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Date:      Thu, 19 Mar 2009 20:12:42 -0500
From:      Robert Noland <rnoland@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Alex <alex@mailinglist.ahhyes.net>
Cc:        freebsd-x11@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Radeon DRIVER
Message-ID:  <1237511562.1777.200.camel@balrog.2hip.net>
In-Reply-To: <49C2E537.6050102@mailinglist.ahhyes.net>
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On Fri, 2009-03-20 at 11:37 +1100, Alex wrote:
> Hi Robert,
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> Sorry to be a pest, I realize you have plenty of other issues to contend=20
> with atm, just wondering whether you have some ideas on what may be=20
> causing the issue I am experiencing when enabling DRI? I have disabled=20
> DRI for the time being because of the trailing mess that gets left=20
> behind on the screen when I drag windows on the screen.
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> have there been any updates to the DRM code?

Several actually... I don't know specifically if they might address your
issue.  I was trying to look at a radeon "garbled screen" issue today
that might be relevant...

I am running on an x1650 right now, without issue though... So I don't
know why the issue only effects some chips...

robert.

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> Alex wrote:
> > Hi Robert,
> >
> > I am using the Radeonhd Driver from git. DRI wouldn't even work at all=20
> > until I used the git driver.
> >
> > The driver from git was obtained on the 12th March
> >
> > Robert Noland wrote:
> >> On Sun, 2009-03-15 at 06:55 +1100, Alex wrote:
> >> =20
> >>> Hi Robert,
> >>>
> >>> Any suggestions on this? The problems occur as soon as I enable DRI.=20
> >>> xv is working, however I have the issue(s) below:
> >>>    =20
> >>
> >> Which driver are you using and what version?  I still suggest radeonhd
> >> from git... I did also commit an updated xf86-video-ati yesterday, tha=
t
> >> is supposed to have support in it... You might try that.
> >>
> >> robert.
> >>
> >> =20
> >>> -------- Original Message --------
> >>> Subject:     Re: Radeon DRIVER
> >>> Date:     Thu, 12 Mar 2009 13:51:15 +1100
> >>> From:     Alex <alex@mailinglist.ahhyes.net>
> >>> To:     freebsd-x11@freebsd.org
> >>> References:     <20090305161651.GB1369@lobo.ewinter.org>=20
> >>> <1236275215.1384.50.camel@widget.2hip.net>=20
> >>> <20090305180523.GA2039@lobo.ewinter.org>=20
> >>> <20090306133119.1af6894c@ernst.jennejohn.org>=20
> >>> <1236363408.55221.16.camel@balrog.2hip.net>=20
> >>> <20090306203055.582faa02@ernst.jennejohn.org>=20
> >>> <1236371734.1671.5.camel@balrog.2hip.net>=20
> >>> <49B3D755.2050308@phat.za.net>=20
> >>> <1236536316.1778.22.camel@balrog.2hip.net>=20
> >>> <49B42548.3000308@phat.za.net> <49B57ACD.5030405@phat.za.net>=20
> >>> <1236741375.2091.32.camel@balrog.2hip.net>=20
> >>> <49B72FEC.2090909@mailinglist.ahhyes.net>=20
> >>> <1236746127.2091.33.camel@balrog.2hip.net>=20
> >>> <49B7600A.50204@mailinglist.ahhyes.net>=20
> >>> <49B76134.5050501@mailinglist.ahhyes.net>=20
> >>> <49B76330.60703@mailinglist.ahhyes.net>=20
> >>> <1236761094.1697.5.camel@balrog.2hip.net>=20
> >>> <49B7AEE7.4060704@mailinglist.ahhyes.net>=20
> >>> <1236796811.1679.9.camel@balrog.2hip.net>=20
> >>> <49B815BF.30704@mailinglist.ahhyes.net>=20
> >>> <49B83174.3080002@phat.za.net>=20
> >>> <49B8709A.20809@mailinglist.ahhyes.net>=20
> >>> <49B871CC.1070600@mailinglist.ahhyes! .net>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> I have some weird things going on now...
> >>>
> >>> Sometimes when I drag a window, a copy of the window is left behind=20
> >>> in the previous position (background is not restored), refer to this=20
> >>> screenshot:
> >>>
> >>> http://ahhyes.net/gfxweird.jpg
> >>>
> >>> I have mozilla firefox open. I have dragged the window down but=20
> >>> there is still image data at the top where the image previously was.=20
> >>> If I close the application both images are cleared and everything=20
> >>> appears normal.
> >>>
> >>> Similar things happen in a terminal window as well. If i issue the=20
> >>> "clear" command to clear the window contents, part of the window are=20
> >>> cleared but there are still characters here and there from the=20
> >>> previous screen content.
> >>>
> >>> Any ideas?
> >>>
> >>> Alex wrote:
> >>>   =20
> >>>> IT WORKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> >>>>
> >>>> WOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks to everyone that helped!
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Alex wrote:
> >>>>     =20
> >>>>> Aragon Gouveia wrote:
> >>>>>       =20
> >>>>>> Alex wrote:
> >>>>>>         =20
> >>>>>>> Have all the above already. Build is broken.
> >>>>>>>            =20
> >>>>>> After just getting DRI working on my RV620, I might suggest using=20
> >>>>>> the x11-drivers/xf86-video-radeonhd-devel port instead.  Seems to=20
> >>>>>> work well here, and builds without a hitch of course. :)
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Regards,
> >>>>>> Aragon
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>          =20
> >>>>> Thank you! That gave me a vital clue. I looked at the Makefile for=20
> >>>>> that port as I could see that the configure script for the port=20
> >>>>> was finding PCIUTILS fine, but the configure script for the driver=20
> >>>>> in git wasnt. The Makefile defines some variables, and I was able=20
> >>>>> to get the driver to build by doing the following:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> [root@desktop ~/xf86-video-radeonhd]# export=20
> >>>>> PCIUTILS_CFLAGS=3D"-I/usr/local/include -lpci -lz"
> >>>>> [root@desktop ~/xf86-video-radeonhd]# export=20
> >>>>> PCIUTILS_LIBS=3D"-L/usr/local/lib"
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Now to install the driver and test.. I'll get back to the list=20
> >>>>> with the results.
> >>>>>
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