Re: savage4 crashes

[Piotr G. S. <cu...@bw...>]

On Tue, 9 Mar 2010, Piotr Gluszenia Slawinski wrote:

>
> On Tue, 9 Mar 2010, James Simmons wrote:
>
>>
>>> i've tried to run this old X server with new (2.6.32) kernel
>>>
>>> here is log from startup :
>>>
>>> http://83.18.229.190/Xorg/Xorg.0.log.old_X_new_kernel
>>>
>>> what is stunning - DRI works , and i get stunning 360fps
>>> with gears turning _smoothly_ in glxgears.
>>>
>>> downsides - switching to VT doesn't work.
>>> one can switch, keyboard works, but there is mess displayed
>>> (white screen or remains of past console).
>>> one can still type and execute commands (but nothing is displayed)
>>
>> Are you using the savage fbdev driver or vga console?
>>
>
>
> i was using savage fbdev.
> i've removed it, recompiled kernel,
> and now Xorg starts with DRI enabled
> on one display! :)  (other has still videoram
> detected improperly to just 2048kb, instead of 8192)
> kde starts just fine.
>
> also vt switches work now.
> i am using plain vga console now, i've disabled
> framebuffer support completely.
>
>
> there is remaining problem with glx - glxgears show
> even more stunning 600fps , but there is just blank void
> staring at me from glxgears window...
>
> i recall from 'old times' there was some bug in mesa,
> so i will try to downgrade, i've tried 7.7 and 7.5 so far.

i've downgraded libdrm and mesa, rebuilt X and savage driver,
and glxgears is still just black void. 
i can't downgrade below mesa 7.5.2 (no gentoo ebuild)

also Xv is still broken.


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