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On Montag 20 Juli 2009, Mark Knecht wrote: |
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> On Sun, Jul 19, 2009 at 7:00 PM, Mark Knecht<markknecht@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> > On Sun, Jul 19, 2009 at 6:24 PM, Mark Knecht<markknecht@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> > <SNIP> |
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> > |
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> >> myth12 mythtv # cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep EE |
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> >> Current Operating System: Linux myth12 2.6.29-gentoo-r5 #4 PREEMPT Fri |
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> >> Jun 26 09:51:45 PDT 2009 i686 |
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> >> (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown. |
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> >> (II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER |
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> >> (EE) RADEON(0): [dri] RADEONDRIGetVersion failed to open the DRM |
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> >> myth12 mythtv # |
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> >> |
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> >> |
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> >> myth12 linux # dmesg | tail -n 5 |
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> >> [ 17.486289] usb 1-0:1.0: uevent |
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> >> [ 19.612246] eth0: setting full-duplex. |
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> >> [ 30.350021] eth0: no IPv6 routers present |
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> >> [ 433.541492] pci 0000:01:05.0: PCI INT A -> Link[LNKA] -> GSI 11 |
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> >> (level, low) -> IRQ 11 |
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> >> [ 435.609192] mtrr: no MTRR for e8000000,4000000 found |
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> > |
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> > myth12 linux # cat /proc/mtrr |
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> > reg00: base=0x000000000 ( 0MB), size= 256MB, count=1: write-back |
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> > reg01: base=0x00c000000 ( 192MB), size= 64MB, count=1: uncachable |
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> > myth12 linux # |
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> > |
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> > Seems that maybe this machine really doesn't have an MTRR at e8000000. |
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> > |
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> > Are MTRR's necessary? This machine ran a much older kernel - circa |
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> > 2.6.19 - until I tried to upgrade the xorg server. Possibly I was |
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> > never using MTRR and having it turned on at all is a mistake? |
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> > |
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> > Thanks, |
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> > Mark |
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> |
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> OK, I have it at least partially working. For some reason it was |
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> unhappy (VERY) with my .xinitrc file left over from the old days. Go |
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> figure?!?! |
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> |
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> I erased the .xinitrc file and just type startx and it work. Three |
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> terminals on the screen. xclock. Everything looks normal. |
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> |
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> I am still getting messages about the MTRR but it doesn't stop X from |
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> coming up. |
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> |
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> I get back on this tomorrow and see if I can get fluxbox running. |
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> |
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> Thanks, |
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> Mark |
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yes, you 'need' mtrr. Not having working mtrr is like driving a car while |
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constantly stepping on the brakes and gas at the same time. There is lots of |
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stuff about that in Documentation/ - use grep to find it. |
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