Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 524090
KMS:RS780MC:HD3100 default display brightness issue
Last modified: 2011-06-24 04:42:44 EDT
default display brightness issue with RS780MC [Radeon HD 3100 Graphics] on kernel-2.6.30.5-43.fc11 (x86_64): from what i ran across it was suggested that similar things were related to hardware access layer and kernel because of driver design path changes so that is why i am reporting this against kernel. i hope that is appropriate. the various video issues noticed since upgraded from fc10 to fc11 ( not necessarily related ): -forgets default screen brightness on reboot so sets to max brightness (think f10 used to set max until i logged in and then it applied my particluar setting but now with f11 my settings dont see to get applied) -when go to power manager to reset brightness must move slider bar from its correct position to up few notches before registers change then can move back to original position but now the brightness is where is should be -as temporary workaround added brightness control to gnome-panel for ease of reset but found that whenever i mouse over the control the brightness again goes to max which is even more anoying lol. -cant enable desktop effects (not new, couldnt do effects in f10 either) machine is toshiba satellite L355D-S7901 also ran across similar but different: http://osdir.com/ml/fedora-list/2009-06/msg03027.html http://fedoraforum.org/forum/showthread.php?p=1226482 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=500936 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=522610 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=496975 exerpt from xorg log: >(--) PCI:*(0:1:5:0) 1002:9613:1179:ff6a ATI Technologies Inc RS780MC >[Radeon HD 3100 Graphics] rev 0, Mem @ 0xc0000000/268435456, >0xd6300000/65536, 0xd6200000/1048576, I/O @ 0x00006000/256, BIOS @ >0x????????/131072 ... >(EE) open /dev/fb0: No such file or directory ... >(EE) AIGLX error: Calling driver entry point failed(EE) AIGLX: reverting to >software rendering hardware abstraction layer installed as "hal-0.5.12-29.20090226git.fc11 (x86_64)" gnome power manager as "gnome-power-manager-2.26.4-3.fc11 (x86_64)" kernel as "kernel-2.6.30.5-43.fc11 (x86_64)" lsmod: Module Size Used by fuse 64448 2 sunrpc 207352 1 nf_conntrack_netbios_ns 2928 0 ip6t_REJECT 5968 2 nf_conntrack_ipv6 23384 8 ip6table_filter 4208 1 ip6_tables 20576 1 ip6table_filter ipv6 322280 34 ip6t_REJECT,nf_conntrack_ipv6 cpufreq_ondemand 8744 2 powernow_k8 18068 0 freq_table 5120 2 cpufreq_ondemand,powernow_k8 dm_multipath 18152 0 uinput 9856 0 ata_generic 6068 0 arc4 2272 2 ecb 3584 2 snd_hda_codec_realtek 281476 1 uvcvideo 61644 0 video 24892 0 videodev 36960 1 uvcvideo r8169 37268 0 v4l1_compat 14580 2 uvcvideo,videodev rfkill 12372 0 pata_acpi 5584 0 snd_hda_intel 30488 2 ath5k 147560 0 output 3600 1 video pcspkr 3152 0 usb_storage 62240 0 v4l2_compat_ioctl32 10864 1 videodev mii 5312 1 r8169 joydev 12608 0 input_polldev 4432 0 snd_hda_codec 78608 2 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel i2c_piix4 14624 0 mac80211 234760 1 ath5k snd_hwdep 9736 1 snd_hda_codec snd_pcm 88440 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec snd_timer 24224 1 snd_pcm pata_atiixp 6320 0 snd 73016 10 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm,snd_timer soundcore 7584 1 snd cfg80211 67912 2 ath5k,mac80211 shpchp 36940 0 snd_page_alloc 10064 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm sha256_generic 11024 0 cbc 4384 2 cryptd 8568 0 aes_x86_64 8928 7 aes_generic 27920 1 aes_x86_64 dm_crypt 14424 2 radeon 542888 1 drm 228580 2 radeon i2c_algo_bit 6612 1 radeon i2c_core 33504 4 i2c_piix4,radeon,drm,i2c_algo_bit dmseg is attached
Created attachment 361565 [details] dmesg
Can you test with fedora 12 livecd and report if it works with it.
seems to have problems with fc12alpha x86_64 livecd ( 11.91 ) i downloaded like 10-16-09 when booting it gives me: "[drm: radeon_driver_load_kms] *ERROR* failed to initialize radeon disabling IOCTL" also, i noticed that the slider is wacky in that if i mouse over the brightness control while on the scroll section of the touchpad that is what seems to be part of the resetting the brightness when the control gets moused over. didnt install so couldnt test what happens to saved settings on reboot but seems reasonable to expect that the not finding the radeon will of course give the max response default anyway. still wishing for 3d effects for radeon, lol. fingers crossed.
ok i still have the forgetful brightness meter problem on one machine with fc11. now a duplicate machine that had not experienced the problem with fc11 is now having the forgetfulness problem since i installed fc12 on it last week. fun. yes, still wishing for 3d effects too.
changed to fc12 cause its still here
How about F13 Alpha?
summary: improving but not quite there. i just downloaded (but didnt install) the 842MB live dvd of fc13-alpha which is running: kernel 2.6.33-0.52.rc8.git6.fc13.x64_64 gnome 2.29.91 radeontool-1.5-6.fc12 xorg-x11-drv-ati-6.13.0-0.22.20100208git4f9d1714a.fc13 0) brightness applet still looks NOT to work. when the system boots from the dvd the screen looks to be at full brightness ( which was the symptom of failure for the fc11/fc12 version ). when i added the brightness applet to the fc13-alpha bar and try to drag the slider to try changing brightness, the slide bar does NOT complete a drag but rather disappears during the drag. i managed to use the mousepad scroll feature to successfully drag the slider but that still doesnt change the brightness of the actual monitor so its stuck at max brightness. the brightness control applet seems worse because i cant change the brightness. (i dont know what happens if i do a full install and wont have the chance for probably quite some time due to equip shortage.) 1) you guys rule. the 3d effects engaged! i was able to turn on the workspace cube function so that when i click to switch workspaces the cube rotates the screen. very neet. i was starting to think i would never see that. cant wait to retry some of the astronomy and cad programs when i get an install going ;') i also enabled the window warp-on-drag feature. which worked nicely as i drag my melty window to and fro. thanks for all the work.
Created attachment 402202 [details] var log xorg from fc13alpha live cd test
Created attachment 402203 [details] lshal from fc13alpha live cd test
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noticed these in fc12 '/var/log/messages' when i was looking for something else (didnt see these in files previously attached) : Mar 28 21:25:47 machine dbus: Rejected send message, 1 matched rules; type="method_call", sender=":1.28" (uid=42 pid=1977 comm="gnome-power-manager) interface="org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.LaptopPanel" member="GetBrightness" error name="(unset)" requested_reply=0 destination=":1.1" (uid=0 pid=1451 comm="hald)) Mar 28 21:25:47 machine dbus: Rejected send message, 1 matched rules; type="method_call", sender=":1.28" (uid=42 pid=1977 comm="gnome-power-manager) interface="org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.LaptopPanel" member="SetBrightness" error name="(unset)" requested_reply=0 destination=":1.1" (uid=0 pid=1451 comm="hald))
Is this a laptop ?
yes laptop. comment#0: "machine is toshiba satellite L355D-S7901"
i finally got around to doing a test install of fc13. the forgetfull brightness is still an issue. xorg-x11-drv-ati-6.13.0-1.fc13 (x86_64) gnome-desktop-2.30.0-3.fc13 (x86_64) see attachments
Created attachment 422392 [details] lshal from a clean install of fc13 from dvd
Created attachment 422393 [details] Xorg log from clean install of fc13
ok this is wierd: f13_kde seems to work but f13_gnome seems to work only sometimes? not quite there but certainly getting closer: 0) in comment#14 where i reported continued forgetfulness the system was installed from f13 install gnome dvd. for starters at least, the gnome install *didnt* seem to remember my brightness settings (though the wireless worked :') ). however, at some point after installing various programs and 2 days of update cycles the brightness settings seemed to be remembered. (though the gnome panel brightness control is still a bit flaky in that it jumps around or disappears when try to set level by dragging but was able to set by mouse rolly button). it was probably an update but it *seemed* like the actually change occured after i installed and enabled xdesktopwaves. **when time allows, i will be reinstalling f13 from the gnome dvd again to do that re-test and see if i can replicate the fix and to see whether it is related to updates or to some program i installed.** 1) however, in the mean time i just did a test install from fc13 kde livecd and that seems to remember the brightness just fine. yay! (though the wireless doesnt work so i cant just use it lol.) xorg-x11-drv-ati-6.13.0-1.fc13 (x86_64) kdebase-workspace-4.4.4-1.fc13 (x86_64) 2) unrelated(?) but at boot kde seems to report: "pci 0000:04:00.0: no compatible bridge window for [mem 0xfffe0000-0xffffffff pref]" i will read more on that error and figure out the right place to report it but here for now. fingers crossed on further testing. thanks for all the work. more later.
as of fedora 14 beta (kde and gnome) the brightness seems reasonable. i am able to use sliders in power manager to set brightness. brightness is remembered upon reboot. i will leave this bug open until final release of fedora14 just in case. thanks for the fix :') (ps: bridge window error still here so must indeed not be related, havent tried compiz desktop effects yet)
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as of f15 am not getting the 'disabling IOCTL' errors or the GetBrightness errors (though pci bridge window error still around but unrelated) (brightness is forgetful again but looking unrelated to this bug but rather from gnome-settings-daemon issue https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=695087) so closing or letting expire but if anyone has issues will reopen thanks again