#664125 xserver-xorg: 'Xorg -configure' fails

Package:
xserver-xorg
Source:
xorg
Description:
X.Org X server
Submitter:
Simon Wenner
Date:
2014-12-10 23:42:04 UTC
Severity:
normal
#664125#5
Date:
2012-03-15 18:22:21 UTC
From:
To:
Since today's update (Testing) my CRT monitor gets misidentified and
therefor gnome believes it's a 18'' monitor (but it is 19''). I tried to
remove the xorg.conf (which never worked for me) and it resulted in a
black screen and an unresponsive keyboard.

Creating a new xorg.conf unsing 'Xorg -configure' fails with the
following error:

X.Org X Server 1.11.4
Release Date: 2012-01-27
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux 3.2.0-1-amd64 x86_64 Debian
Current Operating System: Linux beutelteufel 3.2.0-2-amd64 #1 SMP Sun
Mar 4 22:48:17 UTC 2012 x86_64
Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.2.0-2-amd64
root=/dev/mapper/beutelteufel-debian_root ro single
Build Date: 04 March 2012  11:42:13PM
xorg-server 2:1.11.4-1 (Cyril Brulebois <kibi@debian.org>)
Current version of pixman: 0.24.4
    Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
    to make sure that you have the latest version.
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
    (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
    (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Thu Mar 15 18:23:02 2012
List of video drivers:
    mach64
    r128
    radeon
    vesa
(++) Using config file: "/root/xorg.conf.new"
(==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
(II) [KMS] No DRICreatePCIBusID symbol, no kernel modesetting.
Number of created screens does not match number of detected devices.
  Configuration failed.
Server terminated with error (2). Closing log file.


Something seems to be wrong with KMS.

lspci -v | grep VGA
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV770 [Radeon HD
4850] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])

My semi-working xorg.conf is attached too. FGLRX is not installed.
Debian Release: wheezy/sid
990 testing security.debian.org
990 testing mirror.switch.ch
500 unstable mirror.switch.ch
150 experimental mirror.switch.ch
--- Package information. ---
Depends (Version) | Installed
========================================-+-============
xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.11) | 2:1.11.4-1
xserver-xorg-video-all |
OR xorg-driver-video |
xserver-xorg-input-all |
OR xorg-driver-input |
xserver-xorg-input-evdev | 1:2.6.0-2+b2
libc6 (>= 2.7) | 2.13-27
xkb-data (>= 1.4) | 2.5.1-1
x11-xkb-utils | 7.6+4


Recommends (Version) | Installed
==============================-+-===========
libgl1-mesa-dri | 7.11.2-1


Package's Suggests field is empty.
#664125#10
Date:
2014-12-10 23:38:27 UTC
From:
To:
I get this "No DRICreatePCIBusID" problem with the free radeon driver,
when trying to create an xorg.conf file by X -configure.

It does not happen when X runs normally; the device is identified
correctly as Radeon HD 4250 (ChipID = 0x9715) and kernel modesetting
seems to be in effect.

Let me know what other info, if any, I can provide to help.