fglrx 8.42.3 on Gutsy and video issues

[fettouhi]

I've been running the latest version of the ATI drivers for a few days now via AIGLX with compiz-fusion enabled. Almost everything is working and rather well but I have a few small issues.

My biggest problem is video playback. Like everyone else I'm getting a lot of flicking with xv or gl (when compiz is running) but going into full screen mode the flickering disappears. But my main problem is that when I start a video file (no matter what player I use) my screen goes black a second, then it reappears and the video plays. Is anyone else experiencing that? Does anyone have a fix or workaround for it?

Scrolling in firefox with the new driver is a bit slower than with 8.41.7 driver and XGL running but all in all I'm rather happy with this new release especially since AIGLX is incorporated now.

Regards

André

[fettouhi]

I have discovered that the black appears no matter if compiz is on or off but the flickering disappears when compiz is turned off.

Regards

André

[fettouhi]

Anybody?

Regards

André

[Dandeloreon]

Mind posting your system specs and setup, so others who have similar setups might be able to give weather or not they have the same issue.

[fettouhi]

Sure no problem:

My machine:

AMD Athlon 64 4400+
2 GB RAM
80 GB drive (system)
40 GB drive
250 GB drive
Sapphire ATI HD 2400XT graphics card with 256 MB (PCI-e)
Mirai 19" widescreen monitor (1440x900 resolution)

running Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon 32 bit. My xorg.conf looks like this

# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
# sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "ServerLayout"

# Uncomment if you have a wacom tablet
# InputDevice "stylus" "SendCoreEvents"
# InputDevice "cursor" "SendCoreEvents"
# InputDevice "eraser" "SendCoreEvents"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen "Default Screen" 0 0
InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
InputDevice "Configured Mouse"
EndSection

Section "Files"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/CID"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi"
FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/CID"
EndSection


Section "Module"
Load "i2c"
Load "bitmap"
Load "ddc"
Load "dri"
Load "extmod"
Load "freetype"
Load "glx"
Load "int10"
Load "type1"
Load "vbe"
Load "dbi"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
Option "AIGLX" "on"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "kbd"
Option "CoreKeyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "dk"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "stylus"
Driver "wacom"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "stylus"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "eraser"
Driver "wacom"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "eraser"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "cursor"
Driver "wacom"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "cursor"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "MIRAI DML-51"
HorizSync 28.0 - 72.0
VertRefresh 43.0 - 60.0
Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "ATI Technologies Inc ATI Default Card"
Driver "fglrx"
Option "VideoOverlay" "on"
Option "OpenGLOverlay" "off"
Option "XaaNoOffscreenPixmaps"
Option "UseFastTLS" "2"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "ATI Technologies Inc ATI Default Card"
Monitor "MIRAI DML-51"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Modes "1440x900" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Extensions"
Option "Composite" "Enable"
EndSection

Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSection

Regards

André

PS. here is what lspci gives

gd1331@ANDRE:~$ sudo lspci
[sudo] password for gd1331:
00:00.0 Memory controller: nVidia Corporation CK804 Memory Controller (rev a3)
00:01.0 ISA bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 ISA Bridge (rev a3)
00:01.1 SMBus: nVidia Corporation CK804 SMBus (rev a2)
00:02.0 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation CK804 USB Controller (rev a2)
00:02.1 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation CK804 USB Controller (rev a3)
00:04.0 Multimedia audio controller: nVidia Corporation CK804 AC'97 Audio Controller (rev a2)
00:06.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation CK804 IDE (rev f2)
00:09.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 PCI Bridge (rev a2)
00:0a.0 Bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 Ethernet Controller (rev a3)
00:0b.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 PCIE Bridge (rev a3)
00:0c.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 PCIE Bridge (rev a3)
00:0d.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 PCIE Bridge (rev a3)
00:0e.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 PCIE Bridge (rev a3)
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Unknown device 94c1
01:00.1 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc Unknown device aa10
05:07.0 Mass storage controller: Promise Technology, Inc. PDC20268 (Ultra100 TX2) (rev 01)
05:0b.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments TSB43AB22/A IEEE-1394a-2000 Controller (PHY/Link)

[kahuuna]

For me, I have no xv support as shown by xvinfo, yet I manage to play videos quite well with mplayer and gl/gl2. Compiz has to be disabled though, otherwise there is uncontrollable flickering either in windowed or fullscreen mode. It's good that tearing is at a minimum with gl, but I'm hoping xv will work nicely with the next release 8.43 :)

Otherwise it seems I don't have the firefox scrolling lag that other people are complaining of. I do not know how I managed that...

My gutsy is running off Samsung R60+ laptop with ATI x-1250.

[fettouhi]

For me, I have no xv support as shown by xvinfo, yet I manage to play videos quite well with mplayer and gl/gl2. Compiz has to be disabled though, otherwise there is uncontrollable flickering either in windowed or fullscreen mode. It's good that tearing is at a minimum with gl, but I'm hoping xv will work nicely with the next release 8.43 :)

Otherwise it seems I don't have the firefox scrolling lag that other people are complaining of. I do not know how I managed that...

My gutsy is running off Samsung R60+ laptop with ATI x-1250.

I have compiz running but I have no flickering when I run in full screen mode. But the black screen every time I start video is a bit annoying.

Regards

André

[Uchikoma]

For me, I have no xv support as shown by xvinfo, yet I manage to play videos quite well with mplayer and gl/gl2. Compiz has to be disabled though, otherwise there is uncontrollable flickering either in windowed or fullscreen mode. It's good that tearing is at a minimum with gl, but I'm hoping xv will work nicely with the next release 8.43 :)

Otherwise it seems I don't have the firefox scrolling lag that other people are complaining of. I do not know how I managed that...

My gutsy is running off Samsung R60+ laptop with ATI x-1250.

The video flickering/tearing complaint that appeared in 8.42 is a result of watching a video w/ compiz running.

As for this particular issue, I'm not sure what's going on here -_-

[fettouhi]

I found out that the black screen also appears when I use Virtualbox. I have an virtual Windows XP installed and when I run it I get a black screen for 2 seconds or so then I see my desktop again and the window saying Windows XP loading. When it switched to the login screen of Windows XP by screen goes black again for 2 seconds.

Regards

André

[cjt-1974]

I have the vary same problem as fettouhi:

Under compiz, the video windows either (i) flicker or (ii) are black windows (depending on the app, zattoo and mplayer, respectively).

I have a Toshiba Satellite A100 notebook, with the video card [Radeon Xpress 200M]


00:00.0 Host bridge: ATI Technologies Inc Unknown device 5a31 (rev 01)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc RS480 PCI Bridge
00:12.0 IDE interface: ATI Technologies Inc 4379 Serial ATA Controller (rev 80)
00:13.0 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 USB Host Controller (rev 80)
00:13.1 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 USB Host Controller (rev 80)
00:13.2 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 USB2 Host Controller (rev 80)
00:14.0 SMBus: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 SMBus Controller (rev 82)
00:14.1 IDE interface: ATI Technologies Inc Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller (rev 80)
00:14.2 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc SB450 HDA Audio (rev 01)
00:14.3 ISA bridge: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 PCI-ISA Bridge (rev 80)
00:14.4 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 PCI-PCI Bridge (rev 80)
01:05.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RC410 [Radeon Xpress 200M]
09:01.0 CardBus bridge: ENE Technology Inc CB1410 Cardbus Controller (rev 01)
09:02.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10)
09:04.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications, Inc. AR2413 802.11bg NIC (rev 01)



This is a dump of my xorg.conf


Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen "Default Screen" 0 0
InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
InputDevice "Configured Mouse"
InputDevice "stylus" "SendCoreEvents"
InputDevice "cursor" "SendCoreEvents"
InputDevice "eraser" "SendCoreEvents"
InputDevice "Synaptics Touchpad"
EndSection

Section "Files"

# path to defoma fonts
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi"
FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "i2c"
Load "bitmap"
Load "ddc"
Load "dri"
Load "extmod"
Load "freetype"
Load "glx"
Load "int10"
Load "vbe"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
Option "AIGLX" "off"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "kbd"
Option "CoreKeyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "ch"
Option "XkbVariant" "fr"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Synaptics Touchpad"
Driver "synaptics"
Option "SendCoreEvents" "true"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Protocol" "auto-dev"
Option "HorizScrollDelta" "0"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "stylus"
Driver "wacom"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "stylus"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4"# Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "eraser"
Driver "wacom"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "eraser"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4"# Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "cursor"
Driver "wacom"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "cursor"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4"# Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Generic Monitor"
Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "ATI Technologies Inc RC410 [Radeon Xpress 200M]"
Driver "fglrx"
Option "NoAccel" "false"
Option "SWCursor" "false"
Option "XAANoOffscreenPixmaps" "true"
Option "DRI" "true"
Option "VideoOverlay" "on"
Option "OpenGLOverlay" "off"
BusID "PCI:1:5:0"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "ATI Technologies Inc RC410 [Radeon Xpress 200M]"
Monitor "Generic Monitor"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 1
Modes "1280x800"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 4
Modes "1280x800"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1280x800"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "1280x800"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1280x800"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x800"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSection



Section "Extensions"
Option "Composite" "off"
EndSection

[TheIrishGuy]

Hey people,

I had the flickering issue, but to bypass it in vlc i changed the video output to X11. (extended settings)

As a result though, Xorg Processor usage goes up to around 25% and increasing the window size adjusts this value proportionaly.

As for runnning anything else games etc, flickering is still there.

just in case anyone wants to see if there is anything different, heres my xorg.conf


# left out all these comments

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen "Dell" 0 0
InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
InputDevice "Configured Mouse"
EndSection

Section "Files"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "bitmap"
Load "ddc"
Load "dri"
Load "extmod"
Load "freetype"
Load "v4l"
Load "dbe"
Load "glx"
Load "int10"
Load "vbe"
Load "dbe"
EndSection


Section "ServerFlags"
Option "AIGLX" "on"
EndSection

#left out input devices

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "DELL E197FP"
HorizSync 28.0 - 64.0
VertRefresh 43.0 - 60.0
Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "X1300"
Driver "fglrx"
Option "VideoOverlay" "on"
Option "OpenGLOverlay" "off"
Option "AIGLX" "true"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
VideoRam 262144
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Dell"
Device "X1300"
Monitor "DELL E197FP"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480" "57x312"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSection

Section "Extensions"
Option "Composite" "enable"
EndSection

[Spydr4590]

I'm having the same issues. I've been trying to run the aticonfig commands but none of the options seem to be working. If anyone has a fix for these issues especially the flickering a post would be greatly appreciated!

[shoofy]

I solved this problem in many media players by following the instructions at http://wiki.compiz-fusion.org/VideoPlayback

I assume the players that it doesn't list there will have similar options. I couldn't find any options of this type for Miro though. I thought it just uses Xine, but apparently not.

[fettouhi]

For me the problem with the black screen when I run a video or virtualbox still persists. The strange is that I get the feeling, when I launch a video or a virtual OS in virtualbox, is that my x-server dies and then it reappears and my video runs.

Regards

André

[fettouhi]

Well, updated the driver to the new 7.11 Catalyst driver and still the issue with the black screen before video playback persists. Does anyone else have that problem?

Regards

André

[Spydr4590]

Well, updated the driver to the new 7.11 Catalyst driver and still the issue with the black screen before video playback persists. Does anyone else have that problem?

Regards

André

I went back to windows vista. Going to be buying a nvidia laptop next month. Will just keep my ati system for gaming in windows. I think nvidia is the way to go for linux, unfortantly.

[macmus]

I went back to windows vista. Going to be buying a nvidia laptop next month. Will just keep my ati system for gaming in windows. I think nvidia is the way to go for linux, unfortantly.

probably will do same here :(

It is about time to get some serious grafic card no just a fake product without a driver :(