Re: Weird X problem
On Sat, Sep 06, 2003 at 04:49:36PM -0400, Slaven Peles wrote:
> On September 6, 2003 12:23, David Z Maze wrote:
> > David Fokkema <dfokkema@ileos.nl> writes:
> > > Anyway, I've got an ATI Radeon 9000 Mobility (ATI Radeon Mobility M9 Lf
> > > (AGP)) with a Samsung LTN150P1-L02 TFT panel at 1400x1050.
> > >
> > > When I start X, I only get a black screen on my panel.
> >
> > Which X are you using? I needed to go to XFree86 4.3 for my Radeon
> > 9000 Mobility. I did this by getting binary tarballs from xfree86.org
> > (Xxserv.tgz and Xmod.tgz), and unpacking them in /usr/local, and
> > repointing /etc/X11/X and editing the paths in XF86Config-4.
> >
>
> Well, whatever you do it's better not to install X from tarballs. You can mess
> up your system badly, and besides there are 4.3.0 debs available. Try for
> example:
> deb http://people.debian.org/~ccheney/xfree86/ ./
> These are debs for sid. If you want to run woody, then XFree86 v4.1.0 +
> xserver-trunk (December 2002) from Michael Daenzer will work fine with Radeon
> 9000. There is only one little thing you have to change in kdm configuration,
> I forgot what it was, but it is explained in the readme file. Add this to
> your sources.list:
> deb http://people.debian.org/~daenzer/dri-trunk/ ./
Yes, that's what I use, Daenzer's dri-trunk.
> > > What _does_ work, however, is starting X while making sure that _no_
> > > external monitor is connected. I get a black screen. Then, plug in the
> > > monitor and switch between TFT/CRT twice. If I'm fast enough, my monitor
> > > doesn't even come up (it doesn't support 1400x1050 anyway) but my laptop
> > > panel does. I then have a fully working DRI enabled set up and can play
> > > tuxracer, chromium, view DVDs, etc.
> >
> > ...but I think there's a DRI version incompatibility with the newer X,
> > so you'd need a kernel-side DRM newer than what's in any released (2.4)
> > kernel if that's important to you.
> >
>
> In my experience for DRM modules to work properly you need either kernel
> 2.4.22 or an AGP patch for earlier kernels, but this may be related to my
> motherboard rather than to the graphic card itself. You also need DRM modules
> which come with XFree86 4.3.0 debs or those from Daenzer's repository,
> instread of those shiped with linux kernel (you have to compile them, of
> course). Both worked fine for me.
Currently, I use 2.4.21 with drm-trunk-modules. DRI works flawlessly,
it's just that the panel doesn't come up by itself.
David
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