Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 21 May 2008 17:04:49 +0000 | From | "Justin Mattock" <> | Subject | Re: completely lost as to what to do, or where to look. |
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On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 2:51 PM, Oliver Pinter <oliver.pntr@gmail.com> wrote: > you use ati or nvidia binary driver? > > On 5/21/08, Justin Mattock <justinmattock@gmail.com> wrote: >> On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 7:59 AM, Adrian Bunk <bunk@kernel.org> wrote: >>> On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 06:51:24AM +0000, Justin Mattock wrote: >>>> On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 5:34 AM, Andrew Morton >>>> <akpm@linux-foundation.org> wrote: >>>> > On Wed, 21 May 2008 04:10:16 +0000 "Justin Mattock" >>>> > <justinmattock@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> > >>>> >> Hello; I'm lost as to where to look in the kernel, as to why I'm >>>> >> receiving a black screen with startx >>>> >> DRI seems to be fine, I'm noticing a sema_init but am not sure if this >>>> >> is the cause of the blackness. >>>> >> any direction as to where I might look would be helpful. >>>> > >>>> > Kernel version? >>>> > >>>> > A git-bisect should get you down the the offending commit within an >>>> > hour or three. http://www.kernel.org/doc/local/git-quick.html has some >>>> > instructions. >>>> > >>>> > But if you're on 2.6.26-rcX, be sure to use the very latest - a pile of >>>> > bad DRI code got reverted recently. This morning, I think. >>>> > >>>> >>>> Thanks for the help, From what I can remember I noticed this around >>>> 2.6.26-rc1. It could be an issue with DRI, but then again it could be >>>> something else. With running some more tests I'm noticing a conflict >>>> with libdri.so, not recognizing the module or the module not >>>> recognizing libdri.so. >>>>... >>> >>> Which X video driver are you using? >>> >>> What exactly is the error message? >>> >>>> regards; >>>> Justin P. Mattock >>> >>> cu >>> Adrian >>> >>> -- >>> >>> "Is there not promise of rain?" Ling Tan asked suddenly out >>> of the darkness. There had been need of rain for many days. >>> "Only a promise," Lao Er said. >>> Pearl S. Buck - Dragon Seed >>> >>> >> >> Hello; thanks for the feedback, from previous posts, you know what >> module I'm talking about, So with that in mind I'm going to go >> to the next question: From error messages "there isn't" >> the only leeway or light at the end of the tunnel I see is with >> libdri.so i.g. If I boot the system up with out messing with anything >> I will receive >> a black screen after issueing startx, (from looking at what I see, the >> screen will flash one time then black, it should flash or blink two >> times >> before giving me my lovely picture(wallpaper) then if I remove >> libdri.so everything starts up as usual so with that in mind since I >> received >> a post about DRI being all F*&^ked up then maybee that is the culprit, >> I think All I really need right now is info on the xserver and the >> kernel. >> What mechanisms are used or files that are responsible for the two too >> coexist. >> regards; >> >> -- >> Justin P. Mattock >> -- >> To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in >> the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org >> More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html >> Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ >> > > > -- > Thanks, > Oliver >
Alright: I'm using 2.6.26-rc3-00122-g748bf99, I pulled if I can remember Monday night and I did notice drmP.h and the rest of the drm files, but, will try and pull again to see if it makes a difference. As for the question about what video card nvidia or ati, I'm stuck with ati, went into apple yesterday to see if that would be easy to change out, but unfortunately I would have to get a new laptop. To bad apple didn't use an intel graphics card, that linux already has a module for. As for error messages looking at /var/log/Xorg.0.log it seems the Xserver can't finish completing DRIScreenInit the /dev/dri/video0 is created, but then just stops after that, no conversation with the module and dri after /dev/dri/video0 is created. At this point, I'll try and pull and see if it makes a difference, and if not then I'll have to just keep trying. That's why right now I just need any kind of info about files or mechanisms that are used in this situation so I can at least try and connect the dots with this issue.
regards; -- Justin P. Mattock
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