ASUS EAX1950 XTX Problem with SuSE and xorg-x11-driver-video-7.4-106.1 update:

wild-thing revealed at freakmail.de
Tue Jul 21 06:23:53 PDT 2009


Hello there!

Some days ago there i got some updates and this one for my machine (X-Server). Its changelog is 
showing this:
#- xf86-video-intel 2.7.99.902
#  * This is the second release candidate in preparation for the
#    upcoming 2.8.0 release. Most major and critical bugs should
#    be fixed, but some minor bugs may still be present. We will
#    appreciate any feedback we can get from testing of this
#    snapshot to improve the 2.8.0 release.

I am receiving problems since installing this and some further updates. Before these updates 
there have not been such issues. I have been contacting a person at SUSE already. I was 
adviced to, please try here. So thats the intention of this E-Mail:

Systemoverview:
- This Xorg repository:"../repositories/X11:/XOrg/openSUSE_11.1/"
- This one, too: "../repositories/X11:/XGL/openSUSE_11.1/"
- KDE 4.2x Repo + suiting QT + Community ...
- ASUS EAX1950 XTX PCI-E
- Screen: HPw2408h
- SuSE 11.1 ( 32 Bit )
- Grafikdriver is "radeon"

In past i had been using driver "radeonhd" but it had bigger troubles than radeon and radeon worked 
quite really good until this update so this is about "radeon"::

## Problems:
I got a IVTV (mpeg2) stream TV-card. Watching TV in Mplayer brings problems:

- I can not watch TV and for example start FooBillard at the same time. The Xserver (whole KDE) will 
lockup. I am able to move the Hardwarecursor. But i can not make any other inputs anymore. No 
clicking. No ACPI softbutton shutdown. Only turning the computer hard off is possible.

- On the other hand i have been trying several different videodrivers in mplayer to  hopefully get 
around this issue but no choice as all are bringing the freeze trouble in combination with eg.: 
FooBillard. Here is a listing of results related to videodriver:

# - X11 (Normal picture -> freeze with TV and game ath same time)
# - XV (Normal picture -> freeze with TV and game ath same time)
# - xvmc (Black picture -> only sound)
# - vdapu (Black picture -> only sound)
# - gl (Very sloppy picture, sound appears like in 10 second steps?)
# - "gl (fast)" (Very sloppy picture, sound appears like in 10 second steps?)
# - "gl (fast ATI)" "same as gl fast"
# - "gl (YUV)" "same as gl fast"
# - "gl2" (Normal picture but freeze in combination with FooBillard?)
# - "gl2 (YUV)" (same as gl2)

At the moment there is no proper multitasking possible. So my solution at the moment is to not start 
a game and TV at the same time. 

I am using Googleearth with this drirc: (That shouldnt be a problem)?
#<driconf>
#    <device screen="0" driver="r300">
#        <application name="Google Earth" executable="googleearth-bin">
#           <option name="disable_lowimpact_fallback" value="true" />
#           <option name="vblank_mode" value="0" />
#        </application>
#    </device>
#</driconf>

(This was all about "radeon") until here.

### This is about trying "radeonhd":
I had also been writing with a person of SuSE and he adviced me to try radeonhd. I did but this 
worked even worse. FooBillard locks up the Xserver immediatly.

Here is another things i found with radeonhd:
-> My screen (hpw2408h) is not detected correctly. (Modlines differ massively comparing 'radeon')
-> Chooses 1024x768 always -- but native is: (1920x1200 at 60hz)
-> X locksup instantly with FooBillard
-> Havent tryed multitasking and switched back to radeon

### About both (radeon and radeonhd)::
Can either one of both drivers be fixed? The radeon driver had worked really good also regarding 
videodrivers, until this update arrived..... I appereciate your Help very much and i am looking 
forward in hearing from you soon! Please fix this if you can.

Many Thanks!

Greetings from Germany,

Matthias

PS.: I am going to attach my xorg.conf for "radeon" here which worked really good until this Update 
arrived.

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# /.../
# X11 config Datei: revealed ;;
# Created on: 2009-06-26T 22:12 Uhr;
# AIGLX ASUS EAX 1950 XTX Driver "radeon"
# 24 " TFT HPw2408h
# OpenSuSE 11.1 (32 Bit);
# PLEASE DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE!
#
Section "Files"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/misc:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/local"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/Type1"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/URW"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/Speedo"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/PEX"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/cyrillic"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/latin2/misc:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/latin2/75dpi:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/latin2/100dpi:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/latin2/Type1"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/latin7/75dpi:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/baekmuk:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/japanese:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/kwintv"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/truetype"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/uni:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/CID"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/ucs/misc:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/ucs/75dpi:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/ucs/100dpi:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/hellas/misc:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/hellas/75dpi:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/hellas/100dpi:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/hellas/Type1"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/misc/sgi:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/xtest"
  FontPath     "/opt/kde3/share/fonts"
  InputDevices "/dev/gpmdata"
  InputDevices "/dev/input/mice"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
  Option       "AllowMouseOpenFail" "on"
  Option       "AllowEmptyInput" "off"
  Option       "AutoAddDevices"  "off"
  Option       "ZapWarning" "on"
  Option       "AIGLX" "on"
EndSection

Section "Module"
  Load         "dri"
  Load         "dbe"
#  Load         "freetype" # (does not exist?)
  Load         "extmod"
  Load         "glx"
  Load         "v4l"
#  Load         "type1" # (does not exist?)
#  Load         "i2c" # (built in)
EndSection

## Logitech Access Keyboard : ##
Section "InputDevice"
  Driver       "kbd"
  Identifier   "Keyboard[0]"
  Option       "Protocol" "Standard"
  Option       "XkbLayout" "de"
  Option       "XkbModel" "logiaccess"
  Option       "XkbRules" "xfree86"
  Option       "XkbVariant" "nodeadkeys"
  Option       "XkbOptions" "caps:shiftlock"
EndSection

## Logitech MX510 Mouse ##
Section "InputDevice"
  Driver       "mouse"
  Identifier   "Mouse[1]"
  Option       "Buttons" "10"
  Option       "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
  Option       "Name" "PS2++ Logitech MX Mouse"
  Option       "Protocol" "explorerps/2"
  Option       "Vendor" "Sysp"
  Option       "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

## LIRC MOUSE ##
Section "InputDevice"
  Driver      "mouse"
  Identifier  "Mouse[2]"
  Option      "Device" "/dev/lircm"
  Option      "Protocol" "IntelliMouse"
  Option      "SendCoreEvents"
  Option      "Buttons" "5"
  Option      "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

## The HP w2408h 24" TFT: ##
Section "Monitor"
  DisplaySize  518 324
  HorizSync    29-94
  Identifier   "Monitor[0]"
  ModelName    "HP W2408"
  Option       "DPMS"
  Option       "PreferredMode" "1920x1200"
  VendorName   "HWP"
  VertRefresh  43-85
  UseModes     "Modes[0]"
  Gamma   0.85  0.85  0.85  # created by KGamma
EndSection

Section "Modes"
  Identifier   "Modes[0]"
  Modeline 	"1920x1200" 151.63 1920 2032 2240 2560 1200 1201 1204 1234
  Modeline 	"1920x1200" 119.75 1920 1968 2000 2080 1200 1203 1209 1227 +HSync -Vsync
  Modeline 	"1900x1200" 153.83 1904 2024 2224 2544 1200 1201 1204 1234
  Modeline 	"1896x1200" 121.00 1896 1944 1976 2056 1200 1203 1213 1228 +HSync -Vsync
  Modeline 	"1920x1080" 154.00 1920 2032 2240 2560 1080 1081 1084 1114
  Modeline 	"1920x1080" 122.00 1920 1968 2000 2080 1080 1083 1088 1107 +HSync -Vsync
  Modeline 	"1600x1200" 152.67 1600 1704 1880 2160 1200 1201 1204 1240
  Modeline 	"1600x1200" 121.25 1600 1648 1680 1760 1200 1203 1207 1232 +HSync -Vsync
  Modeline 	"1680x1050" 152.18 1680 1784 1968 2256 1050 1051 1054 1088
  Modeline 	"1680x1050" 121.25 1680 1728 1760 1840 1050 1053 1059 1081 +HSync -Vsync
  Modeline 	"1600x1024" 153.98 1600 1704 1880 2160 1024 1025 1028 1064
  Modeline 	"1600x1024" 122.75 1600 1648 1680 1760 1024 1027 1037 1057 +HSync -Vsync
  Modeline 	"1600x1000" 152.76 1600 1704 1880 2160 1000 1001 1004 1040
  Modeline 	"1600x1000" 121.50 1600 1648 1680 1760 1000 1003 1009 1032 +HSync -Vsync
  Modeline 	"1400x1050" 153.77 1400 1496 1648 1896 1050 1051 1054 1096
  Modeline 	"1400x1050" 123.75 1400 1448 1480 1560 1050 1053 1057 1087 +HSync -Vsync
  Modeline 	"1600x900" 152.28 1600 1704 1880 2160 900 901 904 940
  Modeline 	"1600x900" 140.62 1600 1704 1872 2144 900 901 904 937
  Modeline 	"1600x900" 129.19 1600 1696 1864 2128 900 901 904 934
  Modeline 	"1600x900" 121.25 1600 1648 1680 1760 900 903 908 932 +HSync -Vsync
  Modeline 	"1600x900" 119.00 1600 1696 1864 2128 900 901 904 932
  Modeline 	"1280x1024" 153.45 1280 1376 1512 1744 1024 1025 1028 1073
  Modeline 	"1280x1024" 137.93 1280 1368 1504 1728 1024 1025 1028 1069
  Modeline 	"1280x1024" 124.00 1280 1328 1360 1440 1024 1027 1034 1064 +HSync -Vsync
  Modeline 	"1280x1024" 123.80 1280 1368 1504 1728 1024 1025 1028 1064
  Modeline 	"1280x1024" 108.88 1280 1360 1496 1712 1024 1025 1028 1060
  Modeline 	"1440x900" 152.94 1440 1536 1696 1952 900 901 904 944
  Modeline 	"1440x900" 137.09 1440 1536 1688 1936 900 901 904 940
  Modeline 	"1440x900" 122.75 1440 1488 1520 1600 900 903 909 936 +HSync -Vsync
  Modeline 	"1440x900" 121.61 1440 1528 1680 1920 900 901 904 936
  Modeline 	"1280x960" 149.43 1280 1376 1512 1744 960 961 964 1008
  Modeline 	"1280x960" 132.88 1280 1368 1504 1728 960 961 964 1003
  Modeline 	"1280x960" 120.75 1280 1328 1360 1440 960 963 967 999 +HSync -Vsync
  Modeline 	"1280x960" 117.96 1280 1368 1504 1728 960 961 964 999
  Modeline 	"1280x960" 102.10 1280 1360 1496 1712 960 961 964 994
  Modeline 	"1366x768" 125.67 1368 1456 1600 1832 768 769 772 807
  Modeline 	"1360x768" 102.00 1360 1408 1440 1520 768 771 776 799 +HSync -Vsync
  Modeline 	"1366x768" 112.78 1368 1456 1600 1832 768 769 772 803
  Modeline 	"1366x768" 99.15 1368 1448 1592 1816 768 769 772 799
  Modeline 	"1366x768" 85.86 1368 1440 1584 1800 768 769 772 795
  Modeline 	"1360x768" 125.12 1360 1448 1592 1824 768 769 772 807
  Modeline 	"1360x768" 112.29 1360 1448 1592 1824 768 769 772 803
  Modeline 	"1360x768" 102.00 1360 1408 1440 1520 768 771 776 799 +HSync -Vsync
  Modeline 	"1360x768" 98.71 1360 1440 1584 1808 768 769 772 799
  Modeline 	"1360x768" 84.72 1360 1424 1568 1776 768 769 772 795
  Modeline 	"1280x800" 123.38 1280 1368 1504 1728 800 801 804 840
  Modeline 	"1280x800" 109.73 1280 1360 1496 1712 800 801 804 836
  Modeline 	"1280x800" 100.75 1280 1328 1360 1440 800 803 809 833 +HSync -Vsync
  Modeline 	"1280x800" 96.42 1280 1352 1488 1696 800 801 804 832
  Modeline 	"1280x800" 83.46 1280 1344 1480 1680 800 801 804 828
  Modeline 	"1152x864" 119.65 1152 1224 1352 1552 864 865 868 907
  Modeline 	"1152x864" 107.44 1152 1224 1352 1552 864 865 868 903
  Modeline 	"1152x864" 99.00 1152 1200 1232 1312 864 867 871 899 +HSync -Vsync
  Modeline 	"1152x864" 94.36 1152 1224 1344 1536 864 865 868 899
  Modeline 	"1152x864" 81.62 1152 1216 1336 1520 864 865 868 895
  Modeline 	"1280x768" 118.53 1280 1368 1504 1728 768 769 772 807
  Modeline 	"1280x768" 105.40 1280 1360 1496 1712 768 769 772 803
  Modeline 	"1280x768" 96.50 1280 1328 1360 1440 768 771 778 799 +HSync -Vsync
  Modeline 	"1280x768" 92.60 1280 1352 1488 1696 768 769 772 799
  Modeline 	"1280x768" 80.14 1280 1344 1480 1680 768 769 772 795
  Modeline 	"1280x720" 110.01 1280 1360 1496 1712 720 721 724 756
  Modeline 	"1280x720" 97.91 1280 1352 1488 1696 720 721 724 753
  Modeline 	"1280x720" 90.50 1280 1328 1360 1440 720 723 728 749 +HSync -Vsync
  Modeline 	"1280x720" 85.99 1280 1344 1480 1680 720 721 724 749
  Modeline 	"1280x720" 74.48 1280 1336 1472 1664 720 721 724 746
  Modeline 	"1024x768" 94.39 1024 1088 1200 1376 768 769 772 807
  Modeline 	"1024x768" 83.73 1024 1080 1192 1360 768 769 772 803
  Modeline 	"1024x768" 79.25 1024 1072 1104 1184 768 771 775 799 +HSync -Vsync
  Modeline 	"1024x768" 74.25 1024 1080 1192 1360 768 769 772 799
  Modeline 	"1024x768" 64.11 1024 1080 1184 1344 768 769 772 795
  Modeline 	"1280x600" 90.82 1280 1352 1488 1696 600 601 604 630
  Modeline 	"1280x600" 80.76 1280 1344 1480 1680 600 601 604 627
  Modeline 	"1280x600" 75.50 1280 1328 1360 1440 600 603 613 625 +HSync -Vsync
  Modeline 	"1280x600" 70.95 1280 1336 1472 1664 600 601 604 624
  Modeline 	"1280x600" 61.50 1280 1336 1464 1648 600 601 604 622
  Modeline 	"1024x600" 72.83 1024 1080 1192 1360 600 601 604 630
  Modeline 	"1024x600" 64.61 1024 1080 1184 1344 600 601 604 627
  Modeline 	"1024x600" 62.00 1024 1072 1104 1184 600 603 613 625 +HSync -Vsync
  Modeline 	"1024x600" 56.63 1024 1072 1176 1328 600 601 604 624
  Modeline 	"1024x600" 48.96 1024 1064 1168 1312 600 601 604 622
  Modeline 	"800x600" 56.55 800 840 928 1056 600 601 604 630
  Modeline 	"800x600" 50.76 800 840 928 1056 600 601 604 627
  Modeline 	"800x600" 50.25 800 848 880 960 600 603 607 625 +HSync -Vsync
  Modeline 	"800x600" 44.35 800 840 920 1040 600 601 604 624
  Modeline 	"800x600" 38.22 800 832 912 1024 600 601 604 622
  Modeline 	"768x576" 51.84 768 808 888 1008 576 577 580 605
  Modeline 	"768x576" 46.75 768 816 848 928 576 579 583 600 +HSync -Vsync
  Modeline 	"768x576" 46.52 768 808 888 1008 576 577 580 602
  Modeline 	"768x576" 40.67 768 800 880 992 576 577 580 600
  Modeline 	"768x576" 34.96 768 792 872 976 576 577 580 597
  Modeline 	"640x480" 35.71 640 672 736 832 480 481 484 505
  Modeline 	"640x480" 33.50 640 688 720 800 480 483 487 500 +HSync -Vsync
  Modeline 	"640x480" 31.41 640 664 728 816 480 481 484 502
  Modeline 	"640x480" 27.88 640 664 728 816 480 481 484 500
  Modeline 	"640x480" 23.86 640 656 720 800 480 481 484 497
  Modeline 	"1920x1200" 154 1920 1968 2000 2080 1200 1203 1209 1235 -hsync +vsync
EndSection

Section "Screen"
  DefaultDepth 24
  SubSection "Display"
    Depth      15
    Modes      "1920x1200" "1900x1200" "1920x1080" "1600x1200" "1680x1050" "1600x1024" "1600x1000" "1400x1050" "1600x900" "1280x1024" "1440x900" "1280x960" "1366x768" "1360x768" "1280x800" "1152x864" "1280x768" "1280x720" "1024x768" "1280x600" "1024x600" "800x600" "768x576" "640x480" 
    Virtual    3840 1200
  EndSubSection
  SubSection "Display"
    Depth      16
    Modes      "1920x1200" "1900x1200" "1920x1080" "1600x1200" "1680x1050" "1600x1024" "1600x1000" "1400x1050" "1600x900" "1280x1024" "1440x900" "1280x960" "1366x768" "1360x768" "1280x800" "1152x864" "1280x768" "1280x720" "1024x768" "1280x600" "1024x600" "800x600" "768x576" "640x480" 
    Virtual    3840 1200
  EndSubSection
  SubSection "Display"
    Depth      24
    Modes      "1920x1200" "1900x1200" "1920x1080" "1600x1200" "1680x1050" "1600x1024" "1600x1000" "1400x1050" "1600x900" "1280x1024" "1440x900" "1280x960" "1366x768" "1360x768" "1280x800" "1152x864" "1280x768" "1280x720" "1024x768" "1280x600" "1024x600" "800x600" "768x576" "640x480" 
    Virtual    3840 1200
  EndSubSection
  SubSection "Display"
    Depth      8
    Modes      "1920x1200" "1900x1200" "1920x1080" "1600x1200" "1680x1050" "1600x1024" "1600x1000" "1400x1050" "1600x900" "1280x1024" "1440x900" "1280x960" "1366x768" "1360x768" "1280x800" "1152x864" "1280x768" "1280x720" "1024x768" "1280x600" "1024x600" "800x600" "768x576" "640x480" 
    Virtual    3840 1200
  EndSubSection
  Device       "Device[0]"
  Identifier   "Screen[0]"
  Monitor      "Monitor[0]"
EndSection

Section "Device"
### Names : ##
  VendorName   "ATI"
  BoardName    "Radeon X1950"
  Driver       "radeon"
  Identifier   "Device[0]"
### Hardware Specific : ##
  BusID        "1:0:0"                          # BUS ID for adapter  #Example: BusID    "1:0:0"
  #MemBase                                      # in kilobytes
  #IOBase                                       # physical address of the linear framebuffer
  #ChipID                                       # physical address of the MMIO registers
  Option       "BusType" "PCIE"                 # PCI-Express card;
  Option       "DynamicClocks" "true"           # freqency scaling for radeon
### Display related : ##
  Option       "monitor-DVI-1" "Monitor[0]"     # HPw2408h on PORT 1
  #Option       "ReverseDDC" "true"             # Reverses DDC in case display detected on wrong port;
  #Option       "IgnoreEDID" "true"             # Disables EDID
  #Option       "NoDDC" "true"                  # Disables DDC
  #Option       "DisplayPriority" "Auto"        # String: AUTO (default), BIOS, HIGH;
  #Option      "TVStandard" "pal"               # No TV connected;
### Performance related : ##
  Option       "DRI" "true"                     # Enable DRI;
  Option       "NoAccel" "off"                  # Disable all acceleration?
  Option       "AccelMethod" "exa"              # newer further under devel
  Option       "RenderAccel" "true"             # option Accel Method # (default)
  #Option       "AccelMethod" "xaa"             # old depracted incompatible
  #Option       "XAANoOffscreenPixmaps" "true"  # Not Used!
  Option       "EnablePageFlip" "true"          # on(faster)/off(default)
  Option       "SWcursor" "off"                 # SWCursor is lame :) ;
### Textured Video related: ##
  Option       "DMAForXv" "true"                # default "true" (Fast DMA for XV image transfer?)
  Option       "XV_VSYNC" "on"                  # "off /(default)on"
  Option       "XV_BICUBIC" "auto"              # apply filter smoothing? off/on/(default)auto
  Option       "SWcursor" "off"                 # SWCursor is lame :) ;
  #Option       "DFS" "true"                    # reported unused by Xorg.0.log
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
  Identifier   "Layout[all]"
  InputDevice  "Keyboard[0]" "CoreKeyboard"     # Logitech Access Keyboard
  InputDevice  "Mouse[1]" "CorePointer"         # Logitech MX510 Mouse
  InputDevice  "Mouse[2]"                       # LIRC MOUSE
  Option       "Clone" "off"
  Option       "Xinerama" "off"
  Screen       "Screen[0]"
EndSection

Section "DRI"
    Group      "video"
    Mode       0666
EndSection

Section "Extensions"
    Option "Composite" "Off"
EndSection
 


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