[Xorg-driver-geode] AMD GEODE FreeBSD Driver Update, using avoid-idle.patch (BEFORE MSR is applied)

Jordan Crouse jordan.crouse at amd.com
Sun Dec 23 09:13:20 PST 2007


On 20/12/07 18:19 -0800, Larry Maloney wrote:
> Jordon,
>
> I used the avoid-idle.patch and had a result.....
>
> I'm getting ready to install MSR, and wanted to share this before I added 
> MSR.
>
> After applying the patch, then exiting X, my graphics still appeared to be 
> hung.

Okay - so I didn't catch all the places where it wold hang.

> Also, (I neglected to mention before) my monitor (CRT) says "Frequency too 
> high"
>
> I continued on my way by ssh back into the board.  A few minutes later, the 
> VESA
> screen saver (I have that enabled on my OS build) kicked in, and VESA reset 
> the display.
>
> My console came back after the VESA screen saver displayed the image.
>
> Should I add a VESA reset into the driver when exiting?

That should already be in there.  Not sure why the int10 isn't being
called.  Again, we probably need debug messages in the close function
to see where we are getting hung up.

Jordan




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