Can not get Debain Sid to start

[xeno74]

Could you try it without the Radeon 9200 PCI please? You could remove the Xorg config entries of the Radeon 9200 for example.

[johnfante]

The problem is that 3D doesnt work both with and without the Radeon PCI in xorg.conf.

Without as advised here: http://www.mintppc.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=1202

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Section "Monitor"
	Identifier "Monitor0"
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier             "Screen0"
	Driver                 "radeon"
	BusID                  "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier "Screen0"
	Device "Device0"
	Monitor "Monitor0"
	DefaultDepth 24
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth 24
		Modes "1920x1200_75.00"
	EndSubSection
EndSection

To be sure I also tried with:

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Section "Monitor"
	Identifier "Monitor0"
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier             "Screen0"
	Driver                 "radeon"
	BusID                  "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Device"	
	Identifier             "Screen1"
   	Driver                 "radeon"
	BusID                  "PCI:6:05:0"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier "Screen0"
	Device "Device0"
	Monitor "Monitor0"
	DefaultDepth 24
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth 24
		Modes "1920x1200_75.00"
	EndSubSection
EndSection

I have also tried to copy the way it is done in Ubuntu 12.04. Removed 10-monitor.conf and copied over the 10-vsync.conf to see if that could work on debian but it does'nt work at all. X does'nt start.

I am beginning to see a dead end here ....

[johnfante]

I found a solution - sort of

Instead of disabling the Radeon PCI I disabled the Radeon HD.

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    Section "Monitor"
       Identifier "Monitor0"
    EndSection

    Section "Device"
       Identifier             "Screen0"
       Driver                 "radeon"
       BusID                  "PCI:6:05:0"
    EndSection

    Section "Screen"
       Identifier "Screen0"
       Device "Device0"
       Monitor "Monitor0"
       DefaultDepth 24
       SubSection "Display"
          Depth 24
          Modes "1920x1200_75.00"
       EndSubSection
    EndSection

The kernel output comes to the Radeon HD but when X starts up it goes to the Radeon PCI and is running on there now. Glxgears now works but ofcourse the fps suck (resolution: 1400x900):

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benny@AmigaOneX1000:~$ glxgears
Running synchronized to the vertical refresh.  The framerate should be
approximately the same as the monitor refresh rate.
378 frames in 5.0 seconds = 75.561 FPS
375 frames in 5.0 seconds = 74.987 FPS
375 frames in 5.0 seconds = 74.986 FPS
375 frames in 5.0 seconds = 74.986 FPS
375 frames in 5.0 seconds = 74.986 FPS
375 frames in 5.0 seconds = 74.986 FPS
375 frames in 5.0 seconds = 74.986 FPS
375 frames in 5.0 seconds = 74.986 FPS
375 frames in 5.0 seconds = 74.986 FPS
375 frames in 5.0 seconds = 74.986 FPS
375 frames in 5.0 seconds = 74.986 FPS
375 frames in 5.0 seconds = 74.987 FPS
375 frames in 5.0 seconds = 74.986 FPS
375 frames in 5.0 seconds = 74.986 FPS
XIO:  fatal IO error 11 (Resource temporarily unavailable) on X server ":0.0"
      after 16409 requests (16409 known processed) with 0 events remaining.
benny@AmigaOneX1000:~$

Maybe I need to give my Radeon HD some other variables get it to work proberly. At least I have 3D now

EDIT: Well sort of 3D. Glxgears works but at least Chromium BSU and Neverball will not start up. Chromium BSU opens a black window and then hangs. Neverball just does'nt start up. I have tried reducing the screen resolution but that did not have any effect. The search continues ...

[xeno74]

EDIT: Well sort of 3D. Glxgears works but at least Chromium BSU and Neverball will not start up. Chromium BSU opens a black window and then hangs. Neverball just does'nt start up. I have tried reducing the screen resolution but that did not have any effect. The search continues ...

Hi John,

Thanks for your effort. Could you post the output by "glxinfo | grep OpenGL", please?

Cheers,

Christian

[johnfante]

Here is the output from when the Radeon PCI is used.

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benny@AmigaOneX1000:~$ glxinfo | grep OpenGL
OpenGL vendor string: Mesa Project
OpenGL renderer string: Mesa DRI R200 (RV280 5960)  TCL DRI2
OpenGL version string: 1.3 Mesa 10.2.2
OpenGL extensions:
benny@AmigaOneX1000:~$ 

When I try to run the same command with the Radeon HD enabled it gives me the usual error.

A little strange to see it use Mesa 10.2.2 since I installed 10.0.4.!?!?!

[xeno74]

I tested an ATi Radeon 9250 PCI graphics card in my A1-X1000 last year. CFE recognised this PCI card and Linux booted fine. 3D acceleration worked but very slow. I don't recommend any old Radeon PCI cards for 3D apps on Linux.

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-Computer-
Processor		: PowerPC PA6T, altivec supported (1800,00MHz)
Memory		: 8089MB (219MB used)
Operating System		: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS
User Name		: christian
Date/Time		: Sa 25 Mai 2013 13:18:01 CEST
-Display-
Resolution		: 1280x1024 pixels
OpenGL Renderer		: Mesa DRI R200 (RV280 5960) PowerPC 64/Altivec TCL DRI2
X11 Vendor		: The X.Org Foundation
-Multimedia-
Audio Adapter		: HDA-Intel - HDA ATI SB
-Input Devices-
   USB Keyboard
   USB Keyboard
 Device USB Device
-Printers-
No printers found
-SCSI Disks-
ATA ST2000DM001-9YN1
HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GH22NS50
ATA ESA3SF1240GB
ATA SanDisk SDCFB-25

[johnfante]

I agree. The Radeon PCI - especially when it is in a ordinary PCI slot like mine - is way to slow.

I will try some fiddling around to see if I can get 3D working on the Radeon HD. At least now I know for sure that you can disable the cards in 10.monitor.conf.