Aaron Yang wrote: > 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? I am still not comfortable to say it is the kernel either. If your sound card is advertising itself as prehistoric VGA. Then I think we should do more test before we conclude that the device is a VGA. If you don't mind can you put back the sound card and run lspci -vv Mark & Marc, Wouldn't it be a good idea when we detect this strange cards, that we should still continue the bus scan to determine if there is another video (e.g non prehistoric or AGP ) present on the bus. And if a non prehistoric or AGP is found on the bus then choose it as the default. > > 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. 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