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Bug#287249: xserver-xfree86: Crashes on SPARC with Elite3D/m6

retitle 287249 xserver-xfree86: [sunffb] SEGVs on startup if afbinit not used to load firmware first on Sun FFB2 Vertical Creator 3D
tag 287249 + upstream help
thanks

On Sun, Dec 26, 2004 at 12:11:29PM +0100, Roland Stigge wrote:
> Package: xserver-xfree86
> Version: 4.3.0.dfsg.1-10
> Severity: important
[...]
> on a fresh install of sarge on SPARC (SunBlade 1000 with Elite3D), I'm
> encountering a similar problem as #280384. Unfortunately, this can't be
> worked around with the -dbg version:
> 
> ========================================================================
> Fatal server error:
> Caught signal 11.  Server aborting
> ========================================================================
> 
> Please tell me what further info you need.

Can some of you SPARC gurus help out?  I've attached two further followups
from Mr. Stigge.

Is there a way for the sunffb driver to tell the firmware hasn't been
initialized?  If so, maybe some xf86DrvMsg() screech code can be written
into it?

David S. Miller, I beseech you for some oracular wisdom.  :)

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Hi,

FYI, I tried xserver-xorg etc. (from Ubuntu / current hoary) and got the
same result.

bye,
  Roland
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Hi,

I've found the Elite3D firmware from Solaris in the
net: /usr/lib/afb.ucode. Loading this (with afbinit), it works. Seems
that the issue of #245246 isn't solved completely. Otherwise, I wouldn't
have encountered this problem. (Or did I miss some warning during the
installation process?)

bye,
  Roland



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