[ltp] T43p, xf86-video-ati, EXA with FireGL V3200 (rv380)

[Alex Deucher]

On Sun, Feb 24, 2008 at 2:47 PM, Raanan Manor <raanan@opcat.com> wrote:
> Ok.
>
>  I succeeded in attaching gdb and crashing X when EXA is on, BUT when I
>  do back-trace, gdb tells me there are no dbg symbols.
>
>  xserver-xorg-core-dbg is installed, I don't have ati-dbg as I am
>  installing from git.
>

That should have the symbols by default.  I'm not sure what's going on
there.  Can you get an Xorg log from the crash?

Alex

>  help ?
>
>
>  Raanan.
>
>
>
>
>  On Sun, 2008-02-24 at 21:14 +0200, Raanan Manor wrote:
>  > I have a problem debugging this -
>  >
>  > In the page you pointed ,
>  > I need to attach gdb to a running X from a remote ssh session, This I
>  > can do as I installed sshd .
>  >
>  > But when I turn EXA on, the server crashes BEFORE I log in, So I can't
>  > attach gdb to the running X pid (as there is no  X pid, X crashes and we
>  > are back to gdm).
>  >
>  > Any Ideas ?
>  >
>  > I'll try the -
>  > Section "ServerFlags"
>  >         Option "NoTrapSignals" "true"
>  > EndSection
>  >
>  > method.
>  >
>  > Raanan.
>  >
>  > On Sun, 2008-02-24 at 12:36 -0500, Alex Deucher wrote:
>  > > On Sun, Feb 24, 2008 at 6:35 AM, Raanan Manor <raanan@opcat.com> wrote:
>  > > > Now,
>  > > >
>  > > >  when I use EXA and enable compiz, X crashes.
>  > > >
>  > > >  any Ideas ?
>  > > >
>  > > >  where do I find the logs of why X crashes ?
>  > > >
>  > >
>  > > /var/log/Xorg.0.log
>  > > If you have a second pc, can you get a backtrace of the crach?
>  > > http://wiki.x.org/wiki/Development/Documentation/ServerDebugging
>  > > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingXorg
>  > >
>  > > Alex
>  > >
>  > > >  Thanks for your time.
>  > > >
>  > > >
>  > > >
>  > > >  Raanan
>  > > >
>  > > >  On Sun, 2008-02-24 at 05:44 -0500, Alex Deucher wrote:
>  > > >  > On Sun, Feb 24, 2008 at 3:47 AM, Raanan Manor <raanan@opcat.com> wrote:
>  > > >  > > Hi,
>  > > >  > >
>  > > >  > >  I am using the git version and trying to enable EXA on my thinkpad,
>  > > >  > >
>  > > >  > >  AccelMethod "EXA" causes the xserver to fail and load the vesa driver
>  > > >  > >  without the EXA the X server loads fine.
>  > > >  > >
>  > > >  > >  Does EXA supposed to work with my card ?
>  > > >  > >
>  > > >  >
>  > > >  > Yes it works fine.
>  > > >  >
>  > > >  > >  Device section in xorg.conf is :
>  > > >  > >
>  > > >  > >  Section "Device"
>  > > >  > >         Identifier      "ATI Technologies Inc M24GL [Mobility FireGL
>  > > >  > >  V3200]"
>  > > >  > >         Driver          "ati"
>  > > >  > >         Busid           "PCI:1:0:0"
>  > > >  > >
>  > > >  > >         AccelMethod    "EXA"
>  > > >  >
>  > > >  > Option "AccelMethod" "EXA"
>  > > >  >
>  > > >  > >  EndSection
>  > > >  > >
>  > > >  >
>  > > >  > Alex
>  > > >
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