[oi-dev] Screen distorted with new i915 driver

Fri Sep 2 08:25:48 UTC 2016

Hello Martin,

starting X without xorg.conf results in the same proplem.

The Xorg.0.log is here ...

http://vorschau.zebworx.com/OI/Xorg.0.log-without-xorg.conf

Best regards,
Alex

On 09/ 1/16 08:37 AM, Мартин Бохниг wrote:
> Moin Alex,
>
> tnx for the prompt delivery of the output I requested.
> Although syslog is missing.
> Please check syslog if there is anything related.
>
> Mmh.
>
> To begin with let me make one thing clear once again, if it wasn't 
> clear enough: You do NOT need /etc/X11/xorg.conf anymore.
> And if you decide to create it, you have to first hack out all the 
> mistakes that Xorg -configure usually puts into it.
> (such as, for a single Intel GPU two device sections get created, one 
> for vesa and one for intel. And then worse: For the intel device the 
> monitor may get defined to spread across 2 or 3 heads. That's what I 
> always get with Xorg -configure on my Celeron G530 on Gigabyte 
> Technology Co., Ltd. H61M-S2V-B3
> BIOS Configuration: Award Software International, Inc. F8 03/27/2012.
>
> If there is another head in the box, then Xorg -configure often gets 
> totally lost.
> What are your BIOS menu settings to enable the Intel GPU and to 
> disable the NVidia GPU?
> What's your stolen ram size (gtt)?
> Does increasing it help?
>
> So the first thing I suggest is that you rename xorg.conf and test if 
> that helps.
> If not, then make sure that xorg.conf is 100% correct - and then set a 
> fixed screen size, such as 1024x768.
>
> If this still doesn't help, then mmmmh.
> You are close. I saw such errors. I noticed that:
>
> [   637.050] (II) intel(0): EDID for output VGA1
> [   637.050] (II) intel(0): Output LVDS1 connected
> [   637.050] (II) intel(0): Output VGA1 disconnected
> [   637.050] (II) intel(0): Using exact sizes for initial modes
> [   637.050] (II) intel(0): Output LVDS1 using initial mode 1920x1080
>
>
> So, while it may still be ok that EDID was taken for VGA1 while the current display is in fact LVDS1.
> Perhaps 1920x1080 is simply too large?
>
> Would it work (as a test) if you connect VGA1?
>
>
> Another thing, probably unrelated:
>
> http://vorschau.zebworx.com/OI/output-ls  
>
>
> Could you please reboot to -s (single user after a reboot, fast reboot is enough)  and
>
> #cd /dev/dri
> #mv -i card0 controlD64
> #mv -i card1 card0
>
>
> ?
>
> That *probably* won't change anything, although it would be the cleaner way.
> I fixed it in the global diff against OS/Net available here:
>
> http://opensxce.org/intelkms_working_testbins/Intel_DRMxKMS_S12_to_Illumos_backport__RELEASE/01__GLOBAL/00__SRC/DIFFS/illumos-gate__VANILLA__checkout20160629_git450b24a3e08dd5d6007467b18ef9cea400f7385a_____versus_____illumos-gate__checkout20160629_git450b24a3e08dd5d6007467b18ef9cea400f7385a__OpenSXCE_DRMKMS.diff.bz2  
>
> in devfsadm.
> But OI/Hipster didn't take this unless there is a real reason (due to their strict policy to stay based on vanilla OS/Net).
>
>
> Before we continue, I would like to be sure that not an invalid or buggy xorg.conf is the reason.
> Are you in UEFI mode or on BIOS?
>
> Arg, ok, you can only be in legacy BIOS mode with this iso.
> So that's also not the reason.
>
> If all this doesn't bring you forward, will it work if you copy over a clean xorg.conf (that you need to put somewhere as reserve, such as in /etc/X11/xorg.conf__intel)
>
> And if you in the newly created/cp'ed over /etc/X11/xorg.conf disable DRI in step a and accelleration in steb b?
>
>
> So much for now, those are the typical things to try in these situations.
>
>
> MfG %martin
>
>
>
>
>
>     Четверг, 1 сентября 2016, 5:04 UTC от Alexander Jung
>     <a.jung at scilset.de>:
>
>     Hello Martin,
>
>     here are some information you need ...
>
>     http://vorschau.zebworx.com/OI/output-scanpci
>     http://vorschau.zebworx.com/OI/output-ls
>     http://vorschau.zebworx.com/OI/Xorg.0.log
>     http://vorschau.zebworx.com/OI/screenmovie.mp4
>
>     There was no /etc/X11/xorg.conf, so i generated one with Xorg
>     -configure.
>
>     In /var/adm/messages there was no generated output.
>
>     Best regards,
>     Alex
>
>
>
>
>
>     On 08/31/16 07:52 PM, Мартин Бохниг via oi-dev wrote:
>>     Hallo Alex,
>>
>>     sorry for experiencing problems (tut mir leid, dass Du Probleme
>>     damit hast).
>>     What is where exactly happening, in which precise order, how and
>>     why (was passiert wo, in welcher genauen Reihenfolge wie und warum)?
>>
>>     The least you should send to enable me or anyone to help you (Das
>>     Mindeste, was Du mitsenden solltest, um mich oder sonst-wen in
>>     eine Position zu bringen, Dir helfen zu koennen, waere das
>>     Folgende) :
>>
>>     #0.) Screen photograph or best video
>>     #1.) /var/adm/messages*
>>     #2.) /var/log/Xorg.0.log*
>>     #3.) scanpci -v output (what is your device's pciid?)
>>     #4.) ls -l /dev/dri
>>
>>     Then I need to know if you deleted /etc/X11/xorg.conf before
>>     running into problems, as you should have
>>
>>
>>     A pity that only those take the time to report whatsoever, for
>>     whom it is *not* working, while the silent 99% stay silent
>>     (reminds me of what happened 2 weeks ago, but that's how humans
>>     appear to be designed to be)
>>
>>
>>     I hope we can get this working for you,
>>     mit den besten Gruessen,
>>
>>     %martin bochnig
>>     Ostberlin
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>         Среда, 31 августа 2016, 16:48 UTC от Alexander Jung
>>         <a.jung at scilset.de>:
>>
>>         Hi,
>>
>>         after the last update of hipster on my Lenovo W530, the new
>>         i915 driver don't work correct, the screen is distorted. The
>>         W530 has an intel and nvidia graphicscard, but because the
>>         nvidiadriver don't work at all i switched to intel in bios.
>>         lspci shows 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel
>>         Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller (rev
>>         09) I am also very interestet in a solution for the nvidia
>>         card. Best regards, Alex PS: Sorry for my bad english
>>
>>
>>
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