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Bug #: 55006 Summary: video playback causes total freeze on RV350 Classification: Unclassified Product: DRI Version: XOrg CVS Platform: x86 (IA32) OS/Version: Linux (All) Status: NEW Severity: major Priority: medium Component: DRM/Radeon AssignedTo: dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org ReportedBy: spamfang1199@yahoo.de
Video playback and switching between tabs while browsing often leads to total freeze of my system. Even the magic SysRQ keys wont work then.
steps to reproduce: Watching movies with vlc, or switching between tabs is often enough to freeze the system.
It all started with introducing KernelModeSetting to Linux. This bug has been affecting me since i upgraded from Debian Lenny to Squeeze and thus to Kernel 2.6.32. I could avoid that bug however by adding "radeon.modeset=0" at the boot prompt from 2.6.32.
Now with Linux 3.2 even passing "radeon.modeset=0" at the boot prompt does not work any more for me.
I reported the bug to Debian and they told me to try Linux 3.5, which also freezes often. For reference here is the link to my bug report:
This is a very serious regression for my RV350 and causes file system corruption & data loss (for my work progress)
I cannot add a log from the freeze, since nothing gets logged then. If you know a way i could give you one, let me know.
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--- Comment #1 from spamfang1199@yahoo.de 2012-09-17 10:50:33 UTC --- Created attachment 67273 --> https://bugs.freedesktop.org/attachment.cgi?id=67273 logs from an affected boot right after a crash and a reboot
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--- Comment #2 from Alex Deucher agd5f@yahoo.com 2012-09-17 13:19:25 UTC --- Make sure you install the firmware nonfree package for debian.
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--- Comment #3 from Michel Dänzer michel@daenzer.net 2012-09-17 14:31:45 UTC --- Does radeon.agpmode=-1 on the kernel command line help?
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--- Comment #4 from spamfang1199@yahoo.de 2012-09-18 17:06:14 UTC --- Firmware linux-free & non-free are installed.
I tested Linux 3.2 again, this time with radeon.agpmode=-1. It seems to work for me. I put the machine under heavy load and played several vids at the same time: no freeze so far.
So what do you guess the problem is? And in case you solve the bug, could you backport it to Linux 3.2 too?
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--- Comment #5 from Alex Deucher agd5f@yahoo.com 2012-09-18 17:10:24 UTC --- (In reply to comment #4)
Firmware linux-free & non-free are installed.
I tested Linux 3.2 again, this time with radeon.agpmode=-1. It seems to work for me. I put the machine under heavy load and played several vids at the same time: no freeze so far.
So what do you guess the problem is? And in case you solve the bug, could you backport it to Linux 3.2 too?
AGP seems to be unstable on your system. Setting radeon.agpmode=-1 should work on older kernels as well. You might also try setting other values for agpmode. Try values 1, 2, 4, or 8 and see if any work for you and if so we can add a quirk for your system.
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--- Comment #6 from spamfang1199@yahoo.de 2012-09-19 10:32:29 UTC --- Created attachment 67371 --> https://bugs.freedesktop.org/attachment.cgi?id=67371 next row of crashes
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--- Comment #7 from spamfang1199@yahoo.de 2012-09-19 10:32:49 UTC --- Sorry my cheers about radeon.agpmode=-1 came too early. I did some more testing and the results are these:
radeon.agpmode=-1 freeze radeon.agpmode= 1 freeze radeon.agpmode= 2 freeze radeon.agpmode= 4 freeze radeon.agpmode= 8 invalid mode, kernel leaves it at 4
I add another logfile to this comment. It contains all the crashes from my agpmode tryouts. I hope this may help you somehow.
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--- Comment #8 from spamfang1199@yahoo.de --- Another thing which might be helpful in finding the bug might be this:
When i add radeon.agpmode=-1 to the kernel 2.6.32 commandline, the system shows the same freeze behaviour as with 3.2 and 3.5, BUT it stays freezed only for a few seconds, then continues to operate normally.
For that reason i am using radeon.modeset=0 (with kernel 2.6.32), which does not lead to these short time freezes.
Please fix this serious regression. I dont want to buy new hardware.
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