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Bug 262855

Summary: gnome-base/gdm login is very slow (ATI Driver)
Product: Gentoo Linux Reporter: Tim <tim.bearden>
Component: [OLD] GNOMEAssignee: Gentoo Linux Gnome Desktop Team <gnome>
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME    
Severity: normal CC: je_fro, lu_zero, micheleschi, pacho, wsheets
Priority: High    
Version: unspecified   
Hardware: All   
OS: Linux   
Whiteboard:
Package list:
Runtime testing required: ---

Description Tim 2009-03-17 22:25:21 UTC
Booting into GDM from a fresh reboot and, after I've logged into GDM, it takes an enormous amount of time to log out of GDM and get back to the login prompt.  I followed the Gnome-Light installation under the Gentoo manual and have had several problems with my Gentoo build.  I've fixed all but this one.  This one being it takes too long to log in/out of GDM.  Too long as in about 3+ minutes.



Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Reboot System and when GDM starts to load
2. or, after GDM has finally loaded, log in and then log out
Actual Results:  
Either option will take a while before you get a login prompt to show up, a long time as in 3+ minutes


Expected Results:  
It should take only a reasonable amount of time to load - less than 30 seconds

This may help determin my problem...

Code:
/etc/pam.d/gdm
#%PAM-1.0
auth       optional		pam_env.so
auth       include		system-login
auth       required		pam_nologin.so

account    include		system-login

password   include		system-login

session    include		system-auth
#Keyring=session    optional		pam_gnome_keyring.so auto_start

Code:
/etc/nsswitch.conf
passwd:      compat
shadow:      compat
group:       compat

hosts:       files dns
networks:    files dns

services:    db files
protocols:   db files
rpc:         db files
ethers:      db files
netmasks:    files
netgroup:    files
bootparams:  files

automount:   files
aliases:     files

Code:
/etc/pam.d/system-auth
auth		required	pam_env.so
auth		required	pam_unix.so try_first_pass likeauth nullok

account		required	pam_unix.so

password	required	pam_cracklib.so difok=2 minlen=8 dcredit=2 ocredit=2
try_first_pass retry=3
password	required	pam_unix.so try_first_pass use_authtok nullok md5 shadow

session		required	pam_limits.so
session		required	pam_env.so
session		required	pam_unix.so
Comment 1 Gilles Dartiguelongue (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2009-03-18 00:07:30 UTC
which version of gdm and gnome-session are you using ? Also you might want to attach ~/.xsession-errors, look for error message in you syslog or in /var/log/gdm/ and also attach emerge --info.
Comment 2 Rémi Cardona (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2009-03-18 13:42:30 UTC
*** Bug 262907 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 3 Tim 2009-03-18 13:46:40 UTC
CODE: emerge --info
Portage 2.1.6.4 (default/linux/x86/2008.0/server, gcc-4.1.2,
glibc-2.6.1-r0, 2.6.27-gentoo-r8 i686)
=================================================================
System uname: Linux-2.6.27-gentoo-r8-i686-Intel-R-_Pentium-R-_4_CPU_1.70GHz-with-glibc2.0
Timestamp of tree: Tue, 17 Feb 2009 20:45:02 +0000
app-shells/bash:     3.2_p17-r1
dev-lang/python:     2.4.4-r13
dev-python/pycrypto: 2.0.1-r6
sys-apps/baselayout: 1.12.11.1
sys-apps/sandbox:    1.2.18.1-r2
sys-devel/autoconf:  2.13, 2.61-r1
sys-devel/automake:  1.5, 1.7.9-r1, 1.8.5-r3, 1.9.6-r2, 1.10.1
sys-devel/binutils:  2.18-r1
sys-devel/gcc-config: 1.4.0-r4
sys-devel/libtool:   1.5.24
virtual/os-headers:  2.6.23-r3
ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="x86"
CBUILD="i686-pc-linux-gnu"
CFLAGS="-O2 -march=i686 -pipe"
CHOST="i686-pc-linux-gnu"
CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc"
CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/env.d /etc/fonts/fonts.conf /etc/gconf
/etc/terminfo /etc/udev/rules.d"
CXXFLAGS="-O2 -march=i686 -pipe"
DISTDIR="/usr/portage/distfiles"
FEATURES="distlocks fixpackages parallel-fetch protect-owned sandbox
sfperms strict unmerge-orphans userfetch"
GENTOO_MIRRORS="http://www.gtlib.gatech.edu/pub/gentoo "
LANG="C"
LDFLAGS="-Wl,-O1"
MAKEOPTS="-j2"
PKGDIR="/usr/portage/packages"
PORTAGE_RSYNC_OPTS="--recursive --links --safe-links --perms --times
--compress --force --whole-file --delete --stats --timeout=180
--exclude=/distfiles --exclude=/local --exclude=/packages"
PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/var/tmp"
PORTDIR="/usr/portage"
SYNC="rsync://rsync.namerica.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage"
USE="X acl apache2 avahi berkdb bzip2 cli cracklib crypt cups dbus dri
fortran gdbm gif gnome gpm gtk hal iconv ipv6 isdnlog jpeg ldap
mailwrapper midi mp3 mudflap mysql ncurses nls nptl nptlonly openmp
pam pcre perl png pppd python readline reflection session snmp spl ssl
sysfs tcpd tiff truetype unicode wav x86 xml xorg zlib"
ALSA_CARDS="ali5451 als4000 atiixp atiixp-modem bt87x ca0106 cmipci
emu10k1 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
mmap_emul mulaw multi null plug rate route share shm softvol"
APACHE2_MODULES="actions alias auth_basic authn_alias authn_anon
authn_dbm authn_default authn_file authz_dbm authz_default
authz_groupfile authz_host authz_owner authz_user autoindex cache dav
dav_fs dav_lock deflate dir disk_cache env expires ext_filter
file_cache filter headers include info log_config logio mem_cache mime
mime_magic negotiation rewrite setenvif speling status unique_id
userdir usertrack vhost_alias" ELIBC="glibc" INPUT_DEVICES="keyboard
mouse evdev" KERNEL="linux" LCD_DEVICES="bayrad cfontz cfontz633 glk
hd44780 lb216 lcdm001 mtxorb ncurses text" USERLAND="GNU"
VIDEO_CARDS="fglrx"
Unset:  CPPFLAGS, CTARGET, EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS, FFLAGS, INSTALL_MASK,
LC_ALL, LINGUAS, PORTAGE_COMPRESS, PORTAGE_COMPRESS_FLAGS,
PORTAGE_RSYNC_EXTRA_OPTS, PORTDIR_OVERLAY

CODE: nano -w /var/log/gdm/:0.log.1
X Window System Version 1.3.0
Release Date: 19 April 2007
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 1.3
Build Operating System: UNKNOWN
Current Operating System: Linux triton 2.6.27-gentoo-r8 #1 SMP Tue Feb
17 11:12:53 CST 2009 i686
Build Date: 25 February 2009
	Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
	to make sure that you have the latest version.
Module Loader present
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
	(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
	(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Tue Mar 17 10:52:37 2009
(EE) Unable to locate/open config file
New driver is "ati"
(==) Using default built-in configuration (55 lines)
(WW) RADEON: No matching Device section for instance (BusID PCI:1:0:1) found
(EE) open /dev/fb0: No such file or directory
FATAL: Module radeon not found.
(EE) RADEON(0): [dri] RADEONDRIGetVersion failed to open the DRM
[dri] Disabling DRI.
(II) Module already built-in
(II) Module already built-in
NTSC PAL

CODE: nano -w /var/log/gdm/:0.log.2
X Window System Version 1.3.0
Release Date: 19 April 2007
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 1.3
Build Operating System: UNKNOWN
Current Operating System: Linux triton 2.6.27-gentoo-r8 #1 SMP Tue Feb
17 11:12:53 CST 2009 i686
Build Date: 25 February 2009
	Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
	to make sure that you have the latest version.
Module Loader present
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
	(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
	(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Tue Mar 17 10:47:39 2009
(EE) Unable to locate/open config file
New driver is "ati"
(==) Using default built-in configuration (55 lines)
(WW) RADEON: No matching Device section for instance (BusID PCI:1:0:1) found
(EE) open /dev/fb0: No such file or directory
FATAL: Module radeon not found.
(EE) RADEON(0): [dri] RADEONDRIGetVersion failed to open the DRM
[dri] Disabling DRI.
(II) Module already built-in
(II) Module already built-in
NTSC PAL
finished output detect: 0
finished output detect: 1
finished output detect: 2
finished all detect
before xf86InitialConfiguration
in RADEONProbeOutputModes
after xf86InitialConfiguration
(II) Module already built-in
Entering TV Save
Save TV timing tables
saveTimingTables: reading timing tables
TV Save done
disable montype: 1
disable montype: 1
init memmap
init common
init crtc1
init pll1
freq: 65000000
best_freq: 65000000
best_feedback_div: 260
best_ref_div: 27
best_post_div: 4
restore memmap
restore common
restore crtc1
restore pll1
finished PLL1
restore dac
enable montype: 1
disable montype: 1
(EE) AIGLX: Screen 0 is not DRI capable
enable montype: 1
disable montype: 1
finished PLL2
finished PLL1
Entering Restore TV
Restore TV PLL
Restore TVHV
Restore TV Restarts
Restore Timing Tables
Restore TV standard
Leaving Restore TV
FreeFontPath: FPE "/usr/share/fonts/misc/" refcount is 2, should be 1; fixing.

CODE: nano -w /var/log/gdm/:0.log.2
X Window System Version 1.3.0
Release Date: 19 April 2007
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 1.3
Build Operating System: UNKNOWN
Current Operating System: Linux triton 2.6.27-gentoo-r8 #1 SMP Tue Feb
17 11:12:53 CST 2009 i686
Build Date: 25 February 2009
	Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
	to make sure that you have the latest version.
Module Loader present
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
	(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
	(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Tue Mar 17 09:55:17 2009
(EE) Unable to locate/open config file
New driver is "ati"
(==) Using default built-in configuration (55 lines)
(WW) RADEON: No matching Device section for instance (BusID PCI:1:0:1) found
(EE) open /dev/fb0: No such file or directory
FATAL: Module radeon not found.
(EE) RADEON(0): [dri] RADEONDRIGetVersion failed to open the DRM
[dri] Disabling DRI.
(II) Module already built-in
(II) Module already built-in
NTSC PAL
finished output detect: 0
finished output detect: 1
finished output detect: 2
finished all detect
before xf86InitialConfiguration
in RADEONProbeOutputModes
after xf86InitialConfiguration
(II) Module already built-in
Entering TV Save
Save TV timing tables
saveTimingTables: reading timing tables
TV Save done
disable montype: 1
disable montype: 1
init memmap
init common
init crtc1
init pll1
freq: 65000000
best_freq: 65000000
best_feedback_div: 260
best_ref_div: 27
best_post_div: 4
restore memmap
restore common
restore crtc1
restore pll1
finished PLL1
restore dac
enable montype: 1
disable montype: 1
(EE) AIGLX: Screen 0 is not DRI capable
enable montype: 1
BOGUS LENGTH in write keyboard desc, expected 5228, got 5232
disable montype: 1
finished PLL2
finished PLL1
Entering Restore TV
Restore TV PLL
Restore TVHV
Restore TV Restarts
Restore Timing Tables
Restore TV standard
Leaving Restore TV
FreeFontPath: FPE "/usr/share/fonts/misc/" refcount is 2, should be 1; fixing.
Comment 4 Tim 2009-03-18 13:48:44 UTC
Looks like I've got a few problems, but one of the major ones seems to be with my video card driver.  I don't get it.  I've got an ATI Radeon video card.
Comment 5 Tim 2009-03-18 14:27:45 UTC
Looks like I've got a few problems, but one of the major ones seems to be with my video card driver.  I don't get it.  I've got an ATI Radeon video card.
Comment 6 Tim 2009-03-18 17:06:30 UTC
Downloaded driver from:
http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/pages/linux64-radeon-prer200.aspx
Followed instructions from:
https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/674/9206/0/www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/linux_8.28.8-inst.html
Also followed these instructions:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-hardware-18/better-driver-for-ati-radeon-9250-394302/

CODE: nano -w /etc/fstab
shm                    /dev/shm        tmpfs
nodev,nosuid,noexec     0 0  (confirmed this was in fstab)

CODE: emerge glibc  (this completed)

CODE: emerge rpm (this completed

CODE: rpm -ivh /root/Desktop/fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64.rpm  (tried
to install the ATI driver and got the below error)
error: Failed dependencies:
	/bin/sh is needed by fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64
	ld-linux.so.2 is needed by fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64
	libc.so.6 is needed by fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64
	libdl.so.2 is needed by fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64
	libexpat.so.1 is needed by fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64
	libfontconfig.so.1 is needed by fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64
	libfreetype.so.6 is needed by fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64
	libgcc_s.so.1 is needed by fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64
	libICE.so.6 is needed by fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64
	libm.so.6 is needed by fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64
	libpthread.so.0 is needed by fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64
	libSM.so.6 is needed by fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64
	libstdc++.so.5 is needed by fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64
	libX11.so.6 is needed by fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64
	libXcursor.so.1 is needed by fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64
	libXext.so.6 is needed by fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64
	libXft.so.2 is needed by fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64
	libXinerama.so.1 is needed by fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64
	libXmu.so.6 is needed by fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64
	libXrandr.so.2 is needed by fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64
	libXrender.so.1 is needed by fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64
	libXt.so.6 is needed by fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64
	libXxf86vm.so.1 is needed by fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64
	libz.so.1 is needed by fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64
	librt.so.1 is needed by fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64
	/bin/bash is needed by fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64
	libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.0) is needed by fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64
	libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.1) is needed by fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64
	libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.1.3) is needed by fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64
	libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.2) is needed by fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64
	libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.2.5)(64bit) is needed by fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64
	libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.3)(64bit) is needed by fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64
	libdl.so.2(GLIBC_2.0) is needed by fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64
	libdl.so.2(GLIBC_2.1) is needed by fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64
	libdl.so.2(GLIBC_2.2.5)(64bit) is needed by fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64
	libgcc_s.so.1(GCC_3.0) is needed by fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64
	libgcc_s.so.1(GLIBC_2.0) is needed by fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64
	libm.so.6(GLIBC_2.0) is needed by fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64
	libm.so.6(GLIBC_2.1) is needed by fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64
	libm.so.6(GLIBC_2.2) is needed by fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64
	libm.so.6(GLIBC_2.2.5)(64bit) is needed by fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64
	libpthread.so.0(GLIBC_2.0) is needed by fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64
	libpthread.so.0(GLIBC_2.1) is needed by fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64
	libpthread.so.0(GLIBC_2.2.5)(64bit) is needed by fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64
	librt.so.1(GLIBC_2.2) is needed by fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64
	librt.so.1(GLIBC_2.2.5)(64bit) is needed by fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64
	libstdc++.so.5(GLIBCPP_3.2) is needed by fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64
	libstdc++.so.5(GLIBCPP_3.2)(64bit) is needed by fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64
	/etc/ati is needed by fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64
	/etc is needed by fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64
	/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x is needed by fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64
	/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod is needed by fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64
	/lib/modules/fglrx is needed by fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64
	/opt/kde3/share/applnk is needed by fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64
	/usr/X11R6/bin is needed by fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64
	/usr/X11R6/include/X11/extensions is needed by fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64
	/usr/X11R6/lib is needed by fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64
	/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/dri is needed by fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64
	/usr/X11R6/lib64 is needed by fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64
	/usr/X11R6/lib64/modules/dri is needed by fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64
	/usr/X11R6/lib64/modules/drivers is needed by fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64
	/usr/X11R6/lib64/modules/linux is needed by fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64
	/usr/include/GL is needed by fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64
	/usr/sbin is needed by fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64
	/usr/share/applnk is needed by fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64
	/usr/share/doc/fglrx is needed by fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64
	/usr/share/doc/fglrx/articles is needed by fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64
	/usr/share/doc/fglrx/examples/etc/acpi is needed by
fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64
	/usr/share/doc/fglrx/examples/etc/acpi/events is needed by
fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64
	/usr/share/doc/fglrx/examples/etc/init.d is needed by
fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64
	/usr/share/doc/fglrx/release-notes/images is needed by
fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64
	/usr/share/doc/fglrx/release-notes is needed by fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64
	/usr/share/doc/fglrx/user-manual is needed by fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64
	/usr/share/gnome/apps is needed by fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64
	/usr/share/icons is needed by fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64
	/usr/share/man/man8 is needed by fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64
	/usr/src/ATI is needed by fglrx64_6_8_0-8.28.8-1.x86_64
Comment 7 Tim 2009-03-18 19:59:56 UTC
I tried something different....

I took the following steps

CODE: nano -w /etc/portage/package.keywords (created this file)
x11-libs/libdrm

CODE: nano -w /etc/X11/xorg.conf (changed the driver from "fglrx" to "radeon"
Identifier     "Card0"
Driver         "radeon"
VendorName     "ATI Technologies Inc"
BoradName      "RV280 [Radeon 9200 PRO]
BusID          "PCI:1:0:0"

CODE: emerge -uav libdrm

GDM still loads very slowly.......

So I did the following.......
CODE: nano -w /etc/X11/xorg.conf (changed the driver from "radeon" to "vesa")
Identifier     "Card0"
Driver         "vesa"
VendorName     "ATI Technologies Inc"
BoradName      "RV280 [Radeon 9200 PRO]
BusID          "PCI:1:0:0"

FINALLY, GDM loads quickly....
I know this doesn't actually fix my problem, but for now it is a work around.
I think there is something wrong with the ATI/Radeon driver.... Maybe someone here can offer some advice.  Thanks!
Comment 8 Tim 2009-04-13 20:17:22 UTC
Found the problem with this issue, but I'm not experienced enough to fix it.

I've been speaking with Walt in several emails.  He says the ATI drivers haven't been worked on since Sept 2008 and that it isn't compatible with the latest Gentoo kernel.

Ultimatly, a bug should be filed against 8.501.  To get around this issue, I did add a line to my package.keyword file, but this did not fix the problem.  We need to complie a new ATI driver that is compatible with the latest Gentoo kernel.

Walt says, "Sept 2008 was the last time anyone looked at it, and the linux kernel changes faster than that."

"The Changelog shows a lot of attention being paid to 8.542, including
the fix for one of the errors we see with 8.501, so I'd suggest adding
a line for ati-drivers to your /etc/portage/package.keyword file so
you can build the ~x86 versions, which are more likely to build."

"Of course a bug should be filed against 8.501, but I suspect that the
~x86 versions will be stable before the bug report gets any attention."
Comment 9 Tim 2009-04-13 20:21:48 UTC
Someone please let me know if this driver gets fixed.  Thanks!
Comment 10 Gilles Dartiguelongue (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2009-04-20 21:49:17 UTC
@lu_zero, je_fro, thought it might be of some interest to you.
Comment 11 Gilles Dartiguelongue (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2009-09-22 06:32:49 UTC
How are things nowadays with ati-drivers-9* ?
Comment 12 Gilles Dartiguelongue (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2009-09-27 23:20:29 UTC
please get back to us.
Comment 13 Tim 2009-09-28 15:14:14 UTC
(In reply to comment #12)
> please get back to us.
> 

I wasn't ever able to get this working.  I'm positive it was due to a lack of up-to-date ATI drivers for that version of the Gentoo kernel; which at the time, was the latest version of the kernel.  I basically gave up on getting the problem fixed and moved on to something else.  The vesa drivers seemed to work ok for anyone else attempting this.  Perhaps in a newer kernel, the ATI drivers may work, but I haven't tried it.  It's a lot of work just to find out it's not going to work.

The computer I was using when I got this error was a laptop.  Since then, I've determined Gentoo is best suited for a server environment and not necessarily for a workstation/laptop.  If I want a workstation build, I'll just have to use another distro.  Gentoo is very secure and stable when doing what it does best.  so to me, it works best as a server.

At some point I'll probably test it again on a VM, but not on my laptop until these types of problems get worked out.

Good luck!
Comment 14 Rémi Cardona (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2009-09-28 16:08:13 UTC
Reopening
Comment 15 Rémi Cardona (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2009-09-28 16:08:44 UTC
Closing with the proper resolution, thanks for getting back to us.