[gentoo-user] X freezes with ati radeon driver

[gentoo-user] X freezes with ati radeon driver

[Jacques Montier]

Hi all,

As fglrx ati driver does not work with >gentoo-sources-2.6.29-r5 kernel
and my ati radeon 9600 (RV350) graphic card, i try to use the free
radeon driver (x11-drivers/xf86-video-ati-6.12.4)
I compiled the gentoo-sources-2.6.31 with AGP, DRI, VIA chipset support
and ATI radeon as modules.
X starts and works, but then randomly freezes.

In Xorg.0.log i get :

mi] EQ overflowing. The server is probably stuck in an infinite loop.
Backtrace:
0: /usr/bin/X(xorg_backtrace+0x37) [0x81334b7]
[mi] mieqEnequeue: out-of-order valuator event; dropping.
[mi] EQ overflowing. The server is probably stuck in an infinite loop.
[mi] mieqEnequeue: out-of-order valuator event; dropping.
[mi] EQ overflowing. The server is probably stuck in an infinite loop.
[mi] mieqEnequeue: out-of-order valuator event; dropping.
[mi] EQ overflowing. The server is probably stuck in an infinite loop.
[mi] mieqEnequeue: out-of-order valuator event; dropping.
[mi] EQ overflowing. The server is probably stuck in an infinite loop.
[mi] mieqEnequeue: out-of-order valuator event; dropping.
[mi] EQ overflowing. The server is probably stuck in an infinite loop.
.....................................................................
and so on...

I saw several threads about it, so what's going on ??
Thank you for your help.


Cheers,

Jacques


Here's my xorg.conf :

# File generated by xorgconfig.

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#
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# not be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the sale, use or other
# dealings in this Software without prior written authorization from
# The X.Org Foundation.
#

# **********************************************************************
# Refer to the xorg.conf(5) man page for details about the format of
# this file.
# **********************************************************************



Section "Extensions"
   Option "Composite" "Enable"
 EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
   Option "AutoAddDevices" "on"
   Option "AutoEnableDevices" "on"
   Option "AllowEmptyInput" "on"
EndSection




# **********************************************************************
# Module section -- this  section  is used to specify
# which dynamically loadable modules to load.
# **********************************************************************
#
Section "Module"

#    SubSection  "extmod"
#      Option    "omit xfree86-dga"   # don't initialise the DGA extension
#    EndSubSection

EndSection

Section "Files"

    FontPath   "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
    FontPath   "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
    FontPath   "/usr/share/fonts/Type1/"
    FontPath   "/usr/share/fonts/ttf/"
    FontPath   "/usr/share/fonts/TTF/"
    FontPath   "/usr/share/fonts/ttf-bitstream-vera/"
    FontPath   "/usr/share/fonts/corefonts/"
    FontPath   "/usr/share/fonts/freefonts/"
    FontPath   "/usr/share/fonts/misc/"

EndSection


Section "Monitor"
    Identifier  "samsung"
    HorizSync   30-107
    VertRefresh 60
    Option      "DPMS"
 DisplaySize 339 254 # 120 DPI @ 1600x1200
#    DisplaySize 420 315 # 96 DPI @ 1600x1200
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier  "ATI_Radeon"
    Driver      "radeon"

	Option  "AccelMethod"   "EXA"
        Option      "VideoOverlay" "on"
        Option      "UseFastTLS" "1"
#        Option      "BlockSignalsOnLock" "on"
#        Option      "UseInternalAGPGART" "no"
#        Option      "ForceGenericCPU" "no"
#        Option      "RingSize" "8"
#       Option "BufferSize" "2"
#        Option      "EnableDepthMoves" "yes"
#       Option "UseFBDev" "false"
#        Option      "mtrr" "off"
#       Option "SubPixelOrder" "none"
#       Option "DynamicClocks" "on"
        Option      "XAANoOffscreenPixmaps" "on"
#       Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals"  "True"
#        BusID       "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier  "Screen 1"
    Device      "ATI_Radeon"
    Monitor     "samsung"
    DefaultDepth 24

    Subsection "Display"
        Depth       8
        Modes       "640x400"
        ViewPort    0 0
    EndSubsection
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth       16
        Modes       "640x480"
        ViewPort    0 0
    EndSubsection
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth       24
        Modes       "1600x1200"
        ViewPort    0 0
    EndSubsection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"

    Identifier  "Simple Layout"
    Screen "Screen 1"
#   InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"
#    InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"

EndSection

 Section "DRI"
    Mode 0666
 EndSection

[gentoo-user] Re: X freezes with ati radeon driver

[Nicolas Sebrecht]

On Sun, Sep 27, 2009 at 08:00:07PM +0200, Jacques Montier wrote:

> As fglrx ati driver does not work with >gentoo-sources-2.6.29-r5 kernel
> and my ati radeon 9600 (RV350) graphic card, i try to use the free
> radeon driver (x11-drivers/xf86-video-ati-6.12.4)
> I compiled the gentoo-sources-2.6.31 with AGP, DRI, VIA chipset support
> and ATI radeon as modules.
> X starts and works, but then randomly freezes.

As you know, ATI free drivers are pretty new and are still in very
active development. That's why I don't think anybody here will know
what's going on for you. You should try with the developers of the
drivers directly...

> I saw several threads about it, so what's going on ??

... Or, if the problem is well known, wait for the fix.

-- 
Nicolas Sebrecht