arm64 aka rock64, x fails on stretch

[Gene Heskett]

But its ayufan's latest kernel,

It makes it, after pressing enter, to a black screen with a blinking underline curser, but doesn't start x. Both task xfce4 and just now,
LDXE have been installed.

The Xorg.0.log says no screens found. Monitor's native is 1366x768,
and at one point a week back it was running, poorly, fuzzy etc at
1200xsomething.

From the most recent reboot after installing LXDE, Xorg.0.log says:

[ 114.820] EGL_MESA_drm_image required.
[ 114.821] (EE) modeset(G0): glamor initialization failed

[...]

[ 115.034] (II) Loading sub module "fb"
[ 115.034] (II) LoadModule: "fb"
[ 115.034] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libfb.so
[ 115.034] (II) Module fb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 115.034] compiled for 1.19.2, module version = 1.0.0
[ 115.034] ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
[ 115.035] (--) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp
[ 115.035] (EE) modeset(G0): drmSetMaster failed: Invalid argument
[ 115.035] (EE)
Fatal server error:
[ 115.035] (EE) AddScreen/ScreenInit failed for gpu driver 0 -1
[ 115.035] (EE)
[ 115.035] (EE)

Any more ideas?

Thanks all.

[Alan Corey]

Don't know anything about that but on a Pi at least configuration
files that get replaced in upgrades end up in ~/oldconffiles

And I just got Valgrind working on a pi by building from source, never
seen it work before. Source later than about June 2017 handles Linux
ARM better. http://www.valgrind.org

Do you have a video driver to suit your video output that X gets along
with? If you have a VNC server on there, is that normal? That sort
of does a mockup of X on a screen, but has its own drivers.

And try apropos drm about the first error. That's Direct Rendering
Manager. Also there's an error drmSetMaster failed: Invalid argument
that's related. Seems like you should have a VESA driver or something
as a backup. I think a different kernel config might knock that out.
I had a devil of a time with my hp which is nvidia.

Post by Gene Heskett
But its ayufan's latest kernel,
It makes it, after pressing enter, to a black screen with a blinking
underline curser, but doesn't start x. Both task xfce4 and just now,
LDXE have been installed.
The Xorg.0.log says no screens found. Monitor's native is 1366x768,
and at one point a week back it was running, poorly, fuzzy etc at
1200xsomething.
[ 114.820] EGL_MESA_drm_image required.
[ 114.821] (EE) modeset(G0): glamor initialization failed
[...]
[ 115.034] (II) Loading sub module "fb"
[ 115.034] (II) LoadModule: "fb"
[ 115.034] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libfb.so
[ 115.034] (II) Module fb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 115.034] compiled for 1.19.2, module version = 1.0.0
[ 115.034] ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
[ 115.035] (--) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp
[ 115.035] (EE) modeset(G0): drmSetMaster failed: Invalid argument
[ 115.035] (EE)
[ 115.035] (EE) AddScreen/ScreenInit failed for gpu driver 0 -1
[ 115.035] (EE)
[ 115.035] (EE)
Any more ideas?
Thanks all.
--
Cheers, Gene Heskett
--
soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
-Ed Howdershelt (Author)
Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene>

[Gene Heskett]

Post by Alan Corey
Don't know anything about that but on a Pi at least configuration
files that get replaced in upgrades end up in ~/oldconffiles
And I just got Valgrind working on a pi by building from source, never
seen it work before. Source later than about June 2017 handles Linux
ARM better. http://www.valgrind.org
Do you have a video driver to suit your video output that X gets along
with? If you have a VNC server on there, is that normal? That sort
of does a mockup of X on a screen, but has its own drivers.

This kernel claims to have the mali video support in it.

Post by Alan Corey
And try apropos drm about the first error. That's Direct Rendering
Manager. Also there's an error drmSetMaster failed: Invalid argument
that's related. Seems like you should have a VESA driver or something
as a backup. I think a different kernel config might knock that out.
I had a devil of a time with my hp which is nvidia.

Post by Gene Heskett
But its ayufan's latest kernel,
It makes it, after pressing enter, to a black screen with a blinking
underline curser, but doesn't start x. Both task xfce4 and just now,
LDXE have been installed.

And I have since come to the conclusion that it never changes to vt7. If,
at the point it reaches the black screen, first with a few odd blinks to
the cursor, which eventually settles into a 1 second steady blink, but I
then do something like plugging in a usb thing, the logging is spit out
on this screen. This includes the buttons for the wireless keyboard and
wireless mouse. But the keyboard/mouse aren't able to elicit any
response from the system.

At this point, I'm going to take the Xorg.0.log to the Xorg mailing list
for their perusal.

To the xorg list, this is a rockchip rock64, with 4GB of dram, and x is
not starting at boot time. Onboard Mali gfx just now being brought to
life, its been running on an fb till now.

Post by Alan Corey

Post by Gene Heskett
The Xorg.0.log says no screens found. Monitor's native is 1366x768,
and at one point a week back it was running, poorly, fuzzy etc at
1200xsomething.

From the most recent reboot after installing LXDE, Xorg.0.log is
attached.

But still trying to bring up xfce4.

Please see the attached log, and tell me what I need next.

And thank you.

[Alan Corey]

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From the x11 list. Just get it on your clipboard and paste it.

Xorg.logs normally have error messages, it's going to be hard to tell which
ones to worry about.

Post by Alan Corey
Don't know anything about that but on a Pi at least configuration
files that get replaced in upgrades end up in ~/oldconffiles
And I just got Valgrind working on a pi by building from source, never
seen it work before. Source later than about June 2017 handles Linux
ARM better. http://www.valgrind.org
Do you have a video driver to suit your video output that X gets along
with? If you have a VNC server on there, is that normal? That sort
of does a mockup of X on a screen, but has its own drivers.

This kernel claims to have the mali video support in it.

Post by Alan Corey
And try apropos drm about the first error. That's Direct Rendering
Manager. Also there's an error drmSetMaster failed: Invalid argument
that's related. Seems like you should have a VESA driver or something
as a backup. I think a different kernel config might knock that out.
I had a devil of a time with my hp which is nvidia.

Post by Gene Heskett
But its ayufan's latest kernel,
It makes it, after pressing enter, to a black screen with a blinking
underline curser, but doesn't start x. Both task xfce4 and just now,
LDXE have been installed.

And I have since come to the conclusion that it never changes to vt7. If,
at the point it reaches the black screen, first with a few odd blinks to
the cursor, which eventually settles into a 1 second steady blink, but I
then do something like plugging in a usb thing, the logging is spit out
on this screen. This includes the buttons for the wireless keyboard and
wireless mouse. But the keyboard/mouse aren't able to elicit any
response from the system.
At this point, I'm going to take the Xorg.0.log to the Xorg mailing list
for their perusal.
To the xorg list, this is a rockchip rock64, with 4GB of dram, and x is
not starting at boot time. Onboard Mali gfx just now being brought to
life, its been running on an fb till now.

Post by Alan Corey

Post by Gene Heskett
The Xorg.0.log says no screens found. Monitor's native is 1366x768,
and at one point a week back it was running, poorly, fuzzy etc at
1200xsomething.

From the most recent reboot after installing LXDE, Xorg.0.log is
attached.
But still trying to bring up xfce4.
Please see the attached log, and tell me what I need next.
And thank you.
--
Cheers, Gene Heskett
--
soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
-Ed Howdershelt (Author)
Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene>

[Alan Corey]

OK, I got it from somewhere, I'm on an xorg list too. Now I'm posting
to 3 lists by replying.

Watch the lines with (EE) in them, those are the actual error lines.

[ 331.529] (EE) modeset(G0): glamor initialization failed
[ 331.742] (EE) modeset(G0): drmSetMaster failed: Invalid argument
[ 331.742] (EE)
[ 331.742] (EE) AddScreen/ScreenInit failed for gpu driver 0 -1
[ 331.768] (EE) Server terminated with error (1). Closing log file.

The second batch of errors may be because of the first, or not, but
"Server terminated with error" is the show stopper, you just have to
figure out why. Modeset bombed, maybe it's because of the 24 vs 32
bit difference but that seems common.

Earlier is
[ 331.528] EGL_MESA_drm_image required.
[ 331.529] (EE) modeset(G0): glamor initialization failed
that may be the cause. I didn't get far trying to google the
"EGL_MESA_drm_image required."

I only see 1 (EE) in my own xorg log and that's from something that
there's no capability to do in hardware so it's done in software
instead.

Post by Alan Corey
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From the x11 list. Just get it on your clipboard and paste it.
Xorg.logs normally have error messages, it's going to be hard to tell which
ones to worry about.

Post by Gene Heskett

Post by Alan Corey
Don't know anything about that but on a Pi at least configuration
files that get replaced in upgrades end up in ~/oldconffiles
And I just got Valgrind working on a pi by building from source, never
seen it work before. Source later than about June 2017 handles Linux
ARM better. http://www.valgrind.org
Do you have a video driver to suit your video output that X gets along
with? If you have a VNC server on there, is that normal? That sort
of does a mockup of X on a screen, but has its own drivers.

This kernel claims to have the mali video support in it.

Post by Alan Corey
And try apropos drm about the first error. That's Direct Rendering
Manager. Also there's an error drmSetMaster failed: Invalid argument
that's related. Seems like you should have a VESA driver or something
as a backup. I think a different kernel config might knock that out.
I had a devil of a time with my hp which is nvidia.

Post by Gene Heskett
But its ayufan's latest kernel,
It makes it, after pressing enter, to a black screen with a blinking
underline curser, but doesn't start x. Both task xfce4 and just now,
LDXE have been installed.

And I have since come to the conclusion that it never changes to vt7. If,
at the point it reaches the black screen, first with a few odd blinks to
the cursor, which eventually settles into a 1 second steady blink, but I
then do something like plugging in a usb thing, the logging is spit out
on this screen. This includes the buttons for the wireless keyboard and
wireless mouse. But the keyboard/mouse aren't able to elicit any
response from the system.
At this point, I'm going to take the Xorg.0.log to the Xorg mailing list
for their perusal.
To the xorg list, this is a rockchip rock64, with 4GB of dram, and x is
not starting at boot time. Onboard Mali gfx just now being brought to
life, its been running on an fb till now.

Post by Alan Corey

Post by Gene Heskett
The Xorg.0.log says no screens found. Monitor's native is 1366x768,
and at one point a week back it was running, poorly, fuzzy etc at
1200xsomething.

From the most recent reboot after installing LXDE, Xorg.0.log is
attached.
But still trying to bring up xfce4.
Please see the attached log, and tell me what I need next.
And thank you.
--
Cheers, Gene Heskett
--
soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
-Ed Howdershelt (Author)
Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene>