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Live CD's and Radeon
Posted: 28. Feb 2021, 17:10
by PelleB
As I wanted to try out the Slackware Alpha, I decided to install it on my kitchen computer first. This is an iMac 8,1 from 2008 with a Mobility Radeon HD2400XT (RV610/M74). I could not get Slackel7.4 to boot from an USB-stick, so I tried both an older Slackel (7.3? I did not write the version on the DVD) and Salix 14.2.1. They boot, I get a menu to choose language, then it runs until starting X, then I get a black screens and everything locks. I get a
, which I think is normal.
Then I decided to try the very same on my laptop, a Lenovo Ideapad 300 AST with a Radeon Stoney (Radeon R4/R5/R6). Same problem, or boot runs until starting X, then I get a buch of peculiar error messages, appearing very fast and then it stops due to respawning X to fast. I get the same effect when booting Slackel7.4 on a computer with NVidia graphics and the nouveau-blacklist installed but no other NVidia driver.
I tried to add various boot parameters (under the language menu, in the box), it did not help. The posts I could find on this topic were quite old, so no help there.So what can it be? Am I the only one experiencing this?
Re: Live CD's and Radeon
Posted: 1. Mar 2021, 07:15
by djemos
About nvidia.
Just delete the nouveau blacklist entry in /etc/modprobe.d/
sudo rm /etc/modprobe.d/BLACKLIST-nouveau.conf
Read this
post on salix forums
Re: Live CD's and Radeon
Posted: 1. Mar 2021, 08:44
by PelleB
djemos wrote: ↑1. Mar 2021, 07:15
About nvidia
Well, this is not about Nvidia. All these boot into a live session on a Nvidia-computer without problems, the blacklist causes problem after installing to harddisk. I can not really understand why it is installed at all, no other driver for Nvidia than nouveau is there. And if I install the Nvidia-driver, it will install the blacklist first and the driver on the second run.
Re: Live CD's and Radeon
Posted: 1. Mar 2021, 14:27
by djemos
PelleB wrote: ↑1. Mar 2021, 08:44
Well, this is not about Nvidia. All these boot into a live session on a Nvidia-computer without problems, the blacklist causes problem after installing to harddisk. I can not really understand why it is installed at all, no other driver for Nvidia than nouveau is there. And if I install the Nvidia-driver, it will install the blacklist first and the driver on the second run.
xf86-video-nouveau-blacklist package included in slackel iso so it will installed in harddisk.
After installation remove it with sudo spkg -d xf86-video-nouveau-blacklist
and delete BLACKLIST-nouveau.conf
sudo rm /etc/modprobe.d/BLACKLIST-nouveau.conf
Re: Live CD's and Radeon
Posted: 1. Mar 2021, 16:07
by PelleB
The output of inxi -G on the iMac is
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Graphics: Device-1: AMD RV610/M74 [Mobility Radeon HD 2400 XT] driver: radeon v: kernel
Device-2: Apple Built-in iSight type: USB driver: uvcvideo
Display: server: X.Org 1.20.10 driver: ati,radeon,v4l resolution: 1680x1050~60Hz
OpenGL: renderer: AMD RV610 (DRM 2.50.0 / 5.10.17-pclos1 LLVM 10.0.1)
v: 3.3 Mesa 20.3.4
Should Salix-Live not be able to boot on a computer with that configuration?
Re: Live CD's and Radeon
Posted: 1. Mar 2021, 18:52
by PelleB
Parts of the Xorg.0.log for Salix-Live 14.2.1
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[ 143.621] (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib64/xorg/modules"
[ 143.621] (II) The server relies on udev to provide the list of input devices.
If no devices become available, reconfigure udev or disable AutoAddDevices.
[ 143.621] (II) Loader magic: 0x808c00
[ 143.621] (II) Module ABI versions:
[ 143.621] X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
[ 143.621] X.Org Video Driver: 20.0
[ 143.621] X.Org XInput driver : 22.1
[ 143.621] X.Org Server Extension : 9.0
[ 143.622] (II) xfree86: Adding drm device (/dev/dri/card0)
[ 143.624] (--) PCI:*(0:1:0:0) 1002:94c8:106b:0084 rev 0, Mem @ 0x80000000/268435456, 0x90520000/65536, I/O @ 0x00006000/256, BIOS @ 0x????????/131072
[ 143.624] (II) Open ACPI successful (/var/run/acpid.socket)
[ 143.624] (II) LoadModule: "glx"
[ 143.624] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so
[ 143.627] (II) Module glx: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 143.627] compiled for 1.18.3, module version = 1.0.0
[ 143.627] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 9.0
[ 143.627] (==) AIGLX enabled
[ 143.627] (==) Matched ati as autoconfigured driver 0
[ 143.627] (==) Matched ati as autoconfigured driver 1
[ 143.627] (==) Matched modesetting as autoconfigured driver 2
[ 143.627] (==) Matched fbdev as autoconfigured driver 3
[ 143.627] (==) Matched vesa as autoconfigured driver 4
[ 143.627] (==) Assigned the driver to the xf86ConfigLayout
[ 143.627] (II) LoadModule: "ati"
[ 143.627] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/ati_drv.so
[ 143.627] (II) Module ati: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 143.627] compiled for 1.18.3, module version = 7.7.0
[ 143.627] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 143.627] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 20.0
[ 143.627] (II) LoadModule: "radeon"
[ 143.627] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/radeon_drv.so
[ 143.627] (II) Module radeon: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 143.627] compiled for 1.18.3, module version = 7.7.0
[ 143.627] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 143.627] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 20.0
[ 143.627] (II) LoadModule: "modesetting"
[ 143.628] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/modesetting_drv.so
[ 143.628] (II) Module modesetting: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 143.628] compiled for 1.18.3, module version = 1.18.3
[ 143.628] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 143.628] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 20.0
[ 143.628] (II) LoadModule: "fbdev"
[ 143.628] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module fbdev
[ 143.628] (II) UnloadModule: "fbdev"
[ 143.628] (II) Unloading fbdev
[ 143.628] (EE) Failed to load module "fbdev" (module does not exist, 0)
[ 143.628] (II) LoadModule: "vesa"
[ 143.628] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/vesa_drv.so
[ 143.628] (II) Module vesa: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 143.628] compiled for 1.18.0, module version = 2.3.4
[ 143.629] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 143.629] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 20.0
[ 143.629] (II) RADEON: Driver for ATI Radeon chipsets:
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ATI RV610, ATI Radeon HD 2350, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2400 XT,
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2400, ATI RADEON E2400, ATI RV610,
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[ 143.630] (II) modesetting: Driver for Modesetting Kernel Drivers: kms
[ 143.630] (II) VESA: driver for VESA chipsets: vesa
[ 143.630] (++) using VT number 7
[ 143.635] (II) [KMS] Kernel modesetting enabled.
[ 143.635] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for modesetting
[ 143.635] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for vesa
[ 143.635] (EE) No devices detected.
[ 143.635] (EE)
Fatal server error:
[ 143.635] (EE) no screens found(EE)
[ 143.635] (EE)
Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
at http://wiki.x.org
for help.
[ 143.635] (EE) Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.
[ 143.635] (EE)