X doesn't start with r128 driver with PM 3,1 PPC ATI Rage

[Fritz Hudnut]

I was working on bug #1541082 which was reporting "blotchy" graphics images on my PowerMac3,1 with Rage ATI Pro 128 card . . . and got the suggestion to try to add the "r128" driver, which I did. After that the display went black. After fiddling around with it, I removed the r128 driver, made an xorg.conf file . . . and after numerous attempts to get the display back, today I got "fbdev" and mode "1920 x 1200" to bring the GUI back online . . . but, there was another "xorg" crash on reboot, which I reported, along with filing this bug against the r128 module for this PPC machine.

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ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: xorg 1:7.7+13ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-31.50-powerpc-smp 4.4.13
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-31-powerpc-smp ppc
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
Architecture: powerpc
BootLog:
 fsck from util-linux 2.27.1
 /dev/sda13: clean, 182266/1458176 files, 1099215/5826607 blocks
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: None
CurrentDesktop: MATE
Date: Fri Jul 29 14:34:22 2016
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: xenial
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, if not too technical
GraphicsCard: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Rage 128 PRO AGP 4x TMDS [1002:5046] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-01-31 (179 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-MATE 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Alpha powerpc (20160123)
Lsusb:
 Bus 002 Device 004: ID 047d:1029 Kensington Mouse*in*a*Box Optical Elite
 Bus 002 Device 003: ID 05ac:0201 Apple, Inc. USB Keyboard [Alps or Logitech, M2452]
 Bus 002 Device 002: ID 05ac:1001 Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub [ALPS]
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
ProcKernelCmdLine: root=UUID=4eb514e5-48d7-4e99-a402-5294c80e78cc ro quiet splash
Renderer: Software
SourcePackage: xorg
Symptom: display
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12.2+16.04.20160714-0ubuntu1
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.67-1ubuntu0.16.04.1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 11.2.0-1ubuntu2
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 11.2.0-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.18.3-1ubuntu2.2
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.10.1-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.7.0-1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.12-1build2
xserver.bootTime: Fri Jul 29 14:15:13 2016
xserver.configfile: /etc/X11/xorg.conf
xserver.devices:
 input Alps Electric Apple USB Keyboard KEYBOARD, id 6
 input Kensington USB/PS2 Wheel Mouse MOUSE, id 7
 input PMU KEYBOARD, id 8
xserver.errors: AIGLX: reverting to software rendering
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.outputs:

xserver.version: 2:1.18.3-1ubuntu2.2

[Paul White (paulw2u)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. We are sorry that we do not always have the capacity to review all reported bugs in a timely manner.

Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) reached end-of-standard-support on April 29, 2021.

I'm setting the status of this bug to 'Incomplete' as it's not seen any activity for some time. If this is still an issue when using a currently maintained release of Ubuntu then please let us know which one(s) otherwise this bug report can be left to expire in approximately 60 days time.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for xorg (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]