From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Subject: Re: XV lockups with SMP 2.4.19-rc1-ben0 From: Michel =?ISO-8859-1?Q?D=E4nzer?= To: Henry Worth Cc: linuxppc-dev@lists.linuxppc.org In-Reply-To: <3D2E1112.1080701@attbi.com> References: <3D2A09D1.3080700@attbi.com> <1026165472.1263.654.camel@tibook> <3D2DC734.9040503@attbi.com> <1026420371.1199.2006.camel@tibook> <3D2E1112.1080701@attbi.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Date: 13 Jul 2002 11:26:41 +0200 Message-Id: <1026552402.1643.820.camel@tibook> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: owner-linuxppc-dev@lists.linuxppc.org List-Id: On Fri, 2002-07-12 at 01:13, Henry Worth wrote: > Michel Dänzer wrote: > > >>_Both the YDL installed 4.2 binaries and the patched 4_2-branch with DRI > >> enabled, the kdm login window is nearly unreadable. The subwindow > >> background has a cross-hatch, same as startup stipple, that blends with > >> the prompt and input field. Will sometimes clearup after a few VT > >>switches or X restarts. Does not occur with DRI disabled or at all with 4.2.99. > >> > > > >If this only happens on server reset, > >http://www.penguinppc.org/~daenzer/XFree86-4.2/patches/r128-indirectBuffer.diff should help. This is also on the CVS trunk already, and the radeon driver has been fixed even better in DRI CVS. > > > Thanks, that patch fixes the problem. > > And, forcing PCI mode allows concurrent DRI and Xv. I've had my system > loaded up continuusly to 99+% with makes, ping floods, Xv xine, and > DRI enabled glxgears for an hour, and could still startup Mozilla and > compose this. Great, I assume that's with the optiondmaforxv patch though. Without it or with Option "DMAForXv" you will likely be able to provole lockups with this combination. -- Earthling Michel Dänzer (MrCooper)/ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer XFree86 and DRI project member / CS student, Free Software enthusiast ** Sent via the linuxppc-dev mail list. See http://lists.linuxppc.org/