From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 8018C139694 for ; Wed, 31 May 2017 07:41:00 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 3F1FEE0F7A; Wed, 31 May 2017 07:40:54 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-it0-x241.google.com (mail-it0-x241.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4001:c0b::241]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id F197CE0EDD for ; Wed, 31 May 2017 07:40:53 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-it0-x241.google.com with SMTP id l145so1123981ita.0 for ; Wed, 31 May 2017 00:40:53 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=A34jSafbX+zccCJPhSIe7Hs+n9iLAdSnp/8watf2lm8=; b=jdkKI7KzKG3YzLD+CIdl18EXn/R6ocmCXPn6uNTWRw64xa7PI2F/lJCo0Hw9wr96il sXSqm1/RCH3phOK8sgWzMe5L+bpu15FT/ZILCpTyucm5J9XNiJgUsaTvzcbxqQUrxLVO DXTKi0LxMpEe/Whkkqx3iXXa0oeEG+MY568twMFWYH+9294KQSMdSLPy2C2TImHnFfhQ CNjZDaSpxGz1NdmzJoPR0DY8+jLWMdXOyj1bKt9BojbHp4dLbxFk7OapqQ0oXIcgwDtT qQBAGvmHUEjFWAg18rlJqb8T0p3Y92phZ+qWANwbsTPN2scCgmvQpcSHI9gdg+QR3i2B +qkg== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date :message-id:subject:to; bh=A34jSafbX+zccCJPhSIe7Hs+n9iLAdSnp/8watf2lm8=; b=KFJrNQOQDf24TBhG4MZFm9mJR0IiF7a9GUQ4MUrSnC8Lv4qJTk/Y/WoXYv0YfM0I1N ePNg5kl/iCGdBDs4vSVK8B3GMhGkUfWeMAEtN8srWtCq7n+hphzzb/0BvSt8qcAC6Tam FWLTyCNclghKRlnfGvYEtPEYLuELn4wYANpxvU810KBdRkUvib7endaY0abgicpwLR0i 1ySv3uSiADyDzxz8PRmZ7/rXxlnIMFKvYhxGXMSOg5NnolABiG17/QiXitJCr+aiwO0k QXTR88ddPqF6zbrVvjinpKcSkHiUM1E91RGAKh3+z/+wlOLEFGuY9w8hOxEfbUMbpYYZ QHXg== X-Gm-Message-State: AODbwcDU/xH3mNkEOre3Qlx6GIWazdslbGhdm7NvzFaQm4yqmKIJeNAL Kx2NrBl7BPaEBrHkii4LqFz2Kurg1A== X-Received: by 10.36.26.18 with SMTP id 18mr6129141iti.103.1496216448090; Wed, 31 May 2017 00:40:48 -0700 (PDT) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-amd64@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-amd64@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.79.192.69 with HTTP; Wed, 31 May 2017 00:40:47 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.79.192.69 with HTTP; Wed, 31 May 2017 00:40:47 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: From: Daiajo Tibdixious Date: Wed, 31 May 2017 17:40:47 +1000 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] Radeon driver not working (solved) To: gentoo-amd64 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="001a1144157ae56edf0550cd0960" X-Archives-Salt: 6bba5df5-07ed-4a12-9d81-3826edd7d84e X-Archives-Hash: 3d995daef63d31f69bd9d5c504b158e9 --001a1144157ae56edf0550cd0960 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" It looks like while cleaning up I de-installed linux-firmware, found this by looking at dmesg. Reinstalled the firmware & all good now. On 31 May 2017 5:00 PM, "Daiajo Tibdixious" wrote: I can't actually send from the machine so its hard to include stuff. I'm not looking for a solution, just things to try. I'm on kernel 4.9.16-gentoo GPU is Turks XT (Radeon HD 6500/7670) Kernel is setup according to the gentoo radeon guide, I compared it to 4.4.6 kernel, which has been working for months. Booting off that older kernel doesn't change anything, so it can't be the kernel. These are a manual transcript of selected Xorg.0.log errors open /dev/dri/card0: No such file or directory Device (s) detected, but none match those in config file The /dev/dri directory does not exist. If it's created by udev, maybe I have a udev problem? On 31 May 2017 4:29 PM, "Thanasis" wrote: On 05/31/2017 07:29 AM, Daiajo Tibdixious wrote: > For a while now I've been logging into root & doing "modprobe radeon" > after which the screen will blank, then come back at a much higher > resolution. (as an aside, where do I put modules to autoload?) Since the > last reboot nothing happens. SDDM/KDE will not start. > > I have checked all the radeon settings in the kernel, & tried booting > off a previous kernel with no change. > > If I login to my user account & do "startx" that also fails. > > I took the cover off the machine & the GPU fan is spinning. It's dusty > but not too bad. > > I've run out of ideas. To me it looks like a HW fault but I don't know > how to check the GPU. It's still visible in lspci & console mode works > (with tiny # lines & width). > > (IDK if this will be text or html, the setting is not visible on phone) Are you expecting people here to guess your hardware configuration, kernel configuration, debug messages, etc? --001a1144157ae56edf0550cd0960 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
It looks like while cleaning up I de-installed linux-firm= ware, found this by looking at dmesg. Reinstalled the firmware & all go= od now.

On 3= 1 May 2017 5:00 PM, "Daiajo Tibdixious" <daiajo@gmail.com> wrote:
I can't actually send from the m= achine so its hard to include stuff. I'm not looking for a solution, ju= st things to try.

I'm on k= ernel 4.9.16-gentoo
GPU is Turks XT (Radeon HD 6500/= 7670)
Kernel is setup according to the gentoo radeon= guide, I compared it to 4.4.6 kernel, which has been working for months. B= ooting off that older kernel doesn't change anything, so it can't b= e the kernel.

These are = a manual transcript of selected Xorg.0.log errors
op= en /dev/dri/card0: No such file or directory
Device = (s) detected, but none match those in config file
The /dev/dri directory does not exist. If it'= s created by udev, maybe I have a udev problem?


On 31 May 2017 4:29 PM, "Thanasis" <thanasis@asyr.hopto.org> wro= te:
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On 05/31/2017 07:29 AM, Da= iajo Tibdixious wrote:
> For a while now I've been logging into root & doing "modp= robe radeon"
> after which the screen will blank, then come back at a much higher
> resolution. (as an aside, where do I put modules to autoload?) Since t= he
> last reboot nothing happens. SDDM/KDE will not start.
>
> I have checked all the radeon settings in the kernel, & tried boot= ing
> off a previous kernel with no change.
>
> If I login to my user account & do "startx" that also fa= ils.
>
> I took the cover off the machine & the GPU fan is spinning. It'= ;s dusty
> but not too bad.
>
> I've run out of ideas. To me it looks like a HW fault but I don= 9;t know
> how to check the GPU. It's still visible in lspci & console mo= de works
> (with tiny # lines & width).
>
> (IDK if this will be text or html, the setting is not visible on phone= )

Are you expecting people here to guess your hardware configuration, kernel configuration, debug messages, etc?



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