Fw: Re: Update:Xorg build and performance.
Alex Deucher
alexdeucher at gmail.com
Mon Apr 26 00:33:29 PDT 2010
On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 3:20 AM, Justin P. Mattock
<justinmattock at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 04/25/2010 11:30 PM, Super Biscuit wrote:
>>
>> Please read all of this.
>>
>> --- On *Sun, 4/25/10, Super Biscuit /<super_bisquit at yahoo.com>/* wrote:
>>
>>
>> From: Super Biscuit <super_bisquit at yahoo.com>
>> Subject: Re: Update:Xorg build and performance.
>> To: "Nathan Whitehorn" <nwhitehorn at freebsd.org>
>> Cc: freebsd-ppc at freebsd.org
>> Date: Sunday, April 25, 2010, 10:38 PM
>>
>>
>>
>> --- On *Sun, 4/25/10, Nathan Whitehorn /<nwhitehorn at freebsd.org>/*
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>> From: Nathan Whitehorn <nwhitehorn at freebsd.org>
>> Subject: Re: Update:Xorg build and performance.
>> To: "Super Biscuit" <super_bisquit at yahoo.com>
>> Cc: freebsd-ppc at freebsd.org
>> Date: Sunday, April 25, 2010, 10:23 PM
>>
>> On 04/25/10 16:40, Super Biscuit wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> --- On *Sun, 4/25/10, Nathan Whitehorn
>>> /<nwhitehorn at freebsd.org>/* wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> From: Nathan Whitehorn <nwhitehorn at freebsd.org>
>>> Subject: Re: Update:Xorg build and performance.
>>> To: "Super Biscuit" <super_bisquit at yahoo.com>
>>> Date: Sunday, April 25, 2010, 9:21 PM
>>>
>>> On 04/25/10 16:06, Super Biscuit wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --- On *Sun, 4/25/10, Nathan Whitehorn
>>>> /<nwhitehorn at freebsd.org>/* wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> From: Nathan Whitehorn <nwhitehorn at freebsd.org>
>>>> Subject: Re: Update:Xorg build and performance.
>>>> To: "Super Biscuit" <super_bisquit at yahoo.com>
>>>> Date: Sunday, April 25, 2010, 8:38 PM
>>>>
>>>> On 04/25/10 15:16, Super Biscuit wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --- On *Sun, 4/25/10, Nathan Whitehorn
>>>>> /<nwhitehorn at freebsd.org>/* wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> From: Nathan Whitehorn <nwhitehorn at freebsd.org>
>>>>> Subject: Re: Update:Xorg build and performance.
>>>>> To: "Super Biscuit" <super_bisquit at yahoo.com>
>>>>> Date: Sunday, April 25, 2010, 6:53 PM
>>>>>
>>>>> Super Biscuit wrote:
>>>>> >
>>>>> >
>>>>> > --- On *Sun, 4/25/10, Nathan Whitehorn
>>>>> /<nwhitehorn at freebsd.org>/* wrote:
>>>>> >
>>>>> >
>>>>> > From: Nathan Whitehorn <nwhitehorn at freebsd.org>
>>>>> > Subject: Re: Update:Xorg build and performance.
>>>>> > To: "Super Biscuit" <super_bisquit at yahoo.com>
>>>>> > Cc: "Garrett Cooper" <yanefbsd at gmail.com>,
>>>>> freebsd-ppc at freebsd.org
>>>>> > Date: Sunday, April 25, 2010, 3:09 PM
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Super Biscuit wrote:
>>>>> > > --- On Sat, 4/24/10, Garrett Cooper
>>>>> <yanefbsd at gmail.com
>>>>> > </mc/compose?to=yanefbsd at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > > From: Garrett Cooper <yanefbsd at gmail.com
>>>>> > </mc/compose?to=yanefbsd at gmail.com>>
>>>>> > > Subject: Re: Update:Xorg build and performance.
>>>>> > > To: "Super Biscuit" <super_bisquit at yahoo.com
>>>>> > </mc/compose?to=super_bisquit at yahoo.com>>
>>>>> > > Date: Saturday, April 24, 2010, 10:12 AM
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > > On Sat, Apr 24, 2010 at 2:57 AM, Super Biscuit
>>>>> > <super_bisquit at yahoo.com
>>>>> </mc/compose?to=super_bisquit at yahoo.com>>
>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>> > > >> --- On Fri, 4/23/10, Olivier Gautherot
>>>>> <olivier at gautherot.net
>>>>> > </mc/compose?to=olivier at gautherot.net>> wrote:
>>>>> > >>
>>>>> > >> From: Olivier Gautherot <olivier at gautherot.net
>>>>> > </mc/compose?to=olivier at gautherot.net>>
>>>>> > >> Subject: Re: Update:Xorg build and performance.
>>>>> > >> To: "Super Biscuit" <super_bisquit at yahoo.com
>>>>> > </mc/compose?to=super_bisquit at yahoo.com>>
>>>>> > >> Cc: "Nathan Whitehorn" <nwhitehorn at freebsd.org
>>>>> > </mc/compose?to=nwhitehorn at freebsd.org>>,
>>>>> freebsd-ppc at freebsd.org
>>>>> > </mc/compose?to=freebsd-ppc at freebsd.org>
>>>>> > >> Date: Friday, April 23, 2010, 8:06 PM
>>>>> > >>
>>>>> > >> Hi,
>>>>> > >>
>>>>> > >> On Fri, Apr 23, 2010 at 3:55 PM, Super Biscuit
>>>>> > <super_bisquit at yahoo.com
>>>>> </mc/compose?to=super_bisquit at yahoo.com>>
>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>> > >>
>>>>> > >>
>>>>> > >> Xorg still does not start.
>>>>> > >>
>>>>> > >> No screens found
>>>>> > >>
>>>>> > >> I added then removed the fbdev.
>>>>> > >>
>>>>> > >> Will I need to compile Xorg without fbdev?
>>>>> > >>
>>>>> > >> The file xorg.conf is non existent on my system
>>>>> > >>
>>>>> > >> If you need more information, tell me.
>>>>> > >>
>>>>> > >> For some reason, Xorg is lacking a device
>>>>> or something -
>>>>> > basically, it does not find a refresh mode
>>>>> compatible with your
>>>>> > graphics card and your screen. Could you post
>>>>> your xorg.log somewhere?
>>>>> > >>
>>>>> > >>
>>>>> > >>
>>>>> > >> Cheers
>>>>> > >> --
>>>>> > >> Olivier Gautherot
>>>>> > >> olivier at gautherot.net
>>>>> </mc/compose?to=olivier at gautherot.net>
>>>>> > >>
>>>>> > >>
>>>>> > >> I'll post right after I get pastebin installed.
>>>>> > >> Thanks for replying.
>>>>> > >> >
>>>>> > > http://pastebin.com/ (no installation required)?
>>>>> > > -Garrett
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > > I had to reinstall 9.0 SNAPHOT.
>>>>> > > Here i the pastebin url.
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > > http://slexy.org/view/s20QpUxwW3
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > > The author name is moleque. I also did not
>>>>> install the
>>>>> > framebuffer, vesa, or dummy drivers this time.
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > > Thanks for replying.
>>>>> > > What modules did you install? It looks like
>>>>> you may not have
>>>>> > installed
>>>>> > any. You need at least a driver for your
>>>>> graphics card
>>>>> > (xf86-video-r128)
>>>>> > and the keyboard and mouse drivers.
>>>>> > -Nathan
>>>>> >
>>>>> >
>>>>> > I've installed, deinstalled, and reinstalled
>>>>> the r128 driver.
>>>>> > Mouse works because I can see the pointer in
>>>>> the console. Keyboard
>>>>> > works.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Here is my xorg.conf
>>>>> > http://slexy.org/view/s2RSRtoWae submitted as
>>>>> moleque.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Is the fbdev required for the G series?
>>>>> >
>>>>> >
>>>>> FBdev is something that exists only on Linux,
>>>>> and is both unnecessary and cannot be used on
>>>>> FreeBSD.
>>>>>
>>>>> You do need to install the X11 keyboard and
>>>>> mouse drivers to interface with the FreeBSD
>>>>> console drivers, and you should check that the
>>>>> sysctl hw.ofwfb.relax_mmap is 1. Your xorg.conf
>>>>> looks basically identical to mine. Did you
>>>>> change anything since the last X server log you
>>>>> sent out?
>>>>> -Nathan
>>>>>
>>>>> I tried using ati as the driver then switched it
>>>>> back to r128. I reinstalled r128. Pkg_info |grep
>>>>> xf86 lists the keyboard and mouse drivers as
>>>>> already installed.
>>>>> When I type dmesg|grep pci it lists the address
>>>>> for the card as a vgapci.
>>>>> Which log message or system file do you need me
>>>>> to send?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Xorg.0.log with logverbose set to 9.
>>>> -Nathan
>>>>
>>>> I did startx -- -logverbose 9 -logfile
>>>> /var/log/Xorg.0.log
>>>>
>>>> And sent the results to http://slexy.org/view/s2IF73TSxW
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for helping me through this.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Add "AllowEmptyInput" "Off" in your "ServerLayout" section?
>>> -Nathan
>>>
>>> Okay, I fixed the log error. My apologies about that. What
>>> remains is "no screens found.'
>>> I also restarted dbus and hal.
>>>
>>>
>> Is it actually loading the r128 module? The last log you sent
>> didn't have it. You may also get better luck asking on freebsd-x11@
>> -Nathan
>>
>>
>> I've joined the x11 list and sent the links .
>> Thank you for helping me through this.
>>
>> Here is the entire conversation with links.
>>
>>
>
>
> cool.. looking at the log files
> (not sure if you fixed this or not),but this:
>
> (II) Loading extension DRI2
> (II) LoadModule: "fbdev"
> (WW) Warning, couldn't open module fbdev
> (II) UnloadModule: "fbdev"
> (EE) Failed to load module "fbdev" (module does not exist, 0)
> (EE) No drivers available.
> Fatal server error:
> no screens found
>
> if you look in:
> /usr/lib/xorg/modules/* (or wherever your os is putting them)
> there should be a library
> that is called fbdev.. if not you need to install
> http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/driver/xf86-video-fbdev/
>
> hope this helps.
>
*bsd doesn't support the Linux fbdev interface. You need to add:
Option "UseFBdev" "False"
to the device section of your xorg config.
Alex
> Justin P. Mattock
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