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calvin1857
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 Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2013 8:03 am Post subject: [SOLVED] no x server after upgrade |
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hi ,
yesterday i performed a full upgrade of my lenovo x120e netbook (amd e350 apu) and now it is unable to start x server. the error i get is "DRM REPORT MODESETTING ISNT SUPPORTED"...here is an screenshot
http://imgur.com/ybPrL
i have disabled mode setting since one year because it leads to a greyed out display soon after the bootup.
this is the xorg log screenshot
http://imgur.com/ybPrL
xrandr outputs "cant open display"
I am running kernel 3.6 and xfce.
please help in this regard.
thanks
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Gusar
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| Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2013 10:02 am Post subject: Re: no x server after upgrade |
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| calvin1857 wrote: | | i have disabled mode setting |
Isn't it obvious then what you need to do? KMS is the future. Other drivers got rid of UMS some time ago, now the radeon driver did it. |
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VoidMage
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| Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2013 10:05 am Post subject: |
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Those screenshots are completely useless.
We need the context of the log (pastebin it) and you hardware/kernel configuration. |
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Gusar
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| Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2013 10:37 am Post subject: |
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| VoidMage wrote: | Those screenshots are completely useless.
We need the context of the log (pastebin it) and you hardware/kernel configuration. |
I already know the context - he updated to xf86-video-ati-7.0.0 which doesn't have UMS anymore. And since he disabled KMS, he now has no modesetting. |
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calvin1857
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| Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2013 3:05 pm Post subject: |
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thanks voidmage and gusar. sorry for not pasting the complete log, i will post when i get back home.
i had disabled kms from the beginning because it always caused a grey patchy screen with no visibility soon after the boot up.
thanks again
[UPDATE]: I just reverted back to older xf86-video-ati and x server is back, thanks to u gusar  . But still i have to keep kms disabled, enabling it renders the screen useless
http://imgur.com/9jgI2
here is my kernel config file
http://pastebin.com/1ym8DnSi
How can i enable KMS?
thank you |
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chithanh
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| Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2013 3:39 pm Post subject: |
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Do you have the firmware for radeon installed? If you build radeon as module, you need to ensure that it loads before X starts.
If you can, please provide the dmesg output once the screen becomes corrupted (you may need to do this via ssh). |
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_______0
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| Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2013 12:40 am Post subject: |
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why are u uploading pics??
paste the logs somewhere. |
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VoidMage
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| Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2013 3:02 am Post subject: |
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| Also, for KMS to work correctly CONFIG_FB_RADEON must be unset. |
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calvin1857
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| Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2013 6:23 am Post subject: |
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thank you everyone . finally KMS is working now. And it was my fault that i couldnt get it working in the past.  . My gpu is HD6310 so after reading gentoo radeon wiki , I had enabled only radeon/PALM_me.bin and radeon/PALM_pfp.bin blobs in the kernel but in the lenovo x120e gentoo wiki(http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/Lenovo_ThinkPad_x120e) , I found that i need to include blobs for the SUMO and SUMO2 family cards also. After including them its working perfectly.
Thank you again guys, and this forum is really awesome.. |
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