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b4283

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Registered: 2008-11-26

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Serious kernel error from catalyst

After a proper & successful `pacman -Syu` update, the system works pretty okay except one part: the catalyst driver isn't working again.
(I guess the above implies the latest kernel26, xorg-server & libdrm)

To be more exact, it helps me getting into Xorg, but everything stalls, nothing works smoothly.

here's a copy the `dmesg |tail` :

[fglrx:firegl_find_any_map] *ERROR* Invalid map handle!<3>[fglrx:drm_vm_close] *ERROR* map not found -> inconsistent kernel data!!! vma_start:0x7fdc492bb000,handle:0xd0e88000
[fglrx:firegl_find_any_map] *ERROR* Invalid map handle!<3>[fglrx:drm_vm_close] *ERROR* map not found -> inconsistent kernel data!!! vma_start:0x7fdc492bc000,handle:0xd0e80000
__ratelimit: 10 callbacks suppressed
xfce4-settings-[6804]: segfault at 8 ip 00007fc774a32611 sp 00007fff818838c0 error 4 in libSM.so.6.0.0[7fc774a30000+8000]
[fglrx:firegl_find_any_map] *ERROR* Invalid map handle!<3>[fglrx:drm_vm_open] *ERROR* map not found -> inconsistent kernel data!!! vma_start:0x7fe363d35000,handle:0xfdfe0000
[fglrx:firegl_find_any_map] *ERROR* Invalid map handle!<3>[fglrx:drm_vm_open] *ERROR* map not found -> inconsistent kernel data!!! vma_start:0x7fe363d35000,handle:0xfdfe0000
[fglrx:firegl_find_any_map] *ERROR* Invalid map handle!<3>[fglrx:drm_vm_close] *ERROR* map not found -> inconsistent kernel data!!! vma_start:0x7fe363d35000,handle:0xfdfe0000
[fglrx:firegl_find_any_map] *ERROR* Invalid map handle!<3>[fglrx:drm_vm_open] *ERROR* map not found -> inconsistent kernel data!!! vma_start:0x7f69e11c7000,handle:0xfdfe0000
[fglrx:firegl_find_any_map] *ERROR* Invalid map handle!<3>[fglrx:drm_vm_close] *ERROR* map not found -> inconsistent kernel data!!! vma_start:0x7f69e11c7000,handle:0xfdfe0000
[fglrx:firegl_find_any_map] *ERROR* Invalid map handle!<3>[fglrx:drm_vm_close] *ERROR* map not found -> inconsistent kernel data!!! vma_start:0x7fe363d35000,handle:0xfdfe0000

Strangely enough, there seems to be no error mesg in Xorg.0.log, except for reporting non-supported resolutions.

There's a hint from the catalyst package maintainer that I should recompile the module after upgrading xorg or libdrm, but it didn't help.

Though currently I use a xf86-video-radeonhd and it works, but I would really like my 3D acceleration back.

ps: If anyone would like to see a `dmesg |grep fglrx`, see: http://pastebin.com/m29711617

Last edited by b4283 (2009-04-17 04:42:03)

b4283

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Re: Serious kernel error from catalyst

Just wondering if anyone has the same problem ?
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audaly

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Registered: 2004-12-13

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Re: Serious kernel error from catalyst

So do I

R00KIE

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Re: Serious kernel error from catalyst

I've had that problem too .... I did recompile catalyst-utils and catalyst and it worked again.

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arlite

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From: .de

Registered: 2008-05-02

Posts: 31

Re: Serious kernel error from catalyst

Same issue here. Recompiling/installing catalyst and catalyst-utils did not prevent the errorlines from filling my syslog. (Archx86_64, HD4850)

regnak90

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Registered: 2009-02-03

Posts: 11

Re: Serious kernel error from catalyst

Me too...

ploxiln

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Registered: 2006-10-27

Posts: 50

Re: Serious kernel error from catalyst

I didn't notice anything was wrong until I ran out of disk space on my root partition from 500MB {errors,kernel,everything}.log.{1,2,3,4} files. Fun stuff.

o_O??

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From: earth

Registered: 2009-05-02

Posts: 3

Re: Serious kernel error from catalyst

me too. but the catalyst works.

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Darkwind

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Registered: 2007-05-06

Posts: 58

Re: Serious kernel error from catalyst

I have the same problem - didn't notice anything wrong untill it filled my /var/ partition.
Recompiling catalyst/catalyst-utils also had no effect. Arch64 HD3460,

ataraxia

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From: Pittsburgh

Registered: 2007-05-06

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Re: Serious kernel error from catalyst

FWIW, Catalyst 9.5 does not change this issue at all.

cinan

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Registered: 2008-07-04

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Re: Serious kernel error from catalyst

same with catalyst 9.6

TheBitPit

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Registered: 2009-07-20

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Re: Serious kernel error from catalyst

I too see this with Catalyst 9.6.

So far it has only occurred while watching HD recordings with mythtv. The picture and sound freeze and then jump. Mythtv reports that its RingBuf is "Taking too long to be allowed to read.." and "Waited 2.0 seconds for data to become available...". These errors should not be happening while playing a recording as the data comes from disk. You can back up 5 to 30 seconds and it will usually play correctly and then start studdering on content you have not viewed yet. It is almost as if the fglrx driver is doing something that interferes with disk I/O.

This happens at random intervals and usually only lasts for a couple minutes. It often starts working right when a completely new scene begins.

The computer is a Dell Vostro 200 with an ASUS built ATI EAH3450 card. One Terabyte HD for data. Intel Core 2 Duo. 2 GB memory over 1 GB is being used as cache. CPU useage is 20% to 30% when running and well below that when studdering.