Bug 486520 – x11-drivers/ati-drivers-13.9 with =x11-base/xorg-server-1.14.3 displays blank screen

• Product: Gentoo Linux
• Status: RESOLVED TEST-REQUEST

[Description Andrea 2013-09-29 21:38:02 UTC]

IMPORTANT DETAIL: I have radeon hd mobility 6370m.

After the installation of the new xorg-server and dependencies, with this ati drivers I've black screen on reboot. I've tried this driver with old xorg and again black screen.
If i use new xorg with 13.4 drivers, desktop "works", but I've a lots of problems, like unable to use ati panel, unable to use firefox that report "ERROR XINERAMAIsActive .....", and unable any program that want use 3d acceleration.


Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. upgrade to the last xorg-server
2. install ati-drivers-13.9
3. restart system
Actual Results:  
for the moment I make experiment with open sources drivers, but I receive error for "screen not found". I hope that AMD resolv drivers problem because I have same issue "black screen" with windows7

[Comment 1 emil karlson 2013-09-29 22:19:01 UTC]

Could you attach /var/log/Xorg.0.log and kernel log (dmesg command output). Also check that you are a member of the video group.

[Comment 2 Andrea 2013-09-30 17:02:42 UTC]

(In reply to emil karlson from comment #1)
> Could you attach /var/log/Xorg.0.log and kernel log (dmesg command output).
> Also check that you are a member of the video group.

everytimes that I start with this xorg and drivers, with black screen, I can't change screen with alt+number because I don't know why with with ati drivers 13.4 and 13.9 + kernel 3.10 after kdm is loaded (or in this case unable to) i can't switch.

I've no old kernel configuration to try with old kernel.

I'm apologise for my discutible situation.

[Comment 3 Andrea 2013-09-30 18:19:08 UTC]

Created attachment 359816 [details]
Dmesg output

[Comment 4 Andrea 2013-09-30 18:19:41 UTC]

Created attachment 359818 [details]
emerge --info output

[Comment 5 Andrea 2013-09-30 18:20:30 UTC]

Created attachment 359820 [details]
Xorg log with ati drivers 13.9

[Comment 6 Optimus 2013-10-07 12:01:40 UTC]

ati-drivers 13.9 REVOKED by ati. So mask it and do downgrade. 

https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=487202

[Comment 7 Chí-Thanh Christopher Nguyễn 2013-10-10 23:04:30 UTC]

Can you try ati-drivers-13.10_beta or 13.11_beta?

[Comment 8 Andrea 2013-10-11 17:35:12 UTC]

I've tried with 13.10 and 13.11 without changes of result.

If you want I can re-post the output of xorg and dmesg.

tell me which output of xorg + ati-drivers do you want.

[Comment 9 Andrea 2013-10-25 16:05:44 UTC]

Created attachment 361912 [details]
new dmesg kernel 3.10.7-r1 + ati drivers 13.11

[Comment 10 Andrea 2013-10-25 16:07:13 UTC]

Created attachment 361914 [details]
new emerge --info

[Comment 11 Andrea 2013-10-25 16:08:23 UTC]

Created attachment 361916 [details]
new x11 log with 13.11

[Comment 12 Andrea 2013-10-25 16:09:07 UTC]

Created attachment 361918 [details]
my kernel config for 3.10.7-r1

[Comment 13 Manuel Rüger (RETIRED) 2015-09-10 11:35:12 UTC]

13.9 has been removed from the tree. Please test with a recent version of ati-drivers and report back if it still fails.