X still not starting after latest updates using r128 driver

[Jim Cornette]

Nigel Henry wrote:
> Hi. I'm not having much success here. The machine is a Gateway 500 P111 
> Katmai, with 256MB RAM. Graphics card is an old Rage128, using the r128 
> driver. FC1,2,and3 on this machine have no problems with the driver. I can 
> play DVD's ok, no judders in the video, and the sound is in sync.
> 
> With FC5, the only way I can get X to start is by changing the r128  driver 
> for the vesa one in /etc/X11/xorg.conf. The graphics are pretty much ok using 
> the vesa driver, apart from playing DVD's, when it's like going back to the 
> days of the silent movies.
> 
> Some sort of reply would be appreciated. /sbin/lspci for the graphics card is 
> below, and also the message from /var/log/Xorg.setup.log, for the last time I 
> tried the r128 driver after doing updates to the system.
> 
> /sbin/lspci
> 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Rage 128 RL/VR AGP
> 
> And this is some output from /etc/sysconfig/hwconf
> class: VIDEO
> bus: PCI
> detached: 0
> driver: aty128fb
> desc: "ATI Technologies Inc Rage 128 RL/VR AGP"
> video.xdriver: r128
> vendorId: 1002
> deviceId: 524c
> subVendorId: 1002
> subDeviceId: 0008
> pciType: 1
> pcidom:    0
> pcibus:  1
> pcidev:  0
> pcifn:  0
> -
> class: VIDEO
> bus: DDC
> detached: 0
> desc: "ATI Technologies Inc. R128"
> mem: 8192
> 
> Message from /var/log/Xorg.setup.log
> 
> X Window System Version 7.0.0
> Release Date: 21 December 2005
> X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 7.0
> Build Operating System:Linux 2.6.9-22.18.bz155725.ELsmp i686Red Hat, Inc.
> Current Operating System: Linux localhost 2.6.16-1.2080.13.rrt.rhfc5.ccrma #1 
> PREEMPT Sat Apr 22 19:05:27 EDT 2006 i686
> Build Date: 02 May 2006
> 	Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
> 	to make sure that you have the latest version.
> Module Loader present
> Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
> 	(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
> 	(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
> (++) Log file: "/dev/null", Time: Sat May 27 00:12:42 2006
> (++) Using config file: "/tmp/tmp5Ed8TDxorg.config"
> (WW) ****INVALID IO ALLOCATION**** b: 0x9000 e: 0x90ff correcting 
> Requesting insufficient memory window!: start: 0x9000 end: 0x90ff size 
> 0xf0120100
> Requesting insufficient memory window!: start: 0x9400 end: 0x94ff size 
> 0xf0120100
> Requesting insufficient memory window!: start: 0x9800 end: 0x98ff size 
> 0xf0120100
> Requesting insufficient memory window!: start: 0x9c00 end: 0x9cff size 
> 0xf0120100
> (EE) Cannot find a replacement memory range
> 
>    *** If unresolved symbols were reported above, they might not
>    *** be the reason for the server aborting.
> 
> Backtrace:
> 0: /usr/bin/Xorg(xf86SigHandler+0x87) [0x80b86c7]
> 1: [0x472420]
> 2: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/r128_drv.so(R128FreeScreen+0x2b) [0x13ea9b]
> 3: /usr/bin/Xorg(xf86DeleteScreen+0x5e) [0x80c50ee]
> 4: /usr/bin/Xorg(InitOutput+0x9e4) [0x80a2364]
> 5: /usr/bin/Xorg(main+0x276) [0x806ffc6]
> 6: /lib/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xdc) [0x4a5724]
> 7: /usr/bin/Xorg(FontFileCompleteXLFD+0xb1) [0x806f511]
> 
> Fatal server error:
> Caught signal 11.  Server aborting
> 
> 
> This is an old Rage 128 graphics card, not some cutting edge high performance 
> gamers card, that needs the latest drivers from the card manufacturers.
> 
> Help would be appreciated. Nigel.
> 
> 
> 
> 

You might get some clues using 'info r128'
I browsed the info page and it refers to your video card as supported. 
It lists modes and parameters also.

Excerpt:
SUPPORTED HARDWARE
The r128 driver supports all ATI Rage 128 based video cards including
the Rage Fury AGP 32MB, the XPERT 128 AGP 16MB and the XPERT 99 AGP
8MB.

CONFIGURATION DETAILS
Please refer to xorg.conf(5x) for general configuration details. This
section only covers configuration details specific to this driver.

Jim


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