[tlinux-users:08589] Re: Satellite A85-S1072 IGP errors?

Nope, that didn't work.

I'm pretty sure it's not an Xorg problem anyway, as X has no problem
detecting and using my card, it just cannot initialize AGP because the
kernel driver it depends on failed to recognize & initialize this
particular AGP chipset.

Thanks,

Ben Leggett

On Tue, 2007-07-24 at 18:26 -0700, Mark Masters wrote:
> 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.
> 
> [email protected]
> 
> 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.
> >
> >
> > --
> > "Nuclear war can ruin your whole compile."
> >                 -- Karl Lehenbauer
> >
> > "Thanks to Windows, any idiot can use a computer.
> >  Thanks to Windows, most of them are."
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