ati driver hangs everytime i'm trying switch user in KDE, i.e. to run new X server. /var/log/messages: Jan 17 22:19:16 ant [fglrx] Maximum main memory to use for locked dma buffers: 429 MBytes. Jan 17 22:19:16 ant [fglrx:firegl_umm_init] *ERROR* UMM area already initialized! Jan 17 22:19:16 ant [fglrx:firegl_unlock] *ERROR* Process 25244 using kernel context 0 Jan 17 22:19:16 ant [fglrx:firegl_lock] *ERROR* Process 25244 is using kernel context 0x00000000 Jan 17 22:19:16 ant [fglrx:firegl_lock] *ERROR* Process 25244 is using kernel context 0x00000000 Jan 17 22:19:16 ant [fglrx:firegl_lock] *ERROR* Process 25244 is using kernel context 0x00000000 Jan 17 22:19:16 ant [fglrx:firegl_lock] *ERROR* Process 25244 is using kernel context 0x00000000 Jan 17 22:19:16 ant [fglrx:firegl_lock] *ERROR* Process 25244 is using kernel context 0x00000000 /var/log/Xorg.1.log.old: (II) fglrx(0): Kernel Module version matches driver. (II) fglrx(0): Kernel Module Build Time Information: (II) fglrx(0): Build-Kernel UTS_RELEASE: 2.6.14-gentoo-r4 (II) fglrx(0): Build-Kernel MODVERSIONS: no (II) fglrx(0): Build-Kernel __SMP__: no (II) fglrx(0): Build-Kernel PAGE_SIZE: 0x1000 (II) fglrx(0): [drm] register handle = 0xc0100000 (EE) fglrx(0): Failed to initialize UMM driver. (II) fglrx(0): [drm] removed 1 reserved context for kernel (II) fglrx(0): [drm] unmapping 8192 bytes of SAREA 0xe0a88000 at 0xb7f5e000 (WW) fglrx(0): *********************************************** (WW) fglrx(0): * DRI initialization failed! * (WW) fglrx(0): * (maybe driver kernel module missing or bad) * (WW) fglrx(0): * 2D acceleraton available (MMIO) * (WW) fglrx(0): * no 3D acceleration available * (WW) fglrx(0): ********************************************* * (II) fglrx(0): FBADPhys: 0xe0000000 FBMappedSize: 0x02000000 (II) fglrx(0): FBMM initialized for area (0,0)-(1408,5957) (II) fglrx(0): FBMM auto alloc for area (0,0)-(1408,1050) (front color buffer - assumption) (==) fglrx(0): Backing store disabled (==) fglrx(0): Silken mouse enabled (II) fglrx(0): Using hardware cursor (scanline 1050) (II) fglrx(0): Largest offscreen area available: 1408 x 4904 (**) Option "dpms" "true" (**) fglrx(0): DPMS enabled (WW) fglrx(0): Option "TVFormat" is not used (WW) fglrx(0): Option "CapabilitiesEx" is not used (II) fglrx(0): Using XFree86 Acceleration Architecture (XAA) Screen to screen bit blits Solid filled rectangles Solid Horizontal and Vertical Lines Offscreen Pixmaps Setting up tile and stipple cache: 32 128x128 slots 32 256x256 slots 15 512x512 slots (II) fglrx(0): Acceleration enabled (II) fglrx(0): Direct rendering disabled (**) fglrx(0): Video overlay enabled on CRTC1 (II) Loading extension FGLRXEXTENSION (II) Loading extension ATITVOUT (==) RandR enabled (WW) fglrx(1): DRI initialization on primary screen failed. (II) fglrx(1): driver needs X.org 6.8.x (II) fglrx(1): detected X.org 6.8.2 (II) fglrx(1): doing DRIScreenInit drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0 drmOpenDevice: open result is 6, (OK) drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0 drmOpenDevice: open result is 6, (OK) drmOpenByBusid: Searching for BusID PCI:1:0:0 drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0 drmOpenDevice: open result is 6, (OK) drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns 6 drmOpenByBusid: drmGetBusid reports PCI:1:0:0 (II) fglrx(1): [drm] DRM interface version 1.0 (II) fglrx(1): [drm] created "fglrx" driver at busid "PCI:1:0:0" (II) fglrx(1): [drm] added 8192 byte SAREA at 0xe0a88000 (II) fglrx(1): [drm] mapped SAREA 0xe0a88000 to 0xb7f5e000 (II) fglrx(1): [drm] framebuffer handle = 0xe0000000 (II) fglrx(1): [drm] added 1 reserved context for kernel (II) fglrx(1): DRIScreenInit done (EE) fglrx(1): [drm] Failed to initialize DRM connection! x11-drivers/ati-drivers-8.14.13-r3 -dlloader +opengl ps. Because of the bug 109555 I have to use kernel AGP.
looks like the bug in long term ToDo list already. > Known Issues > * Running two X servers simultaneously results in the system failing to >respond. Further details can be found in topic number 737-220 buggy vendor :(
The bug has been fixed in ati-drivers-8.25.18 by upsteam. It took more then 8 months.
