Call for community testers for intel driver

[Jin, Gordon]

Jens Stroebel wrote on Friday, January 18, 2008 8:08 PM:
> 		Hiya.
> 
> Jin, Gordon wrote:
>> We Intel Graphics driver team would like to make closer relationship
>> with community users and calling for interested users (including OSV
>> engineers) to join a new community testing program.
> 
> Splendid.
> 
>> So if you would like to make contribution, welcome to register the
>> membership by sending the below information to me by email:
>> - Chipset (e.g. 855GM, 915G, G35, ...)
> 
> intel 945GM (Dell latitude D820)
> ====================================
> 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS,
> 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03) (prog-if 00
> [VGA controller])
>          Subsystem: Dell Unknown device 01cc
>          Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16
>          Memory at eff00000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512K]
>          I/O ports at eff8 [size=8]
>          Memory at d0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
>          Memory at efec0000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256K]
>          Capabilities: [90] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit-
> Queue=0/0 Enable-
>          Capabilities: [d0] Power Management version 2
> ====================================
> 
> intel 965GM (Dell latitude D830)
> ====================================
> 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile
> GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 0c) (prog-if 00 [VGA
>          controller]) Subsystem: Dell Unknown device 01fe
>          Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16
>          Memory at fea00000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1M]
>          Memory at e0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
>          I/O ports at eff8 [size=8]
>          Capabilities: [90] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit-
> Queue=0/0 Enable-
>          Capabilities: [d0] Power Management version 3
> ====================================
> 
>> - Machine model, laptop/desktop
> 
> Dell latitude D820 (laptop)
> Dell latitude D830 (laptop)
> 
>> - Monitor model (including TV), connection type used (VGA, DVI, HDMI,
>> S-video, component ...)
> 
> LVDS on both D820 and D830
> 
>> - Driver version
> usually git-head (now 2008-01-07)
> additionally, right now we use the drm kernel modules included
> in kernel 2.6.23.14; goal is to use all-git, but drm-modules from
> 2008-01-07 git make glxgears+<custom-glx-app> crash xorg.
> 
>> - OS
> bclinux  (small distribution tailored to application needs, based on
> (B)LFS) linux kernel used: 2.6.23.14  (subject to constant change,
> normally 
> current stable kernel release)

Thanks for your response. I've added your info into
http://intellinuxgraphics.org/community_members.html.

> Already tested ABAT-20070619.tgz on 965GM+945GM:
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> when used from inside a kde session, it passes all fine and skips one
> (xstart, I'd guess). Afterwards, all is OK.

Right, this is expected result.

> when used by itself, it passes all tests and skips none;
> unfortunately I had to execute the abat.sh via ssh to get to know
> this, as the display 
> is seriously hosed afterwards.

This may be caused by "kill -9". How about if you use "kill" in
x_close.sh?

> (LVDS turned off, so no consoles visible; when vbetool-reviving it, it
> shows rests of the xorg once present, but doesn't reset to be able to
> display the consoles..)
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