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  • AMD A6-3500 mode setting issue on VGA output

    I have a modesetting issue on an AMD A6-3500 system running Fedora Rawhide. The system is going up to a point when it should switch screen mode and then the monitor will just suspend (my monitor is connected to the VGA output).

    The dmesg logs:
    Code:
    [root@box ~]# uname -a
    Linux haskaa 3.2.0-0.rc4.git1.4.fc17.x86_64 #1 SMP Fri Dec 2 21:36:13 UTC 2011 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
    [root@box ~]# dmesg|grep drm
    [    6.052439] [drm] Initialized drm 1.1.0 20060810
    [    6.076348] [drm] radeon defaulting to kernel modesetting.
    [    6.076414] [drm] radeon kernel modesetting enabled.
    [    6.080878] [drm] initializing kernel modesetting (SUMO 0x1002:0x964A 0x1849:0x9640).
    [    6.081204] [drm] register mmio base: 0xFEB00000
    [    6.081265] [drm] register mmio size: 262144
    [    6.082688] [drm] Detected VRAM RAM=256M, BAR=256M
    [    6.082692] [drm] RAM width 32bits DDR
    [    6.084477] [drm] radeon: 256M of VRAM memory ready
    [    6.084560] [drm] radeon: 512M of GTT memory ready.
    [    6.085170] [drm] Supports vblank timestamp caching Rev 1 (10.10.2010).
    [    6.085233] [drm] Driver supports precise vblank timestamp query.
    [    6.085948] [drm] radeon: irq initialized.
    [    6.086071] [drm] GART: num cpu pages 131072, num gpu pages 131072
    [    6.088179] [drm] Loading SUMO Microcode
    [    6.180555] [drm] PCIE GART of 512M enabled (table at 0x0000000000040000).
    [    6.204560] [drm] ring test succeeded in 0 usecs
    [    6.214555] [drm] radeon: ib pool ready.
    [    6.216686] [drm] ib test succeeded in 0 usecs
    [    6.235112] [drm] Radeon Display Connectors
    [    6.235175] [drm] Connector 0:
    [    6.235232] [drm]   HDMI-A
    [    6.235289] [drm]   HPD2
    [    6.235347] [drm]   DDC: 0x6440 0x6440 0x6444 0x6444 0x6448 0x6448 0x644c 0x644c
    [    6.235435] [drm]   Encoders:
    [    6.235492] [drm]     DFP1: INTERNAL_UNIPHY2
    [    6.235551] [drm] Connector 1:
    [    6.235608] [drm]   VGA
    [    6.235664] [drm]   HPD1
    [    6.235721] [drm]   DDC: 0x6430 0x6430 0x6434 0x6434 0x6438 0x6438 0x643c 0x643c
    [    6.235809] [drm]   Encoders:
    [    6.235865] [drm]     CRT1: INTERNAL_UNIPHY2
    [    6.235924] [drm]     CRT1: NUTMEG
    [    6.253656] [drm] Internal thermal controller without fan control
    [    6.254856] [drm] radeon: power management initialized
    [    6.380043] [drm] fb mappable at 0xC0142000
    [    6.380100] [drm] vram apper at 0xC0000000
    [    6.380153] [drm] size 3145728
    [    6.380204] [drm] fb depth is 24
    [    6.380255] [drm]    pitch is 4096
    [    6.382025] fbcon: radeondrmfb (fb0) is primary device
    [   11.402013] [drm:atom_op_jump] *ERROR* atombios stuck in loop for more than 5secs aborting
    [   11.402018] [drm:atom_execute_table_locked] *ERROR* atombios stuck executing E262 (len 2585, WS 4, PS 4) @ 0xE94C
    [   11.471659] [drm:radeon_dp_link_train_cr] *ERROR* clock recovery reached max voltage
    [   11.471664] [drm:radeon_dp_link_train_cr] *ERROR* clock recovery failed
    [   11.484390] fb0: radeondrmfb frame buffer device
    [   11.484392] drm: registered panic notifier
    [   11.484455] [drm] Initialized radeon 2.12.0 20080528 for 0000:00:01.0 on minor 0
    [root@box ~]#
    Even the latest of the Rawhide kernels is not helping much:
    Code:
    [root@haskaa ~]# uname -a
    Linux haskaa 3.2.0-0.rc7.git0.1.fc17.x86_64 #1 SMP Sat Dec 24 15:25:57 UTC 2011 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
    [root@haskaa ~]# [root@haskaa ~]# dmesg|grep drm
    [    6.020408] [drm] Initialized drm 1.1.0 20060810
    [    6.045183] [drm] radeon defaulting to kernel modesetting.
    [    6.045188] [drm] radeon kernel modesetting enabled.
    [    6.053622] [drm] initializing kernel modesetting (SUMO 0x1002:0x964A 0x1849:0x9640).
    [    6.053855] [drm] register mmio base: 0xFEB00000
    [    6.053858] [drm] register mmio size: 262144
    [    6.057847] [drm] Detected VRAM RAM=256M, BAR=256M
    [    6.057852] [drm] RAM width 32bits DDR
    [    6.063598] [drm] radeon: 256M of VRAM memory ready
    [    6.063616] [drm] radeon: 512M of GTT memory ready.
    [    6.065392] [drm] Supports vblank timestamp caching Rev 1 (10.10.2010).
    [    6.065395] [drm] Driver supports precise vblank timestamp query.
    [    6.065975] [drm] radeon: irq initialized.
    [    6.066107] [drm] GART: num cpu pages 131072, num gpu pages 131072
    [    6.071234] [drm] Loading SUMO Microcode
    [    6.148864] [drm] PCIE GART of 512M enabled (table at 0x0000000000040000).
    [    6.170233] [drm] ring test succeeded in 0 usecs
    [    6.179796] [drm] radeon: ib pool ready.
    [    6.184633] [drm] ib test succeeded in 0 usecs
    [    6.203821] [drm] Radeon Display Connectors
    [    6.203829] [drm] Connector 0:
    [    6.203834] [drm]   HDMI-A
    [    6.203839] [drm]   HPD2
    [    6.203846] [drm]   DDC: 0x6440 0x6440 0x6444 0x6444 0x6448 0x6448 0x644c 0x644c
    [    6.203851] [drm]   Encoders:
    [    6.203855] [drm]     DFP1: INTERNAL_UNIPHY2
    [    6.203860] [drm] Connector 1:
    [    6.203863] [drm]   VGA
    [    6.203867] [drm]   HPD1
    [    6.203872] [drm]   DDC: 0x6430 0x6430 0x6434 0x6434 0x6438 0x6438 0x643c 0x643c
    [    6.203877] [drm]   Encoders:
    [    6.203881] [drm]     CRT1: INTERNAL_UNIPHY2
    [    6.203885] [drm]     CRT1: NUTMEG
    [    6.222935] [drm] Internal thermal controller without fan control
    [    6.224028] [drm] radeon: power management initialized
    [    6.349303] [drm] fb mappable at 0xC0142000
    [    6.349307] [drm] vram apper at 0xC0000000
    [    6.349308] [drm] size 3145728
    [    6.349310] [drm] fb depth is 24
    [    6.349311] [drm]    pitch is 4096
    [    6.350737] fbcon: radeondrmfb (fb0) is primary device
    [   11.369014] [drm:atom_op_jump] *ERROR* atombios stuck in loop for more than 5secs aborting
    [   11.369018] [drm:atom_execute_table_locked] *ERROR* atombios stuck executing E262 (len 2585, WS 4, PS 4) @ 0xE94C
    [   11.434310] [drm:radeon_dp_link_train_cr] *ERROR* clock recovery reached max voltage
    [   11.434314] [drm:radeon_dp_link_train_cr] *ERROR* clock recovery failed
    [   11.446820] fb0: radeondrmfb frame buffer device
    [   11.446822] drm: registered panic notifier
    [   11.446884] [drm] Initialized radeon 2.12.0 20080528 for 0000:00:01.0 on minor 0
    Code:
    [root@haskaa ~]# lspci|grep VGA
    00:01.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Device 964a
    [root@haskaa ~]#
    What should I do to fix it and get the VGA output to work?

  • #2
    Hi,
    I just had the same problem yesterday on Debian GNU/Linux Squeeze.
    I boot system with kernel parameter:

    Code:
    radeon.modeset=0
    I simply upgrade to Debian Wheezy and its kernel works ok.

    Code:
    compaq:~# uname -a
    Linux compaq 3.1.0-1-686-pae #1 SMP Mon Nov 14 08:24:20 UTC 2011 i686 GNU/Linux
    compaq:~# fgrep drm /var/log/syslog.1 |tail -20
    Dec 28 00:52:13 compaq kernel: [    8.254469] [drm]     CRT1: NUTMEG
    Dec 28 00:52:13 compaq kernel: [    8.254502] [drm] Connector 1:
    Dec 28 00:52:13 compaq kernel: [    8.254533] [drm]   DVI-D
    Dec 28 00:52:13 compaq kernel: [    8.254565] [drm]   HPD1
    Dec 28 00:52:13 compaq kernel: [    8.254598] [drm]   DDC: 0x6430 0x6430 0x6434 0x6434 0x6438 0x6438 0x643c 0x643c
    Dec 28 00:52:13 compaq kernel: [    8.254635] [drm]   Encoders:
    Dec 28 00:52:13 compaq kernel: [    8.254666] [drm]     DFP1: INTERNAL_UNIPHY2
    Dec 28 00:52:13 compaq kernel: [    8.748036] [drm] Radeon display connector VGA-1: No monitor connected or invalid EDID
    Dec 28 00:52:13 compaq kernel: [    8.801921] [drm] Radeon display connector DVI-D-1: Found valid EDID
    Dec 28 00:52:13 compaq kernel: [    8.819208] [drm] Internal thermal controller without fan control
    Dec 28 00:52:13 compaq kernel: [    8.819344] [drm] radeon: power management initialized
    Dec 28 00:52:13 compaq kernel: [    9.006311] [drm] fb mappable at 0xC0141000
    Dec 28 00:52:13 compaq kernel: [    9.006340] [drm] vram apper at 0xC0000000
    Dec 28 00:52:13 compaq kernel: [    9.006368] [drm] size 5242880
    Dec 28 00:52:13 compaq kernel: [    9.006396] [drm] fb depth is 24
    Dec 28 00:52:13 compaq kernel: [    9.006423] [drm]    pitch is 5120
    Dec 28 00:52:13 compaq kernel: [    9.006620] fbcon: radeondrmfb (fb0) is primary device
    Dec 28 00:52:13 compaq kernel: [    9.073415] fb0: radeondrmfb frame buffer device
    Dec 28 00:52:13 compaq kernel: [    9.073445] drm: registered panic notifier
    Dec 28 00:52:13 compaq kernel: [    9.073477] [drm] Initialized radeon 2.11.0 20080528 for 0000:00:01.0 on minor 0
    I have installed fglrx packages from non-free Debian archive section.
    Best Regards
    --
    Zito

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    • #3
      Thanks. It seems I have to wait for the OSS drivers to improve and just put an older AMD GPU into that box.

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