[Solved] xf86-video-ati freeze in KDE 4.2

bcc2k · 2009-03-10 21:09:42

Hi!
I'm using xf86-video-ati driver. Randomly my whole system freezes.

I have a ATI x1600 Mobility! Is somebody else experiencing similar problems?

-bcc2k

edit:
Sorry, I mean the xf86-video-ati driver ;-)

Last edited by bcc2k (2009-04-02 11:02:17)

bcc2k · 2009-03-11 10:47:36

Or maybe someone who doesn't have this issue and has a similiar graphic-card (r500) would be so nice and show me his xorg.conf.

btw this is my xorg.conf

Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier     "X.org Configured"
    Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
    Option         "AIGLX" "true"
EndSection

Section "Files"
    #RgbPath      "/usr/share/X11/rgb"
    ModulePath   "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
    FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/misc"
    FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled"
    FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled"
    FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/TTF"
    FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/Type1"
EndSection

Section "Module"
    Load  "xtrap"
    Load  "dbe"
    Load  "GLcore"
    Load  "record"
    Load  "glx"
    Load  "extmod"
    Load  "dri"
    Load  "freetype"
    #Load  "synaptics"
    Load  "drm"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier   "Monitor0"
    Option        "VendorName" "radeon driver"
    Option        "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
    Option        "DPMS" "true"
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier  "Card0"
    Driver      "radeon"
    Option      "XAANoOffscreenPixmaps" "true"
    Option      "AGPMode" "4"
    Option      "ColorTiling" "on"
    Option      "AccelMethod" "EXA"
    #Option      "EnablePageFlip" "on"
    #Option      "AGPFastWrite" "yes"
    Option      "DRI" "true"
    #Option      "DynamicClocks" "on" 
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier "Screen0"
    Device     "Card0"
    Monitor    "Monitor0"
    DefaultDepth     24
    SubSection "Display"
        Viewport   0 0
        Depth     24
    EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "DRI"
    Group 0
    Mode 0666
EndSection

Section "Extensions"
    Option     "Composite" "Enable"
EndSection

Last edited by bcc2k (2009-03-11 10:51:50)

Lux Perpetua · 2009-03-12 02:08:12

Tell me, do you have desktop effects enabled? There's apparently a major outstanding bug in the driver that causes X to freeze on some cards with "desktop effects" (compositing etc.) enabled. I also experienced system lockups with xf86-video-ati when I had desktop effects enabled, but I haven't had any since disabling them. I don't have the same card as you, though.

People have suggested trying different AGPModes, the valid values being 1, 2, 4, and 8. It didn't work for me, but it probably doesn't hurt to try.

Last edited by Lux Perpetua (2009-03-12 02:08:45)

manutortosa · 2009-03-28 06:04:45

I've same problem with an ATI RADEON 9550, system freezes with desktop effects enabled.

Test this:

Edit your etc/X11/xorg.conf and add these lines to "Device" section:

Option "UseInternalAGPGART" "no"
Option "KernelModuleParm" "agplock=0" # AGP locked user pages: disabled

Last edited by manutortosa (2009-03-28 08:39:10)

Dinth · 2009-03-28 07:50:39

If plasma freezes, you must wait for kde 4.2.2 or use fglrx for now

Last edited by Dinth (2009-03-28 07:50:52)

manutortosa · 2009-03-28 08:04:31

Sorry, the solution above don't work....

Last edited by manutortosa (2009-03-28 08:38:53)

bcc2k · 2009-04-02 10:59:09

Thank you all for the answers!

Well, I switched to xorg-server 1.6 and therefore also to xf86-video-ati 6.12.0 and now it seems to work much more stable.

For now I hope xorg 1.6 arrives Extra soon.

thank you guys.

oh and btw. the problem occurred with and without desktop-effects enabled.

Last edited by bcc2k (2009-04-02 11:00:02)

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#1 2009-03-10 21:09:42

[Solved] xf86-video-ati freeze in KDE 4.2

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