Summary: | x11-drivers/xf86-video-radeonhd-1.3.0 causes runaway X process | ||
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Product: | Gentoo Linux | Reporter: | Frank Goubert <energon> |
Component: | Current packages | Assignee: | Jeffrey Gardner (RETIRED) <je_fro> |
Status: | RESOLVED WONTFIX | ||
Severity: | critical | CC: | world.root, x11, yang |
Priority: | High | Keywords: | PMASKED |
Version: | unspecified | ||
Hardware: | AMD64 | ||
OS: | Linux | ||
Whiteboard: | |||
Package list: | Runtime testing required: | --- | |
Attachments: |
Xorg.0.log
system log Radeon HD4850 lspci output |
Description
Frank Goubert
2009-10-20 19:23:37 UTC
Created attachment 207719 [details]
Xorg.0.log
Created attachment 207720 [details]
system log
Created attachment 207722 [details]
Radeon HD4850 lspci output
Does the problem occur with a plain X session, without kdm and KDE? As a workaround, try disabling EXA by setting Option "AccelMethod" "ShadowFB" in your Device section (In reply to comment #4) > Does the problem occur with a plain X session, without kdm and KDE? No, does not occur when I run X -config /etc/X11/xorg.conf > As a workaround, try disabling EXA by setting > Option "AccelMethod" "ShadowFB" > > in your Device section No problem with Option "AccelMethod" "ShadowFB" Runaway X with Option "AccelMethod" "EXA" and Option "AccelMethod" "XAA" Is the latest xf86-video-ati also affected, or is this radeonhd only? (In reply to comment #6) > Is the latest xf86-video-ati also affected, or is this radeonhd only? > I use gnome and tested both the radeon and radeonhd on HD4770 and with EXA radeonhd is terrible slow and doesn't work with composite properly. * x11-drivers/xf86-video-radeonhd Latest version available: 1.3.0 Latest version installed: 1.3.0 radeon has problems with scaled images look weird and screenshots give weird results: http://omploader.org/vMnJ6cg * x11-drivers/xf86-video-ati Latest version available: 6.12.4 Latest version installed: 6.12.4 you can't use kernel >2.6.30 with radeonhd-1.3.0 (In reply to comment #6) > Is the latest xf86-video-ati also affected, or is this radeonhd only? > xf86-video-ati is just fine. Just note that upstream guys recommend xf86-video-ati too, so just migrate to it from radeonhd. Edit make.conf to contain VIDEO_CARDS="ati" instead of VIDEO_CARDS="radeonhd" and have fun. (In reply to comment #7) > (In reply to comment #6) > > Is the latest xf86-video-ati also affected, or is this radeonhd only? > > > > I use gnome and tested both the radeon and radeonhd on HD4770 and with EXA > radeonhd is terrible slow and doesn't work with composite properly. Please don't hijack bugs. That's unrelated and frankly just noise. (In reply to comment #7) > you can't use kernel >2.6.30 with radeonhd-1.3.0 Not true. If xf86-video-ati works better for you, feel free to just switch instead. We don't really have the manpower to deal with some of the more obscure bugs for radeonhd at the moment. (In reply to comment #10) > (In reply to comment #7) > > you can't use kernel >2.6.30 with radeonhd-1.3.0 > > Not true. At least i haven't managed it utilizing only stable packages. I'll be happy to get any information on this. (In reply to comment #11) > (In reply to comment #10) > > (In reply to comment #7) > > > you can't use kernel >2.6.30 with radeonhd-1.3.0 > > > > Not true. > At least i haven't managed it utilizing only stable packages. I'll be happy to > get any information on this. Open a new bug for this (attach your Xorg.0.log and dmesg output) or come find us on the #radeonhd IRC channel. I can try and help you there. I just upgraded from xf86-video-radeonhd-1.2.5, which worked great, and indeed this 1.3.0 version is totally unusable on my Radeon Mobility X1400. I am forced to switch to xf86-video-ati, which is OK but slower. Damned, the worst thing now is that I can't build xf86-video-radeonhd-1.2.5 successfully anymore: even with the oldest xorg-server (1.6.5-r1) the build fails. Has anyone succeeded in building this older radeonhd driver again ? Package is officially dead, please move on to xf86-video-ati. Thanks |