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johanson
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 Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 2:26 pm Post subject: [SOLVED] uvesafb does not work |
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Hey,
I have a problem with my (new) laptop and the framebuffer.
The laptop is a Hp omnibook xe4500 with an ali chipset and an ATI Mobility M6 LY gpu.
The problem is that the vesafb can't display the default resolution of 1400x1050 and is very slow,
randeonfb strikes completly - so i set all my hope to uvesafb.
The Kernel i use is 2.6.23-gentoo-r1.
As the point uvesafb starts, the screen is black and doesn't came back (in the back he finished booting).
my grub.conf:
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kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.23-gentoo-r1 root=/dev/hda3 video=uvesafb:640x480-16,mtrr:1,ypan
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cut of kernel config:
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CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE="/usr/share/v86d/initramfs"
CONFIG_INITRAMFS_ROOT_UID=0
CONFIG_INITRAMFS_ROOT_GID=0
CONFIG_CONNECTOR=y
CONFIG_FB_UVESA=y
CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE="/usr/share/v86d/initramfs"
CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE=y
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Here a short cut from dmesg:
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uvesafb: ATI Technologies Inc., R100, 01.00, OEM: ATI MOBILITY RADEON, VBE v2.0
uvesafb: protected mode interface info at c000:5243
uvesafb: pmi: set display start = c00c52d7, set palette = c00c5323
uvesafb: pmi: ports = 9010 9016 9054 9038 903c 905c 9000 9004 90b0 90b2 90b4
uvesafb: no monitor limits have been set, default refresh rate will be used
uvesafb: scrolling: ypan using protected mode interface, yres_virtual=9187
Switched to high resolution mode on CPU 0
uvesafb: mode switch failed (eax=0x4f02, err=1)
Console: switching to colour frame buffer device 80x30
uvesafb: framebuffer at 0xe8000000, mapped to 0xf8880000, using 11484k, total 32768k
fb0: VESA VGA frame buffer device
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klibc is re-emerged and v86d too.
I tried most of the possible resolutions and options related to uvesafb (grub.conf)
thanks for your help
Johanson
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johanson
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| Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 8:14 pm Post subject: |
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thx,
i read this post, but i think this CONSOLE= option is splash related,...
i tried it anyway, but it doesn't help.
i get the same error, i think this is the importend line:
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uvesafb: mode switch failed (eax=0x4f02, err=1)
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but i didn't find anything about this "err=1",... |
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eyoung100
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| Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 2:26 pm Post subject: |
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Well, let's follow along with their thread in ours. Please post the output of:
| Code: | | cat /sys/bus/platform/drivers/uvesafb/uvesafb.0/vbe_modes |
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johanson
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| Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 7:25 am Post subject: |
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thx for your reply,
here's the output:
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laptop ~ # cat /sys/bus/platform/drivers/uvesafb/uvesafb.0/vbe_modes
320x200-8, 0x0182
320x200-15, 0x010d
320x200-16, 0x010e
320x200-24, 0x010f
320x200-32, 0x0120
320x240-8, 0x0192
320x240-15, 0x0193
320x240-16, 0x0194
320x240-24, 0x0195
320x240-32, 0x0196
400x300-8, 0x01a2
400x300-15, 0x01a3
400x300-16, 0x01a4
400x300-24, 0x01a5
400x300-32, 0x01a6
512x384-8, 0x01b2
512x384-15, 0x01b3
512x384-16, 0x01b4
512x384-24, 0x01b5
512x384-32, 0x01b6
640x350-8, 0x01c2
640x350-15, 0x01c3
640x350-16, 0x01c4
640x350-24, 0x01c5
640x350-32, 0x01c6
640x400-8, 0x0100
640x400-15, 0x0183
640x400-16, 0x0184
640x400-24, 0x0185
640x400-32, 0x0186
640x480-8, 0x0101
640x480-15, 0x0110
640x480-16, 0x0111
640x480-24, 0x0112
640x480-32, 0x0121
800x600-8, 0x0103
800x600-15, 0x0113
800x600-16, 0x0114
800x600-24, 0x0115
800x600-32, 0x0122
1024x768-8, 0x0105
1024x768-15, 0x0116
1024x768-16, 0x0117
1024x768-24, 0x0118
1024x768-32, 0x0123
1280x1024-8, 0x0107
1280x1024-15, 0x0119
1280x1024-16, 0x011a
1280x1024-24, 0x011b
1280x1024-32, 0x0124
1400x1050-8, 0x0140
1400x1050-15, 0x0141
1400x1050-16, 0x0142
1400x1050-24, 0x0143
1400x1050-32, 0x0144
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i tried most of them, but no one is functionally,...
hope that helps,...
lg
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| Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 9:45 am Post subject: |
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The output confirms your BIOS supports the mode you want:
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1400x1050-8, 0x0140
1400x1050-15, 0x0141
1400x1050-16, 0x0142
1400x1050-24, 0x0143
1400x1050-32, 0x0144
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Let's start at the beginning:
| Code: | | emerge -C gentoo-sources && emerge --sync && emerge gentoo-sources |
This will remove your current kernel, update, and re-install it. DO NOT select anything having to do with the framebuffer. After we get your system working with a clean kernel, we will start adding the framebuffer back in.
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johanson
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| Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 12:27 pm Post subject: |
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hey,
ok, i unmerged the gentoo-sources, reemerged them and completly disabled the framebuffer.
here's my kernel config
thx
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eyoung100
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| Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 1:15 pm Post subject: |
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# Display hardware drivers
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# CONFIG_VGASTATE is not set
# CONFIG_VIDEO_OUTPUT_CONTROL is not set
CONFIG_FB=y
# CONFIG_FIRMWARE_EDID is not set
# CONFIG_FB_DDC is not set
CONFIG_FB_CFB_FILLRECT=y
CONFIG_FB_CFB_COPYAREA=y
CONFIG_FB_CFB_IMAGEBLIT=y
# CONFIG_FB_SYS_FILLRECT is not set
# CONFIG_FB_SYS_COPYAREA is not set
# CONFIG_FB_SYS_IMAGEBLIT is not set
# CONFIG_FB_SYS_FOPS is not set
CONFIG_FB_DEFERRED_IO=y
# CONFIG_FB_SVGALIB is not set
# CONFIG_FB_MACMODES is not set
# CONFIG_FB_BACKLIGHT is not set
CONFIG_FB_MODE_HELPERS=y
# CONFIG_FB_TILEBLITTING is not set
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Assuming you took out framebuffer support, and this config is from November 11, 2007, now set CONFIG_FB=y, along with CONFIG_FIRMWARE_EDID=y
This will let the kernel access your video BIOS, and grab an auto-computed resolution. We then will add:
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# Frame buffer hardware drivers
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# CONFIG_FB_CIRRUS is not set
# CONFIG_FB_PM2 is not set
# CONFIG_FB_CYBER2000 is not set
# CONFIG_FB_ARC is not set
# CONFIG_FB_ASILIANT is not set
# CONFIG_FB_IMSTT is not set
# CONFIG_FB_VGA16 is not set
CONFIG_FB_UVESA=y
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# CONFIG_FB_RADEON is not set
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Disable UVESA and enable Radeon.
Rebuild your kernel, and reboot, and tell me if you get a framebuffer at all. Right now were testing to see if any framebufer works.
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| Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 2:03 pm Post subject: |
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ok,
here's the new config
and this is from dmesg:
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radeonfb: Retrieved PLL infos from BIOS
radeonfb: Reference=27.00 MHz (RefDiv=60) Memory=166.00 Mhz, System=166.00 MHz
radeonfb: PLL min 12000 max 35000
Non-DDC laptop panel detected
radeonfb: Monitor 1 type LCD found
radeonfb: Monitor 2 type no found
radeonfb: panel ID string: Samsung LTN150P1-L02
radeonfb: detected LVDS panel size from BIOS: 1400x1050
radeondb: BIOS provided dividers will be used
radeonfb: Dynamic Clock Power Management enabled
radeonfb (0000:01:00.0): ATI Radeon LY
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Framebuffer works, but only with 640x480 |
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| Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 5:59 pm Post subject: |
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I think we need to add:
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# Console display driver support
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CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE=y
# CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK is not set
# CONFIG_VIDEO_SELECT is not set
# CONFIG_MDA_CONSOLE is not set
CONFIG_DUMMY_CONSOLE=y
# CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE is not set
# CONFIG_LOGO is not set
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CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE=y, CONFIG_LOGO=y and CONFIG_VIDEO_SELECT=y
CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE initializes the framebuffer using the driver we selected.
CONFIG_LOGO draws a penguin in the upper left corner.
CONFIG_VIDEO_SELECT lets the framebuffer select the video mode.
CONFIG_VIDEO_SELECT will be selected via your EDID settings. (post above)
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| Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 6:29 am Post subject: |
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Hey,
thx eyoung100, it works !!!
you're the man - thx a lot !!!
Frambuffer, X with DRI - no problems.
lg
Johanson
P.s.: Can anybody set this thread as "solved" - I didn't know how to do this |
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| Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 8:53 am Post subject: |
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| johanson wrote: | [...]
P.s.: Can anybody set this thread as "solved" - I didn't know how to do this |
Just edit the subject of your first post 
Greetz
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| Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 9:08 am Post subject: |
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@swimmer
thx ;o) |
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johanson
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| Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 5:39 am Post subject: |
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I use the radeonfb, and it works.
it can display the right resolution, and there are no problems with DRI under X. |
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| johanson wrote: | I use the radeonfb, and it works.
it can display the right resolution, and there are no problems with DRI under X. |
And.... what about suspending?
Does it resume?
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| Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 11:57 am Post subject: |
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sry, i didn't know.
I've never tried suspending on this machine, but it's a good idea ;o)
When there's a little bit of freetime, i will try it and post it here.
ciao
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