is no video-signal and no video-signal
> reappeared when I tried switching to a vt. So without the second
> machine and a running sshd
> I would have been forced to reebot.
> 
> 
> xorg.conf
> 
> Section "Device"
> 
>     Identifier  
> "Intel-4-Series-Chipset-Integrated-Graphics-Controller-rev03"
> 
>     Driver      "intel"
>     BusID       "PCI:0:2:0"
> 
>     Option      "DRI"           "true"
>     Option       "Tiling"        "No"
> 
>     Option      "AccelMethod"      "UXA"
> 
> EndSection
> 
> UXA, DRI2 works, glxinfo showed about 1500 fps, no tearing when
> moving windows with content,
> all very fast for my feeling.
> 
> 
> drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0
> drmOpenDevice: open result is 8, (OK)
> drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0
> drmOpenDevice: open result is 8, (OK)
> drmOpenByBusid: Searching for BusID pci:0000:00:02.0
> drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0
> drmOpenDevice: open result is 8, (OK)
> drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns 8
> drmOpenByBusid: drmGetBusid reports pci:0000:00:02.0
> (II) [drm] DRM interface version 1.3
> (II) [drm] DRM open master succeeded.
> (II) intel(0): Output VGA1 using monitor section LG
> (II) intel(0): Output DVI1 has no monitor section
> (II) intel(0): Output DVI2 has no monitor section
> (II) intel(0): Output VGA1 connected
> (II) intel(0): Output DVI1 disconnected
> (II) intel(0): Output DVI2 connected
> (II) intel(0): Using user preference for initial modes
> (II) intel(0): Output VGA1 using initial mode 1280x1024
> (II) intel(0): Output DVI2 using initial mode 1280x1024
> (==) intel(0): video overlay key set to 0x101fe        
> 
> Only one monitor is connected via a dvi-cable.
> The log shows two, is that correct or may it be the vt appears at a
> not connected display?
> 
> 
> (II) intel(0): Modeline "1280x1024"x0.0  108.00  1280 1328 1440 1688  
> 1024 1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync (64
> .0 kHz)
> (II) AIGLX: Suspending AIGLX clients for VT switch
> (WW) Open ACPI failed (/var/run/acpid.socket) (No such file or
> directory) (II) No APM support in BIOS or kernel
> (II) AIGLX: Resuming AIGLX clients after VT switch
> (II) intel(0): Fixed memory allocation layout:
> (II) intel(0): 0x00000000-0xffffffffffffffff: DRI memory manager (0
> kB) (II) intel(0): 0x00000000:            end of aperture
> (II) intel(0): BO memory allocation layout:
> (II) intel(0): 0x00000000:            start of memory manager
> (II) intel(0): 0x02530000-0x02a2ffff: front buffer (5120 kB)
> (II) intel(0): 0x02520000-0x02529fff: HW cursors (40 kB)
> (II) intel(0): 0x00000000:            end of memory manager
> (II) Mouse0: ps2EnableDataReporting: succeeded
> 
> 
Assuming you are using kernel-mode-setting:
Do you have CONFIG_FB=y in your kernel .config?
Without FB-Console, there is nothing to switch to, as
kernel-mode-setting dosn't use text-mode anymore .

Sincerely,
Flo
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