Re: X still not starting after latest updates using r128 driver

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On Wednesday 14 June 2006 03:44, Jim Cornette wrote:
> Nigel Henry wrote:
> > Hi. I'm not having much success here. The machine is a Gateway 500 P111
> > Katmai, with 256MB RAM. Graphics card is an old Rage128, using the r128
> > driver. FC1,2,and3 on this machine have no problems with the driver. I
> > can play DVD's ok, no judders in the video, and the sound is in sync.
> >
> > With FC5, the only way I can get X to start is by changing the r128 
> > driver for the vesa one in /etc/X11/xorg.conf. The graphics are pretty
> > much ok using the vesa driver, apart from playing DVD's, when it's like
> > going back to the days of the silent movies.
> >
> > Some sort of reply would be appreciated. /sbin/lspci for the graphics
> > card is below, and also the message from /var/log/Xorg.setup.log, for the
> > last time I tried the r128 driver after doing updates to the system.
> >
> > /sbin/lspci
> > 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Rage 128 RL/VR
> > AGP
> >
> > And this is some output from /etc/sysconfig/hwconf
> > class: VIDEO
> > bus: PCI
> > detached: 0
> > driver: aty128fb
> > desc: "ATI Technologies Inc Rage 128 RL/VR AGP"
> > video.xdriver: r128
> > vendorId: 1002
> > deviceId: 524c
> > subVendorId: 1002
> > subDeviceId: 0008
> > pciType: 1
> > pcidom:    0
> > pcibus:  1
> > pcidev:  0
> > pcifn:  0
> > -
> > class: VIDEO
> > bus: DDC
> > detached: 0
> > desc: "ATI Technologies Inc. R128"
> > mem: 8192
> >
> > Message from /var/log/Xorg.setup.log
> >
> > X Window System Version 7.0.0
> > Release Date: 21 December 2005
> > X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 7.0
> > Build Operating System:Linux 2.6.9-22.18.bz155725.ELsmp i686Red Hat, Inc.
> > Current Operating System: Linux localhost
> > 2.6.16-1.2080.13.rrt.rhfc5.ccrma #1 PREEMPT Sat Apr 22 19:05:27 EDT 2006
> > i686
> > Build Date: 02 May 2006
> >  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: "/dev/null", Time: Sat May 27 00:12:42 2006
> > (++) Using config file: "/tmp/tmp5Ed8TDxorg.config"
> > (WW) ****INVALID IO ALLOCATION**** b: 0x9000 e: 0x90ff correcting
> > Requesting insufficient memory window!: start: 0x9000 end: 0x90ff size
> > 0xf0120100
> > Requesting insufficient memory window!: start: 0x9400 end: 0x94ff size
> > 0xf0120100
> > Requesting insufficient memory window!: start: 0x9800 end: 0x98ff size
> > 0xf0120100
> > Requesting insufficient memory window!: start: 0x9c00 end: 0x9cff size
> > 0xf0120100
> > (EE) Cannot find a replacement memory range
> >
> >    *** If unresolved symbols were reported above, they might not
> >    *** be the reason for the server aborting.
> >
> > Backtrace:
> > 0: /usr/bin/Xorg(xf86SigHandler+0x87) [0x80b86c7]
> > 1: [0x472420]
> > 2: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/r128_drv.so(R128FreeScreen+0x2b)
> > [0x13ea9b] 3: /usr/bin/Xorg(xf86DeleteScreen+0x5e) [0x80c50ee]
> > 4: /usr/bin/Xorg(InitOutput+0x9e4) [0x80a2364]
> > 5: /usr/bin/Xorg(main+0x276) [0x806ffc6]
> > 6: /lib/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xdc) [0x4a5724]
> > 7: /usr/bin/Xorg(FontFileCompleteXLFD+0xb1) [0x806f511]
> >
> > Fatal server error:
> > Caught signal 11.  Server aborting
> >
> >
> > This is an old Rage 128 graphics card, not some cutting edge high
> > performance gamers card, that needs the latest drivers from the card
> > manufacturers.
> >
> > Help would be appreciated. Nigel.
>
> You might get some clues using 'info r128'
> I browsed the info page and it refers to your video card as supported.
> It lists modes and parameters also.
>
> Excerpt:
> SUPPORTED HARDWARE
> The r128 driver supports all ATI Rage 128 based video cards including
> the Rage Fury AGP 32MB, the XPERT 128 AGP 16MB and the XPERT 99 AGP
> 8MB.
>
> CONFIGURATION DETAILS
> Please refer to xorg.conf(5x) for general configuration details. This
> section only covers configuration details specific to this driver.
>
> Jim

Thanks for that Jim. I'll look at it tomorrow, as it's very late here now.

Nigel.
>
>
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