Problems with fglrx - Revision history

Sparhawk: /* X-specific issues */

2009-11-17T01:47:15Z

‎X-specific issues

C167: /* Kernel-specific troubles */

2008-05-06T22:25:55Z

‎Kernel-specific troubles

Whoopie: Undo revision 37511 by Dave abrahams (Talk) This page is about problems with fglrx, not USB devices

2008-04-30T15:09:06Z

Undo revision 37511 by Dave abrahams (Talk) This page is about problems with fglrx, not USB devices

Dave abrahams: /* Troubles using software suspend */

2008-04-30T10:46:55Z

‎Troubles using software suspend

Dave abrahams: /* Troubles using software suspend */

2008-04-29T20:49:24Z

‎Troubles using software suspend

Noahf: use xrandr to work around fglrx 8-01 3D bug

2008-02-06T04:04:49Z

use xrandr to work around fglrx 8-01 3D bug

Jerome: /* Known Troubles and Solutions */

2008-01-29T14:39:55Z

‎Known Troubles and Solutions

Dukat: /* Troubles using software suspend */ SLUB

2007-11-11T23:35:47Z

‎Troubles using software suspend: SLUB

Gsmenden: /* Composite Support */

2007-10-24T05:08:15Z

‎Composite Support

Warriorness at 14:24, 23 October 2007

2007-10-23T14:24:27Z

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	As of version 8.37.6, this issue is solved. No more binary hacking needed.		As of version 8.37.6, this issue is solved. No more binary hacking needed.
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		+	==== X server gives an error "Invalid video BIOS signature" after installing fglrx ====
		+	In cases where you get an X error containing the following lines:<br>
		+	fglrx(0): Invalid video BIOS signature!<br>
		+	fglrx(0): GetBIOSParameter failed<br>
		+	fglrx(0): PreInitConfig failed<br>
		+
		+	A solution is to go into '''BIOS''', and set the option under '''Config > Display > Graphics Device''' from Switchable to Discrete. This will allow X to detect your Mobility Radeon graphics card, instead of incorrectly detecting only your integrated Intel chipset graphics.
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		+	You should also set the option ''''OS Detection for Switchable Graphics'''' to disabled, so that BIOS won't revert to 'Switchable' after each boot.

	=== Kernel-specific troubles ===		=== Kernel-specific troubles ===

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	=== Kernel-specific troubles ===		=== Kernel-specific troubles ===
		+	==== 2.6.25 ====
		+	fglrx 8.4 on kernel 2.6.25 needs a [http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-p-5037932.html#5037932 patch].

		+	==== fglrx <= 8.21.7 ====
	Using ATI drivers <=8.21.7 with kernel >=2.6.15 needs a [http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=113429835515001&w=2 patch]. (see table below for detail.) If you can't compile the driver modules with 2.6.15 or later, you should apply this [http://www.ksp.sk/~rasto/fglrx_with_2.6.15.patch patch] instead.		Using ATI drivers <=8.21.7 with kernel >=2.6.15 needs a [http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=113429835515001&w=2 patch]. (see table below for detail.) If you can't compile the driver modules with 2.6.15 or later, you should apply this [http://www.ksp.sk/~rasto/fglrx_with_2.6.15.patch patch] instead.

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	Resume doesn't work when any AIGLX clients are active. See https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24/+bug/197209 for details and a workaround.		Resume doesn't work when any AIGLX clients are active. See https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24/+bug/197209 for details and a workaround.
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−	~~Resume doesn't work with any USB devices plugged into an attached dock. See https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/218760 for details and a workaround.~~

	Suspend won't work on any distribution which has activated the new SLUB allocator with fglrx < 8.42. This affects e.g. Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy (see https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-source-2.6.22/+bug/121653/). The only workaround is currently to compile a custom kernel with SLAB support!		Suspend won't work on any distribution which has activated the new SLUB allocator with fglrx < 8.42. This affects e.g. Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy (see https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-source-2.6.22/+bug/121653/). The only workaround is currently to compile a custom kernel with SLAB support!

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	Resume doesn't work when any AIGLX clients are active. See https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24/+bug/197209 for details and a workaround.		Resume doesn't work when any AIGLX clients are active. See https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24/+bug/197209 for details and a workaround.
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		+	Resume doesn't work with any USB devices plugged into an attached dock. See https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/218760 for details and a workaround.

	Suspend won't work on any distribution which has activated the new SLUB allocator with fglrx < 8.42. This affects e.g. Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy (see https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-source-2.6.22/+bug/121653/). The only workaround is currently to compile a custom kernel with SLAB support!		Suspend won't work on any distribution which has activated the new SLUB allocator with fglrx < 8.42. This affects e.g. Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy (see https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-source-2.6.22/+bug/121653/). The only workaround is currently to compile a custom kernel with SLAB support!

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	=== Troubles using software suspend ===		=== Troubles using software suspend ===
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		+	Resume doesn't work when any AIGLX clients are active. See https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24/+bug/197209 for details and a workaround.

	Suspend won't work on any distribution which has activated the new SLUB allocator with fglrx < 8.42. This affects e.g. Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy (see https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-source-2.6.22/+bug/121653/). The only workaround is currently to compile a custom kernel with SLAB support!		Suspend won't work on any distribution which has activated the new SLUB allocator with fglrx < 8.42. This affects e.g. Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy (see https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-source-2.6.22/+bug/121653/). The only workaround is currently to compile a custom kernel with SLAB support!

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    Virtual   <width> <height>
 where <width> is the width of your screen in pixels rounded up to the next multiple of 64 and <height> is the height of your screen in pixels.
 == Patches ==

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 == Patches ==

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 === Troubles using software suspend ===
 When the computer resumes from suspend, X only displays a garbled image and the computer is frozen.
 The problem is acknowledged in ATI's release notes and in knowledge base entry <strike>[https://support.ati.com/ics/support/KBResult.asp?searchFor=Search+Words&search.x=0&search.y=0&searchOption=id&questionID=737-218+&task=knowledge&searchTime=-1&productID=&folderID=-1&resultLimit=50 737-218]</strike> [https://support.ati.com/ics/support/KBAnswer.asp?questionID=218 737-218]. Driver version 8.19.10 has "initial support for Suspend and Resume" but is working very nicely for most people (verified on T43, T43p and T42) without vbetool.

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 ===Composite Support===
-ATI has not officially supported composite windowing (alpha channel) enabling hardware accelerated translucent windows (primarily for 'eye candy.')  Enabling Composite in KDE and the fglrx driver results in a very pretty desktop but unacceptably slow performance on a T43p with ATI's FireGL T2.  It is still unusable in its current state (as of driver 8.25.18).
+ATI, as of fglrx 8.42.3 added composite windowing (alpha channel), enabling hardware accelerated translucent windows (primarily for 'eye candy.')  This has not been tested yet, and reports will be added here as users evaluate this versus the R300 open source drivers.
-ATI promises support in the future when composite is officially supported by Xorg.  Discussion of current status of drivers can be found in the Rage3d forums' (http://rage3d.com/board) Linux area.
+For reference, some discussion of current status of drivers can be found in the Rage3d forums' (http://rage3d.com/board) Linux area.
-Composite support is, however, supported with recent Mesa and Xorg > 7 with the open source 3d radeon drivers as found in the linux kernel or debian's driver repository.  It works with the [[R300]] / FireGL T2 series as found on the T43p extremely well.  This has made rapid progress in speed with the latest few releases, and as of kernel 2.6.23 runs perfectly well with an R300 based card.
+Composite support is also supported with recent Mesa and Xorg > 7 with the open source 3d radeon / R300 drivers found in the linux kernel or debian's driver repository.  It works with the [[R300]] / FireGL T2 series as found on the T43p extremely well.  This has made rapid progress in speed with the latest few releases, and as of kernel 2.6.23 runs perfectly well with an R300 based card.
 ===Hardlock on X logout===

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 |{{Z61p}}||ARCH Linux||2.6.20||8.35.5-1||Suspend to RAM||yes||works with KDE suspend
 |-
-|{{T60p}}||Gentoo||2.6.22-r8 gentoo-sources||8.39.4||Suspend to RAM,swsusp||yes||swsusp works without hibernate-script installed (installing breaks it), s-to-RAM works only with CONFIG_FB ''disabled'' in kernel.
+|{{T60p}}||Gentoo||2.6.22-r8 gentoo-sources||8.39.4||Suspend to RAM,swsusp||yes||swsusp works without hibernate-script installed (installing breaks it), s-to-RAM works only with CONFIG_FB ''disabled'' in kernel. No acpi_sleep=... parameter, no special script, no vbetool.
 |}