powermac g5 (dual) - radeon 9600 - driver=ati startx is ok since >= fc5test3 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=180735 "startx - black screen and no keyboard - RV350 AP [Radeon 9600]" but if i switch from tty7=X to eg. tty1 or i logout from gnome or i shutdown X with alt+ctrl+backspace i get a black screen and no keyboard and no mouse is available. mostly the system is reachable via ssh, sometimes the system freezes completely.
it is not gnome relevant, the same happens with `X`only $ uname -a Linux pmg5 2.6.15-1.1991_FC5 #1 SMP Mon Feb 27 16:59:10 EST 2006 ppc64 ppc64 ppc64 GNU/Linux $ rpm -q xorg-x11-server-Xorg xorg-x11-drv-ati xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.0.1-7 xorg-x11-drv-ati-6.5.7.3-4 ---- X ---- X Window System Version 7.0.0 Release Date: 21 December 2005 X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 7.0 Build Operating System:Linux 2.6.9-22.18.bz155725.EL ppcRed Hat, Inc. Current Operating System: Linux pmg5 2.6.15-1.1991_FC5 #1 SMP Mon Feb 27 16:59:10 EST 2006 ppc64 ----/----
Have caind of similar thing with latest Fedpra test 3 release. Radeon 9550 After installation monitor displayed message unsupported resolution (1280x1024 ?), then only black screen. After few resets i was able to kill X server, login via console. Changed driver to vesa, started X, changed driver to ati again. Changed resolution to 1024x768 - now it works, but only for 1024, any other resolution do not display a thing, just black screen.
i do not know if this is relevant. i have my monitor connected to the radeon_secondary_port. [radeon 9600 fc5t3]{port2} --> {video2}iiyama a 902 mt{video1} <-- [nforce1 fc3] the radeon works sometimes at 848x480 or 640x480 but not at 1280x1024 like the nforce1. if i connect the monitor to the radeon_primary_port the system goes black and freezes the machine absolutely. this happens with X, startx, system-config-display, etc.
Created attachment 5111 [details] xorg.conf ok radeon 1280x1024 iiyama it is relevant, at least after the last updates. the same xorg.conf, driver = radeon radeon{port1} = 1280x1024 switch connection and reboot radeon{port2} = 848x480 # rpm -q xorg-x11-server-Xorg xorg-x11-drv-ati xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.0.99.1-2 xorg-x11-drv-ati-6.5.7.3-4.cvs20060322 # uname -a Linux pmg5 2.6.16-1.2097_FC6 #1 SMP Mon Mar 27 17:01:44 EST 2006 ppc64 ppc64 ppc64 GNU/Linux
in gnome-terminal i can now reboot `init 6` and shutdown `init 0` without freeze. switching from tty7 to tty1 = freeze `system-config-display --reconfig` (runlevel 3) = freeze this was sometimes ok before the last updates.
Created attachment 5113 [details] xorg.conf pmg5 ati -- anaconda this xorg.conf from fc5test3 anaconda was in 99,99% ok to startx. i changed manually the driver from ati to radeon and the monitor and resolution via system-config-display in a gnome-session # rpm -q system-config-display system-config-display-1.0.37-2
Created attachment 5250 [details] pmg5 ssh output startx switch to tty1(local) ssh output - black_screen/freeze while switching to tty1(local) <snip> ######## [alt]+[ctrl]+[f1] switch to tty1 ######## (**) RADEON(0): RADEONLeaveVT (**) RADEON(0): EngineRestore (32/32) (**) RADEON(0): RADEONRestore (**) RADEON(0): RADEONRestoreMode() (**) RADEON(0): RADEONRestoreMode(0x102305d0) (**) RADEON(0): RADEONRestoreMemMapRegisters() : (**) RADEON(0): MC_FB_LOCATION : 0x07ff0000 (**) RADEON(0): MC_AGP_LOCATION : 0xffffe000 (**) RADEON(0): Map Changed ! Applying ... (**) RADEON(0): Map applied, resetting engine ... (**) RADEON(0): Updating display base addresses... (**) RADEON(0): Memory map updated. (**) RADEON(0): Programming CRTC1, offset: 0x00008000 (**) RADEON(0): Wrote: 0x0000000c 0x000001bb 0x00000000 (0x0000bf00) (**) RADEON(0): Wrote: rd=12, fd=443, pd=0 (**) RADEON(0): Ok, leaving now... (**) RADEON(0): RADEONEnterVT *** If unresolved symbols were reported above, they might not *** be the reason for the server aborting. Backtrace: 0: X(xf86SigHandler+0xa8) [0x10082188] 1: [0x100374] 2: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/radeon_drv.so(RADEONEnterVT+0x74) [0xf58c0e4] ######## black screen and the machine is completely froozen ########
First of all, have you guys ruled out that this is a Fedora Core specific problem? Please try to get a backtrace with gdb, preferably with a driver that contains debugging symbols.
1; fedora was the only distri which was really installable. iirc the debian-testing installer was dying a few weeks ago on this machine. iirc the ubuntu installer drapper-flight5 was dying too a few weeks ago. the ubuntu live drapper-flight6 could boot and start X (ati) but it was frozen too if i tried to switch the terminal or kill X. logout was ok and a new gdm-greeter was visible. a sidenote, all fans are blowing in full speed and the powermac is louder as an starting aeroplane. will say, i will not destroy my mac. ==> fedora is actually the only distri which is ok on this machine. the "black screen" and "freezing" problem is not fedora specific. 2; which driver contains debugging symbols ? how can i get a backtrace(bt) with gdb ? gdb /usr/bin/startx gdb /usr/sbin/gdm seems not to be ok. gdb /usr/bin/X exec-file, run == X will not start 3; i guess my linux experiences on this mac will soon come to an end. @ati, this was my first and my last ati.
thanks for all your hard work not to solve this bug. "Mac OS X" and "Mac OS X Server" has wiped out all linux-distris on this powermac and all the problems. what luck that at least the nv-driver is ok on my other machines. no more "ati" and no more "bugs.fedoradesktop.org" ciao closed
Mass reopen. The "LATER" resolution is lame, I'm deleting it. Consider LATER to have arrived.
Closing this bug, reopen if you same issue with recent xorg, kernel and xf86-video-ati.
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