[arch-general] VTs are unusable (too dim) after X starts
didier gaumet
didier.gaumet at libertysurf.fr
Thu Jul 9 15:43:53 EDT 2009
Hi all,
It is probably trivial and I surely am the dumbest poster of the week,
but I can't use my VT's (so dim that it is unusable) after X is
started. During the boot process, VT1 is "normal" (i.e. readable).
If I boot in a non-graphical mode (init level <5) there is no problem.
If I boot in graphical mode (init level 5), the problem is persistent
even if I switch to, say, an init level 3.
My question:
Have you met this problem and how did you solve it?
I am not against reading docs and searching google or Archwiki but
so far without success.
My video card is an OEM ATI 9250, my monitor is an old Delta
Electronics 17" CRT, Archlinux (i686) is up-to-date and booted via
Grub2 without vga/video parameters (non framebuffer mode), X is used
without an xorg.conf and automatically loads the radeon and drm
modules.
some info:
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$ lspci -vv
00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8366/A/7 [Apollo KT266/A/333]
Subsystem: VIA Technologies, Inc. Device 0000
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort+ >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0
Region 0: Memory at e0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: agpgart-via
Kernel modules: via-agp
00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8366/A/7 [Apollo KT266/A/333 AGP] (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort+ >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=0
I/O behind bridge: 0000c000-0000cfff
Memory behind bridge: dfe00000-dfefffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: bfc00000-dfcfffff
Secondary status: 66MHz- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- <SERR- <PERR-
BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR- NoISA+ VGA+ MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B-
PriDiscTmr- SecDiscTmr- DiscTmrStat- DiscTmrSERREn-
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel modules: shpchp
[...]
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV280 [Radeon 9200 PRO] (rev 01) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. Device 9522
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 32 (2000ns min), Cache Line Size: 32 bytes
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 16
Region 0: Memory at d0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M]
Region 1: I/O ports at c800 [size=256]
Region 2: Memory at dfef0000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
Expansion ROM at dfec0000 [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel modules: radeonfb
01:00.1 Display controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV280 [Radeon 9200 PRO] (Secondary) (rev 01)
Subsystem: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. Device 9523
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 32 (2000ns min), Cache Line Size: 32 bytes
Region 0: Memory at c8000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M]
Region 1: Memory at dfee0000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
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# Config file for GRUB2 - The GNU GRand Unified Bootloader
# /boot/grub/grub.cfg
# DEVICE NAME CONVERSIONS
#
# Linux Grub
# -------------------------
# /dev/fd0 (fd0)
# /dev/sda (hd0)
# /dev/sdb2 (hd1,2)
# /dev/sda3 (hd0,3)
#
# Timeout for menu
set timeout=5
# Set default boot entry as Entry 0
set default=0
# didier: modules
insmod vbe
insmod radeonfb
# (0) Arch Linux
menuentry "Arch Linux" {
set root=(hd0,5)
linux /vmlinuz26 root=/dev/sda7 ro
initrd /kernel26.img
}
# (1) Arch Linux fallback
menuentry "Arch Linux fallback" {
set root=(hd0,5)
linux /vmlinuz26 root=/dev/sda7 ro single
initrd /kernel26.img
}
# (2) Memtest86+
menuentry "Memtest86+" {
set root=(hd0,5)
linux16 /memtest86+/memtest.bin root=/dev/sda7
}
# (3) Windows
menuentry "Windows" {
set root=(hd0,3)
chainloader +1
}
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Module Size Used by
aes_i586 8100 0
aes_generic 27204 1 aes_i586
radeon 367232 2
drm 154720 3 radeon
rfkill_input 6020 0
sco 10952 2
bridge 54040 0
stp 2088 1 bridge
llc 5552 2 bridge,stp
bnep 10916 2
l2cap 23940 3 bnep
ipv6 277908 18
bluetooth 56484 5 sco,bnep,l2cap
fuse 61088 2
arc4 1732 2
ecb 2788 2
b43 138720 0
snd_seq_dummy 2696 0
rfkill 10640 3 rfkill_input,b43
snd_seq_oss 31168 0
dvb_usb_cinergyT2 8716 0
usblp 13028 0
snd_seq_midi_event 7012 1 snd_seq_oss
snd_seq 53744 5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
dvb_usb 16752 1 dvb_usb_cinergyT2
mac80211 182880 1 b43
ueagle_atm 31132 0
usbatm 16004 1 ueagle_atm
cfg80211 67332 2 b43,mac80211
dvb_core 86848 1 dvb_usb
snd_pcm_oss 40352 0
snd_mixer_oss 17540 2 snd_pcm_oss
atm 39924 1 usbatm
led_class 3976 1 b43
input_polldev 3628 1 b43
snd_via82xx 24060 1
snd_ac97_codec 106088 1 snd_via82xx
i2c_viapro 7384 0
i2c_core 22776 3 drm,dvb_usb,i2c_viapro
ac97_bus 1540 1 snd_ac97_codec
snd_pcm 73768 3 snd_pcm_oss,snd_via82xx,snd_ac97_codec
snd_timer 21068 2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
snd_page_alloc 8812 2 snd_via82xx,snd_pcm
snd_mpu401_uart 7524 1 snd_via82xx
ppdev 7720 0
via_ircc 18968 0
snd_rawmidi 21824 1 snd_mpu401_uart
snd_seq_device 6768 4 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_rawmidi
psmouse 59644 0
ssb 45932 1 b43
lp 9700 0
ns558 4548 0
irda 126744 1 via_ircc
analog 10656 0
uhci_hcd 23476 0
ohci_hcd 24116 0
snd 58404 11 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_via82xx,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_mpu401_uart,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_device
serio_raw 5704 0
sg 27896 0
pcspkr 2404 0
8139too 24904 0
crc_ccitt 1700 1 irda
soundcore 6784 2 snd
via_agp 8324 1
pcmcia 36268 2 b43,ssb
parport_pc 36932 1
parport 34476 3 ppdev,lp,parport_pc
ehci_hcd 35824 0
gameport 11280 4 snd_via82xx,ns558,analog
usbcore 149936 9 dvb_usb_cinergyT2,usblp,dvb_usb,ueagle_atm,usbatm,uhci_hcd,ohci_hcd,ehci_hcd
pcmcia_core 35128 3 b43,ssb,pcmcia
shpchp 34424 0
pci_hotplug 28964 1 shpchp
8139cp 21476 0
agpgart 32756 2 drm,via_agp
mii 4804 2 8139too,8139cp
thermal 13888 0
evdev 10176 10
processor 35864 0
fan 4392 0
button 5588 0
battery 10984 0
ac 4360 0
rtc_cmos 11244 0
rtc_core 18048 1 rtc_cmos
rtc_lib 2500 1 rtc_core
ext3 135340 3
jbd 48856 1 ext3
mbcache 7112 1 ext3
sr_mod 16676 0
cdrom 36032 1 sr_mod
sd_mod 27808 6
pata_acpi 4228 0
ata_generic 4680 0
pata_via 9452 5
libata 168428 3 pata_acpi,ata_generic,pata_via
floppy 55780 0
scsi_mod 110516 4 sg,sr_mod,sd_mod,libata
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$ grep EE /var/log/Xorg*
/var/log/Xorg.0.log:Current Operating System: Linux pc-didier
2.6.30-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Sat Jul 4 11:13:08 UTC 2009
i686 /var/log/Xorg.0.log: (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not
implemented, (??) unknown. /var/log/Xorg.0.log:(II) Loading extension
MIT-SCREEN-SAVER /var/log/Xorg.0.log:(EE) open /dev/fb0: No such file
or directory /var/log/Xorg.0.log.old:Current Operating System: Linux
pc-didier 2.6.30-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Sat Jul 4 11:13:08 UTC 2009
i686 /var/log/Xorg.0.log.old: (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not
implemented, (??) unknown. /var/log/Xorg.0.log.old:(II) Loading
extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER /var/log/Xorg.0.log.old:(EE) open /dev/fb0:
No such file or directory /var/log/Xorg.0.log.old:(EE) XKB: No
components provided for device Virtual core keyboard
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