Discussion: the ati/radeon open source drivers & radeon repository

Perry3D · 2010-02-20 20:30:40

If KMS is broken you have to search for an error in dmesg. Maybe you can paste the output also.

Power Managment will come with kernel 2.6.34.

venky80 · 2010-02-20 20:58:07

Perry3D wrote:

If KMS is broken you have to search for an error in dmesg. Maybe you can paste the output also.
Power Managment will come with kernel 2.6.34.

ok here is my dmesg http://pastebin.ca/1804029
why does it show 2.6.32 as my version eventhough i installed kernel26-git from your repo?

Perry3D · 2010-02-20 21:03:14

If you just install the kernel26-git package the official kernel isn't removed. You can install both kernels parallel. You have to edit your grub configuration and create a new entry.

If you also use grub2 here is my configuration for the official kernel and the git-kernel:

# (1) Arch Linux
menuentry "Arch Linux - GIT" {
    set root=(hd0,6)
    linux    /boot/vmlinuz26-git root=/dev/sda6 locale=de_DE quiet acpi_enforce_resources=lax
    initrd    /boot/kernel26-git.img
}

# (2) Arch Linux
menuentry "Arch Linux" {
    set root=(hd0,6)
    linux    /boot/vmlinuz26 root=/dev/sda6 locale=de_DE quiet acpi_enforce_resources=lax
    initrd    /boot/kernel26.img
}

venky80 · 2010-02-20 21:42:50

Thanks now everything works i got dri2

[venky@ARCH64XPS ~]$ glxinfo |grep -i opengl
OpenGL vendor string: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: Mesa DRI R600 (RV635 9593) 20090101  TCL DRI2
OpenGL version string: 2.0 Mesa 7.8-devel
OpenGL shading language version string: 1.10
OpenGL extensions:

thanks very much perry3d

Last edited by venky80 (2010-02-20 21:48:36)

geodoc · 2010-02-21 13:12:56

Perry3d thank you very much.I have ATI 5850 graphic card and i am finally able to use it under arch linux.Of course only 2d support exists but this is all i want for now.kde 4.4 is really smooth with this driver and youtube videos play nicely.I have tried several times to build radeon driver from aur but with no success.I would certainly recommend this repo to anyone who has an Ati Evergreen card.Thanks again Perry3d!

mdias · 2010-02-21 20:52:19

Am I the only one who can't ouput to a monitor using a DVI->HDMI cable when KMS is enabled? (DVI->VGA works fine)

My monitor freaks out when I use DVI->HDMI, it shows a black screen and I can't even access any of it's menus. Works fine without KMS *or* with a DVI->VGA cable.

[edit] I'm, using the most recent packages, and I have a RV670 chip.

Last edited by mdias (2010-02-21 20:53:33)

Perry3D · 2010-02-22 06:36:32

Iman in post #856 has the same problem. You can open/search a bugreport with the url mentioned in the first post.

Vi0L0 · 2010-02-23 17:53:42

Perry3D wrote:

/edit: The performance regression with vline support (prevent tearing) is discussed here: http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=26599

vline is still working, and theres no way to disable it, but... well i have enable v-sync in q3a options (just for the test) - and it's fast and non-laggy again , looks like it somehow bypassed vline, strange tho'.
Same setting for warsow gives nothing - vline is still on which makes game a little bit 'laggy'/'flowy' - so useless in multiplayer confrontation.

Perry3D · 2010-02-23 18:59:26

I rolled out my first update for the repository.

Can somebody test it?

endlessroad1991 · 2010-02-24 06:02:19

@Perry3D:
LEW21's mesa-full has been outdated,
so I posted a new package mesa-r600-r700-git in AUR.

It is based on mesa-full, and solved 2 problems:
* Remove GLEW headers
* Add freeglut to provides

And, it's *ONLY* for r6xx/r7xx video cards, because the line
./autogen.sh ... --with-dri-drivers=swrast,r600

swrast is built because it's for software acceleration, and r600 provides support for r6xx/r7xx cards.

I've tested it with my rv710(Mobility Radeon HD 4570), all things go fine.
I think you can have a try and replace mesa-full with this package in your guide.

Last edited by endlessroad1991 (2010-02-24 06:46:53)

korpenkraxar · 2010-02-24 16:37:18

To those of you with the KMS lock bug: someone on the kernel bug tracker over at http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15276 posted a link to a patch which may fix the issue. I have not been able to figure out how to apply this one. It uses the "git apply" method with which I am not familiar. Dropping the patch in the optional "patches" folder that can be used for automatic patching with the "kernel26-git" PKGBUILD does not work.

Could some git wizard please have a look at this and preferably post how the patch can be applied successfully by editing the PKGBUILD? The patch itself can be found here:
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/foru … =dri-devel

Perry3D · 2010-02-24 18:07:29

@endlessroad1991: Tanks for modifying the package. I will add to the first post. I also did this changes on my PKGBUILD some time ago (for my repository). But i hoped the maintainer of mesa-full will really maintain his package .

@korpenkraxar: Did you already try a simple git apply <filename> ?

korpenkraxar · 2010-02-24 22:15:27

Perry3D wrote:

@korpenkraxar: Did you already try a simple git apply <filename> ?

git apply ttm_fix.patch
error: patch failed: drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_tt.c:467
error: drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_tt.c: patch does not apply

patch -Np1 -i  ttm_fix.patch
patching file drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_tt.c
Hunk #1 FAILED at 467.
Hunk #2 FAILED at 486.
Hunk #3 FAILED at 510.
Hunk #4 FAILED at 522.
Hunk #5 FAILED at 544.
Hunk #6 FAILED at 556.
Hunk #7 FAILED at 582.
7 out of 7 hunks FAILED -- saving rejects to file drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_tt.c.rej
patch unexpectedly ends in middle of line

Looks to me like there is something wrong with the patch, no?

flamelab · 2010-02-24 22:16:27

Guys, 2.6.33 is out. Check about the ioctl improvements

korpenkraxar · 2010-02-24 22:23:38

korpenkraxar wrote:

git apply ttm_fix.patch
error: patch failed: drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_tt.c:467
error: drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_tt.c: patch does not apply

Which at closer inspection is not so strange since 2.6.33 is out and ttm_tt.c is different from before. It does seem however, that the patch is not included in Linus' branch.

timong · 2010-02-25 14:59:29

Perry3D wrote:

If KMS is broken you have to search for an error in dmesg. Maybe you can paste the output also.
Power Managment will come with kernel 2.6.34.

Anyone knows when 2.6.34 will get a branch which will be working with the branch of ati development? I'm curious about the Power Management. What will it require from the 2.6.34 kernel? Is power management already implemented in another branch that will soon become part of 2.6.34? I'm interested in the time factor, and the process itself, so how much longer it may take and what branches involved?

Last edited by timong (2010-02-25 15:02:51)

Octoploid · 2010-02-25 16:01:58

timong wrote:

Perry3D wrote:
If KMS is broken you have to search for an error in dmesg. Maybe you can paste the output also.
Power Managment will come with kernel 2.6.34.
Anyone knows when 2.6.34 will get a branch which will be working with the branch of ati development? I'm curious about the Power Management. What will it require from the 2.6.34 kernel? Is power management already implemented in another branch that will soon become part of 2.6.34? I'm interested in the time factor, and the process itself, so how much longer it may take and what branches involved?

Yes, basic PM will be part of 2.6.34. It's available already in the drm-radeon-testing tree:
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/g … on-testing
All of this will hopefully be merged into the Linus tree in the next few weeks.
See also: http://airlied.livejournal.com/71261.html

timong · 2010-02-25 20:37:21

Perry3D wrote:

Someone in the ATI-Thread offers a repository on dropbox. That inspired me. So i did the same for some packages:
I need some testers:
[ati]
Server = http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4832298/x86_64
Content is (you can not browse on dropbox):

Tested with HD 5650 mobility. Success! I know it's 2d/3d unaccelerated yet, but i was curious how easy it is to make this work with your repo.

Thanks for providing. Looking forward the progress of the r800 part. Anyone knows how to read temperature of the GPU with this git version? Or to read available power modes?

Battery is eaten by 5 minutes / 1 minutes if i do something like browsing or video. but i won't test it too much as of now.

edit:
okay, a bit of testing shows, that it wont eat away too quickly on battery power too fast. I think it wont heat over either. It's not too fast, i could watch youtube tho in non-fullscreen mode tho'.

Last edited by timong (2010-02-25 20:57:54)

handy · 2010-02-26 02:46:20

@timong: Are you using lm-sensors to monitor the GPU temp?

When I run lm-sensors I can't tell which sensor is monitoring what part of the computer, apart from the CPUs of course. I don't know what "temp1" is, apart from very hot!

handy ~ $ sensors
applesmc-isa-0300
Adapter: ISA adapter
ODD : 698 RPM (min = 700 RPM)
HDD : 1199 RPM (min = 1200 RPM)
CPU : 1198 RPM (min = 1200 RPM)
temp1: +129.0°C
temp2: +27.0°C
temp3: +52.0°C
temp4: +54.5°C
temp5: +50.2°C
temp6: +49.5°C
temp7: +43.2°C
temp8: +40.8°C
ERROR: Can't get value of subfeature temp9_input: I/O error
temp9: +0.0°C

coretemp-isa-0000
Adapter: ISA adapter
Core 0: +40.0°C (high = +100.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)

coretemp-isa-0001
Adapter: ISA adapter
Core 1: +38.0°C (high = +100.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)

timong · 2010-02-26 09:15:24

i have lm_sensors installed. I tried adding a source in gnome sensors applet, but it did not show any new sensors. Probably it's not working with the r800 yet.

Perry3D · 2010-02-27 10:11:05

New xf86-video-ati Release Planned With KMS

I think we will get KMS by default when 2.6.33 hits the repos .

korpenkraxar · 2010-02-27 12:18:23

Perry3D wrote:

I think we will get KMS by default when 2.6.33 hits the repos .

Yup, too bad though it is very crash happy on many systems...

TemplarGR · 2010-02-27 17:34:51

I am using the nightly repo, and just installed kernel 2.6.33-1 from testing. I have a 3870, and kms works like a charm. Of course i had to install radeon_ucode too.

I tried world of padman and it plays really fast and without glitches. Then i tried UFO-ai and it froze when i tried to enable compressed textures. I don't know why maybe it is not supported yet?

Overall this driver is improving really fast and i am impressed!

lman · 2010-02-28 09:50:00

@Perry3D thanks for the repo, makes things easier

b4283 · 2010-02-28 12:28:47

question:
i got very dark screens in games like quake3 and openarena, and poor performances too.
and quake live have all the "tile-or-block-like" textures.

already have the latest driver from repo, what more can i do to help this?

the hardware is a ATI HD3200 (780g IGP)

Last edited by b4283 (2010-02-28 12:29:54)

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