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Date: Sun, 26 Jul 2009 08:54:27 +1000
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Subject: Re: Kernel 2.6.30.1 Oops on Alpha Architecture when starting Xserver
From: Dave Airlie <airlied@gmail.com>
To: Michael Cree <mcree@orcon.net.nz>
Cc: linux-alpha@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
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>>> The kernel oops is:
>>>
>>
>> So its a machine check,
>>
>
> So, does this indicate a software fault (e.g. inconsistencies in kernel data
> structures) or does it imply a hardware fault?
>
>> Well X is trying to post the graphics card you have installed, and the
>> machine
>> is falling over when it does it.
>>
>
> SRM (the equivalent of a BIOS) cannot post the card on startup. ?But I have
> had the card (radeon rv610) post correctly and working in the past when I
> compiled the complete 1.5.3 Xserver myself. ?I had it working with both the
> radeon and radeonhd drivers and a 2.6.29.x kernel patched to support
> libpciaccess.

There is no -ati card in that machine, its got some SiS card which is
completely
different, maybe its some onboard card or something.

Dave.
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