Description of problem: After an update to xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.3.0.0-27.fc8 on a machine using "ATI Technologies Inc RV280 [Radeon 9200 PRO]", "Chipset ATI Radeon 9250 5960 (AGP) found", X does not start anymore. A black screen and a dead keyboard. It is still possible to login over a network, 'kill -9 ...' offending processes (without '-9' this does not work), and recover. An output from 'startx' ends up with: ...... finished output detect: 0 finished output detect: 1 finished output detect: 2 finished all detect before xf86InitialConfiguration in RADEONProbeOutputModes and that is it until "Killed" one gets after forcing a termination. An expected message "after xf86InitialConfiguration" never shows up. Updating to 1.3.0.0-28.fc8 does not change anything in the above and X starts working again only after downgrading to xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.3.0.0-24.fc8. Replacing xorg-x11-drv-ati and/or mesa libraries with older versions does not seem to have any effects on the situation. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.3.0.0-27.fc8 xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.3.0.0-28.fc8 How reproducible: always
xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.3.0.0-26.fc8 from koji also does not work for me in exactly the same way as 27 and 28. There is no 25 so 24 is the last one operational.
Thanks for the bug report. We have reviewed the information you have provided above, and there is some additional information we require that will be helpful in our diagnosis of this issue. Please attach your X server config file (/etc/X11/xorg.conf) and X server log file (/var/log/Xorg.*.log) to the bug report as individual uncompressed file attachments using the bugzilla file attachment link below. Could you please also try to run without any /etc/X11/xorg.conf whatsoever and let X11 autodetect your display and video card? Attach to this bug /var/log/Xorg.0.log from this attempt as well, please. We will review this issue again once you've had a chance to attach this information. Thanks in advance.
Created attachment 216921 [details] xorg.conf used in testing This is xorg.conf produced by system-config-display and used in testing. With the last correctly functioning xserver 1.3.0.0-24.fc8 this is producing a display with a desired resolution and a clock, centered in the middle of a monitor screen. 'xrandr' gives the following output: Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1024 x 768, maximum 1920 x 1200 VGA-0 connected 1024x768+0+0 (normal left inverted right) 0mm x 0mm 1024x768 85.0*+ 75.0 70.1 60.0 1920x1080 60.0 59.9 1680x1050 60.0 59.9 1600x1024 60.2 1400x1050 60.0 1280x1024 60.0 1440x900 59.9 1280x960 60.0 1360x768 59.8 60.0 1280x800 75.0 70.0 60.0 1152x864 75.0 75.0 70.0 60.0 1280x768 85.0 75.0 70.0 60.0 1280x720 85.0 75.0 70.0 60.0 1152x768 54.8 832x624 74.6 800x600 85.1 72.2 75.0 60.3 56.2 640x480 85.0 72.8 75.0 59.9 720x400 85.0 640x400 85.1 640x350 85.1 DVI-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right) S-video disconnected (normal left inverted right)
Created attachment 216931 [details] a log file from a run with functioning 1.3.0.0-24.fc8 server
Created attachment 216941 [details] log file from a run with 1.3.0.0-28.fc8 and the same conf file as above Such run results in a black screen and a dead keyboard.
this sounds like the X server is looping in the mode code.. please remove the modes line from your xorg.conf and see if it gets any further.. we need to investigate the fix if that works for you...
Created attachment 216961 [details] a log file from a run with 1.3.0.0-28.fc8 and no config file When running without a config file with 1.3.0.0-28.fc8 I am indeed getting a picture but it comes in a screwy 1360x768 resolution with a bad refresh rate. An output from xrandr looks like follows: Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1360 x 768, maximum 1360 x 1200 VGA-0 connected 1360x768+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 0mm x 0mm 1360x768 59.8* 60.0 1280x800 60.0 1152x864 60.0 1280x768 60.0 1280x720 60.0 1024x768 60.0 800x600 60.3 640x480 59.9 DVI-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) S-video disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) To make things more interesting although 'xrandr -s X', where X is 0, 2, 3 or 4 does move '*' on xrandr output but there are no visible effects on a screen. After 'xrandr -s 5' resolution _visually_ does change to 1024x768 but a picture is positioned sharply to the left with a wide margin on the right and a refresh rate is clearly out-to-lunch.
Re comment #6: After removing modes line from xorg.conf I can indeed start both with 1.3.0.0-24.fc8 and 1.3.0.0-28.fc8 but in both cases display comes in 1360x768 resolution and with a constant very annoying flicker. An output from xrandr for 1.3.0.0-28.fc8 looks in this case as follows: Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1360 x 768, maximum 1920 x 1200 VGA-0 connected 1360x768+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 0mm x 0mm 1920x1080 60.0 59.9 1680x1050 60.0 59.9 1600x1024 60.2 1400x1050 60.0 1280x1024 60.0 1440x900 59.9 1280x960 60.0 1360x768 59.8* 60.0 1280x800 75.0 70.0 60.0 1152x864 75.0 75.0 70.0 60.0 1280x768 85.0 75.0 70.0 60.0 1280x720 85.0 75.0 70.0 60.0 1152x768 54.8 1024x768 85.0 75.0 70.1 60.0 832x624 74.6 800x600 85.1 72.2 75.0 60.3 56.2 640x480 85.0 72.8 75.0 59.9 720x400 85.0 640x400 85.1 640x350 85.1 DVI-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) S-video disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) Just for an extra fun 'xrandr -s 10' does switch to 1024x768 and 85 pixel clock, thus killing that flicker, but pictures with 1.3.0.0-28.fc8 are still coming shifted to the left.
okay so this sounds like 318731 territory.. thanks for the test.. *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 318731 ***