Bug#847938: libdrm-radeon1: drm error kills plymouth at bootup
On 12/12/16 11:35 PM, bw123 wrote:
> Package: libdrm-radeon1
> Version: 2.4.73-1~bpo8+1
> Severity: wishlist
>
> Dear Maintainer,
>
> It's an older motherboard, MS-7184/7094 with bios setting "Surroundview"
> enabled, and using integrated device Radeon Xpress 200 Series (rs480),
> and addin board X800 GTO PCI-E (r430) for dual monitor setup. Works very
> well, but at bootup see the lines
>
> [drm:radeon_get_legacy_connector_info_from_bios [radeon]] *ERROR* Unknown connector type: 8
> unexpectdly disconnected from boot status daemon
>
> and plymouth dies, which is just cosmetic, but I like my solar.
>
> Disabling bios setting Surroundview fixes the problem, but then my integrated
> VGA port doesn't function. I'd like to suppress the error, or inform the drm
> somehow about the connectors. I don't have documentation about kernel parameter
> radeon.connector_table but I thought you might? Thanks.
>
> There is one VGA port on integrated, One VGA on addin board plus an s-video
> for TV out, not used. X seems to find additional DVI ports on both cards.
>
> $ grep Output /var/log/Xorg.0.log
> [ 23.700] (II) RADEON(0): Output VGA-1 using monitor section Monitor0
> [ 23.720] (II) RADEON(0): Output S-video using monitor section S-video
> [ 23.744] (II) RADEON(0): Output DVI-0 using monitor section DVI-0
> [ 23.749] (II) RADEON(0): Output VGA-1 connected
> [ 23.749] (II) RADEON(0): Output VGA-1 using initial mode 1600x1200_CVT
> [ 23.749] (II) RADEON(0): Output VGA-1 wants gamma correction (1.7, 1.7, 1.7)
> [ 23.806] (II) RADEON(1): Output VGA-0 using monitor section Monitor1
> [ 23.808] (II) RADEON(1): Output DVI-0 using monitor section DVI-0
> [ 23.838] (II) RADEON(1): Output VGA-0 connected
> [ 23.838] (II) RADEON(1): Output VGA-0 using initial mode 1920x1080
This sounds like an issue in the kernel radeon driver, not in
libdrm-radeon1.
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