rtl stands for real time linux it turns out Mark is right after all. the problem lies with my sound card, so what i did was to remove it, and X Server recognizes the video card instead, and everything worked out fine. for this matter, can anyone fix this bug in linux-2.4.20-rtl kernel? linux-2.4.20 seems to be able to work around it. thanks to all for your valuable help! --- Marc Aurele La France <tsi@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Sat, 5 Feb 2005, Bukie Mabayoje wrote: > > Mark Vojkovich wrote: > >> On Fri, 4 Feb 2005, Aaron Yang wrote: > >>> i'm using xfree86 v4.3.0, redhat 9 and ati > rage pro > >>> 8mb agp g.accel. > > >>> everything works fine when i boot in linux > kernel > >>> 2.4.20. > > >>> after compiling and booting into > linux-2.4.20-rtl, i > >>> can't start my X Server and i get the following > >>> errors. pls help, thanks! > >>> (!!) More than one primary device found > >>> (--) PCI: (0:14:0) unknown vendor (0x1274) > unknown > >>> chipset (0x5880) rev 2, I/O @ 0x1080/6 > >>> (--) PCI: (1:0:0) ATI Technologies Inc Rage 128 > RL/VR > >>> AGP rev 0, Mem @ 0xf8000000/26, 0xf0100000/14, > I/O @ > >>> 0x9000/8 > > >> This looks like either a bug in your sound > card, or more > >> likely a motherboard bios bug. > > > I really doubts if that is the case. BIOS don't > usually make such catastrophic errors. I am pretty > sure it is not the BIOS. The PCI configuration space > Class Code should be a clue. > > Base Class Sub-Class Interface Meaning > > 00h 00h 00h > All currently implemented devices except for > VGA-compatible device > > 00h 01h 00h > VGA-Compatible device > > 03h 00h 0000000b > VGA-compatible controller. Memory addresses 0A0000h > through 0BFFFFh > > > I/O addressses 3B0h to 3BBh and 3C0h to > 3DFh and all aliases of these > > > addresses. > > 03h 00h 00000001b > 8514-compatible controller - 2E8h and its aliases, > 2EAh-2EFh > > 03h 01h 00h > XGA controller > > 03h 80h 00h > other display controller > > 04h 00h 00h > Video device > > 04h 01h 00h > Audio device > > 04h 80h 00 > Other multimedia device > > If it is the BIOS the video will never appear a > boot. > > >> Perhaps your previous kernel > >> had a workaround for this while your upgraded > kernel did not. > > > Do you know what the rtl means at the end of > linux-2.4.20-rtl ? > > >> Anyhow, what happened is that your motherboard > marked your > >> sound card as the primary display card. If you > look at /proc/pci > >> it probably identified your sound card as a VGA > controller. > > >> A workaround would be to specify the bus id > explicitly in > >> the Section "Device" of the XF86Config file. > Eg.: > > >> BusID "PCI:1:0:0" > > >> In absence of the explicit bus ID, XFree86 is > defaulting to > >> the primary display device, which in this case, > happens to be > >> your sound card :) > > I agree this isn't a BIOS nor kernel issue. But, > Mark's right nonetheless. > The sound adapter is mis-advertising itself as a > "prehistoric" VGA (not the > first time). For now, specify the BusID and > everything will be fine. > > I'll have this fixed in 4.5. > > Marc. > > +----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ > | Marc Aurele La France | work: > 1-780-492-9310 | > | Computing and Network Services | fax: > 1-780-492-1729 | > | 352 General Services Building | email: > tsi@xxxxxxxxxxx | > | University of Alberta > +-----------------------------------+ > | Edmonton, Alberta | > | > | T6G 2H1 | Standard > disclaimers apply | > | CANADA | > | > +----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ > XFree86 developer and VP. ATI driver and X server > internals. > _______________________________________________ > XFree86 mailing list > XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - now with 250MB free storage. Learn more. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250 _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
