I've got my ati machine back in action but now i'm having worse problems. My hd3870 is running fairly well with the open source driver but running gnome-shell the desktop is corrupted as well as slow and unusable. the overlay looks normal but the windows, the desktop and icons in the top panel tray are corrupted with either black or gibberish looking shapes.
Compositing in metacity is running much better on the open source driver than it used to on the proprietary driver. running CLUTTER_VBLANK=none gnome-shell --replace doesn't help for me right now. at the moment i think there is something wrong with my config for my screen i don't use an xorg.conf right now. the monitor is connected with a dvi cable and is the only monitor. u...@debian:/root$ sudo grep AIGLX /var/log/Xorg.0.log (==) AIGLX enabled (II) AIGLX: Screen 0 is not DRI2 capable (II) AIGLX: Screen 0 is not DRI capable (II) AIGLX: Loaded and initialized /usr/lib/dri/swrast_dri.so u...@debian:/root$ sudo grep dri /var/log/Xorg.0.log X.Org XInput driver : 7.0 (II) LoadModule: "dri" (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri.so (II) Module dri: vendor="X.Org Foundation" (II) LoadModule: "dri2" (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri2.so (II) Module dri2: vendor="X.Org Foundation" (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/vesa_drv.so (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/fbdev_drv.so (II) VESA: driver for VESA chipsets: vesa (II) FBDEV: driver for framebuffer: fbdev (II) Unloading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/fbdev_drv.so (II) AIGLX: Loaded and initialized /usr/lib/dri/swrast_dri.so ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 7.0 I tried running radeon.modesetting=1 in my grub config but that fails. It actually seems to pick up kernel modesetting without this line. "radeon defaulting to userspace modesetting" is that bad? u...@debian:/root$ sudo grep drm /var/log/messages Feb 15 21:31:14 debian kernel: [ 17.753077] [drm] Initialized drm 1.1.0 20060810 Feb 15 21:31:14 debian kernel: [ 17.963422] [drm] radeon defaulting to userspace modesetting. Feb 15 21:31:14 debian kernel: [ 17.968621] [drm] Initialized radeon 1.31.0 20080528 for 0000:01:00.0 on minor 0 Feb 15 21:31:15 debian kernel: [ 18.411396] [drm] Setting GART location based on new memory map Feb 15 21:31:15 debian kernel: [ 18.411868] [drm] Loading RV670 CP Microcode Feb 17 18:55:14 debian kernel: [ 6.947571] [drm] Initialized drm 1.1.0 20060810 Feb 17 18:55:14 debian kernel: [ 7.007305] [drm] radeon defaulting to userspace modesetting. Feb 17 18:55:14 debian kernel: [ 7.008337] [drm] Initialized radeon 1.31.0 20080528 for 0000:01:00.0 on minor 0 Feb 17 19:05:59 debian kernel: [ 654.304896] [drm] Module unloaded Feb 17 19:06:05 debian kernel: [ 660.496395] [drm] Initialized drm 1.1.0 20060810 Feb 17 19:06:05 debian kernel: [ 660.535641] [drm] radeon kernel modesetting enabled. Feb 17 19:06:05 debian kernel: [ 660.541962] [drm] radeon: Initializing kernel modesetting. Feb 17 19:06:05 debian kernel: [ 660.541984] [drm] register mmio base: 0xFDFE0000 Feb 17 19:06:05 debian kernel: [ 660.541986] [drm] register mmio size: 65536 Feb 17 19:06:05 debian kernel: [ 660.547665] [drm] Clocks initialized ! Feb 17 19:06:05 debian kernel: [ 660.547783] [drm] Detected VRAM RAM=256M, BAR=256M Feb 17 19:06:05 debian kernel: [ 660.547787] [drm] RAM width 256bits DDR Feb 17 19:06:05 debian kernel: [ 660.547885] [drm] radeon: 256M of VRAM memory ready Feb 17 19:06:05 debian kernel: [ 660.547887] [drm] radeon: 512M of GTT memory ready. Feb 17 19:06:05 debian kernel: [ 660.547944] [drm] Loading RV670 CP Microcode Feb 17 19:06:05 debian kernel: [ 660.589234] [drm] GART: num cpu pages 131072, num gpu pages 131072 Feb 17 19:06:05 debian kernel: [ 660.625114] [drm] ring test succeeded in 1 usecs Feb 17 19:06:05 debian kernel: [ 660.625272] [drm] radeon: ib pool ready. Feb 17 19:06:05 debian kernel: [ 660.625361] [drm] ib test succeeded in 0 usecs Feb 17 19:06:05 debian kernel: [ 660.629488] [drm] Radeon Display Connectors Feb 17 19:06:05 debian kernel: [ 660.629492] [drm] Connector 0: Feb 17 19:06:05 debian kernel: [ 660.629494] [drm] DVI-I Feb 17 19:06:05 debian kernel: [ 660.629497] [drm] DDC: 0x7e50 0x7e50 0x7e54 0x7e54 0x7e58 0x7e58 0x7e5c 0x7e5c Feb 17 19:06:05 debian kernel: [ 660.629499] [drm] Encoders: Feb 17 19:06:05 debian kernel: [ 660.629501] [drm] DFP1: INTERNAL_KLDSCP_TMDS1 Feb 17 19:06:05 debian kernel: [ 660.629503] [drm] CRT2: INTERNAL_KLDSCP_DAC2 Feb 17 19:06:05 debian kernel: [ 660.629505] [drm] Connector 1: Feb 17 19:06:05 debian kernel: [ 660.629507] [drm] DIN Feb 17 19:06:05 debian kernel: [ 660.629508] [drm] Encoders: Feb 17 19:06:05 debian kernel: [ 660.629510] [drm] TV1: INTERNAL_KLDSCP_DAC2 Feb 17 19:06:05 debian kernel: [ 660.629512] [drm] Connector 2: Feb 17 19:06:05 debian kernel: [ 660.629513] [drm] DVI-I Feb 17 19:06:05 debian kernel: [ 660.629516] [drm] DDC: 0x7e40 0x7e40 0x7e44 0x7e44 0x7e48 0x7e48 0x7e4c 0x7e4c Feb 17 19:06:05 debian kernel: [ 660.629518] [drm] Encoders: Feb 17 19:06:05 debian kernel: [ 660.629520] [drm] CRT1: INTERNAL_KLDSCP_DAC1 Feb 17 19:06:05 debian kernel: [ 660.629522] [drm] DFP2: INTERNAL_LVTM1 Feb 17 19:06:05 debian kernel: [ 660.797528] [drm] fb mappable at 0xD0141000 Feb 17 19:06:05 debian kernel: [ 660.797531] [drm] vram apper at 0xD0000000 Feb 17 19:06:05 debian kernel: [ 660.797534] [drm] size 8294400 Feb 17 19:06:05 debian kernel: [ 660.797535] [drm] fb depth is 24 Feb 17 19:06:05 debian kernel: [ 660.797537] [drm] pitch is 7680 Feb 17 19:06:05 debian kernel: [ 660.799192] fb0: radeondrmfb frame buffer device Feb 17 19:06:05 debian kernel: [ 660.799202] [drm] Initialized radeon 2.0.0 20080528 for 0000:01:00.0 on minor 0 Feb 17 19:06:14 debian kernel: [ 669.096060] [drm] TMDS-15: set mode 1920x1080 1f Feb 17 19:07:22 debian kernel: [ 6.991718] [drm] Initialized drm 1.1.0 20060810 Feb 17 19:07:22 debian kernel: [ 7.051416] [drm] radeon defaulting to userspace modesetting. Feb 17 19:07:22 debian kernel: [ 7.052466] [drm] Initialized radeon 1.31.0 20080528 for 0000:01:00.0 on minor 0 Feb 17 19:25:46 debian kernel: [ 7.803467] [drm] Initialized drm 1.1.0 20060810 Feb 17 19:25:46 debian kernel: [ 7.863162] [drm] radeon kernel modesetting enabled. Feb 17 19:25:46 debian kernel: [ 7.866727] [drm] radeon: Initializing kernel modesetting. Feb 17 19:25:46 debian kernel: [ 7.866760] [drm] register mmio base: 0xFDFE0000 Feb 17 19:25:46 debian kernel: [ 7.866762] [drm] register mmio size: 65536 Feb 17 19:25:46 debian kernel: [ 7.869030] [drm] Clocks initialized ! Feb 17 19:25:46 debian kernel: [ 7.869144] [drm] Detected VRAM RAM=256M, BAR=256M Feb 17 19:25:46 debian kernel: [ 7.869148] [drm] RAM width 256bits DDR Feb 17 19:25:46 debian kernel: [ 7.869248] [drm] radeon: 256M of VRAM memory ready Feb 17 19:25:46 debian kernel: [ 7.869249] [drm] radeon: 512M of GTT memory ready. Feb 17 19:25:46 debian kernel: [ 7.869306] [drm] Loading RV670 CP Microcode Feb 17 19:25:46 debian kernel: [ 7.910799] [drm] GART: num cpu pages 131072, num gpu pages 131072 Feb 17 19:25:46 debian kernel: [ 7.944918] [drm] ring test succeeded in 1 usecs Feb 17 19:25:46 debian kernel: [ 7.945063] [drm] radeon: ib pool ready. Feb 17 19:25:46 debian kernel: [ 7.945132] [drm] ib test succeeded in 0 usecs Feb 17 19:25:46 debian kernel: [ 7.946682] [drm] Radeon Display Connectors Feb 17 19:25:46 debian kernel: [ 7.946684] [drm] Connector 0: Feb 17 19:25:46 debian kernel: [ 7.946686] [drm] DVI-I Feb 17 19:25:46 debian kernel: [ 7.946689] [drm] DDC: 0x7e50 0x7e50 0x7e54 0x7e54 0x7e58 0x7e58 0x7e5c 0x7e5c Feb 17 19:25:46 debian kernel: [ 7.946691] [drm] Encoders: Feb 17 19:25:46 debian kernel: [ 7.946692] [drm] DFP1: INTERNAL_KLDSCP_TMDS1 Feb 17 19:25:46 debian kernel: [ 7.946694] [drm] CRT2: INTERNAL_KLDSCP_DAC2 Feb 17 19:25:46 debian kernel: [ 7.946696] [drm] Connector 1: Feb 17 19:25:46 debian kernel: [ 7.946697] [drm] DIN Feb 17 19:25:46 debian kernel: [ 7.946698] [drm] Encoders: Feb 17 19:25:46 debian kernel: [ 7.946699] [drm] TV1: INTERNAL_KLDSCP_DAC2 Feb 17 19:25:46 debian kernel: [ 7.946701] [drm] Connector 2: Feb 17 19:25:46 debian kernel: [ 7.946702] [drm] DVI-I Feb 17 19:25:46 debian kernel: [ 7.946705] [drm] DDC: 0x7e40 0x7e40 0x7e44 0x7e44 0x7e48 0x7e48 0x7e4c 0x7e4c Feb 17 19:25:46 debian kernel: [ 7.946707] [drm] Encoders: Feb 17 19:25:46 debian kernel: [ 7.946708] [drm] CRT1: INTERNAL_KLDSCP_DAC1 Feb 17 19:25:46 debian kernel: [ 7.946710] [drm] DFP2: INTERNAL_LVTM1 Feb 17 19:25:46 debian kernel: [ 8.101352] [drm] fb mappable at 0xD0141000 Feb 17 19:25:46 debian kernel: [ 8.101354] [drm] vram apper at 0xD0000000 Feb 17 19:25:46 debian kernel: [ 8.101355] [drm] size 8294400 Feb 17 19:25:46 debian kernel: [ 8.101357] [drm] fb depth is 24 Feb 17 19:25:46 debian kernel: [ 8.101358] [drm] pitch is 7680 Feb 17 19:25:46 debian kernel: [ 8.124057] [drm] TMDS-15: set mode 1920x1080 1f Feb 17 19:25:46 debian kernel: [ 8.155160] fb0: radeondrmfb frame buffer device Feb 17 19:25:46 debian kernel: [ 8.155167] [drm] Initialized radeon 2.0.0 20080528 for 0000:01:00.0 on minor 0 Feb 17 19:27:53 debian kernel: [ 6.979010] [drm] Initialized drm 1.1.0 20060810 Feb 17 19:27:53 debian kernel: [ 7.038719] [drm] radeon defaulting to userspace modesetting. Feb 17 19:27:53 debian kernel: [ 7.039762] [drm] Initialized radeon 1.31.0 20080528 for 0000:01:00.0 on minor 0 Feb 18 06:32:59 debian kernel: [ 6.999347] [drm] Initialized drm 1.1.0 20060810 Feb 18 06:32:59 debian kernel: [ 7.059078] [drm] radeon defaulting to userspace modesetting. Feb 18 06:32:59 debian kernel: [ 7.060172] [drm] Initialized radeon 1.31.0 20080528 for 0000:01:00.0 on minor 0 u...@debian:/root$ lsmod | grep radeon radeon 449055 0 ttm 31484 1 radeon drm_kms_helper 18883 1 radeon drm 137190 3 radeon,ttm,drm_kms_helper i2c_algo_bit 4225 1 radeon i2c_core 15584 4 radeon,drm,i2c_algo_bit,i2c_piix4 u...@debian:/root$ ls -ls /lib/firmware/radeon total 260 4 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2048 2009-12-17 13:47 R100_cp.bin 4 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2048 2009-12-17 13:47 R200_cp.bin 4 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2048 2009-12-17 13:47 R300_cp.bin 4 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2048 2009-12-17 13:47 R420_cp.bin 4 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2048 2009-12-17 13:47 R520_cp.bin 24 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 21504 2009-12-17 13:47 R600_me.bin 4 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2304 2009-12-17 13:47 R600_pfp.bin 4 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2048 2009-12-17 13:47 RS600_cp.bin 4 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2048 2009-12-17 13:47 RS690_cp.bin 24 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 21504 2009-12-17 13:47 RS780_me.bin 4 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2304 2009-12-17 13:47 RS780_pfp.bin 24 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 21504 2009-12-17 13:47 RV610_me.bin 4 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2304 2009-12-17 13:47 RV610_pfp.bin 24 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 21504 2009-12-17 13:47 RV620_me.bin 4 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2304 2009-12-17 13:47 RV620_pfp.bin 24 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 21504 2009-12-17 13:47 RV630_me.bin 4 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2304 2009-12-17 13:47 RV630_pfp.bin 24 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 21504 2009-12-17 13:47 RV635_me.bin 4 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2304 2009-12-17 13:47 RV635_pfp.bin 24 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 21504 2009-12-17 13:47 RV670_me.bin 4 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2304 2009-12-17 13:47 RV670_pfp.bin 8 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5440 2009-12-17 13:47 RV710_me.bin 4 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3392 2009-12-17 13:47 RV710_pfp.bin 8 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5440 2009-12-17 13:47 RV730_me.bin 4 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3392 2009-12-17 13:47 RV730_pfp.bin 8 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5440 2009-12-17 13:47 RV770_me.bin 4 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3392 2009-12-17 13:47 RV770_pfp.bin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". 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