Xorg / FreeBSD 9.0-BETA2 / iMac G5 revB (powerpc64 - radeon) - Bus Error 10

[Super Bisquit]

On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 10:49 AM, Emmanuel Chourdakis <eruyome at gmail.com>wrote:

> On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 5:15 PM, Super Bisquit <superbisquit at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 4:04 PM, Emmanuel Chourdakis <eruyome at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> Hello, thanks for answering.
> >>
> >> On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 6:59 PM, Super Bisquit <superbisquit at gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >> > The powerpc binaries should work on powerpc64. The kernel is another
> >> > story.
> >>
> >> I did try to install a package before (another installation) but I
> >> guess it needs to update the base system to 32bit as well. Anyway I'm
> >> ok with using sources.
> >>
> >> >
> >> > On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 5:10 PM, Emmanuel Chourdakis <
> eruyome at gmail.com>
> >> > wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> Hello, thanks for the answers.
> >> >>
> >> >> On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 10:46 PM, Super Bisquit
> >> >> <superbisquit at gmail.com>
> >> >> wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 9:38 AM, Emmanuel Chourdakis
> >> >> > <eruyome at gmail.com>
> >> >> > wrote:
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Good evening.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> I recently installed FreeBSD 9.0-BETA2 on my powerpc64 iMacG5.
> >> >> >> Since I could not find any binaries for it,
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Available binaries are here:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> http://code.google.com/p/freebsd-powerpc-9-0-current-updated-packages/downloads/list
> >> >>
> >> >> These are for powerpc. Mine is powerpc64.
> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> I tried to install xorg from ports
> >> >> >> (I first upgraded the ports and did a build/install world and
> >> >> >> kernel).
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> I did a Xorg -configure, but when I tried to Xorg -config
> >> >> >> /root/xorg.conf.new
> >> >> >> I got the following log: http://pastebin.com/v9qT8QU0
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> and my dmesg is: http://pastebin.com/eKuGXjUq
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Is it a bug? Does it appear I did something wrong? Any
> suggestions?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > http://forums.freebsd.org/showthread.php?t=13827 Examples of
> >> >> > xorg.conf
> >> >> > are
> >> >> > in the thread along with other arguments.
> >> >>
> >> >> Yes, the xorg.conf.new produced by X -configure is almost identical
> to
> >> >> these (except mine has the 'radeon' driver, tested with
> >> >> 'ati' as well). Tried to add tho UseFBDev False option but no luck.
> >> >
> >> > Anyway you can upload to slexy.com the xorg.conf.new?
> >>
> >> Sure:
> >> http://slexy.org/view/s2ONa1YAEC
> >>
> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Thank you for your answers
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> - Emmanuel
> >> >> >> _______________________________________________
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> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >> - Emmanuel
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> - morthul surinen
> >>         fenya quelli
> >>      (R.I.P 0x7D4)
> >
> >
> > Add your mode lines. You need to add the horizsync and vertrefresh rates
> for
> > your monitor, along with the monitor type.. The  "UseFBDev" needs to be
> > inline with the other server settings.
> >
>
> Done these; still have the same problem.
>
http://forums.freebsd.org/showthread.php?t=3519 This thread states that it
may be a hardware problem with the signal 10. (I went back over your
Xorg.0.log.)

Upload the revised xorg.conf- with values added in- and a more recent
Xorg.0.log.


I'm hoping that Hibbits and Whitehorn are reading this thread.

Does the card work if you use a live cd?
UBuntu has  few older images.

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