Hi, I updraded the kernel to 2.6.32-4, where KMS for radeon is now the default, and removed radeon.modeset=1 from the kernel command line. I guess that now I have KMS running since dmesg| grep -e drm -e radeon gives now :
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[ 0.947052] radeonfb 0000:00:10.0: enabling device (0006 -> 0007)
[ 1.142692] radeonfb 0000:00:10.0: Invalid ROM contents
[ 1.142709] radeonfb (0000:00:10.0): Invalid ROM signature 0 should be 0xaa55
[ 1.142717] radeonfb: Retrieved PLL infos from Open Firmware
[ 1.142729] radeonfb: Reference=27.00 MHz (RefDiv=12) Memory=183.00 Mhz,
System=210.00 MHz
[ 1.142743] radeonfb: PLL min 12000 max 35000
[ 1.899423] radeonfb: Monitor 1 type LCD found
[ 1.899432] radeonfb: EDID probed
[ 1.899440] radeonfb: Monitor 2 type no found
[ 1.899456] radeonfb: Using Firmware dividers 0x00020074 from PPLL 0
[ 1.899517] radeonfb: Dynamic Clock Power Management enabled
[ 1.940225] radeonfb: Backlight initialized (radeonbl0)
[ 1.940393] radeonfb (0000:00:10.0): ATI Radeon 4e56 "NV"
[ 23.795778] [drm] Initialized drm 1.1.0 20060810
[ 23.941880] [drm] radeon defaulting to userspace modesetting.
[ 23.949732] [drm] Initialized radeon 1.32.0 20080528 for 0000:00:10.0 on
minor 0
[ 62.053067] radeonfb 0000:00:10.0: Invalid ROM contents
[ 62.053277] radeonfb 0000:00:10.0: Invalid ROM contents
[ 432.509733] radeonfb 0000:00:10.0: Invalid ROM contents
[ 432.509913] radeonfb 0000:00:10.0: Invalid ROM contents
[ 432.701972] radeonfb 0000:00:10.0: putting AGP V2 device into 4x mode
[ 432.972378] [drm] Setting GART location based on new memory map
[ 432.972497] [drm] Loading R300 Microcode
[ 432.973468] platform radeon_cp.0: firmware: requesting radeon/R300_cp.bin
[ 433.061952] [drm] Num pipes: 1
[ 433.061966] [drm] writeback test succeeded in 1 usecs
[ 442.156343] [drm] Num pipes: 1
[ 461.143066] radeonfb 0000:00:10.0: putting AGP V2 device into 4x mode
[ 461.143227] [drm] Num pipes: 1
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In /var/log/Xorg.0.log, a device /dev/dri/card0 is found, and glxinfo |
grep render gives
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direct rendering: Yes
OpenGL renderer string: Mesa DRI R300 (RV350 4E56) 20090101 AGP 4x
PowerPC/Altivec TCL
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Now, if indeed I am unable to put my laptop in sleep mode, I will have
to pass to the kernel radeon.modeset=0 :D
Best,
Cédric
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