FreeBSD 8.0 Stable reboots when starting X

[Bateleur]

Hi,

I started a thread recently to request some help: I have to disable "dri" in my Xorg.conf file otherwise starting X crashes my system. I have a Radeon HD 3780 on FreeBSD 8.0 - STABLE. I can't find the thread so I'm starting this one with the hope someone can help me fix this issue.

When I start X and "dri" is disabled, things work but back in console mode (when I exit X), the console shows this error (which happened when X was started):

(EE) RADEON(0): [dri] RADEONDRIGetVersion failed (libdri.a too old)

It looks like my X installation isn't correct. If libdri.a is really too old, then maybe that's the reason my system crashes when I enable "dri".

Any thoughts?

Thanks!

[adamk]

libdri.a isn't even used or installed any more. So, yes, there is something very screwed up with your installation and it is likely the source of the system crashes.

Adam

[Bateleur]

Hi Adam,

Thanks for the quick reply.

So what I need to do now is update my ports and reinstall X?

I think I did that a couple of times already... I am using the first FreeBSD mirror site and csup to update my ports. Should I use portupgrade instead? Should I de-install X first?

François.

[DutchDaemon]

For updating your ports tree, use portsnap as a replacement for c(v)sup. For updating your installed ports, use one of ports-mgmt/portmaster, ports-mgmt/portupgrade, or ports-mgmt/portmanager.

[Bateleur]

Hi,

Sorry I was a bit careless with the terms I used (ports tree vs ports).

Anyway, I deleted my ports tree and rebuilt it with portsnap, de-install X and reinstall X using portinstall. Still no luck. This time, when I start X and dri is disabled, I have an error stating that libdri (as opposed to libdri.a) is too old...

Any thoughts? What package should I update to have the proper libdri library?

[adamk]

Hmmm... Maybe when disabling the dri module via xorg.conf, that error about libdri.a is normal.

Have you opened up a pr about this issue, or asked about it on the freebsd-x11 mailing list?

Adam

[Bateleur]

I posted on the mailing list. I will try again with this new information.

Thanks!