Bug 653803 - [RV280] regression in F15 gnome-display-properties reports single Monitor:Unknown 0Hz instead of recognizing two monitors
Summary: [RV280] regression in F15 gnome-display-properties reports single Monitor:Unk...
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: xorg-x11-drv-ati
Version: 14
Hardware: x86_64
OS: Linux
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Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Jérôme Glisse
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2010-11-16 08:04 UTC by Phil V
Modified: 2018-04-11 15:34 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

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Environment:
Last Closed: 2012-08-16 18:25:11 UTC
Type: ---
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Attachments (Terms of Use)
Xorg.0.log FROM 2.6.36-1.fc15.x86_64 boot (74.52 KB, text/plain)
2010-11-16 23:47 UTC, Phil V
no flags Details
dmesg output FROM gfx_test_week_20110221_x86-64.iso (68.34 KB, text/plain)
2011-02-23 10:33 UTC, Phil V
no flags Details
dmesg output #2 FROM gfx_test_week_20110221_x86-64.iso (77.98 KB, text/plain)
2011-02-23 18:41 UTC, Phil V
no flags Details
/var/log/Xorg.0.log FROM gfx_test_week_20110221_x86-64.iso (75.26 KB, text/plain)
2011-02-23 18:43 UTC, Phil V
no flags Details

Description Phil V 2010-11-16 08:04:24 UTC
Regression from fully working in original F13 release.

The gnome-display-properties provided in control-center from the F14 DVD installer (repo: anaconda-InstallationRepo-201010211827.x86_64) 
fails to recognize either monitor. It mirrors displays and
reports   'Monitor:Unknown' and 'Refresh Rate: 0Hz' and 'Rotation not supported'

In early F13 at least, gnome-display-properties was able to recognize and configure both outputs of the single AGP card to display different views of the desktop and with full control of resolution and rotation.

I say 'early F13' because I version-locked the kernel as some kernel versions in the 2.6.34 and 2.6.35 range) caused video problems.  

Name        : control-center
Arch        : x86_64
Epoch       : 1
Version     : 2.32.0
Release     : 1.fc14
Size        : 8.5 M
Repo        : installed
From repo   : anaconda-InstallationRepo-201010211827.x86_64

In F13 the gnome panel applet which I assume was gnome-display-properties
was able to recognize this ATI card.


What do you recommend?  Thank you.


control-center
Arch        : x86_64
Epoch       : 1
Version     : 2.32.0
Release     : 1.fc14
Size        : 8.5 M
Repo        : installed
From repo   : anaconda-InstallationRepo-201010211827.x86_64




lspci -vvv recognizes both outputs of the AGP videocard. It concludes with:

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV280 [Radeon 9200 PRO] (rev 01) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 0054
        Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx-
        Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
        Latency: 64 (2000ns min), Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
        Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 16
        Region 0: Memory at e8000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M]
        Region 1: I/O ports at e000 [size=256]
        Region 2: Memory at fbe00000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
        Expansion ROM at fbd00000 [disabled] [size=128K]
        Capabilities: [58] AGP version 3.0
                Status: RQ=256 Iso- ArqSz=0 Cal=0 SBA+ ITACoh- GART64- HTrans- 64bit- FW+ AGP3+ Rate=x4,x8
                Command: RQ=1 ArqSz=0 Cal=0 SBA+ AGP- GART64- 64bit- FW- Rate=<none>
        Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
                Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
                Status: D0 NoSoftRst- PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
        Kernel modules: radeon, radeonfb

01:00.1 Display controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV280 [Radeon 9200 PRO] (Secondary) (rev 01)
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 0055
        Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
        Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
        Latency: 64 (2000ns min), Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
        Region 0: Memory at f0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M]
        Region 1: Memory at fbf00000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
        Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
                Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
                Status: D0 NoSoftRst- PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-

Comment 1 Bastien Nocera 2010-11-16 10:36:57 UTC
(In reply to comment #0)
> Regression from fully working in original F13 release.
> 
> The gnome-display-properties provided in control-center from the F14 DVD
> installer (repo: anaconda-InstallationRepo-201010211827.x86_64) 
> fails to recognize either monitor. It mirrors displays and
> reports   'Monitor:Unknown' and 'Refresh Rate: 0Hz' and 'Rotation not
> supported'
> 
> In early F13 at least, gnome-display-properties was able to recognize and
> configure both outputs of the single AGP card to display different views of the
> desktop and with full control of resolution and rotation.
> 
> I say 'early F13' because I version-locked the kernel as some kernel versions
> in the 2.6.34 and 2.6.35 range) caused video problems.  
> 
> Name        : control-center
> Arch        : x86_64
> Epoch       : 1
> Version     : 2.32.0
> Release     : 1.fc14
> Size        : 8.5 M
> Repo        : installed
> From repo   : anaconda-InstallationRepo-201010211827.x86_64
> 
> In F13 the gnome panel applet which I assume was gnome-display-properties
> was able to recognize this ATI card.
> 
> 
> What do you recommend?  Thank you.

Run "xrandr -q" and attach your Xorg.0.log when reproducing the problem

Comment 2 Phil V 2010-11-16 23:47:21 UTC
Created attachment 460959 [details]
Xorg.0.log FROM 2.6.36-1.fc15.x86_64 boot

Thank you Bastien!

$ xrandr -q
xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default
Screen 0: minimum 640 x 480, current 1280 x 1024, maximum 1280 x 1024
default connected 1280x1024+0+0 0mm x 0mm
   1280x1024       0.0* 
   1024x768        0.0  
   800x600         0.0  
   640x480         0.0

Comment 3 Phil V 2010-11-18 04:52:03 UTC
Is there anything else that would be helpful?

Comment 4 Bastien Nocera 2010-11-19 12:40:17 UTC
The XRandR support in the ATI driver is broken for your system.

Comment 5 Phil V 2010-11-19 14:16:59 UTC
Thank you Bastien for the update! 

Do you know, or where can I go to find out:

Q: is it just xorg-x11-drv-ati that is broken, or what else?

Q: Which versions are bad? (if I stay with F13 on which version should I lock xorg?)

Q: Does this apply to all ATI cards?

Q: How can I find out when it's fixed, or whether it won't be fixed?

Comment 6 Matěj Cepl 2010-11-19 19:38:47 UTC
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 add drm.debug=0x04 to the kernel command line, restart computer, and attach

* your X server config file (/etc/X11/xorg.conf, if available), and
* output of the dmesg command

to the bug report as individual uncompressed file attachments using the bugzilla file attachment link above.

We will review this issue again once you've had a chance to attach this information.

Thanks in advance.

Comment 7 Bastien Nocera 2010-11-19 20:29:21 UTC
(In reply to comment #5)
> Thank you Bastien for the update! 
> 
> Do you know, or where can I go to find out:

I have no idea. But XRandR (as shown by the output of "xrandr -q") reports a 0Hz refresh rate, and only one monitor. So there's nothing that the display preferences can do if the driver returns bogus or broken information.

Comment 8 Phil V 2011-02-23 10:19:46 UTC
Matej Cepl: I tried adding drm.debug=0x04 to the kernel command line of gfx_test_week_20110221_x86-64.iso .

Restarted computer but boot (both normal and 'Boot Basic Video') fails (system automatically reboots) if drm.debug=0x04 is added to the kernel command line.

/etc/X11/xorg.conf does not exist.
I will attach dmesg output.

Comment 9 Phil V 2011-02-23 10:33:59 UTC
Created attachment 480406 [details]
dmesg output FROM gfx_test_week_20110221_x86-64.iso

Comment 10 Matěj Cepl 2011-02-23 12:46:37 UTC
(In reply to comment #8)
> /etc/X11/xorg.conf does not exist.
> I will attach dmesg output.

[    35.944] (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"

Whoops! Could you please try again and make there really isn't a one? And could you attach this one. You did try to start with "Basic driver" or xdriver=vesa, right?

Comment 11 Phil V 2011-02-23 18:41:49 UTC
Created attachment 480553 [details]
dmesg output #2 FROM gfx_test_week_20110221_x86-64.iso

Comment 12 Phil V 2011-02-23 18:43:10 UTC
Created attachment 480554 [details]
/var/log/Xorg.0.log FROM gfx_test_week_20110221_x86-64.iso

Comment 13 Phil V 2011-02-23 18:49:20 UTC
(In reply to comment #10)
> (In reply to comment #8)
> > /etc/X11/xorg.conf does not exist.
> > I will attach dmesg output.
> 
> [    35.944] (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
> 
> Whoops! Could you please try again and make there really isn't a one? And could
> you attach this one. You did try to start with "Basic driver" or xdriver=vesa,
> right?

The very first attachment above, Xorg.0.log, is from my original report months ago; I've labelled the current attachments 
'FROM gfx_test_week_20110221_x86-64.iso'

and I am using the 'Boot Basic Video' menu option which sets

xdriver=vesa nomodeset rd.luks=0 rd.md=0 rd.dm=0

Comment 14 Phil V 2011-02-26 05:17:46 UTC
Could the problem lie in the VIA chips rather than with the graphics card itself?

Hardware profile is at
http://www.smolts.org/client/show/pub_6a2dc543-dffc-43d6-a581-b3416f479f6d

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