Re: Can't get XVideo to work on squeeze
On Wed, 20 Jul 2011 09:50:28 +0200, Tuxoholic wrote:
> Walter Hurry wrote:
>> I suspected that the problem was the kernel modesetting, but when I
>> tried with the nomodeset parameter it didn't seem to make a difference.
>> Does this get nearer to identifying the issue? Thanks again.
>
> You've cut away the loading cycle of libextmod.so - this does handle the
> extension loading incl. xv.
>
> It should look like this:
>
> (II) LoadModule: "extmod"
> (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libextmod.so (II) Module
> extmod: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
> compiled for 1.7.6, module version = 1.0.0 Module class: X.Org
> Server Extension
> ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
> (II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER (II) Loading extension
> XFree86-VidModeExtension (II) Loading extension XFree86-DGA
> (II) Loading extension DPMS
> (II) Loading extension XVideo
> (II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation (II) Loading extension
> X-Resource
>
> Your chipset is AMD 780G, it's well covered by the squeeze xorg ati
> driver - you might run into problems with an unsucessfull deinstallation
> of fglrx (ati proprietary driver, if you previously installed that one)
> or if you still use a xorg.conf.
>
> I suggest you keep KMS running if your system supports it.
Thanks again. Sorry for missing out the important bit - I was trying to
avoid posting excessive extraneous information, and managed to throw the
baby out with the bathwater.
Here is the extmod part:
--------------------------------------------------------------
(--) PCI:*(0:1:5:0) 1002:9612:1025:028d ATI Technologies Inc RS780M/
RS780MN [Radeon HD 3200 Graphics] rev 0, Mem @ 0xc0000000/268435456,
0xd2200000/65536, 0xd2100000/1048576, I/O @ 0x00007000/256
(WW) Open ACPI failed (/var/run/acpid.socket) (No such file or directory)
(II) LoadModule: "extmod"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libextmod.so
(II) Module extmod: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.7.7, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org Server Extension
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension SELinux
(II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
(II) Loading extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
(II) Loading extension XFree86-DGA
(II) Loading extension DPMS
(II) Loading extension XVideo
(II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
(II) Loading extension X-Resource
--------------------------------------------------------------
I have never installed/uninstalled fglrx, and do not have an xorg.conf.
As you recommended, I have reinstated KMS.
Where do I go from here?
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