Re: Bug - but where
Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> writes:
> Kamil Jońca composed on 2019-11-27 19:23 (UTC+0100):
>
>> There is debian box
>
> Which Debian version?
sid.
>
>> with:
>> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
>> 08:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation G84 [GeForce 8600 GT] (rev a1)
>> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
>> in it.
>
>> I have feeling that graphic drivers have bug, but I am not sure:
>> My simple test:
>> ebook-viewer anthing.epub
>
> What provides ebook viewer? aptitude search ebook shows me nothing by that name.
%dpkg -S ebook-viewer|cut -f1 -d":" |sort -u
calibre
>
> ...
>> The same actions on laptops wiht intel graphics are successful.
>
>> Any hints if this a bug in xserver-xorg-video-nouveau libdrm-nouveau2 or
>> kernel driver?
>
> No apparent graphics problem with G84 here on Buster:
> # dmesg | grep veau
> [ 3.335371] fb: switching to nouveaufb from VESA VGA
I can see that I have no nouveaufb. Hm.
> [ 3.337938] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: NVIDIA G84 (084200a2)
> [ 3.452225] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: bios: version 60.84.58.00.11
> [ 3.474419] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: fb: 512 MiB GDDR3
> [ 3.605226] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: DRM: VRAM: 512 MiB
> [ 3.605228] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: DRM: GART: 1048576 MiB
> [ 3.605231] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: DRM: TMDS table version 2.0
> [ 3.605233] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: DRM: DCB version 4.0
> [ 3.605235] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: DRM: DCB outp 00: 02000300 00000028
> [ 3.605236] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: DRM: DCB outp 01: 01000302 00010030
> [ 3.605238] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: DRM: DCB outp 02: 04011310 00000028
> [ 3.605239] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: DRM: DCB outp 03: 02011312 00010030
> [ 3.605241] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: DRM: DCB outp 04: 010223f1 00c0c080
> [ 3.605242] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: DRM: DCB conn 00: 2030
> [ 3.605243] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: DRM: DCB conn 01: 1130
> [ 3.605244] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: DRM: DCB conn 02: 0210
> [ 3.605245] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: DRM: DCB conn 03: 0211
> [ 3.605247] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: DRM: DCB conn 04: 0213
> [ 3.607103] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: DRM: failed to create encoder 0/1/0: -19
> [ 3.607105] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: DRM: TV-1 has no encoders, removing
> [ 3.608558] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: DRM: MM: using CRYPT for buffer copies
> [ 3.676852] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: DRM: allocated 1440x900 fb: 0x70000, bo (____ptrval____)
> [ 3.708441] fbcon: nouveaufb (fb0) is primary device
> [ 3.863411] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: fb0: nouveaufb frame buffer device
> [ 3.882487] [drm] Initialized nouveau 1.3.1 20120801 for 0000:01:00.0 on minor 0
My:
2019-11-24T22:49:41.745477+01:00 alfa kernel: [ 117.524335] fbcon: nouveaudrmfb (fb0) is primary device
2019-11-24T22:49:41.861473+01:00 alfa kernel: [ 117.642247] Console: switching to colour frame buffer device 240x67
2019-11-24T22:49:41.865476+01:00 alfa kernel: [ 117.644356] nouveau 0000:08:00.0: fb0: nouveaudrmfb frame buffer device
2019-11-24T22:49:41.884054+01:00 alfa kernel: [ 117.664233] [drm] Initialized nouveau 1.3.1 20120801 for 0000:08:00.0 on minor 0
> # inxi -V | head -n1
> inxi 3.0.37-00 (2019-11-19)
> # inxi -GxxSM
> System: Host: big41 Kernel: 4.19.0-6-amd64 x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 8.3.0 Desktop: Trinity R14.0.7 tk: Qt 3.5.0
> wm: Twin dm: TDM Distro: Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster)
> Machine: Type: Desktop Mobo: BIOSTAR model: T41 HD v: ' serial: N/A BIOS: American Megatrends v: 080015 date: 09/22/2009
> Graphics: Device-1: NVIDIA G84 [GeForce 8600 GT] vendor: XFX Pine driver: nouveau v: kernel bus ID: 01:00.0
> chip ID: 10de:0402
> Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.4 driver: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa resolution: 1920x1200~60Hz
> OpenGL: renderer: NV84 v: 3.3 Mesa 18.3.6 direct render: Yes
>
> Which DE or WM are you using?
fvwm, no desktop environment
>
> Which DDX are you using? If nouveau, try switching to modesetting. If modesetting,
How to check it?
> Caps went bad on my G84 years ago. I replaced the bad ones, and it has worked fine
> ever since.
I mostly also have no problems, until recently.
KJ
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