On Sun, 2009-08-16 at 04:03 +0200, advocatux wrote: > 2009/8/16 Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>: > [...] > > I have put a new version of the module up in the same location. Please > > try again with this version. > > Unfortunatley it doesn't work either (unless I'm doing something wrong). It's not supposed to work - the point was to test that the modified driver will not crash or hang if firmware is missing. > At first attempt that's what kern.log says: > > kernel: imklog 4.2.0, log source = /proc/kmsg started. > kernel: [ 373.834658] [drm] Module unloaded > kernel: [ 396.585897] [drm] Initialized r128 2.5.0 20030725 for > 0000:01:00.0 on minor 0 > kernel: [ 413.491987] agpgart-intel 0000:00:00.0: AGP 2.0 bridge > kernel: [ 413.492092] agpgart-intel 0000:00:00.0: putting AGP V2 > device into 1x mode > kernel: [ 413.492125] pci 0000:01:00.0: putting AGP V2 device into 1x mode > kernel: [ 413.516303] platform r128_cce.0: firmware: requesting > r128/r128_cce.bin > kernel: [ 413.532399] r128_cce: Failed to load firmware "r128/r128_cce.bin" > kernel: [ 413.532417] [drm:r128_do_init_cce] *ERROR* Failed to load firmware! > kernel: [ 413.532590] [drm:r128_cce_stop] *ERROR* called with no initialization > kernel: [ 840.604196] agpgart-intel 0000:00:00.0: AGP 2.0 bridge > kernel: [ 840.604229] agpgart-intel 0000:00:00.0: putting AGP V2 > device into 1x mode > kernel: [ 840.604262] pci 0000:01:00.0: putting AGP V2 device into 1x mode > kernel: [ 840.715425] platform r128_cce.0: firmware: requesting > r128/r128_cce.bin > kernel: [ 840.796697] r128_cce: Failed to load firmware "r128/r128_cce.bin" > kernel: [ 840.796714] [drm:r128_do_init_cce] *ERROR* Failed to load firmware! > kernel: [ 840.796887] [drm:r128_cce_stop] *ERROR* called with no initialization This looks like the driver now behaves as intended. Did the X server restart successfully? > Of course, module was loaded: > > # lsmod | grep r128 > r128 30824 0 > drm 137920 1 r128 > > At second attempt, I rebooted the machine and tried again, but this > time with the module loaded already and it fails once more: > > kernel: [ 30.211945] [drm] Initialized drm 1.1.0 20060810 > kernel: [ 30.233255] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKA] enabled at IRQ 5 > kernel: [ 30.233264] PCI: setting IRQ 5 as level-triggered > kernel: [ 30.233276] pci 0000:01:00.0: PCI INT A -> Link[LNKA] -> > GSI 5 (level, low) -> IRQ 5 > kernel: [ 30.233637] [drm] Initialized r128 2.5.0 20030725 for > 0000:01:00.0 on minor 0 > kernel: [ 30.326581] agpgart-intel 0000:00:00.0: AGP 2.0 bridge > kernel: [ 30.326612] agpgart-intel 0000:00:00.0: putting AGP V2 > device into 1x mode > kernel: [ 30.326644] pci 0000:01:00.0: putting AGP V2 device into 1x mode > kernel: [ 30.388709] platform r128_cce.0: firmware: requesting > r128/r128_cce.bin > kernel: [ 30.444762] r128_cce: Failed to load firmware "r128/r128_cce.bin" > kernel: [ 30.444781] [drm:r128_do_init_cce] *ERROR* Failed to load firmware! > kernel: [ 30.444986] BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer > dereference at 00000094 [...] This is expected - after a reboot you are loading the old unfixed module. Ben. -- Ben Hutchings Never put off till tomorrow what you can avoid all together.
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