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cvk
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 Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2003 12:28 pm Post subject: Radeon DRM can't initialize drivers |
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HELP! No matter how hard I try, I can't get the 3D acceleration of my Radeon 7500 to work:
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localhost / # glxgears
libGL error: InitDriver failed
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However there is something in my XFree86.log:
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(WW) RADEON(0): [dri] Some DRI features disabled because of version mismatch.
[dri] radeon.o kernel module version is 1.1.1 but 1.3.1 or later is preferred.
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(II) RADEON(0): [drm] failure adding irq handler, there is a device already using that irq
[drm] falling back to irq-free operation
(II) RADEON(0): [drm] Kernel module too old (1.1) for agp heap manager
(II) RADEON(0): Direct rendering enabled
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Could the version problem have anything to do with the error and has anyone out there got any idea how to proceed further? 
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Here's the output of glxinfo:
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localhost log # glxinfo
name of display: :0.0
libGL error: InitDriver failed
display: :0 screen: 0
direct rendering: No
server glx vendor string: SGI
server glx version string: 1.2
server glx extensions:
GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_EXT_import_context
client glx vendor string: SGI
client glx version string: 1.2
client glx extensions:
GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_EXT_import_context
GLX extensions:
GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_EXT_import_context
OpenGL vendor string: Mesa project: www.mesa3d.org
OpenGL renderer string: Mesa GLX Indirect
OpenGL version string: 1.3 Mesa 4.0.4
OpenGL extensions:
GL_ARB_imaging, GL_ARB_multitexture, GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp,
GL_ARB_texture_cube_map, GL_ARB_texture_env_add,
GL_ARB_texture_env_combine, GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3,
GL_ARB_transpose_matrix, GL_EXT_abgr, GL_EXT_blend_color,
GL_EXT_blend_minmax, GL_EXT_blend_subtract, GL_EXT_texture_env_add,
GL_EXT_texture_env_combine, GL_EXT_texture_env_dot3,
GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias
glu version: 1.3
glu extensions:
GLU_EXT_nurbs_tessellator, GLU_EXT_object_space_tess
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Thanks,
Chris
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bsolar
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| Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2003 12:32 pm Post subject: |
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I think you have to emerge xfree-drm.
Beware that with my radeon mobility is the only way to get dri with the new xfree, but when I try to log out occasionally the screen goes black and I have to hard reboot. With the older DRM I don' have this problem (but no DRI).
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cvk
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| Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2003 12:35 pm Post subject: |
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I already upgraded to 4.3 and emerged xfree-drm without any change 
== EDIT ==
I just installed the DRI drivers from http://dri.sf.net
glxgears is working now... 1387 Frames... finally
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Nicoo
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| Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2003 11:41 pm Post subject: |
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Can you explain thoroughly how you get it work ? In particular, do you
compile DRI into the kernel? I have the same card and same problem.
I think I tried everything without success
Help would be appreciated.
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stustill
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| Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2003 3:02 am Post subject: |
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I get the exactly the same error, and I ain't got a fix yet
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JohnY
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have you tried:
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since you upgraded xfree .... I usually need to run it after each xfree compile.
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JohnY
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I swapped video cards last night to run some tests with dri and xfree 4.3. Just swapping XF86Config files and changing between a G400 16mb and an original Radeon-(le??) 32mb and dri worked on both - without using the binaries from dri.sourceforge.net - just with xfree 4.3 and xfree-drm.
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| Code: | (WW) RADEON(0): [dri] Some DRI features disabled because of version mismatch.
[dri] radeon.o kernel module version is 1.1.1 but 1.3.1 or later is preferred.
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emerging xfree-drm should have fixed this error, at least it did when I got it.
| Code: | II) RADEON(0): [drm] failure adding irq handler, there is a device already using that irq
[drm] falling back to irq-free operation |
shutting off unused serial ports and telling the bios to manually update it's resource use in the pci configuration page so that when you boot you get a new 'escd ....updated' or is it 'dmpi ...updated'
fixed this for a G400 16mb and a fic503+ that is filled with cards.
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cvk
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| Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2003 4:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Nicoo wrote: | Can you explain thoroughly how you get it work ? In particular, do you
compile DRI into the kernel? |
I did install agpart and the Radeon driver as modules and DRI support into the kernel. IIRC I built the kernel with the settings mentioned above, set-up the XF86Config according to the various descriptions found here in the forums, emerged the xfree-drm package and finally installed the DRI-package from Sourceforge. Hope it helps.
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Nicoo
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| Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2003 9:13 pm Post subject: |
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Thank you for your reply. The better I have now is 340 FPS and no error in the log ! Unbelievable !  Which version of the dri do you fetch at dri.sf.net ? The CVS version ? At this point, I am clueless, no matter what I tried it didn't work.
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rizzo
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| Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2003 9:59 pm Post subject: |
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| cvk wrote: | | and finally installed the DRI-package from Sourceforge |
What package? I don't find any downloads on their website (which is maintained). By chance I found mention of a "snapshots" dir with binaries, but those were from October. |
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jules
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| Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2003 4:56 am Post subject: |
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i've got X 4.3 working on both a radeon 7000 and a radeon 8500.
here's how:
compile your kernel of choice with modular AGPGART, selecting the appropriate chipset (or all of them, if you aren't sure which you have).
DISABLE DRM/DRI in the kernel config, since you'll be using the modules from xfree.
reboot with new kernel
emerge xfree-drm |
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| Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2003 2:30 pm Post subject: |
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| jules wrote: | | DISABLE DRM/DRI in the kernel config, since you'll be using the modules from xfree. |
So I disable the option that says "Direct Rendering Manager (XFree86 DRI support)" and disable all the "DRM 4.1 drivers"? |
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rizzo
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| I'm assuming then that I'll need to put "agpgart" and "radeon" in my /etc/modules.autoload? I previously had them compiled into my kernel. |
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jules
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| Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2003 4:20 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | So I disable the option that says "Direct Rendering Manager (XFree86 DRI support)" and disable all the "DRM 4.1 drivers"? |
Yes.
| Quote: | | I'm assuming then that I'll need to put "agpgart" and "radeon" in my /etc/modules.autoload? I previously had them compiled into my kernel. |
I think X handles loading the modules on startup. I've never had to put agpgart or radeon in modules.autoload.
After rebuilding the kernel and emerging xfree-drm, you might want to run XFree86 -configure to generate an XF86Config file with the proper driver settings, then merge/edit those settings into /etc/X11/XF86Config. |
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TheZog
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| Posted: Thu May 01, 2003 8:14 am Post subject: |
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I just wanted to thank you for the fix.
My old original Radeon 32mb card works so much better now!
And it was so easy. |
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zfc-tinkerer
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| Posted: Tue May 06, 2003 8:40 pm Post subject: i worked!!! |
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you guys are great! this worked, when the docs at sourceforge didn't help, etc.  Thankyou so much! One step closer to abandoning windows!  |
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eGore911
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| Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2003 7:57 pm Post subject: |
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finally ... i got my radeon 9000 mobility working WITH dri! using xfree-drm driver and having ariung 1200-1300 fps in glxgears... thanks for this thread.
and ALWAYS remember not to be so stupid like me....  you have to compile the radeon dri-driver from kernel AS MODULE, only if it is a module it is replaced when is entered. otherwise the xfree-drm module is never used, but the kernel module is.... (stupid me, took me hours to find that mistake)
and if you emerge xfree-drm and having the kernel module installed:
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rmmod radeon
insmod radeon
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(not sure if necessary, but afaik i have done so ... otherwise reboot)
maybe i'll give dri.sf.net a try ...maybe more fps |
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geta
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| Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2003 12:51 pm Post subject: |
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| jules wrote: |
here's how:
- compile your kernel of choice with modular AGPGART, selecting the appropriate chipset (or all of them, if you aren't sure which you have).
- DISABLE DRM/DRI in the kernel config, since you'll be using the modules from xfree.
- reboot with new kernel
- emerge xfree-drm |
Thanks @jules: This was the solution for me
I've got: A Radeon Mobility with 32 Megs. |
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