Switching VT using the radeon driver.

[duby229]

Hey guys,

I'm using the 6.9.0 version of radeon and xorg-server-1.5.3 The problem that I'm having right now is when I try to switch VT I lose the connection to the monitor. The light on it turns amber and the screen goes dark. If I switch back to VT7, which is the X display, then it comes back on and works fine. But I cant switch to any other VT.


Any suggestions? Advice? Questions?

EDIT: Here is the relevant part of the Xorg.0.log

Output 51 disable success
Blank CRTC 0 success
Disable CRTC 0 success
Blank CRTC 1 success
Disable CRTC 1 success
Enable CRTC 0 success
Unblank CRTC 0 success
Output 51 disable success
Enable CRTC 0 success
Unblank CRTC 0 success
Output 51 enable success
Output 51 disable success
Blank CRTC 0 success
Disable CRTC 0 success
Enable CRTC 0 success
Unblank CRTC 0 success
Output 51 enable success
(II) 3rd Button detected: disabling emulate3Button
Output 51 disable success
Blank CRTC 0 success
Disable CRTC 0 success
Blank CRTC 1 success
Disable CRTC 1 success
Enable CRTC 0 success
Unblank CRTC 0 success
Output 51 disable success
Enable CRTC 0 success
Unblank CRTC 0 success
Output 51 enable success
Output 51 disable success
Blank CRTC 0 success
Disable CRTC 0 success
Enable CRTC 0 success
Unblank CRTC 0 success
Output 51 enable success
(II) AIGLX: Suspending AIGLX clients for VT switch
Output 51 disable success
Blank CRTC 0 success
Disable CRTC 0 success
Blank CRTC 1 success
Disable CRTC 1 success
(II) RADEON(0): RADEONRestoreMemMapRegisters() : 
(II) RADEON(0):   MC_FB_LOCATION   : 0xfffff000 0xdfffd000
(II) RADEON(0):   MC_AGP_LOCATION  : 0x00000000
(II) RADEON(0): avivo_restore !
Enable CRTC 0 success
Unblank CRTC 0 success
(WW) Open ACPI failed (/var/run/acpid.socket) (No such file or directory)
(II) No APM support in BIOS or kernel
(II) AIGLX: Resuming AIGLX clients after VT switch
Static power management enable success
Dynamic clock gating enable success
Output 51 disable success
Blank CRTC 0 success
Disable CRTC 0 success
Blank CRTC 1 success
Disable CRTC 1 success
Output 51 disable success
Blank CRTC 0 success
Disable CRTC 0 success
Mode 1280x800 - 1760 841 0
(II) RADEON(0): RADEONRestoreMemMapRegisters() : 
(II) RADEON(0):   MC_FB_LOCATION   : 0xdfffd000 0xfffff000
(II) RADEON(0):   MC_AGP_LOCATION  : 0xffffffc0
freq: 111500000
best_freq: 111500000
best_feedback_div: 223
best_ref_div: 6
best_post_div: 9
(II) RADEON(0): crtc(0) Clock: mode 111500, PLL 111500
(II) RADEON(0): crtc(0) PLL  : refdiv 6, fbdiv 0xDF(223), pdiv 9
Set CRTC PLL success
Set CRTC Timing success
Not using RMX
scaler 0 setup success
Set CRTC 0 Source success
Output digital setup success
Output 51 enable success
Enable CRTC 0 success
Unblank CRTC 0 success
Blank CRTC 1 success
Disable CRTC 1 success
(II) RADEON(0): [RESUME] Attempting to re-init Radeon hardware.
(II) Mouse0: ps2EnableDataReporting: succeeded
(II) AIGLX: Suspending AIGLX clients for VT switch
Output 51 disable success
Blank CRTC 0 success
Disable CRTC 0 success
Blank CRTC 1 success
Disable CRTC 1 success
(II) RADEON(0): RADEONRestoreMemMapRegisters() : 
(II) RADEON(0):   MC_FB_LOCATION   : 0xfffff000 0xdfffd000
(II) RADEON(0):   MC_AGP_LOCATION  : 0x00000000
(II) RADEON(0): avivo_restore !
Enable CRTC 0 success
Unblank CRTC 0 success
(WW) Open ACPI failed (/var/run/acpid.socket) (No such file or directory)
(II) No APM support in BIOS or kernel
(II) AIGLX: Resuming AIGLX clients after VT switch
Static power management enable success
Dynamic clock gating enable success
Output 51 disable success
Blank CRTC 0 success
Disable CRTC 0 success
Blank CRTC 1 success
Disable CRTC 1 success
Output 51 disable success
Blank CRTC 0 success
Disable CRTC 0 success
Mode 1280x800 - 1760 841 0
(II) RADEON(0): RADEONRestoreMemMapRegisters() : 
(II) RADEON(0):   MC_FB_LOCATION   : 0xdfffd000 0xfffff000
(II) RADEON(0):   MC_AGP_LOCATION  : 0xffffffc0
freq: 111500000
best_freq: 111500000
best_feedback_div: 223
best_ref_div: 6
best_post_div: 9
(II) RADEON(0): crtc(0) Clock: mode 111500, PLL 111500
(II) RADEON(0): crtc(0) PLL  : refdiv 6, fbdiv 0xDF(223), pdiv 9
Set CRTC PLL success
Set CRTC Timing success
Not using RMX
scaler 0 setup success
Set CRTC 0 Source success
Output digital setup success
Output 51 enable success
Enable CRTC 0 success
Unblank CRTC 0 success
Blank CRTC 1 success
Disable CRTC 1 success
(II) RADEON(0): [RESUME] Attempting to re-init Radeon hardware.
(II) Mouse0: ps2EnableDataReporting: succeeded
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[agd5f]

what chip and connector type (DVI, VGA, HMDI, etc.) are you using?

[duby229]

what chip and connector type (DVI, VGA, HMDI, etc.) are you using?

It's an x1950Pro PCIe connected to the DVI port. I'm re-installing acpid right now to see if that resolves the issue. I'll let you know in a minute.

[duby229]

OK updating acpid fixed the problem where is couldnt open acpid.socket, but it still wont allow me to switch VT. I still get an amber light on the monitor and the monitor still goes dark when I switch.

Here is my complete Xorg.0.log

http://pastebin.com/m5a1cc047

[nightmorph]

Hey, I'm having the exact same issue with my PCIe X1950 Pro, also connected via DVI. I can't switch VTs either. The monitor flashes the "No signal" window, then blanks itself. It thinks it has no video signal unless it's on VT7.

The difference between my log and yours is that I don't have the warnings (WW) about acpid; that's working correctly on my system.

[duby229]

Hey, I'm having the exact same issue with my PCIe X1950 Pro, also connected via DVI. I can't switch VTs either. The monitor flashes the "No signal" window, then blanks itself. It thinks it has no video signal unless it's on VT7.

The difference between my log and yours is that I don't have the warnings (WW) about acpid; that's working correctly on my system.

OK, well, I fixed the acpid issue last night, and I'm still having the same problem. At least now I know I'm not alone. Thanks for posting this news.

[panda84]

OK, well, I fixed the acpid issue last night, and I'm still having the same problem. At least now I know I'm not alone. Thanks for posting this news.

I'm experiencing a similar issue when KMS is enabled:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=467702#c10

But my card is an AGP Radeon 9500 and my monitor is CRT so I don't know if it's the same issue.

[RealNC]

Try this in your "radeon" driver section:

Option "VGAAccess" "off"

It probably won't help, but worth a shot.

Edit:
Try a full reboot after changing this option rather than just restarting X so that you can be sure the hardware has been reset also.

[TechMage89]

Does the console work if X doesn't start up? My point is, are you sure the problem is due to the Xorg driver?

[duby229]

Does the console work if X doesn't start up? My point is, are you sure the problem is due to the Xorg driver?

Sorry for the late reply. Its been one helluva night! Happy New Year!

I'd say that it is definitely the radeon driver. If I reboot the computer using the vesa driver or the radeonhd driver I can switch terminals just fine. This issue only occurs when using the radeon driver.