[tlinux-users:08587] Re: Satellite A85-S1072 IGP errors?

I have problems with a A!#%-s2376 Satellite which is new, maybe the
problem is similar.
I have got mplayer working - obviously using SVGA Server (text mode?).

Also before I blewup my X11 installation I got my card to talk to the
bus and output a lot more info before the fatal crash (output binary
data to xorg.conf files and ruined them).

Try in your Device section - xorg.conf-xxx or XF86Conf configure files

BusID         "PCI:1:5:0"
VideoRam  "128000"
IRQ            "11"

I determined this from the file output of lcspci which you included in
the Toshiba system email. Perhaps IRQ is unnecessary, but I see your
machine shares IRQ 11 with the Ethernet Adapter.

I also saw reference to
OPTION "noAccel"
 put in the Screen Section per my memo notebook notes.

Also reference this on the internet.

http://www.xfree86.org/current/XF86Config.5.html

As a strategy failing to get lucky and just get the ATI Video to work
- the first time. You might shoot to get it talking on the bus, not
crashing and ruining files with binary data and the like (file
corruption). And inspect the Xorg.logs in perhaps
/var/log/Xorg.log.whatever for info on the chip type and other
revealing infomation. Also back up your config files to another
location - preferably a thumb drive. The ATI card is finicky and I
don't trust it without the specific correct configuration and driver
it likes. Also check the AMD ATI site for ATI drivers one came out
just last month. AMD will probably get ATI to do things correctly but
its going to take time.

Also clean up your file system if you experience file corruption or the like.

How is the MACH64 Server linked in X11 nowadays? Supposedly this is
necessary for proper driver operation.

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On 7/24/07, Ben Leggett <[email protected]> wrote:
> I have a Toshiba Satellite A85-S1072. This laptop has an ATI 9000 IGP
> graphics board.
>
> I've been trying to get HW acceleration working for several years on
> this machine. The open-source drivers support it, the proprietary ATI
> drivers don't. However, even though it's supported by the open drivers,
> I still can't get it to work.
>
> Xorg sees the card, initializes the card, and enables 2D acceleration,
> but fails to initialize 3D and gives an error about being "unable to
> initialize the AGP bus".
>
> After much experimentation and perusing my dmesg log, I've found that
> apparently the kernel doesn't like my AGP bus, as on boot I get this
> message:
>
> "agpgart: Unsupported Ati chipset (device id: 7831)"
>
> I've tried all the obscure tricks floating around in an attempt to get
> 3D working, but to no avail, so I'm positive it's not a simple solution.
> I know from other reports that this particular card (9000 IGP) works
> under Linux on different machines, so it appears to be a model-specific
> issue.
>
> I'm positive that this is an agpgart/nonstandard AGP chipset issue. I'm
> currently running Gentoo, kernel version 2.6.20.
>
> My question(s) are:
> Is there something non-standard about this machine that I should know?
> Should I bug the kernel AGP guys about this?
>
> I'm attaching the output of lspci for starters.
> I'd be happy to provide any other output/logs to any who need them.
>
>
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