Bug 163352 – AMD64 with ATI X800GTO using fglrx X won't start up, hangs the system, not even a log file is created.

• Status: VERIFIED UPSTREAM
• Product: Gentoo Linux

[Description Bezzegh Dénes 2007-01-22 22:24:35 UTC]

If I try to start X with the ATI fglrx driver the System hangs completely. No logs, no nothing, only cold boot helps. I was trying many ways to solve this without effort.


Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. changing xorg.conf to use fglrx driver
2. startx

Actual Results:  
hangs system.


uname -a:
Linux athom 2.6.19-gentoo-r4 #10 SMP PREEMPT Sat Jan 20 21:01:11 CET 2007 x86_64 AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3200+ AuthenticAMD GNU/Linux
emerge --info:
Portage 2.1.2-r1 (default-linux/amd64/2006.1, gcc-4.1.1, glibc-2.5-r0, 2.6.19-gentoo-r4 x86_64)
=================================================================
System uname: 2.6.19-gentoo-r4 x86_64 AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3200+
Gentoo Base System version 1.12.9
Timestamp of tree: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 21:50:01 +0000
ccache version 2.4 [enabled]
dev-java/java-config: 1.3.7, 2.0.31-r3
dev-lang/python:     2.4.4
dev-python/pycrypto: 2.0.1-r5
dev-util/ccache:     2.4-r6
sys-apps/sandbox:    1.2.18.1
sys-devel/autoconf:  2.13, 2.61
sys-devel/automake:  1.4_p6, 1.5, 1.6.3, 1.7.9-r1, 1.8.5-r3, 1.9.6-r2, 1.10
sys-devel/binutils:  2.17
sys-devel/gcc-config: 1.3.14
sys-devel/libtool:   1.5.22
virtual/os-headers:  2.6.19.2-r1
ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="amd64 x86 ~amd64 ~x86"
AUTOCLEAN="yes"
CBUILD="x86_64-pc-linux-gnu"
CFLAGS="-march=athlon64 -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -pipe -mmmx -m3dnow -msse -msse2"
CHOST="x86_64-pc-linux-gnu"
CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc /usr/kde/3.5/env /usr/kde/3.5/share/config /usr/kde/3.5/shutdown /usr/share/X11/xkb /usr/share/config"
CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/env.d /etc/env.d/java/ /etc/gconf /etc/java-config/vms/ /etc/revdep-rebuild /etc/splash /etc/terminfo"
CXXFLAGS="-march=athlon64 -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -pipe -mmmx -m3dnow -msse -msse2"
DISTDIR="/usr/portage/distfiles"
FEATURES="autoconfig ccache distlocks metadata-transfer parallel-fetch sandbox sfperms strict"
GENTOO_MIRRORS="ftp://gentoo.inf.elte.hu/ ftp://ftp.nyx.hu/gentoo "
LANG="hu_HU.UTF-8"
LC_ALL="hu_HU.UTF-8"
LINGUAS="hu en de"
MAKEOPTS="-j2"
PKGDIR="/usr/portage/packages"
PORTAGE_RSYNC_OPTS="--recursive --links --safe-links --perms --times --compress --force --whole-file --delete --delete-after --stats --timeout=180 --exclude=/distfiles --exclude=/local --exclude=/packages"
PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/var/tmp"
PORTDIR="/usr/portage"
PORTDIR_OVERLAY="/usr/local/portage"
SYNC="rsync://rsync.europe.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage"
USE="X acpi alsa amd64 berkdb bitmap-fonts cdr cli cracklib crypt cups dbus dga dio dlloader dmi dri dvd dvdr exif fortran gcj gdbm gnome gpm gtk hal iconv id3 ipv6 isdnlog java javascript jpeg libg++ mp3 ncurses nls nptl nptlonly nsplugin objc opengl oss pam pcre perl ppds pppd python readline reflection session slang spl ssl tcpd truetype-fonts type1-fonts udev unicode userlocales xorg zlib" ALSA_CARDS="ali5451 als4000 atiixp atiixp-modem bt87x ca0106 cmipci emu10k1x ens1370 ens1371 es1938 es1968 fm801 hda-intel intel8x0 intel8x0m maestro3 trident usb-audio via82xx via82xx-modem ymfpci" ALSA_PCM_PLUGINS="adpcm alaw asym copy dmix dshare dsnoop empty extplug file hooks iec958 ioplug ladspa lfloat linear meter mulaw multi null plug rate route share shm softvol" ELIBC="glibc" INPUT_DEVICES="keyboard mouse evdev" KERNEL="linux" LCD_DEVICES="bayrad cfontz cfontz633 glk hd44780 lb216 lcdm001 mtxorb ncurses text" LINGUAS="hu en de" USERLAND="GNU" VIDEO_CARDS="fglrx radeon vesa vga"
Unset:  CTARGET, EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS, INSTALL_MASK, LDFLAGS, PORTAGE_RSYNC_EXTRA_OPTS

I have recently changed CFLAGS and added some useflags...

[Comment 1 Bezzegh Dénes 2007-01-22 22:27:03 UTC]

Created attachment 107849 [details]
xorg.conf

Using Device1 works fine, using Device0 hangs system. (I would like to have direct rendering...)

[Comment 2 Bezzegh Dénes 2007-01-22 22:38:00 UTC]

I forgot to mention: at-drivers tried: 8.32.5, 8.30.3-r1 even from ati the 8.33.6
Xorg 7.1

[Comment 3 Jakub Moc (RETIRED) 2007-01-22 23:02:06 UTC]

Maybe if you could enlighten us how on earth are we supposed to debug your issue without any information whatsoever...

[Comment 4 Bezzegh Dénes 2007-01-23 07:50:59 UTC]

(In reply to comment #3)
> Maybe if you could enlighten us how on earth are we supposed to debug your
> issue without any information whatsoever...
> 
Good point. :) I don't know what information I should provide. Please ask me! 

[Comment 5 Jakub Moc (RETIRED) 2007-01-23 07:58:27 UTC]

Well, unless there's something in the logs (/var/log/messages, Xorg.log) then there's nothing we could, sorry. Take this issue to ATI unless you are able to provide something.

[Comment 6 Bezzegh Dénes 2007-01-23 11:43:31 UTC]

Created attachment 107889 [details]
/var/log/Xorg.0.log

I have compiled a kernel without framebuffer and EDID and managed at least to produce an Xorg.0.log 
The screen was messed up after startx, switch to console didn't work, but ctrl+alt+del made the system to reboot.

[Comment 7 Bezzegh Dénes 2007-01-23 11:44:28 UTC]

I could provide an Xorg.0.log 
Is there something usable?

[Comment 8 Jakub Moc (RETIRED) 2007-01-23 20:14:23 UTC]

No, not really. Anyway, this is not a support forum for proprietary stuff, sorry.

[Comment 9 Bezzegh Dénes 2007-01-24 07:13:29 UTC]

Thanks anyway. ATI sucks...