[Bug 180742] Re: xf86-video-amd: switching to a vcons fails

2008-04-28 Thread Bug Watch Updater
** Changed in: xorg-server (Debian) Status: Confirmed => Fix Released -- xf86-video-amd: switching to a vcons fails https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/180742 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing lis

[Bug 180742] Re: xf86-video-amd: switching to a vcons fails

2008-02-26 Thread Timo Aaltonen
Closing the driver task. I assume this really is fixed now.. ** Changed in: xserver-xorg-video-amd (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid ** Changed in: xorg-server Status: New => Invalid -- xf86-video-amd: switching to a vcons fails https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/180742 You received th

[Bug 180742] Re: xf86-video-amd: switching to a vcons fails

2008-02-19 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
This bug was fixed in the package xorg-server - 2:1.4.1~git20080131-1ubuntu3 --- xorg-server (2:1.4.1~git20080131-1ubuntu3) hardy; urgency=low [ Bryce Harrington ] * Add 150_edid_quirk_lp154w01.patch to fix font size on LGPhilipsLCD LP154W01-TLAE (LP: #127827) * Add 149_add_

[Bug 180742] Re: xf86-video-amd: switching to a vcons fails

2008-02-15 Thread Jordan Erickson
Just e-mailed Koolu support and referenced this bug. I'll get back once they return my e-mail. -- xf86-video-amd: switching to a vcons fails https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/180742 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. --

[Bug 180742] Re: xf86-video-amd: switching to a vcons fails

2008-02-14 Thread Martin-Éric Racine
This tells me that the BIOS in your Koolu client has broken or disabled DDC support. You'd need to contact Koolu and inform them of this and see if they provide any BIOS update service. -- xf86-video-amd: switching to a vcons fails https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/180742 You received this bug noti

[Bug 180742] Re: xf86-video-amd: switching to a vcons fails

2008-02-14 Thread Jordan Erickson
** Attachment added: "Xorg.6.log" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/11968623/Xorg.6.log -- xf86-video-amd: switching to a vcons fails https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/180742 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu

[Bug 180742] Re: xf86-video-amd: switching to a vcons fails

2008-02-14 Thread Jordan Erickson
** Attachment added: "Xorg.1.log" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/11968622/Xorg.1.log -- xf86-video-amd: switching to a vcons fails https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/180742 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu

[Bug 180742] Re: xf86-video-amd: switching to a vcons fails

2008-02-14 Thread Jordan Erickson
Also, on the thin client, in /var/log/Xorg.6.log, I'm getting: --- AMD(0): Not using default mode "1280x1024" (unknown reason) AMD(0): Not using default mode "1280x1024" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan) --- With different sets of resolutions. -- xf86-video-amd: switching to a vcons fails h

[Bug 180742] Re: xf86-video-amd: switching to a vcons fails

2008-02-14 Thread Jordan Erickson
Martin-Éric, thank you - I saw you just uploaded 2.7.7.6 about an hour ago. What's weird is that my apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade (with your sources.list entries) did not pull down the newest version. I did download the xserver-xorg-video-amd_2.7.7.6-1ubuntu2_i386.deb update and installed

[Bug 180742] Re: xf86-video-amd: switching to a vcons fails

2008-02-14 Thread Jordan Erickson
Martin-Éric - Your PPA contains AMD driver 2.7.7.5 - are there updated packages (2.7.7.6) for Gutsy? I can't seem to locate them (besides for Hardy). -- xf86-video-amd: switching to a vcons fails https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/180742 You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 180742] Re: xf86-video-amd: switching to a vcons fails

2008-02-13 Thread Martin-Éric Racine
Jordan, you'd need AMD driver 2.7.7.6 to raise the minimal color depth to 16-bit default. This should fix your resolution issue. However, if it doesn't, you'd have to investigate whether your Koolu client runs on a General software BIOS. If it does, it could very well be that the BIOS was compiled

[Bug 180742] Re: xf86-video-amd: switching to a vcons fails

2008-02-12 Thread Jordan Erickson
Martin-Éric Racine, I used your sources.list entries and it worked for me. I had to chroot to my LTSP root (/opt/ltsp/i386) and add the sources from there, apt-get update/dist-upgrade, ltsp-rebuild-image - and my Koolu thin client booted up into X (ldm). I had to edit my lts.conf to allow higher c

[Bug 180742] Re: xf86-video-amd: switching to a vcons fails

2008-02-07 Thread Martin-Éric Racine
Bart, this version fixed for amd64 works. My PPA successfully built 2:1.3.0.0.dfsg-12ubuntu12 on all 3 supported architectures. Ideally, I would like all 3 x86emu patches to be tested by Debian, to ensure that they work on all architectures, before we push for them to be merged upstream but, as far

Re: [Bug 180742] Re: xf86-video-amd: switching to a vcons fails

2008-02-07 Thread Martin-Éric Racine
On 2/8/08, Romeo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > i've tried to compile kernel v2.6.24 with AMD GEODE family framebufer > support (as described on http://ca.blog.360.yahoo.com/blog- > RkGSoVA1brWtXrVH9Gr5CzgVujwwGg--?cq=1&tag=lx800 ) - the same behavour as > described before =( is this related to xorg-

[Bug 180742] Re: xf86-video-amd: switching to a vcons fails

2008-02-07 Thread Romeo
i've tried to compile kernel v2.6.24 with AMD GEODE family framebufer support (as described on http://ca.blog.360.yahoo.com/blog- RkGSoVA1brWtXrVH9Gr5CzgVujwwGg--?cq=1&tag=lx800 ) - the same behavour as described before =( is this related to xorg-core? or this is a kernel bug? -- xf86-video-amd:

[Bug 180742] Re: xf86-video-amd: switching to a vcons fails

2008-02-07 Thread bartman
Another repost of the CPUID patch for systems that don't need it :) ** Attachment added: "X86EMU: handle CPUID instruction" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/11814633/0001-X86EMU-handle-CPUID-instruction.patch -- xf86-video-amd: switching to a vcons fails https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/180742 Y

Re: [Bug 180742] Re: xf86-video-amd: switching to a vcons fails

2008-02-06 Thread bartman
* Martin-?ric Racine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [080206 03:25]: > The build log for my PPA shows that the server fails to build on the > AMD64 platform when the CPUID patch is applied: > > https://launchpad.net/~q-funk/+archive/+builds?build_text=&build_state=failed > > It successfully built on LPIA and

[Bug 180742] Re: xf86-video-amd: switching to a vcons fails

2008-02-06 Thread Bug Watch Updater
** Changed in: xorg-server (Debian) Status: Unknown => Confirmed -- xf86-video-amd: switching to a vcons fails https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/180742 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing li

Re: [Bug 180742] Re: xf86-video-amd: switching to a vcons fails

2008-02-06 Thread Martin-Éric Racine
On 2/3/08, bartman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I should add that I got scolded on the X.org mailing list for producing > a patch that is not x-platform. I had no idea that the x86emu was > required on non-x86 platforms. So, I am extending the patch to return > 486dx2 CPUID values on non-x86 plat

[Bug 180742] Re: xf86-video-amd: switching to a vcons fails

2008-02-05 Thread Martin-Éric Racine
** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #451089 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=451089 ** Also affects: xorg-server (Debian) via http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=451089 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- xf86-video-amd: switching to a vcons fai

[Bug 180742] Re: xf86-video-amd: switching to a vcons fails

2008-02-05 Thread Martin-Éric Racine
Gutsy packages are uploaded to my PPA: https://launchpad.net/~q-funk/+archive -- xf86-video-amd: switching to a vcons fails https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/180742 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mai

[Bug 180742] Re: xf86-video-amd: switching to a vcons fails

2008-02-05 Thread Martin-Éric Racine
** Also affects: xorg-server Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: xorg-server (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- xf86-video-amd: switching to a vcons fails https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/180742 You received this bug notification because you are a mem

Re: [Bug 180742] Re: xf86-video-amd: switching to a vcons fails

2008-02-04 Thread Martin-Éric Racine
On 2/4/08, bartman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That might have been confusing. > > I meant to say that updating your xserver via apt to a Gutsy release of > the package would overwrite the patched package you built and undo the > fix. Although, if you see a new update from Gutsy, you could apply

[Bug 180742] Re: xf86-video-amd: switching to a vcons fails

2008-02-04 Thread bartman
That might have been confusing. I meant to say that updating your xserver via apt to a Gutsy release of the package would overwrite the patched package you built and undo the fix. Although, if you see a new update from Gutsy, you could apply this patch to the new sources and build again. -- xf8

[Bug 180742] Re: xf86-video-amd: switching to a vcons fails

2008-02-04 Thread bartman
That's correct. This patch is very new and has not made its way into any repository or package. Updating your xserver package will revert your system to the not working code-base. -- xf86-video-amd: switching to a vcons fails https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/180742 You received this bug notifica

[Bug 180742] Re: xf86-video-amd: switching to a vcons fails

2008-02-04 Thread Romeo
i've compiled and installed it. works perfectly, returns to text mode without any problems! thanx, Bart! great work! now reading material about that you gave me. one more question. as i understood this patch has not been included in Gusty updates yet, so i don't need to update xorg-core from Gusty

Re: [Bug 180742] Re: xf86-video-amd: switching to a vcons fails

2008-02-03 Thread bartman
* Romeo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [080203 14:15]: > if i need to obtain original source code (without patches applied) what > should i do? simply tell "apt-get source xserver-xorg-core" again? Yes, you could do that. You can also unapply the patch I have provided: patch -s -p1 -R < ...thepatch... The

[Bug 180742] Re: xf86-video-amd: switching to a vcons fails

2008-02-03 Thread Romeo
yes, i've missed it =) now compiling. one more question about patching: if i need to obtain original source code (without patches applied) what should i do? simply tell "apt-get source xserver-xorg-core" again? i just can't uderstand how the process of patching works. as i know, it replace

[Bug 180742] Re: xf86-video-amd: switching to a vcons fails

2008-02-03 Thread bartman
Romeo, if I am reading your message correctly... you missed the < in applying the patch: patch -s -p1 < file ...and not... patch -s -p1 file -Bart -- xf86-video-amd: switching to a vcons fails https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/180742 You received this bug notification because you are a member

[Bug 180742] Re: xf86-video-amd: switching to a vcons fails

2008-02-03 Thread Romeo
thank you for your help! but, i have a little problem while applying pacth. on "patch -s -p1 <>" process freezes and doesnt produce neither error messages nor success. maybe i did something wrong? what patches must be applied before this one? or this behavour is normal? p.s. excuse me for m

[Bug 180742] Re: xf86-video-amd: switching to a vcons fails

2008-02-03 Thread bartman
This another take at the patch that obsoletes the one posted on 2008-02-02. It is still against Gutsy sources (after all other patches were applied), but because it is more complex it does not apply on a clean 1.3.0.0 xorg tree. My instructions above should still work for you. ** Attachment adde

[Bug 180742] Re: xf86-video-amd: switching to a vcons fails

2008-02-03 Thread bartman
I should add that I got scolded on the X.org mailing list for producing a patch that is not x-platform. I had no idea that the x86emu was required on non-x86 platforms. So, I am extending the patch to return 486dx2 CPUID values on non-x86 platforms. More in this thread... http://wiki.hungrycats

[Bug 180742] Re: xf86-video-amd: switching to a vcons fails

2008-02-03 Thread bartman
On Gutsy, the fewest number of steps would be to... apt-get source xserver-xorg-core sudo apt-get build-dep xserver-xorg-core fakeroot devscripts cd xorg-server-1.3.0.0*/ ./debian/rules patch patch -s -p1 < ...path/to/the/patch/... debuild -b -nc sudo debi Take note of the patch step -- it should

[Bug 180742] Re: xf86-video-amd: switching to a vcons fails

2008-02-03 Thread Romeo
I have the same problem, but can't solve it! Can anyone tell me how to apply patches i just have never done this before. -- xf86-video-amd: switching to a vcons fails https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/180742 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is th

[Bug 180742] Re: xf86-video-amd: switching to a vcons fails

2008-02-02 Thread bartman
To follow up on yesterday's discovery of an x86emu ILLEGAL OPCODE message.. The opcode was 0F A2, or CPUID; it was not implemented in the emulator. I have created a simple patch that emulates this instruction by passing it the exact values of the instruction ran on the real hardware. Patch is att

[Bug 180742] Re: xf86-video-amd: switching to a vcons fails

2008-02-01 Thread bartman
I started looking into this. When we exit we attempt to execute INT 0x10 to restore the VGA mode. On GSW BIOS I get this in the logs... c000:0282: A2 ILLEGAL EXTENDED X86 OPCODE! I am going to watch the emulator a bit more closely and try to see where it goes wrong. -- xf86-video-amd: switchin

[Bug 180742] Re: xf86-video-amd: switching to a vcons fails

2008-01-19 Thread Martin-Éric Racine
Gideon, just for the record, could you tell us the brand and model of this GX2 unit? I'm trying to make a table of all known Geode GX2/LX models on the X.org wiki, to help the developers track BIOS and hardware vendor -related issues. Thanks! -- xf86-video-amd: switching to a vcons fails https:

[Bug 180742] Re: xf86-video-amd: switching to a vcons fails

2008-01-19 Thread Martin-Éric Racine
Joe, thank you for reporting on this X.log line. It gets us closer to finding the exact cause. Could you attach these items to the bug: 1) The full X.log 2) The output of /usr/share/bug/xserver-xorg-core/script Also, it would be useful to know the brand of BIOS your ALIX board is using and what

[Bug 180742] Re: xf86-video-amd: switching to a vcons fails

2008-01-18 Thread joeblack
Martin thanks for your help still doesnt work. I installed both xserver-xorg-core and xserver-xorg-video-amd. still crashes. here is a strange line in x.log Unable to open /dev/cpu/0/msr/ :2 if it helps thanks -- xf86-video-amd: switching to a vcons fails https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/180742

[Bug 180742] Re: xf86-video-amd: switching to a vcons fails

2008-01-18 Thread GideonRomm
I am using those patched drivers, and I have no issues switching vts on a Geode GX2 + GSW BIOS. -- xf86-video-amd: switching to a vcons fails https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/180742 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. --