[SOLVED] I have destroyed X

Josh000 · 02-21-2011, 02:48 PM

I just upgraded from 13.0 to 13.1 + security patches

With 13.0 I had to use special development versions of various packages to get proper support for my radeon 3650.

It was working fine, however after upgrading I got various errors.

I have attached my logfiles, xorg1.txt is just starting X without a config file, xorgconf.txt is the configue file generated with X -configure and xorg2.txt is the result of trying to use that config file.

Why is it not working smoothly since 13.1 has support for my card?

Could it be because I am still using an older kernel(I need to for a patch I use that hasn't been updated) and thus an earlier radeon or ati driver?

trist007 · 02-21-2011, 03:12 PM

Try using vesa as the device with a color depth of 16

Josh000 · 02-21-2011, 03:20 PM

I did, it said no usable screens

slack-fu · 02-21-2011, 03:49 PM

Try removing the 0 after Screen

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "X.org Configured"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

You may also want to add this line in the server layout section:
Option "AllowEmptyInput" "false"
(Your xorg2.txt showed some warnings about that)

Josh000 · 02-21-2011, 03:52 PM

I don't want a vesa setup, I want a radeon setup again. Is it because I am using an older kernel that it isnt working?

2handband · 02-21-2011, 03:55 PM

We'd all love to destroy x, but unfortunatley there's nothing to replace it with...

trist007 · 02-21-2011, 03:58 PM

Yea you need to recompile the radeon module with the new kernel headers

SeRi@lDiE · 02-21-2011, 04:14 PM

Josh000,

Are you saying you running the old kernel you had in 13.0? What version kernel that is? I am sure you need to have 2.33.x on 13.1 due to the modules build for it. If not I am sure you have to rebuild as it was said here.

Josh000 · 02-21-2011, 04:18 PM

The problem is that xf86-video-ati in 13.1 is the same as in 13.0 and does not support KMS.

I can't use the xf86-video-ati from --current as it is too new.

Which xf86-video-ati can I use that supports KMS that will work with xorg-server 1.7.7 that ships with 13.1?

trist007 · 02-21-2011, 04:22 PM

What do you mean by "it's the same"? Didn't you upgrade kernels? If so, you have to recompile the ati driver against the kernel headers of the new kernel you upgraded to.

What's KMS?

Josh000 · 02-21-2011, 04:29 PM

Nothing to do with the kernel, as I was using 2.6.33.2 which was working fine.

The xf86-video-ati package in 13.1, xf86-video-ati-6.13.0-x86_64-1 does not work with the included xorg-server-1.7.7.

So, which version of xf86-video-ati will work with xorg-server-1.77 and kernel 2.6.33.2

Nothing has to be recompiled, at least bot yet. First I have to find a compatible version, as you can see from the clear error in my logfiles.

adamk75 · 02-21-2011, 05:25 PM

Code:

(II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/ati_drv.so
(II) Module ati: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
	compiled for 1.6.3, module version = 6.13.0
	Module class: X.Org Video Driver
	ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 5.0
(EE) module ABI major version (5) doesn't match the server's version (6)
(II) UnloadModule: "ati"
(II) Unloading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/ati_drv.so
(EE) Failed to load module "ati" (module requirement mismatch, 0)
(II) LoadModule: "vesa"

Perhaps I'm missing something here, but you appear to be using mismatched versions of xf86-video-ati and the X server. If you were using all the components from Slackware 13.1, this wouldn't happen. Are you sure the upgrade went correctly?

Adam

Josh000 · 02-21-2011, 06:34 PM

Well, huh.

I used slackpkg, and the installed versions of both were the same which is included in 13.1

I reinstalled both and now everything is absolutely fine.

Such an obvious thing and I didnt even consider it.

Thanks Adam.

rizitis · 02-22-2011, 08:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Josh000

The problem is that xf86-video-ati in 13.1 is the same as in 13.0 and does not support KMS.

same problem on slackware64 -cur

adamk75 · 02-22-2011, 11:02 AM

The OPs problem was that he had mismatched Xorg packages. This is not an issue with -current if you are using all updated -current packages.

If you are having problems with your radeon, please start a new thread and include the appropriate information (package versions, Xorg log files, etc.).