catalyst 8.10+ not working with tv-out

[kkkk]

Hi,
Starting from catalyst 8.10, I can't get the tv-out working (with both X1.4 and 1.5).. I just get a black screen

Here is the log:

http://rafb.net/p/W7ZJnh33.html

suggestions?

P.S. I have an ati R690G chipset based (ASUS VM-2A-HDMI)

[kkkk]

ok, I've upgraded to catalyst 8.12 and now I get this log:

http://rafb.net/p/hHWxKP72.html

and black screen as before

[kkkk]

ok, I found that fglrx module was not loaded.
Dmesg said:


fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_MEM_MTRR_AddRegionWc
fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_SYSINFO_OsVersionString
fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_MEM_Alloc
fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_SYSINFO_OsVersionCode
fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_MEM_ReleaseLinearAddrInterval
fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_MEM_VM_GetRegionPhysAddrStr
fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_SYSINFO_SmpSupport
fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_SEMAPHORE_STATIC_Down
fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_SYSINFO_MapConstant
fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_MEM_SmallBufferAlloc
fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_MEM_MTRR_DeleteRegion
fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_MODULE_IncUseCount
fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_MEM_Unmap
fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_SPINLOCK_STATIC_Grab
fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_MEM_FreePageFrame
fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_MEM_FlushCpuCaches
fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_SEMAPHORE_ASYNCIO_Init
fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_MEM_MapPageList
fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_MEM_TemporaryUseUnmap
fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_SIGNAL_UnblockAll
fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_MEM_VM_GetRegionMapOffset
fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_MEM_Free
fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_MEM_FreePageFrames
fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_MEM_VM_MapRegion
fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_DEVICE_GetNumber
fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_SYSINFO_BinaryModuleSupport
fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_MODULE_DecUseCount
fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_ACPI_GetAcpiHandles
fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_SIGNAL_BlockAll
fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_SYSINFO_PaeSupport
fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_MEM_SmallBufferFree
fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_MEM_VerifyWriteAccess
fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_MEM_VM_GetRegionStart
fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_SEMAPHORE_DownUninterruptible
fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_MEM_VM_GetRegionFilePrivateData
fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_SEMAPHORE_ASYNCIO_Alloc
fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_MEM_AllocAtomic
fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_ACPI_AcNotify
fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_MEM_VM_GetRegionProtFlagsStr
fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_SIGNAL_Notifier
fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_SYSINFO_TimerTicksPerSecond
fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_SEMAPHORE_ASYNCIO_Free
fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_MEM_SmallBufferAllocAtomic
fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_SEMAPHORE_Up
fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_SEMAPHORE_DownInterruptible
fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_SPINLOCK_STATIC_Release
fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_MEM_AllocContiguousPageFrames
fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_MEM_VM_GetRegionFlagsStr
fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_MEM_VerifyReadAccess
fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_SEMAPHORE_Init
fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_MEM_MapPageListWc
fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_MEM_VM_GetRegionEnd
fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_SYSINFO_PageSize
fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_MEM_IncPageUseCount
fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_SEMAPHORE_GetObjSize
fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_MEM_AllocLinearAddrInterval
fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_SIGNAL_ConfigureMask
fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_MEM_AllocPageFrame
fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_SEMAPHORE_STATIC_Up
fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_PROC_FileList
fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_MEM_DecPageUseCount
fglrx: Unknown symbol KCL_MEM_MTRR_Support


I tried to rebuild kernel, and at depmod, I get:


DEPMOD 2.6.28-rc6
WARNING: /lib/modules/2.6.28-rc6/video/fglrx.ko needs unknown symbol KCL_MEM_MTRR_AddRegionWc
WARNING: /lib/modules/2.6.28-rc6/video/fglrx.ko needs unknown symbol KCL_SYSINFO_OsVersionString
WARNING: /lib/modules/2.6.28-rc6/video/fglrx.ko needs unknown symbol KCL_MEM_Alloc
...
...


Could be a 2.6.28 problem? Should I have to downgrade the kernel?

[TechMage89]

That looks like a kernel compatibility issue. I recommend not using development kernels with fglrx, because there's no guarantee of binary compatibility between kernel releases, and AMD only compiles their driver against a new kernel every few months.

[monraaf]

As I understand it fglrx consists of the actual binary driver and a glue layer that you compile for your kernel. So I don't see how this could be a case of binary incompatibility. I have no problem whatsoever with catalyst 8.12 on 2.6.28-rc8.

[Kano]

The kernel can be used - one of the kernel updates which did NOT require driver changes. Your kernel config must be just wrong. Btw rc9 is out ;)

[kkkk]

ok,
I recompiled the kernel and catalyst, and I returned to the 8.10/11 error..
Here is the updated log:

http://rafb.net/p/rq1MF944.html

[kkkk]

here is the xorg.conf

http://rafb.net/p/SyUo8B22.html

looking at a catalyst 8.9 log:

http://rafb.net/p/pyrUjH29.html

the AUDITS errors happen when X should run the input devices...
so can it be a wrong input section configuration?

[kkkk]

well, I've made some more testing.
I noticed that xorg has modified automatically my xorg.conf to:

http://rafb.net/p/26HoVb28.html

I rebooted many times and then X started working well for some time, but at some point (?) it returned back to the previous situation, with this log:

http://rafb.net/p/sx3LvU92.html

Also, if I try to start gdm, "seems" like X tries to change resolution (or maybe restart itself) 3 times (I can see "horizontal lines").

[kkkk]

I found that deleting the /etc/ati/amdpcsdb solved the problem,
but sometimes (very often) the black screen returns and I have to delete again the file... and reconfigure all the settings with amdcccle
Is there a solution?

[kkkk]

ok, I've tried catalyst 9.1 for some weeks and I discovered that:

-If I use underscan or overscan mode in the tv settings, it is ok, I don't get any black screens/crashes

-If I change the screen dimension manually, I get the blackscreen everyeime I standby or reboot, or restart X.

So at the moment I'm using overscan with custom calibration in xbmc/mythtv