[Openchrome-users] CX700 / EX10000

[David Shay]

On 3/29/07, Xavier Bachelot <xavier at bachelot.org> wrote:
> David Shay wrote:
> > I've just started setting up my EX10000 with the CX700.  I've pretty
> > much gotten to the same place that another user here has, with an
> > ability to run up to 1600x1200 (the maximum my DVI-D monitor supports),
> > as long as I use "VBEModes".
> >
> > I am using Gentoo with a 2.6.20 kernel. Latest svn openchrome with the
> > patch from trac ticket 78. DRM 1.1.0 20060810.
> >
> CX700 support is now in the experimental branch, no patch needed anymore.
>
> > Other info: Tried starting up with KDE 3.5 initially, but the screen
> > would flash on and off randomly. Went back to straight X and all was OK
> > again.  From straight X, tried to start up konqueror, and experienced
> > the same flashing.  Something odd going on, not sure if its opengl
> > related or not.
> >
> > Also getting some drmAcquire memory errors as well.  AGP Memory in BIOS
> > set to 32MB as I believe it should be.  Like other individual that got
> > this far, regular mplayer with -xv crashed system.  With xvmc patches,
> > it simply says it can't find a surface -- not sure if that's related to
> > the memory acquire failures or not.  Can't find the log for those right
> > now -- will try to send later tonight.
> >
> Xv and XvMC are working inside the experimental branch.
>
> This has not received a lot of testing so far, your inputs would be
> appreciated.
>

OK. Downloaded the experimental branch. Mplayer -xv works without
crashing the machine. xvmc still can't find a surface, but that I
believe is because I'm still getting drm errors.  Here is a portion of
Xorg.0.log:

(II) VIA(0): - Color maps etc. set up
(EE) VIA(0): [drm] drmAgpAcquire failed 19
(II) VIA(0): [dri] use pci.
(II) VIA(0): [drm] Using 51476192 bytes for DRM memory heap.
(II) VIA(0): [dri] frame buffer initialized.
(II) VIA(0): X context handle = 0x1
(II) VIA(0): [drm] installed DRM signal handler
(II) VIA(0): [DRI] installation complete
(II) VIA(0): [dri] kernel data initialized.
(II) VIA(0): [drm] Irq handler installed, using IRQ 23.
(EE) VIA(0): [drm] Failed to initialize DMA ring-buffer: 14
(II) VIA(0): direct rendering enabled
 via_video.c : viaInitVideo :
(II) VIA(0): [Xv] Using PCI DMA for Xv image transfer.
Fulfilled via DRI at 15363200
(II) VIA(0): Benchmarking video copy. Less is better.
(--) VIA(0): Timed   libc YUV420 copy... 1592748. Throughput: 298.0 MiB/s.
(--) VIA(0): Timed kernel YUV420 copy... 1583765. Throughput: 299.7 MiB/s.
(--) VIA(0): Timed    SSE YUV420 copy... 1219454. Throughput: 389.2 MiB/s.
(--) VIA(0): Timed    MMX YUV420 copy... 1507194. Throughput: 314.9 MiB/s.
(--) VIA(0): Ditch 3DNow! YUV420 copy... Not supported by CPU.
(--) VIA(0): Timed   MMX2 YUV420 copy... 1274434. Throughput: 372.4 MiB/s.
Freed 15363200 (pool 2)
(--) VIA(0): Using SSE YUV42X copy for video.
 via_video.c : viaSetupImageVideo:
 via_video.c : viaGetPortAttribute : port 0 75
 via_video.c :    ColorKey 0x821
 via_video.c : viaGetPortAttribute : port 0 78
    AutoPaint = 00000001
 via_video.c : viaGetPortAttribute : port 0 73
    xvBrightness = 00005000
 via_video.c : viaGetPortAttribute : port 0 74
    xvContrast = 00010000
 via_video.c : viaGetPortAttribute : port 0 77
    xvSaturation = 00010000
 via_video.c : viaGetPortAttribute : port 0 76
    xvHue = 00000000
 via_video.c : viaResetVideo:
 via_video.c : num_adaptors : 0
(II) VIA(0): [XvMC] Registering viaXvMC.
(II) VIA(0): [XvMC] Initialized XvMC extension.

Right now I have the Video setting in BIOS set to 64MB. I've also
tried 32MB. I thought in the past I had problems if it was higher.

Thoughts?