Re: ATI ES100 patch

[Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@oracle.com>]

On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 09:10:51AM +0200, eva wrote:
> On 23 May 2012 16:35, Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@oracle.com> wrote:
> > On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 12:22:26PM +0200, eva wrote:
> >> On 21 May 2012 16:32, Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@oracle.com> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > Thanks Ian. My fault!! That is not the patch.. the patch is a few lines below..
> >> > >
> >> > > and it's a git repository.. And yes, I haven't applied a patch in ages..
> >> > >
> >> > > So to end this issue with my ATI card, how do I apply this patch with git?
> >> > >
> >> > > I haven't done it before, and googling it says maybe with "git clone"
> >> > > or "git apply", but there's no luck with any.. (see attachment)
> >> > >
> >> > > Sorry, I forgot to say this is an Ubuntu 12.04, the last one, updated.
> >> > > Kernel 3.2.
> >> >
> >> > What is the ATI problem you have? The vga patch is for VGA "text" mode
> >> > not for graphical.
> >> >
> >>
> >> Hello, sorry for the delay. I wanted to do a bit more of a research.
> >>
> >> I have tried so many things I can't even remember, but I couldn't make
> >> work dom0 with Ubuntu 12.04 on this server.
> >>
> >> I reported a bug some time ago on launchpad, and I have just updated it
> >>
> >> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xen/+bug/903124
> >
> > You need to attach the full serial console. Here are some
> > links to help you get that information:
> >
> > http://wiki.xen.org/wiki/XenParavirtOps#I_have_graphics_card_.28DRM.2FTTM.2FKMS.2FXorg.29_related_problems_with_the_pv_ops_dom0_kernel..
> >
> > http://wiki.xen.org/wiki/XenSerialConsole
> >>
> >> Also I have found it's been reported a bug for the ATI card..
> >>
> >> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-ati/+bug/1002562
> >
> > Which talks about not doing 3D rendering. That is expected
> > on ATI ES1000 which can't do 3D rendering. It can only do 2D.
> >
> > But that is not the problem you are describing? In your case the machine
> > crashes, right?
> >
> >>
> >> It says exactly the same things in the log file of Xorg.
> >>
> >> ---
> >>
> >> I describe the problem: when loading Ubuntu normally the graphical
> >> performance is not very good, but it's ok. But when trying to load
> >> dom0 the GUI completely crashes.
> >
> > crashes.. In what way? What do you see on the screen? What is in your
> > serial console? Is the machine still running? Can you SSH in it?
> 
> Sorry for the misunderstanding, I mean the GUI doesn't work when dom0
> is loaded. That is, at the login screen it freezes so I can't go on.
> 
> dom0 works fine without the GUI. I tried to start X manually and the
> GUI loads but it's frozen so there's no possible use of it.

OK. Pls collect the data that I've asked for. And also bootup your
kernel with 'drm.debug=255 loglevel=8 debug initcall_debug' and send
me your 'dmesg'.

Oh, and can you also attach the lspci -vvv output pls?