Re: radeon driver problems

Daiajo Tibdixious <[email protected]> Sun, 9 Oct 2016 08:03:19 +1100
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On 9 Oct 2016 7:45 am, "Daiajo Tibdixious" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> On 9 Oct 2016 12:09 am, "Drake Donahue" <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > On Sat, 2016-10-08 at 20:35 +1100, Daiajo Tibdixious wrote:
> > This relates to my ATI driver conflict with xorg-server problem.
> > > Sorry if this comes though in html format I did not realise the last
> > > one was in html mode.
> > > I'm trying the solution to stop using fglrx and just use the radeon
> > > driver,
> > > however I'm getting weird problems.
> > >
> > > I removed fglrx from VIDEO_CARDS. Enabled radeon driver as a module i
> > >
> > > the kernel,
> > > plus several other options recommended by the wiki.
> > > First I hacked \etc\X11\xorg.conf to removed the ATI specific code,
> > > however I get the same problem with X -configure code.
> > >
> > > Googling the actual error "Screen 0 deleted because of no matching
> > > config section"
> > > shows that its not that, its some kind of driver problem.
> > >
> > > Any hints on what else I can try? I don't want to try the other
> > > alternative (use fglrx with old versions of xorg-server and the
> > > input-evdev,video-ati drivers) yet.
> >
> > Assuming you run udev or eudev and dbus, recommend you delete or rename
> > /etc/X11/xorg.conf and allow the xorg server provided script to run and
> > do the configuration for you.
> > If xorg still fails, recommend you run
> > awk
> > '/CONFIG_LOCALVERSION_AUTO/,/CONFIG_SOUND/' /usr/src/linux/.config
> > and
> > provide the result here or in a pastebin.
> >
> With no xorg. conf get
> Open /dev/dri/card0: no such file or directory
> I do have udev with no custom setup.
> There is no output from that awk, CONFIG_LOCALVERSION_AUTO is not in
.config

It finds PCI:*(0:1:0:0) then later says Device(s) detected, but none match
those in config file

(I would have cut heaps of included text but cut/paste not working well on
phone) I'll send log file later

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<p dir=3D"ltr">On 9 Oct 2016 7:45 am, &quot;Daiajo Tibdixious&quot; &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; On 9 Oct 2016 12:09 am, &quot;Drake Donahue&quot; &lt;<a href=3D"mailt=
o:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
&gt; &gt;<br>
&gt; &gt; On Sat, 2016-10-08 at 20:35 +1100, Daiajo Tibdixious wrote:<br>
&gt; &gt; This relates to my ATI driver conflict with xorg-server problem.<=
br>
&gt; &gt; &gt; Sorry if this comes though in html format I did not realise =
the last<br>
&gt; &gt; &gt; one was in html mode.<br>
&gt; &gt; &gt; I&#39;m trying the solution to stop using fglrx and just use=
 the radeon<br>
&gt; &gt; &gt; driver,<br>
&gt; &gt; &gt; however I&#39;m getting weird problems.<br>
&gt; &gt; &gt;<br>
&gt; &gt; &gt; I removed fglrx from VIDEO_CARDS. Enabled radeon driver as a=
 module i<br>
&gt; &gt; &gt;<br>
&gt; &gt; &gt; the kernel,<br>
&gt; &gt; &gt; plus several other options recommended by the wiki.<br>
&gt; &gt; &gt; First I hacked \etc\X11\xorg.conf to removed the ATI specifi=
c code,<br>
&gt; &gt; &gt; however I get the same problem with X -configure code.<br>
&gt; &gt; &gt;<br>
&gt; &gt; &gt; Googling the actual error &quot;Screen 0 deleted because of =
no matching<br>
&gt; &gt; &gt; config section&quot;<br>
&gt; &gt; &gt; shows that its not that, its some kind of driver problem.<br=
>
&gt; &gt; &gt;<br>
&gt; &gt; &gt; Any hints on what else I can try? I don&#39;t want to try th=
e other<br>
&gt; &gt; &gt; alternative (use fglrx with old versions of xorg-server and =
the<br>
&gt; &gt; &gt; input-evdev,video-ati drivers) yet.<br>
&gt; &gt;<br>
&gt; &gt; Assuming you run udev or eudev and dbus, recommend you delete or =
rename<br>
&gt; &gt; /etc/X11/xorg.conf and allow the xorg server provided script to r=
un and<br>
&gt; &gt; do the configuration for you.<br>
&gt; &gt; If xorg still fails, recommend you run<br>
&gt; &gt; awk<br>
&gt; &gt; &#39;/CONFIG_LOCALVERSION_AUTO/,/CONFIG_SOUND/&#39; /usr/src/linu=
x/.config=C2=A0<br>
&gt; &gt; and<br>
&gt; &gt; provide the result here or in a pastebin.<br>
&gt; &gt;<br>
&gt; With no xorg. conf get<br>
&gt; Open /dev/dri/card0: no such file or directory<br>
&gt; I do have udev with no custom setup. <br>
&gt; There is no output from that awk, CONFIG_LOCALVERSION_AUTO is not in .=
config</p>
<p dir=3D"ltr">It finds PCI:*(0:1:0:0) then later says Device(s) detected, =
but none match those in config file</p>
<p dir=3D"ltr">(I would have cut heaps of included text but cut/paste not w=
orking well on phone) I&#39;ll send log file later</p>

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