FS#8558 - xorg-server 1.4 & radeon driver lets screen flicker

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Daniel (Doehni) - Wednesday, 07 November 2007, 16:01 GMT
Last edited by Alexander Baldeck (kth5) - Sunday, 11 November 2007, 12:46 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To Alexander Baldeck (kth5)
Architecture i686
Severity Critical
Priority Normal
Reported Version 2007.08-2
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description: After upgrading to xorg-server in [extra], my LCD laptop screen flickers when using the open source radeon driver (from xf86-video-ati). It doesn't matter whether 3D acceleration (glx & dri) is en- or disabled.

While using vesa, no flickering appears.

My hardware: ATI Radeon 7500 mobility.
lspci: 00:00.0 Host bridge: ATI Technologies Inc RS200/RS200M AGP Bridge [IGP 340M] (rev 02)



Additional info:
* package version(s)
xorg-server 1.4-5
xf86-video-ati 6.7.195-1


* attached config and log files:

- working xorg.conf (with vesa driver)
- not working xorg.conf (with radeon driver)
- (WW) section of Xor.0.log with radeon driver and enabled 3D acceleration

Steps to reproduce:
use ATI Radeon 7500 mobility with radeon driver
   xorg.conf (4.7 KiB)
   xorg.conf.old (4.6 KiB)
   Xlog.log (1.9 KiB)
Closed by  Alexander Baldeck (kth5)
Sunday, 11 November 2007, 12:46 GMT
Reason for closing:  Fixed
Comment by michael (mykey) - Thursday, 08 November 2007, 09:23 GMT
My problem is pretty similar only I have a matrox g450 - when I use 'mga' driver it only produces a couple of diagonal stripes - display is useless until I use 'vesa' driver.
Comment by 甘露(Lu Gan) (ganlu) - Thursday, 08 November 2007, 10:53 GMT
Oh,Yes. I have the familiar bad experience. I have IBM R40 (with Radeon 7500). Now I can't start GDM, which seems restart again and again. I don't use any xorg.conf BTW. Downgrade to xf86-video-ati 6.7.193-1 works (with xorg-server 1.4-4).
Comment by Jorge Villaseñor (salinasv) - Friday, 09 November 2007, 06:49 GMT
this thread talks about the problem
http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=39544
it looks like a driver problem
and it's fixed in git
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13149

would be great if you can add this patch to the package

hope this links are helpful
Comment by Alexander Baldeck (kth5) - Friday, 09 November 2007, 13:57 GMT
try xf86-video-ati-6.7.195-2{.1} please and report back. thanks.
Comment by michael (mykey) - Friday, 09 November 2007, 15:33 GMT
Should I file a separate bug for my matrox problem?
Comment by Sascha Steinbiss (satta2) - Friday, 09 November 2007, 17:00 GMT
I have a similar problem. Please look at http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=297763
I tried xf86-video-ati-6.7.195-2 with no success.
Comment by Jorge Villaseñor (salinasv) - Friday, 09 November 2007, 19:00 GMT
I tested the 6.7.195-2 package and it doesn't fix the problem.

My problem is exactly the one described by Logan Buesching on
https://bugs.launchpad.net/xorg-server/+bug/150361

I'm on a Dell Inspiron 600m with a 1400x1050 display
my lspci
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon RV250 [Mobility FireGL 9000] (rev 02)
Comment by Sascha Steinbiss (satta2) - Friday, 09 November 2007, 19:41 GMT
Jorge has the same problem as I do.
Comment by Daniel (Doehni) - Saturday, 10 November 2007, 00:30 GMT
The problem remains for me with the updated xf86-video-ati.
Comment by 甘露(Lu Gan) (ganlu) - Sunday, 11 November 2007, 00:31 GMT
So do I.
Comment by Alexander Baldeck (kth5) - Sunday, 11 November 2007, 01:07 GMT
yet another shot at it. pls try -3. took patches as suggested as in the series posts on the ubuntu launchpad. i don't have any ati gfx cards so help regarding this one will be apreciated.
Comment by Jorge Villaseñor (salinasv) - Sunday, 11 November 2007, 01:24 GMT
It's fixed now, thanks a lot
Comment by 甘露(Lu Gan) (ganlu) - Sunday, 11 November 2007, 10:54 GMT
Yes it works again, thanks.

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