* [Bug 27136] New: blank screen with G98 [Quadro NVS 420] (NV98) dual GPU, 4-head
@ 2010-03-17 19:59 bugzilla-daemon-CC+yJ3UmIYqDUpFQwHEjaQ
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http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=27136
Summary: blank screen with G98 [Quadro NVS 420] (NV98) dual GPU,
4-head
Product: xorg
Version: 7.5
Platform: x86-64 (AMD64)
OS/Version: Linux (All)
Status: NEW
Severity: normal
Priority: medium
Component: Driver/nouveau
AssignedTo: nouveau-PD4FTy7X32lNgt0PjOBp9y5qC8QIuHrW@public.gmane.org
ReportedBy: hudler-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org
QAContact: xorg-team-go0+a7rfsptAfugRpC6u6w@public.gmane.org
Created an attachment (id=34158)
--> (http://bugs.freedesktop.org/attachment.cgi?id=34158)
Xorg log loading nouveau using minimal 4-line xorg.conf
I am running debian unstable with latest git and following InstallNouveau and
InstallDRM instructions from the wiki at http://nouveau.freedesktop.org/wiki/.
PROBLEM:
When I type "modprobe nouveau", I get a blank screen and the monitor says
"Entering Power Save Mode", which is something it might do when there is no
input. The same happens when Xorg loads the module, rather than just manually
from the console.
No modules are loaded by initramfs or after init. No framebuffer driver is
built in this kernel, but CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE=y.
Complete Xorg logs are attached (using the minimal xorg.conf). I will attach
kernel logs in the next update.
HARDWARE DETAILS:
This card has two GPU's and one DisplayPort. The DisplayPort has a splitter
with dual connectors each containing two DVI ports. Each connector is
controlled by one of the GPU's. Currently everything works in Xorg using the
nvidia driver with TWO Device sections:
Section "Device"
Identifier "Device0"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
BoardName "Quadro NVS 420"
BusID "PCI:5:0:0"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Device1"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
BoardName "Quadro NVS 420"
BusID "PCI:6:0:0"
EndSection
Each device has a corresponding screen and it is all combined with TwinView,
etc.
Here's lcpci output:
05:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation G98 [Quadro NVS 420] (rev
a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: nVidia Corporation Device 057e
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr-
Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 24
Region 0: Memory at f6000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
Region 1: Memory at d0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
Region 3: Memory at f4000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=32M]
Region 5: I/O ports at dc80 [size=128]
[virtual] Expansion ROM at f7e00000 [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: nvidia
06:00.0 3D controller: nVidia Corporation G98 [Quadro NVS 420] (rev a1)
Subsystem: nVidia Corporation Device 057e
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr-
Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 35
Region 0: Memory at f1000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
Region 1: Memory at e0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
Region 3: Memory at f2000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=32M]
Region 5: I/O ports at cc80 [size=128]
[virtual] Expansion ROM at f0f00000 [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: nvidia
Ignore the "Kernel driver in use" line, I was using nvidia when I copied this.
What I am trying to do with nouveau is just get ONE screen working on any of
the GPUs, even if I must disable one of them somehow.
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* [Bug 27136] blank screen with G98 [Quadro NVS 420] (NV98) dual GPU, 4-head
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--- Comment #1 from Colin Hudler <hudler-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> 2010-03-17 13:04:41 PST ---
Created an attachment (id=34159)
--> (http://bugs.freedesktop.org/attachment.cgi?id=34159)
kernel messages during "modprobe nouveau reg_debug=0x70 modeset=1"
I can provide full kernel logs, if necessary, I just had this one handy. This
is with passing two options reg_debug=0x70 and modeset=1.
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* [Bug 27136] blank screen with G98 [Quadro NVS 420] (NV98) dual GPU, 4-head
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--- Comment #2 from Maarten Maathuis <madman2003-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> 2010-03-17 13:35:10 PST ---
To get proper debug logs you need to add drm.debug=6 as well (bitmask, 1 == drm
debug, ioctl spam for example, 2 == driver debug, 4 == kms debug).
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* [Bug 27136] blank screen with G98 [Quadro NVS 420] (NV98) dual GPU, 4-head
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--- Comment #3 from Colin Hudler <hudler-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> 2010-03-17 13:54:31 PST ---
Created an attachment (id=34160)
--> (http://bugs.freedesktop.org/attachment.cgi?id=34160)
all kernel messages from boot until blank screen using drm.debug=6 and
nouveau.reg_debug=0x70
The attached kernel log spans from boot until after the screen goes blank when
I type "modprobe nouveau reg_debug=0x070", and drm.debug=6 has also been set.
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Colin Hudler <hudler-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> changed:
What |Removed |Added
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Summary|blank screen with G98 |blank screen with G98
|[Quadro NVS 420] (NV98) dual|[Quadro NVS 420] (NV50) dual
|GPU, 4-head |GPU, 4-head
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--- Comment #4 from Colin Hudler <hudler-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> 2010-03-17 14:28:10 PST ---
I need to correct something I wrote earlier. The card has NO DisplayPort
adapter, but something proprietary (?), which splits into a pair of connectors
each having two DVI ports (4 DVI in total). Apparently, the driver only thinks
it is a DisplayPort. Here's a crude drawing:
<NVS420>[PORT]-+---[DVI1][DVI3]
|
+---[DVI2][DVI4]
DVI1 and 3 are at PCI:5:0:0 , DVI2, DVI4 at PCI:6:0:0. The primary display is
attached to DVI1, second at DVI2.
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Ben Skeggs <skeggsb-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> changed:
What |Removed |Added
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Status|NEW |ASSIGNED
--- Comment #5 from Ben Skeggs <skeggsb-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> 2010-03-17 22:17:28 PST ---
Is there any chance you can trace the binary driver in this configuration for
me?
http://nouveau.freedesktop.org/wiki/MmioTrace
Thanks!
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--- Comment #6 from Colin Hudler <hudler-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> 2010-03-18 12:43:33 PST ---
I am building a mmiotrace-enabled kernel, and I found that when I did build a
new one and reinstall the nvidia driver, it failed in the same way described at
<https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=571992> (but this is debian, not
fedora). I wonder if there's something bugging yours and their driver. Once I
get the nvidia driver working again, I will trace it.
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Charles R. Anderson <cra-WCkJK2/AXBA@public.gmane.org> changed:
What |Removed |Added
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CC| |cra-WCkJK2/AXBA@public.gmane.org
--- Comment #7 from Charles R. Anderson <cra-WCkJK2/AXBA@public.gmane.org> 2011-05-02 11:32:38 PDT ---
I have the same setup, but with 2 DisplayPort monitors and 2 DVI monitors via
DP->DVI adapters. This is currently working only with the nvidia driver under
Fedora 13:
<NVS420>[VHDCI]-+---[DP1][DP3]
|
+---[DP2][DP4]
| |
[DVI2] [DVI4]
I also needed to supply EDID dump files of the two DVI monitors directly to the
X server in order for them to work correctly, even with the nvidia driver:
Section "Screen"
Option "CustomEDID" "DFP-0:/etc/X11/2001fp-edid.bin;
DFP-1:/etc/X11/2001fp-edid.bin"
DP2/DVI2 shows up as DFP-0 at PCI:4:0:0 (GPU-0)
DP4/DVI4 shows up as DFP-1 at PCI:4:0:0 (GPU-0)
DP1 shows up as DFP-2 at PCI:3:0:0 (GPU-1)
DP3 shows up as DFP-3 at PCI:3:0:0 (GPU-1)
I have a serial console hooked up in order to be able to perform any necessary
debugging.
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Ilia Mirkin <imirkin-FrUbXkNCsVf2fBVCVOL8/A@public.gmane.org> changed:
What |Removed |Added
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Status|ASSIGNED |RESOLVED
Resolution|--- |INVALID
--- Comment #8 from Ilia Mirkin <imirkin-FrUbXkNCsVf2fBVCVOL8/A@public.gmane.org> ---
It appears that this bug report has laid dormant for quite a while. Sorry we
haven't gotten to it. Since we fix bugs all the time, chances are pretty good
that your issue has been fixed with the latest software. Please give it a shot.
(Linux kernel 3.10.7, xf86-video-nouveau 1.0.9, mesa 9.1.6, or their git
versions.) If upgrading to the latest isn't an option for you, your distro's
bugzilla is probably the right destination for your bug report.
In an effort to clean up our bug list, we're pre-emptively closing all bugs
that haven't seen updates since 2011. If the original issue remains, please
make sure to provide fresh info, see http://nouveau.freedesktop.org/wiki/Bugs/
for what we need to see, and re-open this one.
Thanks,
The Nouveau Team
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