From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Pedro Ribeiro Subject: Re: Using -rt and TuxOnIce at the same time Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 23:43:02 +0000 Message-ID: <74fd948d0911031543u6d81f034l932ac377535bd05c@mail.gmail.com> References: <74fd948d0911030640m11993d57hd634210307a6c623@mail.gmail.com> <1257287971.24428.2.camel@localhost.localdomain> <74fd948d0911031445hc83661u2a0f31c5888d24@mail.gmail.com> <1257289019.24428.7.camel@localhost.localdomain> <74fd948d0911031514m528c2693g446d9edf863d528@mail.gmail.com> <1257291120.20089.1.camel@localhost.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Cc: linux-rt-users@vger.kernel.org To: Ng Oon-Ee Return-path: Received: from mail-ew0-f207.google.com ([209.85.219.207]:53100 "EHLO mail-ew0-f207.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751567AbZKCXm6 convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Tue, 3 Nov 2009 18:42:58 -0500 Received: by ewy3 with SMTP id 3so2569537ewy.37 for ; Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:43:02 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <1257291120.20089.1.camel@localhost.localdomain> Sender: linux-rt-users-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: 2009/11/3 Ng Oon-Ee : > On Tue, 2009-11-03 at 23:14 +0000, Pedro Ribeiro wrote: >> 2009/11/3 Ng Oon-Ee : >> > Please bottom-post when posting to a ML. Fixed your mail for this. >> > >> > On Tue, 2009-11-03 at 22:45 +0000, Pedro Ribeiro wrote: >> >> 2009/11/3 Ng Oon-Ee : >> >> > On Tue, 2009-11-03 at 14:40 +0000, Pedro Ribeiro wrote: >> >> >> Hello all, >> >> >> >> >> >> I'm interested in using both the -rt patchset and the TuxOnIce= for hibernation. >> >> >> If you're not aware, TuxOnIce is a patch to enable "proper" >> >> >> hibernation in Linux, IMO much superior to the one provided by= the >> >> >> base kernel. >> >> >> >> >> >> Anyway, there is a collision in fork.c which is easily solvabl= e, but >> >> >> apart from that the patches don't collide. However, when I try= to >> >> >> hibernate the computer just hangs up. I brought this up on the >> >> >> TuxOnIce mailing list and the main developer told me to contac= t you >> >> >> first. He also told me that we would like to work with you to = solve >> >> >> this problem, since TOX is also =A0going to be slowly integrat= ed in the >> >> >> mainline kernel over time. >> >> >> >> >> >> The problem is that the computer hangs and I have no way to ca= pture >> >> >> the output. The only thing I could do was to take some photos = of the >> >> >> screen. The first photo is what appears immediately after the >> >> >> beggining of the hibernation process. After a few seconds, a r= apid >> >> >> succession of text appears and it captured partially on the se= cond >> >> >> (crappy) photo of the screen. On the 3rd photo shows how the s= ystem >> >> >> stays indefinitely, and must be restarted by pressing the powe= r button >> >> >> for 3 secs. >> >> >> >> >> >> I know the material I provided is a bit crap, but please let m= e know >> >> >> how can I help you. >> >> >> >> >> >> The zipped file containing the photos is here >> >> >> http://www.2shared.com/file/8900964/61ee7898/rt-crashtar.html >> >> >> >> >> >> Thanks in advance, >> >> >> Pedro Ribeiro >> >> > >> >> > Hi, I do have RT and ToI working together on Arch Linux here. D= o you by >> >> > any chance use an nVidia card? Your issue sounds like an issue = with >> >> > hibernating with stock nVidia drivers without the ToI workaroun= ds... You >> >> > need to add "procsetting extra_pages_allowance 7500" to common.= conf or >> >> > something like that. >> >> > >> >> > I know I did a single successful hibernate and restart with my = RT and >> >> > ToI hybrid (am currently using BFS/ToI for daily use) for testi= ng >> >> > purposes, so it does work, for me at least. >> >> Hi, >> >> are you using the 31.4-rt14 kernel? Because I had it working befo= re >> >> with the 29.4-rt22! >> >> >> >> To answer your question, I have a Intel X4500 integrated video ca= rd... >> >> so no nVidia drivers here. >> >> >> >> Pedro >> > >> > I'm using 2.6.31.4-rt14. I would still look at your graphics card = for >> > issues, honestly. Have you tried a 'dry-run' hibernate, or are you= just >> > doing a 'force' from the gnome menus? >> > >> > In any case, this is (probably) not rt-related, so unless you know= that >> > having a ToI only kernel works and the only difference is RT (you = may >> > have tested this already, you haven't specifically mentioned it th= ough) >> > it doesn't yet belong on this ML. >> > >> > >> >> Yes the ToI works by itself, but the graphics card does have some >> issues when restoring - X doesn't restore correctly, I have to chang= e >> to a VT and back to X after resume for it to restore properly - but >> apart from this the hibernate/resume cycle is fine with ToI alone. >> >> Pedro > > I see. That should not be happening, may I suggest that you try to ge= t > to the bottom of that issue first? On my (nvidia) system it just resu= mes > directly to my working environment, with compiz and all. > > Again, considering resuming is in the realms of ToI's influence, you > won't be getting much help here I believe. > > Actually the ToI developer sent me here - he told me this should be an = rt issue. But I think you are right - the fact is that the i915 drivers (for my graphics card) are pretty immature and in constant development, and it must be their fault. I'll try to sort this out and I'll report any conclusions (or not) back to here. Thanks. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-rt-user= s" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html