retitle 234073 xserver-xfree86: [core server] ELF loader nonfunctional on Alpha; 'Elf_RelocateEntry() Unsupported relocation type 10' (R_ALPHA_SREL32) tag 234073 + help upstream thanks On Sat, Feb 21, 2004 at 07:11:39PM +0100, Falk Hueffner wrote: > Package: xserver-xfree86 > Version: 4.3.0-2 > Severity: important > > This is a UP1500 with an AMD-761 motherboard and a Radeon 7500 > graphics card in an AGP slot. > > I tried upgrading from 4.2.1-16 to 4.3.0-2. The first thing I noticed > is lots of > > Elf_RelocateEntry() Unsupported relocation type 10 > > messages. I'm not sure whether they are related to the other problems > I noticed. 10 is R_ALPHA_SREL32, I guess I could come up with a simple > patch but I assume this is already fixed upstream, maybe you could > check that. It doesn't look good: [0] branden@redwald:~/packages/xfree86/cvs/HEAD/xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/loader % grep R_ALPHA_SREL32 * elf.h:#define R_ALPHA_SREL32 10 /* PC relative 32 bit */ [0] branden@redwald:~/packages/xfree86/cvs/HEAD/xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/loader % That's it... > At first the server didn't find a screen, I changed Driver "radeon" to > Driver "ati" and added BusID "PCI:1:5:0". When I then start the > server, the monitor looses its signal, and the box hangs. > > Appended is the log from the working 4.2.1-16 server, and also zipped > the log from starting the 4.3 server without BusID, maybe it gives > some hints. I'm going to need some help on this one; tagging the bug accordingly. In the meantime, does xserver-xfree86-dbg work? -- G. Branden Robinson | Damnit, we're all going to die; Debian GNU/Linux | let's die doing something *useful*! branden@debian.org | -- Hal Clement, on comments that http://people.debian.org/~branden/ | space exploration is dangerous
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