Re: [RV710] using startx results in black screen with locked hardware

[Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>]

reassign 606112 xserver-xorg-video-radeon 1:6.13.1-2+squeeze1
quit

Hi,

On 2010-12-06, Andreas wrote:

> If I am using kernel-image 2.6.32-5-amd64 the X server does not start
> correctly, the screen will be black and mouse and keyboard does not work
> anymore. The system could be shutdown using power-button. I am using
> standard radeon-driver (xorg-driver).
[...]
> The problem does not occur with kernel 2.6.30-2-amd64. Therefore I think
> it could be related to kernel-mode switching.
[...]
> If you using the latest (2010-12-08 9:47 MET) radeon-driver from
> git-repository
> (git://anongit.freedesktop.org/xorg/driver/xf86-video-ati) the
> X-server
> will start correctly now with an linux-image-2.6.32-5-amd64 image
>
> Thanks to hint by Patrick.

Thanks, reassigning.

dmesg and Xorg.0.log at [1].  X maintainers, does this look familiar?
Does the radeon driver need an update in squeeze?

[1] http://bugs.debian.org/606112

[...]
> In the /var/log/message I could find ff. entries:
>
> ------------- 8>< ----- 8>< ----------------
> pci 0000:01:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 18 (level, low) -> IRQ 18
> [drm] Initialized drm 1.1.0 20060810
> [drm] radeon kernel modesetting enabled.
> [drm] radeon: Initializing kernel modesetting.
> [drm] register mmio base: 0xFDFE0000
> [drm] register mmio size: 65536
> ATOM BIOS: 11X
> [drm] Clocks initialized !
> [drm] Detected VRAM RAM=256M, BAR=256M
> [drm] RAM width 64bits DDR
> [TTM] Zone  kernel: Available graphics memory: 1029290 kiB.
> [drm] radeon: 256M of VRAM memory ready
> [drm] radeon: 512M of GTT memory ready.
> radeon 0000:01:00.0: radeon: using MSI.
> [drm] radeon: irq initialized.
> [drm] GART: num cpu pages 131072, num gpu pages 131072
> [drm] Loading RV710 Microcode
> platform radeon_cp.0: firmware: requesting radeon/RV710_pfp.bin
> platform radeon_cp.0: firmware: requesting radeon/RV710_me.bin
> platform radeon_cp.0: firmware: requesting radeon/R700_rlc.bin
> [drm] ring test succeeded in 1 usecs
> [drm] radeon: ib pool ready.
> [drm] ib test succeeded in 0 usecs
> [drm] Radeon Display Connectors
> [drm] Connector 0:
> [drm]   VGA
> [drm]   DDC: 0x7e40 0x7e40 0x7e44 0x7e44 0x7e48 0x7e48 0x7e4c 0x7e4c
> [drm]   Encoders:
> [drm]     CRT2: INTERNAL_KLDSCP_DAC2
> [drm] Connector 1:
> [drm]   HDMI-A
> [drm]   HPD1
> [drm]   DDC: 0x7e50 0x7e50 0x7e54 0x7e54 0x7e58 0x7e58 0x7e5c 0x7e5c
> [drm]   Encoders:
> [drm]     DFP1: INTERNAL_UNIPHY
> [drm] Connector 2:
> [drm]   DVI-I
> [drm]   HPD4
> [drm]   DDC: 0x7f10 0x7f10 0x7f14 0x7f14 0x7f18 0x7f18 0x7f1c 0x7f1c
> [drm]   Encoders:
> [drm]     CRT1: INTERNAL_KLDSCP_DAC1
> [drm] DFP2: INTERNAL_UNIPHY2
> composite sync not supported
> [drm] fb mappable at 0xD0142000
> [drm] vram apper at 0xD0000000
> [drm] size 3145728
> [drm] fb depth is 24
> [drm]    pitch is 4096
> Console: switching to colour frame buffer device 128x48
> fb0: radeondrmfb frame buffer device
> registered panic notifier
> [drm] Initialized radeon 2.0.0 20080528 for 0000:01:00.0 on minor 0