X failed on Intel B43 machine

"lspci -n" gives me 8086:2E90 and 8086:2E92 ids, and in kernel its 2E40 and 2E42.

I tried to modify the device id from 2E4x to 2E9x in kernel and xserver-xorg-video-intel, looks like everything works fine.

This is the patch for Xorg videio driver

reported bug in upstream (https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=30221)

Cleaned up xserver-xorg-video-intel patch to more closely match what actually went upstream in this commit

http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/driver/xf86-video-intel/commit/?id=55b5fe888002258dd863d41977bfbfcf1a922179

Debdiff against xserver-xorg-video-intel xserver-xorg-video-intel_2.9.0-1ubuntu2.1 containing the fix. Also available in this PPA if you could please test it out and post your /var/log/Xorg.0.log (note that it requires the kernel patches as well first)

https://edge.launchpad.net/~sarvatt/+archive/sru1

Sorry, the patch/packages in the previous 2 posts were malformed. Attaching the correct ones now.

Fixed debdiff for xserver-xorg-video-intel 2.9.0-1ubuntu2.2. Package has been uploaded to this PPA instead as well

https://edge.launchpad.net/~sarvatt/+archive/sru2

drivers/char/agp/intel-gtt.c also need to be updated. I have tested on maverick kernel and posted the patch on LKML.

http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/9/16/520
http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/9/16/521
http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/9/16/522

Tested xserver-xorg-video-intel 2.9.0-1ubuntu2.2 in PPA with linux-image-2.6.31-22-generic-pae (included patch), and it works.

Thank you for testing! Before the xserver-xorg-video-intel side goes in, can you please try booting the stock kernel without the B43 patches here with that xserver-xorg-video-intel 2.9.0-1ubuntu2.2 to be sure it does not regress the working vesa it has now?

This bug was fixed in the package xserver-xorg-video-intel - 2:2.12.0-1ubuntu5

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xserver-xorg-video-intel (2:2.12.0-1ubuntu5) maverick; urgency=low

  [ Robert Hooker ]
  * Disable DRI on Sandybridge chipsets. Support for them will not be released
    until the Q42010 Intel releases, which will not be pulled into maverick.
    Without this change, all 3D apps on these devices cause hangs.
    (LP: #639667)
  * Add 102_b43_pciid_update.patch. Fixes detection of a new b43
    chipset revision that is being shipped. Without this the drivers
    will not attempt to load even though this chipset is the same as
    the previous b43 ones. Backport of upstream commit 55b5fe8880.
    (LP: #640214)

  [ Christopher James Halse Rogers ]
  * debian/patches/101_copy-fb.patch: Move scratch pixmap creation to the
    drmmode_copy_fb function, and clean up after we've used it. Fixes the
    SIGSEGV in FreeClientResources when logging out of KDE (LP: #628077)
  * debian/patches/106_backport_vblank_on_server_regenerate_fix.patch:
    Backport fix for SwapBuffers hang after server regenerate. LP 628077
    was hiding this by crashing the server. Fixes kwin desktop effects hanging
    on second and subsequent logins.
  * Cherry-pick e30f0338 to free the Screen pixmap on close. Fixes a memory
    leak on server regeneration, and another crash on KDE log out hidden by
    LP 628077.
 -- Christopher James Halse Rogers <email address hidden> Mon, 27 Sep 2010 14:34:27 +1000

The kernel side of this change is now in 2.6.35.6 which will be brought into maverick.

SRU patches has been applied into Karmic kernel

http://kernel.ubuntu.com/git?p=ubuntu/ubuntu-karmic.git;a=commit;h=43c1e5edab649cfa500ab768eafaa147bfee3d83
http://kernel.ubuntu.com/git?p=ubuntu/ubuntu-karmic.git;a=commit;h=25a9a48af2ccf53dd8d67008519ad49305f84235

Upstream commit has landed on Maverick kernel

http://kernel.ubuntu.com/git?p=ubuntu/ubuntu-maverick.git;a=commit;h=2532e305759146ade72b264c48c5e09d2a268322

Upload of xserver-xorg-video-intel patch sponsored for karmic.

debdiff against mesa_7.6.0-1ubuntu4 targetting karmic-proposed containing the required mesa side of this fix for 3D support. It is currently building in this PPA:

https://edge.launchpad.net/~sarvatt/+archive/sru2

Accepted xserver-xorg-video-intel into karmic-proposed, the package will build now and be available in a few hours. Please test and give feedback here. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Thank you in advance!

Accepted linux into karmic-proposed, the package will build now and be available in a few hours. Please test and give feedback here. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Thank you in advance!

Accepted linux into lucid-proposed, the package will build now and be available in a few hours. Please test and give feedback here. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Thank you in advance!

Any tester for this package in Karmic ?

After enable propsed in Karmic, the X works well

mesa driver does not have new pci id for B43, so the 3D still does not work after proposed enable

Thanks for testing, that's much appreciated. I'm marking as verification-done since it's an improvement in the X server.

This bug was fixed in the package xserver-xorg-video-intel - 2:2.9.0-1ubuntu2.2

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xserver-xorg-video-intel (2:2.9.0-1ubuntu2.2) karmic-proposed; urgency=low

  * Add 102_b43_pciid_update.patch. Fixes detection of a new b43
    chipset revision that is being shipped. Without this the drivers
    will not attempt to load even though this chipset is the same as
    the previous b43 ones. Backport of upstream commit 55b5fe8880.
    (LP: #640214)
 -- Robert Hooker <email address hidden> Thu, 16 Sep 2010 18:52:24 -0400

This bug was fixed in the package linux - 2.6.31-22.68

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linux (2.6.31-22.68) karmic-proposed; urgency=low

  [ Andy Whitcroft ]

  * SAUCE: docs -- fix doc strings for fc_event_seq

  [ Brad Figg ]

  * SAUCE: (no-up) Modularize vesafb -- fix initialization
    - LP: #611471

  [ Chase Douglas ]

  * SAUCE: sched: update load count only once per cpu in 10 tick update
    window
    - LP: #513848

  [ Ike Panhc ]

  * SAUCE: agp/intel: Add second set of PCI-IDs for B43
    - LP: #640214
  * SAUCE: drm/i915: Add second set of PCI-IDs for B43
    - LP: #640214

  [ Steve Conklin ]

  * SAUCE: Fix compile error on ia64, powerpc, and sparc

  [ Upstream Kernel Changes ]

  * (pre-stable) x86-32, resume: do a global tlb flush in S4 resume
    - LP: #531309
  * PCI: Ensure we re-enable devices on resume
    - LP: #566149
 -- Steve Conklin <email address hidden> Fri, 22 Oct 2010 09:05:13 -0500

Accepted mesa into karmic-proposed, the package will build now and be available in a few hours. Please test and give feedback here. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Thank you in advance!

@hychen can you verify this mesa update for karmic on b43 hardware?

Regards,
Chris

Verification done on Karmic but partial on Lucid

Tested and have the result on Intel B43 machine with following procedure:

1. Install Ubuntu with Karmic CD
2. use gnome-display-properties and find out X can not have monitor EDID information
    The best resolution for the monitor is 1440x900, but system choose to use 1280x1024
3. Enable -propose archive, select for main server and upgrade the system, reboot.
4. Use 'uname -a' to have the running kernel version: 2.6.31-22 #68
5. use gnome-display-properties and find out X have monitor EDID information
    and using the correct resolution for the monitor: 1440x900

1. Install Ubuntu with Lucid LTS 10.04.1 CD
2. use gnome-display-properties and find out X can not have monitor EDID information
    The best resolution for the monitor is 1440x900, but system choose to use 1280x1024
3. Enable -propose archive, select for main server and upgrade the system, reboot.
4. Use 'uname -a' to have the running kernel version: 2.6.32-26 #46
5. use gnome-display-properties and find out X do *not* have monitor EDID information
    and using the correct resolution for the monitor: 1440x900

for verification on lucid.

KMS works and kernel change the resolution to the correct one. But seems xorg-xserver-video-intel can not recognized the graphic chip so that X uses fbdevhw driver.

I chatted with Ike - This is a pass for both Karmic and Lucid. Lucid requires an additional change for full functionality, but this change causes no ill effects and is necessary.

This bug was fixed in the package mesa - 7.6.0-1ubuntu4.1

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mesa (7.6.0-1ubuntu4.1) karmic-proposed; urgency=low

  * Add 111_b43_id_update.patch: Fixes detection of a new b43
    chipset revision that is being shipped. Without this the drivers
    will not attempt to load even though this chipset is the same as
    the previous b43 ones. (LP: #640214)
 -- Robert Hooker <email address hidden> Wed, 20 Oct 2010 09:38:12 -0400

This bug was fixed in the package linux - 2.6.32-26.47

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linux (2.6.32-26.47) lucid-proposed; urgency=low

  [ Steve Conklin ]

  * Revert "SAUCE: ALSA: HDA: Enable internal mic on Dell E6410 and Dell
    E6510"
  * Revert "[Config] Added be2net, be2scsi to udebs"

  [ Upstream Kernel Changes ]

  * Revert "(ore-stable) ALSA: hda - Apply ALC269 VAIO fix-up to all Sony
    laptops with ALC269"
  * Revert "(pre-stable) ALSA: HDA: Correctly apply position_fix quirks for
    ATI and VIA controllers"
  * Revert "ALSA: hda: Use LPIB for another mainboard"
  * Revert "ALSA: hda: Use LPIB for ASUS M2V"
  * Revert "ALSA: hda: Use LPIB for an ASUS device"
  * Buglink Fixup for reverted unverified fixes

linux (2.6.32-26.46) lucid-proposed; urgency=low

  [ Brad Figg ]

  * SAUCE: ALSA: HDA: Enable internal mic on Dell E6410 and Dell E6510
    - See: #605047, #628961

  [ Tim Gardner ]

  * [Config] Added be2net, be2scsi to udebs
    - See: #628776

  [ Upstream Kernel Changes ]

  * Revert "(pre-stable) drm/i915: add PANEL_UNLOCK_REGS definition"
    - LP: #645444
  * Revert "(pre-stable) drm/i915: make sure we shut off the panel in eDP
    configs"
    - LP: #645444
  * Revert "(pre-stable) drm/i915: make sure eDP panel is turned on"
    - LP: #645444
  * Revert "(pre-stable) drm/radeon/kms: initialize set_surface_reg reg for
    rs600 asic"
    - LP: #645371
  * Revert "drm/nouveau: Fix fbcon corruption with font width not divisible
    by 8"
    - LP: #663176
  * mmc: fix all hangs related to mmc/sd card insert/removal during
    suspend/resume
    - LP: #477106
  * mmc: build fix: mmc_pm_notify is only available with CONFIG_PM=y
    - LP: #477106
  * hwmon: (k8temp) Differentiate between AM2 and ASB1
    - LP: #644694
  * xen: handle events as edge-triggered
    - LP: #644694
  * xen: use percpu interrupts for IPIs and VIRQs
    - LP: #644694
  * ALSA: hda - Rename iMic to Int Mic on Lenovo NB0763
    - LP: #605101, #644694
  * sata_mv: fix broken DSM/TRIM support (v2)
    - LP: #644694
  * x86, tsc, sched: Recompute cyc2ns_offset's during resume from sleep
    states
    - LP: #644694
  * PCI: MSI: Remove unsafe and unnecessary hardware access
    - LP: #644694
  * PCI: MSI: Restore read_msi_msg_desc(); add get_cached_msi_msg_desc()
    - LP: #644694
  * sched: kill migration thread in CPU_POST_DEAD instead of CPU_DEAD
    - LP: #644694
  * sched: revert stable c6fc81a sched: Fix a race between ttwu() and
    migrate_task()
    - LP: #644694
  * staging: hv: Fix missing functions for net_device_ops
    - LP: #644694
  * staging: hv: Fixed bounce kmap problem by using correct index
    - LP: #644694
  * staging: hv: Fixed the value of the 64bit-hole inside ring buffer
    - LP: #644694
  * staging: hv: Increased storvsc ringbuffer and max_io_requests
    - LP: #644694
  * staging: hv: Fixed lockup problem with bounce_buffer scatter list
    - LP: #644694
  * fuse: flush background queue on connection close
    - LP: #644694
  * ath9k_hw: fix parsing of HT40 5 GHz CTLs
    - LP: #644694
  * ocfs2: Fix incorrect checksum validation error
    - LP: #644694
  * USB: ehci-ppc-of: problems in unwind
    - LP: #644694
  * USB: Fix kernel oo...

The kernel patch mentioned in comment #16 was released for Maverick a long time ago - mesa still seems to need the new ID though.

Closing the remaining maverick mesa task out. We can revisit this should an update for maverick be required.