Debian Bug report logs - #394669
xserver-xorg not working on Alpha architecture

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Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Gianluca Bonetti <gl@decadence.it>

To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit@bugs.debian.org>

Subject: xserver-xorg not working on Alpha architecture

Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2006 16:09:53 +0200

Package: xserver-xorg
Version: 1:7.1.0-5
Severity: grave
Justification: renders package unusable

xserver-xorg is not working at all in Alpha architecture.
I have installed on an Alpha PWS 500 and the X server could not start
with two different video cards (and video drivers).
All are PCI cards: a Voodoo 5/5500 64MB and a Matrox G450 32MB DDR PCI.

Both cards works fine with XFree 4.3.0

The X server simply doesn't start, the process takes 99,9% of CPU time
and hangs until killed (by user kill -9).

Just ask if any other test is required.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: alpha
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.18.1-decadence.it
Locale: LANG=it_IT@euro, LC_CTYPE=it_IT@euro (charmap=ISO-8859-15) (ignored: LC_ALL set to it_IT@euro)

Versions of packages xserver-xorg depends on:
ii  debconf                       1.5.6      Debian configuration management sy
ii  x11-common                    1:7.1.0-5  X Window System (X.Org) infrastruc
ii  xbase-clients                 1:7.1.ds-3 miscellaneous X clients
ii  xkb-data-legacy               1.0.1-4    Classic XKB data
ii  xserver-xorg-core             2:1.1.1-10 X.Org X server -- core server
ii  xserver-xorg-input-evdev [xse 1:1.1.2-3  X.Org X server -- evdev input driv
ii  xserver-xorg-input-kbd [xserv 1:1.1.0-4  X.Org X server -- keyboard input d
ii  xserver-xorg-input-mouse [xse 1:1.1.1-3  X.Org X server -- mouse input driv
ii  xserver-xorg-video-fbdev [xse 1:0.3.0-3  X.Org X server -- fbdev display dr
ii  xserver-xorg-video-tdfx [xser 1:1.2.1-5  X.Org X server -- tdfx display dri
ii  xserver-xorg-video-vesa [xser 1:1.2.1-3  X.Org X server -- VESA display dri

Versions of packages xserver-xorg recommends:
pn  discover1 | discover          <none>     (no description available)
pn  laptop-detect                 <none>     (no description available)
pn  mdetect                       <none>     (no description available)
pn  xresprobe                     <none>     (no description available)

-- debconf information:
* xserver-xorg/multiple_possible_x-drivers:
* xserver-xorg/config/monitor/use_sync_ranges: true
* xserver-xorg/config/inputdevice/mouse/port: /dev/input/mice
* xserver-xorg/config/doublequote_in_string_error:
  xserver-xorg/config/monitor/screen-size: 17 inches (430 mm)
* shared/default-x-server: xserver-xorg
  xserver-xorg/config/device/default-identifier:
* xserver-xorg/autodetect_monitor: false
* xserver-xorg/config/inputdevice/mouse/protocol: ImPS/2
* shared/no_known_x-server:
* xserver-xorg/config/display/default_depth: 24
* xserver-xorg/config/display/modes: 1280x1024, 1280x960, 1280x854, 1280x800, 1280x768, 1200x800, 1152x864, 1152x768, 1024x768, 800x600, 640x480
* xserver-xorg/config/device/bus_id_error:
* xserver-xorg/config/monitor/vert-refresh: 50-160
* xserver-xorg/config/inputdevice/keyboard/options:
* xserver-xorg/autodetect_keyboard: false
* xserver-xorg/config/device/use_fbdev: false
* xserver-xorg/config/inputdevice/keyboard/variant:
* xserver-xorg/config/nonnumeric_string_error:
* xserver-xorg/config/inputdevice/keyboard/layout: it
* xserver-xorg/config/modules: bitmap, dbe, ddc, dri, extmod, freetype, glx, type1
* xserver-xorg/config/monitor/identifier: monitor0
* xserver-xorg/config/inputdevice/mouse/emulate3buttons: false
* xserver-xorg/autodetect_mouse: true
* xserver-xorg/config/monitor/horiz-sync: 30-70
* xserver-xorg/config/device/video_ram: 65536
* xserver-xorg/config/monitor/range_input_error:
* xserver-xorg/config/inputdevice/keyboard/model: pc105
* xserver-xorg/config/device/driver: tdfx
* xserver-xorg/config/device/identifier: card0
* xserver-xorg/config/monitor/selection-method: Advanced
* xserver-xorg/config/null_string_error:
* shared/multiple_possible_x-servers:
* xserver-xorg/config/device/bus_id: PCI:0:11:0
* xserver-xorg/config/write_files_section: true
* xserver-xorg/autodetect_video_card: true
* xserver-xorg/config/monitor/mode-list: 1280x1024 @ 60Hz
* xserver-xorg/config/inputdevice/keyboard/rules: xorg
  xserver-xorg/config/monitor/default-identifier:

Message #10 received at 394669@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Drew Parsons <dparsons@debian.org>

To: 394669@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: xserver-xorg not working on Alpha architecture

Date: Thu, 09 Nov 2006 11:45:28 +1100

X11R7.1 is confirmed working on alpha for tga2, ATI Rage and some
unspecified third card under both Debian [1,2] and gentoo [3].

Mixed results for ATI RV280 [Radeon 9200 PRO] [4], suggesting that
whether it's AGP or PCI may play a role.


[1] http://lists.debian.org/debian-alpha/2006/09/msg00047.html
    http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2006-October/019209.html

[2] http://lists.debian.org/debian-alpha/2006/10/msg00041.html

[3] http://archives.gentoo.org/gentoo-alpha/msg_01328.xml

[4] http://lists.debian.org/debian-alpha/2006/10/msg00040.html
    http://lists.debian.org/debian-alpha/2006/10/msg00035.html

Message #15 received at 394669-done@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Andreas Barth <aba@not.so.argh.org>

To: Drew Parsons <dparsons@debian.org>

Cc: 394669-done@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: xserver-xorg not working on Alpha architecture

Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2006 22:34:05 +0100

* Drew Parsons (dparsons@debian.org) [061108 16:52]:
> X11R7.1 is confirmed working on alpha for tga2, ATI Rage and some
> unspecified third card under both Debian [1,2] and gentoo [3].
> 
> Mixed results for ATI RV280 [Radeon 9200 PRO] [4], suggesting that
> whether it's AGP or PCI may play a role.

I'm closing this generic bug report now - if you have issues on alpha,
please report more specific (and this bug is kept open
392500 [           ] xserver-xorg-video-mga: [alpha] fails with a Matrox Millennium II PCI
anyways, so if it is the same case, please add it to that bug report).


Cheers,
Andi
-- 
  http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/

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