XFree 4.3 + 8.8.25 = slow & no DVI

[Jello_jollo]

Hi all

i tried to install the new 8.8.25 driver for my Radeon 9200SE running on debian sarge, kernel 2.6.8. I followed Flavio Stanchias Guide for installing the kernel driver.

On the old driver, i used my DVI port for output, but after installing the new driver, i get a black screen on dvi after X started. If i use the analog output, i get the X Server.

I have connected both Adapters, tried clone, single head and big desktop, but dvi just doesn't show anything.

And fglrxgears seems to be a little slow:

453 frames in 5.0 seconds = 90.600 FPS



fglrxinfo only shows one screen:

~$ fglrxinfo
display: :0.0 screen: 0
OpenGL vendor string: ATI Technologies Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: RADEON 9200SE DDR Generic
OpenGL version string: 1.3.4769 (X4.3.0-8.8.25)

I tried both my old XF86Config-4 and that one created by fglrxconfig.


I hope anyone can help me to get back my dvi output.

Jello

[Toby Allsopp]

I have almost exactly the same setup (Debian Sarge, Linux 2.6.8, 9200SE, DVI) and have exactly the same problem (monitor turns off when connected to DVI output, works fine on analog output).

My monitor is an AOC LM721A, native resolution 1280x1024. What's yours, Jello?

Toby.

[JonSvenJonsson]

Originally Posted by Jello_jollo

Hi all

i tried to install the new 8.8.25 driver for my Radeon 9200SE running on debian sarge, kernel 2.6.8. I followed Flavio Stanchias Guide for installing the kernel driver.

On the old driver, i used my DVI port for output, but after installing the new driver, i get a black screen on dvi after X started. If i use the analog output, i get the X Server.

I have connected both Adapters, tried clone, single head and big desktop, but dvi just doesn't show anything.

And fglrxgears seems to be a little slow:

453 frames in 5.0 seconds = 90.600 FPS



fglrxinfo only shows one screen:



I tried both my old XF86Config-4 and that one created by fglrxconfig.


I hope anyone can help me to get back my dvi output.

Jello

For fgl_glxgears try an

ldd fgl_glxgears

and see which library it uses (or an

LIBGL_DEBUG=verbose fgl_glxgears

)
For your DVI maybe you need to provide an MonitorLayout in your xconfig ?
Cheers Jon

[Jello_jollo]

My Monitor is a Maxdata 101910.

I switched back to the old drivers, so i can't check the libraries used by the new driver. My old driver shows:

ldd /usr/bin/X11/fgl_glxgears
		libGL.so.1 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libGL.so.1 (0x4002d000)
		libX11.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libX11.so.6 (0x400d2000)
		libXext.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libXext.so.6 (0x4019a000)
		libm.so.6 => /lib/tls/libm.so.6 (0x401a8000)
		libc.so.6 => /lib/tls/libc.so.6 (0x401ca000)
		libpthread.so.0 => /lib/tls/libpthread.so.0 (0x402fe000)
		libdl.so.2 => /lib/tls/libdl.so.2 (0x4030d000)
		/lib/ld-linux.so.2 => /lib/ld-linux.so.2 (0x40000000)

and

 LIBGL_DEBUG=verbose fgl_glxgears
libGL: XF86DRIGetClientDriverName: 3.14.6 fglrx (screen 0)
libGL: OpenDriver: trying /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/dri/fglrx_dri.so
libGL: XF86DRIGetClientDriverName: 3.14.6 fglrx (screen 0)
drmOpenByBusid: busid is PCI:1:0:0
drmOpenDevice: minor is 0
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0
drmOpenDevice: open result is 4, (OK)
drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns 4
drmOpenByBusid: drmGetBusid reports PCI:1:0:0

To solve the DVI output, i tried every possible combination of monitor layouts, using auto, lvds and tmds options, but nothing changed.

Jello

[JonSvenJonsson]

Originally Posted by Jello_jollo

ldd /usr/bin/X11/fgl_glxgears
  libGL.so.1 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libGL.so.1 (0x4002d000)
  libX11.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libX11.so.6 (0x400d2000)
  libXext.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libXext.so.6 (0x4019a000)
  libm.so.6 => /lib/tls/libm.so.6 (0x401a8000)
  libc.so.6 => /lib/tls/libc.so.6 (0x401ca000)
  libpthread.so.0 => /lib/tls/libpthread.so.0 (0x402fe000)
  libdl.so.2 => /lib/tls/libdl.so.2 (0x4030d000)
  /lib/ld-linux.so.2 => /lib/ld-linux.so.2 (0x40000000)

and

 LIBGL_DEBUG=verbose fgl_glxgears
libGL: XF86DRIGetClientDriverName: 3.14.6 fglrx (screen 0)
libGL: OpenDriver: trying /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/dri/fglrx_dri.so
libGL: XF86DRIGetClientDriverName: 3.14.6 fglrx (screen 0)
drmOpenByBusid: busid is PCI:1:0:0
drmOpenDevice: minor is 0
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0
drmOpenDevice: open result is 4, (OK)
drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns 4
drmOpenByBusid: drmGetBusid reports PCI:1:0:0

Jello

Good this shows fgl_glxgears picks up the right libGL and fglrx_dri.so, so for the low scores in fgl_glxgears it may be your card is to slow to achieve higher scores (afaik the se have a crippled down memory interface), so i think you have to live with it. For the dvi, sorry i dont know, as i dont have one.
cheers Jon

[Nyra]

Originally Posted by Jello_jollo

To solve the DVI output, i tried every possible combination of monitor layouts, using auto, lvds and tmds options, but nothing changed.
Jello

Same for me, DVI is just broken. :-(

Mobile Fire GL T2 (Radeon 9600 Mobility) in a Thinkpad notebook, external DVI via docking station. Worked with another Thinkpad with the Mobility 9000 and an old driver, but not with the 9600.

I can only get external CRT to work, which is *really* disappointing.

No combination of MonitorLayout helps.

I think, we should file a bug in the bugzilla (will do as soon as I can).

http://ati.cchtml.com/show_bug.cgi?id=69 seems to be related, but does not really emphasize the point that DVI is buggy.

Greets!