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ok so i "updated" to the ... testing ... LMDE 64bit ---Xfce


My sources.list looks like

deb http://packages.linuxmint.com/ debian main upstream import backport romeo

deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian testing main contrib non-free
deb http://security.debian.org/ testing/updates main contrib non-free
deb http://www.deb-multimedia.org testing main non-free

The driver falls to work, It gives a segmentation fault ... Guess this error is AMD / ATI problem ??

this one looks more or less the same ... http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=671320 ....

So I'm going to try something here and if it works I'll post what i did ..

~Crypto

Here's the log but for some reason i think i need to figure out a work around somehow..

[ 32.843]
X.Org X Server 1.12.1.902 (1.12.2 RC 2)
Release Date: 2012-05-19
[ 32.843] X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
[ 32.843] Build Operating System: Linux 3.2.0-2-amd64 x86_64 Debian
[ 32.843] Current Operating System: Linux ca-wiki-server-area 3.2.0-2-amd64 #1 SMP Fri Jun 1 17:49:08 UTC 2012 x86_64
[ 32.843] Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-2-amd64 root=UUID=c823ca77-0db1-4d8d-bea3-d349ce57de49 ro quiet
[ 32.843] Build Date: 20 May 2012 08:57:17AM
[ 32.843] xorg-server 2:1.12.1.902-1 (Cyril Brulebois <kibi@debian.org>)
[ 32.843] Current version of pixman: 0.24.4
[ 32.843] Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
[ 32.843] Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
[ 32.844] (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Sun Jun 17 17:36:59 2012
[ 32.844] (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
[ 32.844] (==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
[ 32.844] (==) ServerLayout "aticonfig Layout"
[ 32.844] (**) |-->Screen "aticonfig-Screen[0]-0" (0)
[ 32.844] (**) | |-->Monitor "aticonfig-Monitor[0]-0"
[ 32.845] (**) | |-->Device "aticonfig-Device[0]-0"
[ 32.845] (==) Automatically adding devices
[ 32.845] (==) Automatically enabling devices
[ 32.845] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic" does not exist.
[ 32.845] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 32.845] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/" does not exist.
[ 32.845] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 32.845] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/" does not exist.
[ 32.845] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 32.845] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi" does not exist.
[ 32.845] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 32.845] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi" does not exist.
[ 32.845] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 32.845] (==) FontPath set to:
/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc,
/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1,
/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType,
built-ins
[ 32.845] (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
[ 32.845] (II) The server relies on udev to provide the list of input devices.
If no devices become available, reconfigure udev or disable AutoAddDevices.
[ 32.845] (II) Loader magic: 0x7fbbe9529ae0
[ 32.845] (II) Module ABI versions:
[ 32.845] X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
[ 32.845] X.Org Video Driver: 12.0
[ 32.845] X.Org XInput driver : 16.0
[ 32.845] X.Org Server Extension : 6.0
[ 32.847] (--) PCI:*(0:0:1:0) 1002:9647:1179:fc50 rev 0, Mem @ 0xe0000000/268435456, 0xf0200000/262144, I/O @ 0x00003000/256
[ 32.847] (II) Open ACPI successful (/var/run/acpid.socket)
[ 32.847] (II) "extmod" will be loaded by default.
[ 32.847] (II) "dbe" will be loaded by default.
[ 32.847] (II) "glx" will be loaded by default.
[ 32.847] (II) "record" will be loaded by default.
[ 32.847] (II) "dri" will be loaded by default.
[ 32.847] (II) "dri2" will be loaded by default.
[ 32.847] (II) LoadModule: "extmod"
[ 32.848] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libextmod.so
[ 32.849] (II) Module extmod: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 32.849] compiled for 1.12.1.902, module version = 1.0.0
[ 32.849] Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[ 32.849] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 6.0
[ 32.849] (II) Loading extension SELinux
[ 32.849] (II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
[ 32.849] (II) Loading extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
[ 32.849] (II) Loading extension XFree86-DGA
[ 32.849] (II) Loading extension DPMS
[ 32.849] (II) Loading extension XVideo
[ 32.849] (II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
[ 32.849] (II) Loading extension X-Resource
[ 32.849] (II) LoadModule: "dbe"
[ 32.850] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdbe.so
[ 32.850] (II) Module dbe: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 32.850] compiled for 1.12.1.902, module version = 1.0.0
[ 32.850] Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[ 32.850] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 6.0
[ 32.850] (II) Loading extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
[ 32.850] (II) LoadModule: "glx"
[ 32.851] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so
[ 32.851] (II) Module glx: vendor="Advanced Micro Devices, Inc."
[ 32.851] compiled for 6.9.0, module version = 1.0.0
[ 32.852] (II) Loading extension GLX
[ 32.852] (II) LoadModule: "record"
[ 32.852] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/librecord.so
[ 32.853] (II) Module record: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 32.853] compiled for 1.12.1.902, module version = 1.13.0
[ 32.853] Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[ 32.853] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 6.0
[ 32.853] (II) Loading extension RECORD
[ 32.853] (II) LoadModule: "dri"
[ 32.853] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri.so
[ 32.854] (II) Module dri: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 32.854] compiled for 1.12.1.902, module version = 1.0.0
[ 32.854] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 6.0
[ 32.854] (II) Loading extension XFree86-DRI
[ 32.854] (II) LoadModule: "dri2"
[ 32.854] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri2.so
[ 32.855] (II) Module dri2: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 32.855] compiled for 1.12.1.902, module version = 1.2.0
[ 32.855] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 6.0
[ 32.855] (II) Loading extension DRI2
[ 32.855] (II) LoadModule: "fglrx"
[ 32.855] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/fglrx_drv.so
[ 32.902] (II) Module fglrx: vendor="FireGL - ATI Technologies Inc."
[ 32.902] compiled for 1.4.99.906, module version = 8.96.4
[ 32.903] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 32.903] (II) Loading sub module "fglrxdrm"
[ 32.903] (II) LoadModule: "fglrxdrm"
[ 32.903] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/linux/libfglrxdrm.so
[ 32.904] (II) Module fglrxdrm: vendor="FireGL - ATI Technologies Inc."
[ 32.904] compiled for 1.4.99.906, module version = 8.96.4
[ 32.904] (II) ATI Proprietary Linux Driver Version Identifier:8.96.4
[ 32.904] (II) ATI Proprietary Linux Driver Release Identifier: 8.961
[ 32.904] (II) ATI Proprietary Linux Driver Build Date: Apr 5 2012 23:06:21
[ 32.904] (++) using VT number 7

[ 32.907] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for fglrx
[ 32.933] (II) Loading PCS database from /etc/ati/amdpcsdb
[ 32.936] (--) Chipset Supported AMD Graphics Processor (0x9647) found
[ 32.937] (WW) fglrx: No matching Device section for instance (BusID PCI:0@0:1:1) found
[ 32.939] (II) AMD Video driver is running on a device belonging to a group targeted for this release
[ 32.939] (II) AMD Video driver is signed
[ 32.940] (II) fglrx(0): pEnt->device->identifier=0x7fbbe973a740
[ 32.940] (II) fglrx(0): Loading PCS database from /etc/ati/amdpcsdb
[ 32.941]
[ 32.941] Backtrace:
[ 32.941] 0: /usr/bin/X (xorg_backtrace+0x36) [0x7fbbe92bf796]
[ 32.941] 1: /usr/bin/X (0x7fbbe9141000+0x1822b9) [0x7fbbe92c32b9]
[ 32.941] 2: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0 (0x7fbbe8469000+0xf030) [0x7fbbe8478030]
[ 32.941] 3: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/fglrx_drv.so (xdl_xs111_atiddxLeaveVT+0x45) [0x7fbbe4850735]
[ 32.942] 4: /usr/bin/X (xf86DeleteScreen+0x7c) [0x7fbbe91d942c]
[ 32.942] 5: /usr/bin/X (InitOutput+0x9f4) [0x7fbbe91d28f4]
[ 32.942] 6: /usr/bin/X (0x7fbbe9141000+0x41d36) [0x7fbbe9182d36]
[ 32.942] 7: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 (__libc_start_main+0xfd) [0x7fbbe7192ead]
[ 32.942] 8: /usr/bin/X (0x7fbbe9141000+0x421ad) [0x7fbbe91831ad]
[ 32.942]
[ 32.942] Segmentation fault at address 0x10
[ 32.942]
Fatal server error:
[ 32.942] Caught signal 11 (Segmentation fault). Server aborting
[ 32.942]
[ 32.942]
Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
at http://wiki.x.org
for help.
[ 32.942] Please also check the log file at "/var/log/X???.???" for additional information.
[ 32.942]
[ 32.944] Server terminated with error (1). Closing log file.

WEll i'm out of ideas now, the bug report said it was fixed ... maybe this is a different error .... not to sure ...

if someone has any ideas i've love to hear them ...... i have been using linux for about 15 years now ,,, and i don't know somethings i should know but i can generaly recover the BOX from error, even fixed a busybox once, by fluke ....

in anycase ... here what happens ...

I install the AMD / ATI proprietary driver .. all goes well restart ..

then it says that X-faied to start .... and says no screens ... so i manually fix the xorg to point to the right pci bus ..
reboot
then the error above this post happens..

I've tried everything i can think of .... the only thing that i just thought about, is maybe it' the screen resolution ... got a squishy screen 1366*768 or what ever it is ...

not sure if a bad rez can cause a seg fault, but i'm going to try this when i get some time today ..

well i think this is my answer ... bug...


http://ati.cchtml.com/show_bug.cgi?id=521

So if i get the driver working in Debian squeeze ... can i make a deb for it and pass it over to LMDE?

i'll try it anyway, unless someone thinks that it is a bad idea..

Thanks

~crypto

Ok well i got it working by following the Squeeze instructions ... http://wiki.debian.org/ATIProprietary/#Squeeze ...

as far as i know the driver straight from amd still fails ... gives me no screens... I did try modifying the //etc/X11/xorg.conf, but got either SEG FAULT, or no screens .....

however the above worked great ...

so i hope this info can help others ...


oh except that there is no need for step 3 .... doesn't let you remove it without restart (easiest way), as it is still running. ... you will get dropped to a shell ...