[SOLVED] i915 driver not working with 3.15.5-1 kernel

Wookiegeek · 2014-07-28 12:05:40

After upgrading my kernel to 3.15.5-1 my graphics fail and I get a screen of death with vertical colour stripes.

Toshiba Satelloite Pro A200
Intel Core2Duo T5450
Video device:

00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller (primary) (rev 0c)  
00:02.1 Display Controller: Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller (secondary) (rev 0c)

After booting, with previous kernels the login tty blinks once, presumably when modesetting takes over and control is passed over to the video driver. It is at this point that the problem occurs with the new kernel.
here's a copy of the Xorg log:

[    23.391] 
X.Org X Server 1.15.2
Release Date: 2014-06-27
[    23.392] X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
[    23.392] Build Operating System: Linux 3.15.1-1-ARCH x86_64 
[    23.392] Current Operating System: Linux AEngLapArch 3.14.13-1-lts #1 SMP Fri Jul 18 18:39:25 CEST 2014 x86_64
[    23.393] Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-linux-lts root=UUID=13f0c3b4-35b2-41bc-9db4-b6821a5642ef rw quiet nomodeset i915 modeset=0
[    23.393] Build Date: 27 June 2014  07:32:26PM
[    23.393]  
[    23.394] Current version of pixman: 0.32.6
[    23.394] 	Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
	to make sure that you have the latest version.
[    23.394] Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
	(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
	(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
[    23.396] (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Fri Jul 25 12:05:29 2014
[    23.409] (==) Using config directory: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d"
[    23.409] (==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
[    23.420] (==) No Layout section.  Using the first Screen section.
[    23.420] (==) No screen section available. Using defaults.
[    23.420] (**) |-->Screen "Default Screen Section" (0)
[    23.420] (**) |   |-->Monitor "<default monitor>"
[    23.433] (==) No monitor specified for screen "Default Screen Section".
	Using a default monitor configuration.
[    23.434] (==) Automatically adding devices
[    23.434] (==) Automatically enabling devices
[    23.434] (==) Automatically adding GPU devices
[    23.440] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/TTF/" does not exist.
[    23.440] 	Entry deleted from font path.
[    23.440] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/OTF/" does not exist.
[    23.440] 	Entry deleted from font path.
[    23.440] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/Type1/" does not exist.
[    23.440] 	Entry deleted from font path.
[    23.440] (WW) `fonts.dir' not found (or not valid) in "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/".
[    23.440] 	Entry deleted from font path.
[    23.440] 	(Run 'mkfontdir' on "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/").
[    23.441] (WW) `fonts.dir' not found (or not valid) in "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/".
[    23.441] 	Entry deleted from font path.
[    23.441] 	(Run 'mkfontdir' on "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/").
[    23.441] (==) FontPath set to:
	/usr/share/fonts/misc/
[    23.441] (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
[    23.441] (II) The server relies on udev to provide the list of input devices.
	If no devices become available, reconfigure udev or disable AutoAddDevices.
[    23.441] (II) Loader magic: 0x811cc0
[    23.441] (II) Module ABI versions:
[    23.441] 	X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
[    23.441] 	X.Org Video Driver: 15.0
[    23.441] 	X.Org XInput driver : 20.0
[    23.441] 	X.Org Server Extension : 8.0
[    23.443] (--) PCI:*(0:0:2:0) 8086:2a02:1179:ff00 rev 12, Mem @ 0xfc000000/1048576, 0xd0000000/268435456, I/O @ 0x00001800/8
[    23.443] (--) PCI: (0:0:2:1) 8086:2a03:1179:ff00 rev 12, Mem @ 0xfc100000/1048576
[    23.443] (WW) Open ACPI failed (/var/run/acpid.socket) (No such file or directory)
[    23.452] Initializing built-in extension Generic Event Extension
[    23.452] Initializing built-in extension SHAPE
[    23.453] Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM
[    23.453] Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension
[    23.453] Initializing built-in extension XTEST
[    23.453] Initializing built-in extension BIG-REQUESTS
[    23.454] Initializing built-in extension SYNC
[    23.454] Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD
[    23.454] Initializing built-in extension XC-MISC
[    23.454] Initializing built-in extension SECURITY
[    23.454] Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA
[    23.455] Initializing built-in extension XFIXES
[    23.455] Initializing built-in extension RENDER
[    23.455] Initializing built-in extension RANDR
[    23.455] Initializing built-in extension COMPOSITE
[    23.456] Initializing built-in extension DAMAGE
[    23.456] Initializing built-in extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
[    23.456] Initializing built-in extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
[    23.456] Initializing built-in extension RECORD
[    23.457] Initializing built-in extension DPMS
[    23.457] Initializing built-in extension Present
[    23.457] Initializing built-in extension DRI3
[    23.465] Initializing built-in extension X-Resource
[    23.472] Initializing built-in extension XVideo
[    23.480] Initializing built-in extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
[    23.488] Initializing built-in extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
[    23.495] Initializing built-in extension XFree86-DGA
[    23.503] Initializing built-in extension XFree86-DRI
[    23.510] Initializing built-in extension DRI2
[    23.510] (II) "glx" will be loaded by default.
[    23.510] (II) LoadModule: "dri2"
[    23.510] (II) Module "dri2" already built-in
[    23.510] (II) LoadModule: "glamoregl"
[    23.511] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libglamoregl.so
[    23.657] (II) Module glamoregl: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    23.657] 	compiled for 1.15.0, module version = 0.6.0
[    23.657] 	ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
[    23.657] (II) LoadModule: "glx"
[    23.665] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so
[    23.681] (II) Module glx: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    23.681] 	compiled for 1.15.2, module version = 1.0.0
[    23.681] 	ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 8.0
[    23.681] (==) AIGLX enabled
[    23.688] Loading extension GLX
[    23.688] (==) Matched intel as autoconfigured driver 0
[    23.688] (==) Matched modesetting as autoconfigured driver 1
[    23.688] (==) Matched fbdev as autoconfigured driver 2
[    23.688] (==) Matched vesa as autoconfigured driver 3
[    23.688] (==) Assigned the driver to the xf86ConfigLayout
[    23.688] (II) LoadModule: "intel"
[    23.688] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/intel_drv.so
[    23.741] (II) Module intel: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    23.741] 	compiled for 1.15.2, module version = 2.99.912
[    23.741] 	Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[    23.741] 	ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 15.0
[    23.741] (II) LoadModule: "modesetting"
[    23.742] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module modesetting
[    23.742] (II) UnloadModule: "modesetting"
[    23.742] (II) Unloading modesetting
[    23.742] (EE) Failed to load module "modesetting" (module does not exist, 0)
[    23.742] (II) LoadModule: "fbdev"
[    23.742] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module fbdev
[    23.742] (II) UnloadModule: "fbdev"
[    23.742] (II) Unloading fbdev
[    23.742] (EE) Failed to load module "fbdev" (module does not exist, 0)
[    23.742] (II) LoadModule: "vesa"
[    23.742] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module vesa
[    23.742] (II) UnloadModule: "vesa"
[    23.742] (II) Unloading vesa
[    23.742] (EE) Failed to load module "vesa" (module does not exist, 0)
[    23.742] (II) intel: Driver for Intel(R) Integrated Graphics Chipsets:
	i810, i810-dc100, i810e, i815, i830M, 845G, 854, 852GM/855GM, 865G,
	915G, E7221 (i915), 915GM, 945G, 945GM, 945GME, Pineview GM,
	Pineview G, 965G, G35, 965Q, 946GZ, 965GM, 965GME/GLE, G33, Q35, Q33,
	GM45, 4 Series, G45/G43, Q45/Q43, G41, B43
[    23.743] (II) intel: Driver for Intel(R) HD Graphics: 2000-5000
[    23.743] (II) intel: Driver for Intel(R) Iris(TM) Graphics: 5100
[    23.743] (II) intel: Driver for Intel(R) Iris(TM) Pro Graphics: 5200
[    23.743] (++) using VT number 1

[    23.746] (EE) No devices detected.
[    23.746] (EE) 
Fatal server error:
[    23.746] (EE) no screens found(EE) 
[    23.746] (EE) 
Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support 
	 at http://wiki.x.org
 for help. 
[    23.746] (EE) Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.
[    23.746] (EE)

23.746 seems to be where the trouble is: the i915 driver seems not to detect the device even though it appears at 23.443.

Sure enough, disabling modesetting allows tty login, but is not useful as this also stops X from working.
Chrooting and downgrading the kernel to 3.14 or the lts version also works. xf86-video-intel 2.99.912-2-x86-64 works fine with the older kernel.

I also tried a fresh install. the Arch Live CD for July, which contains the 3.15.3-1 kernel works fine, but pacstrap installs a newer kernel from the repo - (is that right?), breaking the installed system.

Does anybody have any ideas?

Last edited by Wookiegeek (2014-07-28 21:06:35)

amenzhisnky · 2014-07-28 13:31:05

Try to downgrade xf86-video-intel package 1 version back, the last one seems to be buggy.

Sekre · 2014-07-28 14:31:28

Seems as if you are using glamor according to your X log. Have you perchance tested with UXA?

I have had issues with SNA in the recent driver, but seems that switching to UXA and ditching all other options is a temporary workaround for me. Sadly this breaks VSync and introduces some tear, but I got rid of other nasties such as lock-ups and flickering.

For extra info, we have different chips you and I, but it might be a common error.

Wookiegeek · 2014-07-28 15:31:48

Hi thanks,

amenzhisnky wrote:

Try to downgrade xf86-video-intel package 1 version back, the last one seems to be buggy.

The crash still happens when xf86-video-intel is downgraded. It also happens when the package is removed.

Sekre wrote:

Seems as if you are using glamor according to your X log. Have you perchance tested with UXA?
I have had issues with SNA in the recent driver, but seems that switching to UXA and ditching all other options is a temporary workaround for me. Sadly this breaks VSync and introduces some tear, but I got rid of other nasties such as lock-ups and flickering.
For extra info, we have different chips you and I, but it might be a common error.

The problem is with the tty display crashing before I even get a chance to invoke X. I'll give UXA a go but I think the problem is in the i915 module of the kernel itself.

Wookiegeek · 2014-07-28 16:02:56

Yep, UXA works fine with the older kernel, but doesn't fix the problen with 3.15.5. There seems to be work going on upstream here, here and here so I might have to sit tight with linux-lts for now and hope a fix comes through in a kernel update.

Edit: thanks for the suggestions:it did turn out to be the kernel - it's fixed in the 3.15.7-1 version in testing - all good!

Last edited by Wookiegeek (2014-07-28 21:05:49)

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#1 2014-07-28 12:05:40

[SOLVED] i915 driver not working with 3.15.5-1 kernel

#2 2014-07-28 13:31:05

Re: [SOLVED] i915 driver not working with 3.15.5-1 kernel

#3 2014-07-28 14:31:28

Re: [SOLVED] i915 driver not working with 3.15.5-1 kernel

#4 2014-07-28 15:31:48

Re: [SOLVED] i915 driver not working with 3.15.5-1 kernel

#5 2014-07-28 16:02:56

Re: [SOLVED] i915 driver not working with 3.15.5-1 kernel

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