Fw: Re: Update:Xorg build and performance.
Justin P. Mattock
justinmattock at gmail.com
Mon Apr 26 06:39:08 PDT 2010
On 04/26/2010 12:33 AM, Alex Deucher wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 3:20 AM, Justin P. Mattock
> <justinmattock at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On 04/25/2010 11:30 PM, Super Biscuit wrote:
>>>
>>> Please read all of this.
>>>
>>> --- On *Sun, 4/25/10, Super Biscuit /<super_bisquit at yahoo.com>/* wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> From: Super Biscuit<super_bisquit at yahoo.com>
>>> Subject: Re: Update:Xorg build and performance.
>>> To: "Nathan Whitehorn"<nwhitehorn at freebsd.org>
>>> Cc: freebsd-ppc at freebsd.org
>>> Date: Sunday, April 25, 2010, 10:38 PM
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --- On *Sun, 4/25/10, Nathan Whitehorn /<nwhitehorn at freebsd.org>/*
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> From: Nathan Whitehorn<nwhitehorn at freebsd.org>
>>> Subject: Re: Update:Xorg build and performance.
>>> To: "Super Biscuit"<super_bisquit at yahoo.com>
>>> Cc: freebsd-ppc at freebsd.org
>>> Date: Sunday, April 25, 2010, 10:23 PM
>>>
>>> On 04/25/10 16:40, Super Biscuit wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --- On *Sun, 4/25/10, Nathan Whitehorn
>>>> /<nwhitehorn at freebsd.org>/* wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> From: Nathan Whitehorn<nwhitehorn at freebsd.org>
>>>> Subject: Re: Update:Xorg build and performance.
>>>> To: "Super Biscuit"<super_bisquit at yahoo.com>
>>>> Date: Sunday, April 25, 2010, 9:21 PM
>>>>
>>>> On 04/25/10 16:06, Super Biscuit wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --- On *Sun, 4/25/10, Nathan Whitehorn
>>>>> /<nwhitehorn at freebsd.org>/* wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> From: Nathan Whitehorn<nwhitehorn at freebsd.org>
>>>>> Subject: Re: Update:Xorg build and performance.
>>>>> To: "Super Biscuit"<super_bisquit at yahoo.com>
>>>>> Date: Sunday, April 25, 2010, 8:38 PM
>>>>>
>>>>> On 04/25/10 15:16, Super Biscuit wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --- On *Sun, 4/25/10, Nathan Whitehorn
>>>>>> /<nwhitehorn at freebsd.org>/* wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> From: Nathan Whitehorn<nwhitehorn at freebsd.org>
>>>>>> Subject: Re: Update:Xorg build and performance.
>>>>>> To: "Super Biscuit"<super_bisquit at yahoo.com>
>>>>>> Date: Sunday, April 25, 2010, 6:53 PM
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Super Biscuit wrote:
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > --- On *Sun, 4/25/10, Nathan Whitehorn
>>>>>> /<nwhitehorn at freebsd.org>/* wrote:
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > From: Nathan Whitehorn<nwhitehorn at freebsd.org>
>>>>>> > Subject: Re: Update:Xorg build and performance.
>>>>>> > To: "Super Biscuit"<super_bisquit at yahoo.com>
>>>>>> > Cc: "Garrett Cooper"<yanefbsd at gmail.com>,
>>>>>> freebsd-ppc at freebsd.org
>>>>>> > Date: Sunday, April 25, 2010, 3:09 PM
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > Super Biscuit wrote:
>>>>>> > > --- On Sat, 4/24/10, Garrett Cooper
>>>>>> <yanefbsd at gmail.com
>>>>>> > </mc/compose?to=yanefbsd at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>>>> > >
>>>>>> > > From: Garrett Cooper<yanefbsd at gmail.com
>>>>>> > </mc/compose?to=yanefbsd at gmail.com>>
>>>>>> > > Subject: Re: Update:Xorg build and performance.
>>>>>> > > To: "Super Biscuit"<super_bisquit at yahoo.com
>>>>>> > </mc/compose?to=super_bisquit at yahoo.com>>
>>>>>> > > Date: Saturday, April 24, 2010, 10:12 AM
>>>>>> > >
>>>>>> > > On Sat, Apr 24, 2010 at 2:57 AM, Super Biscuit
>>>>>> > <super_bisquit at yahoo.com
>>>>>> </mc/compose?to=super_bisquit at yahoo.com>>
>>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>> > > >> --- On Fri, 4/23/10, Olivier Gautherot
>>>>>> <olivier at gautherot.net
>>>>>> > </mc/compose?to=olivier at gautherot.net>> wrote:
>>>>>> > >>
>>>>>> > >> From: Olivier Gautherot<olivier at gautherot.net
>>>>>> > </mc/compose?to=olivier at gautherot.net>>
>>>>>> > >> Subject: Re: Update:Xorg build and performance.
>>>>>> > >> To: "Super Biscuit"<super_bisquit at yahoo.com
>>>>>> > </mc/compose?to=super_bisquit at yahoo.com>>
>>>>>> > >> Cc: "Nathan Whitehorn"<nwhitehorn at freebsd.org
>>>>>> > </mc/compose?to=nwhitehorn at freebsd.org>>,
>>>>>> freebsd-ppc at freebsd.org
>>>>>> > </mc/compose?to=freebsd-ppc at freebsd.org>
>>>>>> > >> Date: Friday, April 23, 2010, 8:06 PM
>>>>>> > >>
>>>>>> > >> Hi,
>>>>>> > >>
>>>>>> > >> On Fri, Apr 23, 2010 at 3:55 PM, Super Biscuit
>>>>>> > <super_bisquit at yahoo.com
>>>>>> </mc/compose?to=super_bisquit at yahoo.com>>
>>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>> > >>
>>>>>> > >>
>>>>>> > >> Xorg still does not start.
>>>>>> > >>
>>>>>> > >> No screens found
>>>>>> > >>
>>>>>> > >> I added then removed the fbdev.
>>>>>> > >>
>>>>>> > >> Will I need to compile Xorg without fbdev?
>>>>>> > >>
>>>>>> > >> The file xorg.conf is non existent on my system
>>>>>> > >>
>>>>>> > >> If you need more information, tell me.
>>>>>> > >>
>>>>>> > >> For some reason, Xorg is lacking a device
>>>>>> or something -
>>>>>> > basically, it does not find a refresh mode
>>>>>> compatible with your
>>>>>> > graphics card and your screen. Could you post
>>>>>> your xorg.log somewhere?
>>>>>> > >>
>>>>>> > >>
>>>>>> > >>
>>>>>> > >> Cheers
>>>>>> > >> --
>>>>>> > >> Olivier Gautherot
>>>>>> > >> olivier at gautherot.net
>>>>>> </mc/compose?to=olivier at gautherot.net>
>>>>>> > >>
>>>>>> > >>
>>>>>> > >> I'll post right after I get pastebin installed.
>>>>>> > >> Thanks for replying.
>>>>>> > >> >
>>>>>> > > http://pastebin.com/ (no installation required)?
>>>>>> > > -Garrett
>>>>>> > >
>>>>>> > >
>>>>>> > > I had to reinstall 9.0 SNAPHOT.
>>>>>> > > Here i the pastebin url.
>>>>>> > >
>>>>>> > > http://slexy.org/view/s20QpUxwW3
>>>>>> > >
>>>>>> > > The author name is moleque. I also did not
>>>>>> install the
>>>>>> > framebuffer, vesa, or dummy drivers this time.
>>>>>> > >
>>>>>> > > Thanks for replying.
>>>>>> > > What modules did you install? It looks like
>>>>>> you may not have
>>>>>> > installed
>>>>>> > any. You need at least a driver for your
>>>>>> graphics card
>>>>>> > (xf86-video-r128)
>>>>>> > and the keyboard and mouse drivers.
>>>>>> > -Nathan
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > I've installed, deinstalled, and reinstalled
>>>>>> the r128 driver.
>>>>>> > Mouse works because I can see the pointer in
>>>>>> the console. Keyboard
>>>>>> > works.
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > Here is my xorg.conf
>>>>>> > http://slexy.org/view/s2RSRtoWae submitted as
>>>>>> moleque.
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > Is the fbdev required for the G series?
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> FBdev is something that exists only on Linux,
>>>>>> and is both unnecessary and cannot be used on
>>>>>> FreeBSD.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You do need to install the X11 keyboard and
>>>>>> mouse drivers to interface with the FreeBSD
>>>>>> console drivers, and you should check that the
>>>>>> sysctl hw.ofwfb.relax_mmap is 1. Your xorg.conf
>>>>>> looks basically identical to mine. Did you
>>>>>> change anything since the last X server log you
>>>>>> sent out?
>>>>>> -Nathan
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I tried using ati as the driver then switched it
>>>>>> back to r128. I reinstalled r128. Pkg_info |grep
>>>>>> xf86 lists the keyboard and mouse drivers as
>>>>>> already installed.
>>>>>> When I type dmesg|grep pci it lists the address
>>>>>> for the card as a vgapci.
>>>>>> Which log message or system file do you need me
>>>>>> to send?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> Xorg.0.log with logverbose set to 9.
>>>>> -Nathan
>>>>>
>>>>> I did startx -- -logverbose 9 -logfile
>>>>> /var/log/Xorg.0.log
>>>>>
>>>>> And sent the results to http://slexy.org/view/s2IF73TSxW
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for helping me through this.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Add "AllowEmptyInput" "Off" in your "ServerLayout" section?
>>>> -Nathan
>>>>
>>>> Okay, I fixed the log error. My apologies about that. What
>>>> remains is "no screens found.'
>>>> I also restarted dbus and hal.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Is it actually loading the r128 module? The last log you sent
>>> didn't have it. You may also get better luck asking on freebsd-x11@
>>> -Nathan
>>>
>>>
>>> I've joined the x11 list and sent the links .
>>> Thank you for helping me through this.
>>>
>>> Here is the entire conversation with links.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> cool.. looking at the log files
>> (not sure if you fixed this or not),but this:
>>
>> (II) Loading extension DRI2
>> (II) LoadModule: "fbdev"
>> (WW) Warning, couldn't open module fbdev
>> (II) UnloadModule: "fbdev"
>> (EE) Failed to load module "fbdev" (module does not exist, 0)
>> (EE) No drivers available.
>> Fatal server error:
>> no screens found
>>
>> if you look in:
>> /usr/lib/xorg/modules/* (or wherever your os is putting them)
>> there should be a library
>> that is called fbdev.. if not you need to install
>> http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/driver/xf86-video-fbdev/
>>
>> hope this helps.
>>
>
> *bsd doesn't support the Linux fbdev interface. You need to add:
> Option "UseFBdev" "False"
> to the device section of your xorg config.
>
> Alex
ahh.. I knew there was something todo in xorg.conf
but didn't know how..(thanks for the info).
Justin P. Mattock
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