On May 9, 2011, Thomas Fjellstrom wrote: > On May 9, 2011, Alex Deucher wrote: > > On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 5:04 PM, Thomas Fjellstrom <thomas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > wrote: > > > On May 9, 2011, Thomas Fjellstrom wrote: > > >> On May 9, 2011, Jerome Glisse wrote: > > >> > On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 3:50 PM, Thomas Fjellstrom > > >> > <thomas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > >> > > >> wrote: > > >> > > On May 7, 2011, Thomas Fjellstrom wrote: > > >> > >> I just switched to using HDMI with my media center, and its > > >> > >> causing a 30+ second delay in the screen turning on, as well as > > >> > >> a 7 second delay in the X startup when it tries to fetch the > > >> > >> EDID > > >> > >> information. Basically I don't get any picture at all once KMS > > >> > >> initializes until after X has been up a few seconds. > > >> > >> > > >> > >> The odd thing is the monitor seems to think something is going > > >> > >> on, since it doesn't go to sleep or display its "No Signal" OSD, > > >> > >> but just after X starts up, it pops up the "Input > > >> > >> detected/switched" OSD, and the picture appears. > > >> > >> > > >> > >> The bios, grub2 (in both text mode and graphics mode), and the > > >> > >> initial linux kernel messages all display fine and immediately. > > >> > >> Its only once KMS and radeondrmfb initializes that there's a > > >> > >> problem (at least till X starts up). > > >> > >> > > >> > >> I've just built with a vanila 2.6.38.4 kernel from the stable git > > >> > >> repo, and have played with some EDID settings, trying to disable > > >> > >> edid where I could thinking thats what caused the problem. That > > >> > >> doesn't seem to be the case though. I also tried playing with the > > >> > >> video= kernel option, trying to force disable VGA-1, and set a > > >> > >> static mode for HDMI-A-1, but if I try, it seems to force disable > > >> > >> HDMI-A-1 instead of force the mode. > > >> > >> > > >> > >> With a DVI-D cable instead, the problem goes away. > > >> > >> > > >> > >> Attached are the dmesg and xorg.log files for the latest boot > > >> > >> with HDMI (no video= parameter, and EDID enabled, most settings > > >> > >> at defaults). > > >> > >> > > >> > >> What exactly would cause this, and is there a way I can fix it? > > >> > > > > >> > > I've been playing around with it more, and got it to not blank the > > >> > > screen after KMS init, /once/. So far no luck repeating that > > >> > > success. > > >> > > > > >> > > I've tried late, and early kms init, and currently have the radeon > > >> > > module and firmware compiled into the kernel. Boot times at least > > >> > > are fairly decent, about 8-10s till X starts, but about 25-35s > > >> > > till anything shows up. > > >> > > > > >> > > Some strangeness, I have the kernel set to force the hdmi output > > >> > > to on, with a very specific mode, that X tends to like, the vga > > >> > > port is forced disabled. X is set to ignore EDID, and also set to > > >> > > that specific mode that it tends to auto set itself. Regardless X > > >> > > still wants to pause for 7s 2-3 times while processing EDID info. > > >> > > > > >> > > I've attached the new dmesg and xorg logs from the latest > > >> > > attempts. > > >> > > > > >> > > Note, this only happens with KMS, with HDMI. disabling KMS, or > > >> > > using DVI makes the problem go away. Even grub's own graphical > > >> > > mode works fine, its only once KMS inits that things go bad, and > > >> > > its not till after X is up for a few seconds that something > > >> > > displays on my screen. > > >> > > > > >> > > -- > > >> > > Thomas Fjellstrom > > >> > > thomas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >> > > > >> > Please boot with drm.debug=4 and attach dmesg it should be more > > >> > verbose. You might also want to try booting with radeon.audio=0 > > >> > > >> Hi, attached both one with just drm.debug=4, and one with that and > > >> radeon.audio=0. > > >> > > >> Now, I'm guessing its a bug in my monitor claiming it can do HDMI > > >> audio? As setting radeon.audio=0 seems to have fixed the blanking > > >> problem. And the dmesg logs seem to claim that radeon thinks it can > > >> do HDMI audio. > > > > Most likely the driver is sending the wrong packets for hdmi audio. > > Until that gets fixed up, it's probably best to disable hdmi audio if > > it's not working for you. > > Ok. I'll do that for now, since I have no need for HDMI audio atm. My > receiver is only capable of Dolby Pro Logic input, so eh. > > Would be nice to fix the xorg pauses. And whatever is causing the massive > amounts of drm log spam (yes, I could disable drm.debug, but that would > just hide the issue, as whatever it is, will keep doing whatever it is > doing regardless). Any hints on where to look to fix the stalls when the xorg radeon driver starts up? > > Alex > > > > >> It also seems to be ignoring the mode I've requested via the video= > > >> param. It at least sees that I want it forced enabled, but claims its > > >> 0x0? Or at least it seems its picking the preferred mode. > > >> > > >> Still have X blocking for up to 14s though. > > >> > > >> Theres also a bunch of repeated log messages from drm now, every > > >> second about it seems to spam the following lines: (the last one is > > >> repeated a bunch of times, with FB:44 or FB:42) > > >> > > >> [ 31.330033] [drm:output_poll_execute], [CONNECTOR:13:VGA-1] status > > >> updated from 2 to 2 > > >> [ 31.435455] [drm:radeon_atombios_connected_scratch_regs], DFP1 > > >> connected [ 31.435463] [drm:output_poll_execute], > > >> [CONNECTOR:15:HDMI-A-1] status updated from 1 to 1 > > >> [ 31.437391] [drm:drm_mode_addfb], [FB:42] > > >> > > >> > Cheers, > > >> > Jerome > > > > > > Ok, a bit more news. My monitor does indeed support audio, at least it > > > has volume buttons, so I assume it has speakers, and should support > > > HDMI audio (I have never used it though). > > > > > > -- > > > Thomas Fjellstrom > > > thomas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > _______________________________________________ > > > dri-devel mailing list > > > dri-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/dri-devel > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" > > in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ -- Thomas Fjellstrom thomas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx _______________________________________________ dri-devel mailing list dri-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/dri-devel
