On 06/12/2010 03:20 PM, Sven Joachim wrote:
On 2010-06-12 21:06 +0200, Gilbert Sullivan wrote:I have both xserver-xorg-video-nouveau and xser-xorg-video-fbdev installed (just confirmed it in aptitude), but it doesn't appear that they are being used.I see. The latest xserver-xorg-core in sid uses nouveau by default, but that version is not in squeeze yet (and will take some time to migrate due to a dependency on a new libc6 on hppa).I did try using the 4-line minimal xorg.conf file suggested at the nouveau.freedesktop.org location to force nouveau to be used. When I booted I got a blue text-graphics screen which said that X had failed to start and which asked if I wanted to view the log (with a choice of yes / no). However, I didn't get a chance to answer because I was then unceremoniously dumped at the console logon prompt. I logged on as root and removed the 4-line file, and then everything was as it had been before.It would be quite interesting to view the log with nouveau used as the X driver.I would trying turning KMS off just to see if I could learn anything, but I haven't yet found out how to do it with a grub 2 system.You may as well blacklist nouveau then, since it is completely useless without KMS (the nouveau X driver requires KMS). Note, however, that without an xorg.conf the most recent xserver-xorg-core will still load the module. Sven
Following upgrade of xserver-common and xserver-xorg-core from 2:1.7.7-1 to 2:1.7-2 this morning (06/14) the ensuing reboot saw the external DVI-connected LCD on the port replicator cease to function on *both* kernels, whether or not nouveau was blacklisted. It was failing at loading gdm on the new kernel, and I got the tty2 text graphics thing asking whether or not I wanted to see the xorg log (and not taking either a yes or no answer). Switching to tty1 enabled me to log on when booting with the old kernel and make configuration changes.
I removed the "blacklist nouveau" entry from /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf since the port replicator and external monitor are useless for now.
Drivers now being shown by query: $ grep -B2 'Module class: X.Org Video Driver' /var/log/Xorg.0.log (II) Module nouveau: vendor="X.Org Foundation" compiled for 1.7.7, module version = 0.0.15 Module class: X.Org Video Driver -- (II) Module nv: vendor="X.Org Foundation" compiled for 1.7.7, module version = 2.1.17 Module class: X.Org Video Driver -- (II) Module vesa: vendor="X.Org Foundation" compiled for 1.7.7, module version = 2.3.0 Module class: X.Org Video DriverThe system with the built-in monitor behaves much better than it ever has before with Open Source drivers. Even with desktop compositing enabled in Xfce switching among applications and workspaces is instantaneous.
But my external monitor and the port replicator are now useless to me. I guess I'll keep experimenting and watching the upgrades as they come along, hoping to be able to use my docked configuration again some time.
Transitions can be interesting. Regards, Gil