[i855] (Needs intel 2.10) No Xv support for 82852/855GM (KMS bug)

Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-video-intel

After upgrading to Karmic (alpha) my graphics driver is unable to provide Xv. The following line is printed in Xorg.0.log:

(WW) intel(0): Disabling Xv because no adaptors could be initialized.

I've tried various settings in xorg.conf, with no luck. (XvPreferOverlay, Tiling).

Could you please run `apport-collect 395923` on your machine, so that we get the various logs that are useful for troubleshooting and reporting upstream?

I think you typed the wrong bug-number above. However, apport-collect fails with:

$ apport-collect 395932
Logging into Launchpad...
Downloading bug...
Bug title: No Xv support for 82852/855GM in Karmic
Collecting apport information for source package xserver-xorg-video-intel...
Uploading additional information to Launchpad bug...
   short text data...
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/apport-collect", line 145, in <module>
    upload(report, bug)
  File "/usr/bin/apport-collect", line 52, in upload
    subject='apport-collect data')
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/launchpadlib/resource.py", line 337, in __call__
    args[key] = simplejson.dumps(value, cls=DatetimeJSONEncoder)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/simplejson/__init__.py", line 237, in dumps
    **kw).encode(obj)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/simplejson/encoder.py", line 194, in encode
    return encode_basestring_ascii(o)
UnicodeDecodeError: 'utf8' codec can't decode byte 0xff in position 911: unexpected code byte

I would also like to add that Xv is enabled with the alpha 2 release, but stopped working after upgrading the system after installation. Attaching the Xorg-log from before the upgrade, in case this helps.

Thank you! It is very useful to know that it worked with alpha 2 before upgrades. The one major change I can think of after alpha 2 is that kernel modesetting (KMS) has been enabled in the kernel. Could you try to disable KMS on an upgraded Karmic to see if KMS is the culprit? To do that, add the following kernel parameter on boot (by pressing E on the GRUB boot menu IIRC): i915.modeset=0

More information about the addition of KMS in ubuntu:
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-x/2009-June/000578.html

Xorg.0.log from the test would be appreciated.

Btw, I think you can also enable KMS with i915.modeset=1 on alpha-2 if you haven't upgraded yet, and see if it causes the problem.

The problem is gone when KMS is disabled. I've already upgraded, but I can reinstall if that will provide you with much extra info.

> The problem is gone when KMS is disabled. I've already upgraded, but I can reinstall if that will provide you with much extra info.

That shouldn't be necessary.

It would probably be nice to have the output of `xvinfo` both with and without KMS. Also, are you on 32-bit or 64-bit?

With that information I think this is more or less ready to go upstream. If you feel that you are up to it, you can do it yourself. Otherwise I can put together a report once time permits. Instructions (and a template) for filing a bug upstream is at http://intellinuxgraphics.org/how_to_report_bug.html .

Actually, would you mind reporting the apport-collect problem as a bug as well? I suspect the output would actually mean something useful to the developer.

Hi Baard,

I've forwarded your bug upstream to https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22978 - please subscribe to this bug in case upstream needs further information or wishes you to test something. Thanks ahead of time.

Why has this been marked as "Invalid"? Is it because the bug at freedesktop.org has been marked as a duplicate? Shouldn't this bug be marked as duplicate instead?

the upstream bug was marked as invalid, not the ubuntu one. Updating the url.

i also encountered the same problem -> No Xv support for 82852/855GM. there is no luck i could just enable it even i tried lines at xorg.conf.

(WW) intel(0): Disabling Xv because no adaptors could be initialized.

i am a using fedora 11.

I can confirm this issue with Karmic Alpha 4
VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device (rev 02)
My workaround is to use "nomodeset" at grub boot in order to do not use KMS

Is there any chance there will be a fix in time for lucid? Otherwise it will be critical considering the disabling of UMS in “xserver-xorg-video-intel” 2:2.9.1-1ubuntu4 *

* from the changelog here https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/lucid/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/2:2.9.1-1ubuntu4

alway no xv support for 82855/855GM with the alpha 3 of lucid and driver xserver-xorg-intel 2.9.1-1ubuntu6

I have Xv running fine here. But only in a single monitor configuration. As soon as I add a second monitor Xv stops working. It works again when going back to a single monitor though. My lspci looks like this.

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS, 943/940GML and 945GT Express Memory Controller Hub (rev 03)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 02)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 1 (rev 02)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 2 (rev 02)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 3 (rev 02)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 02)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 02)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 02)
00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 02)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 02)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev e2)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 02)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) IDE Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7 Family) SATA AHCI Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family SMBus Controller (rev 02)
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88E8055 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 12)
05:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG [Golan] Network Connection (rev 02)
08:03.0 CardBus bridge: O2 Micro, Inc. OZ711MP1/MS1 MemoryCardBus Controller (rev 21)
08:03.1 CardBus bridge: O2 Micro, Inc. OZ711MP1/MS1 MemoryCardBus Controller (rev 21)
08:03.2 SD Host controller: O2 Micro, Inc. Integrated MMC/SD Controller (rev 01)
08:03.3 Bridge: O2 Micro, Inc. Integrated MS/xD Controller (rev 01)
08:03.4 FireWire (IEEE 1394): O2 Micro, Inc. Firewire (IEEE 1394) (rev 02)

We have kernel support now as of 2.6.32-16 with the .33 kernel drm backported. xserver-xorg-video-intel 2.10 is the last requirement.

Will 2.10 be in Lucid?

On Sun, Mar 14, 2010 at 5:41 PM, Robert Hooker <email address hidden> wrote:

> We have kernel support now as of 2.6.32-16 with the .33 kernel drm
> backported. xserver-xorg-video-intel 2.10 is the last requirement.
>
> ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
> Status: Triaged => Fix Released
>
> ** Summary changed:
>
> - [i855] (Needs 2.6.33 drm and -intel 2.10) No Xv support for 82852/855GM
> (KMS bug)
> + [i855] (Needs intel 2.10) No Xv support for 82852/855GM (KMS bug)
>
> --
> [i855] (Needs intel 2.10) No Xv support for 82852/855GM (KMS bug)
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/395932
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in Ubuntu Release Notes: Fix Released
> Status in X.org xf86-video-intel: Fix Released
> Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released
> Status in “xserver-xorg-video-intel” package in Ubuntu: Triaged
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-video-intel
>
> After upgrading to Karmic (alpha) my graphics driver is unable to provide
> Xv. The following line is printed in Xorg.0.log:
>
> (WW) intel(0): Disabling Xv because no adaptors could be initialized.
>
> I've tried various settings in xorg.conf, with no luck. (XvPreferOverlay,
> Tiling).
>
> [Update]
>
> >From the Q4 anouncment [1]:
> Video overlay support with KMS is now supported in xserver-xorg-video-intel
> 2.10.0. This currently requires Linux 2.6.33, but a backport to 2.6.32
> (Lucid version) is available from [2]. Daniel Vetter intends to support
> this backport which is intended for distros that use kernel 2.6.32 [3].
> Although the main code is in the kernel, intel driver 2.10.0 is apparently
> required [4].
>
> [1]: http://intellinuxgraphics.org/2009Q4.html
> [2]:
> http://gitorious.org/daniel-s-linux-stuff/linux-kernel/commits/intel-kms-overlay-for-2.6.32
> [3]:
> http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/intel-gfx/2010-January/005372.html
> [4]: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20901#c42
>
> [lspci]
> 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82852/82855 GM/GME/PM/GMV Processor
> to I/O Controller (rev 02)
> Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device 0035
> 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82852/855GM Integrated
> Graphics Device (rev 02)
> Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device 0035
>
>
>
> To unsubscribe from this bug, go to:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-release-notes/+bug/395932/+subscribe
>

Unfortunately it looks like 2.9.1 will be the final lucid version due to 2.10 only supporting kernel modesetting. 2.10 will be available in a PPA though, and it is available along with the rest of the X/Mesa stacks already in https://launchpad.net/~xorg-edgers/+archive/ppa

Well, there was a set of discrete Xv fixes which went in after 2.9.0 was cut but before the massive refactoring work for removing UMS hit. It comprised 17 patches total, which I've unified into the patch attached here.

$ diffstat debian/patches/102_xv-fix-8xx-video.patch
 drmmode_display.c | 9
 i830.h | 3
 i830_driver.c | 2
 i830_video.c | 1513 +++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------------------
 i830_video.h | 20
 i915_video.c | 33 -
 i965_video.c | 48 -
 7 files changed, 755 insertions(+), 873 deletions(-)

This is mostly confined to the i8xx code, but there are some changes to the 9xx video code, which alter the algorithmic logic, so I can't say with 100% certainty that the changes are going to be regression-free for 9xx, which makes me reticent to pull this in for Lucid. There is also a lot of refactoring going on, which probably accounts for most of the size of the patch, and unfortunately also makes it tough to review in detail.

But... Since this backport was pretty straightforward, I've gone ahead and packaged and set up a PPA of this here:
https://edge.launchpad.net/~bryceharrington/+archive/white

If 8xx users can test this and say that it gives a perfect fix to Xv support (i.e. no secondary issues), AND we can get some 9xx users to verify it causes no regressions, then we can look at including this in Lucid. Otherwise, 8xx users can use this ppa or

I own a 855 laptop (an inspiron 700m) and can get ahold of a 950 one (a msi wind u100).
If you could give me a set of test to run, I'll test it and report back on both counts.

Hi pc contains this.

00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)

Xv works fine here, even with the current 2.9-driver

BUT whenre running a dual-screen configuration is does not work with any driver. Is that a separate issue?

Thank you for this patch but with my i855GM the messages :
"(==) intel(0): Intel XvMC decoder disabled
(WW) intel(0): Disabling Xv because no adaptors could be initialized."
are alway present.
for replace the driver of lucid, I open synaptic and i force the version
with the version of the ppa and I log out the session.
I do this with a live cd of lucid (daily of 26 march).
is what I have done well?
sorry for my english

2010/3/25 Bryce Harrington <email address hidden>

> Well, there was a set of discrete Xv fixes which went in after 2.9.0 was
> cut but before the massive refactoring work for removing UMS hit. It
> comprised 17 patches total, which I've unified into the patch attached
> here.
>
> $ diffstat debian/patches/102_xv-fix-8xx-video.patch
> drmmode_display.c | 9
> i830.h | 3
> i830_driver.c | 2
> i830_video.c | 1513
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------------------
> i830_video.h | 20
> i915_video.c | 33 -
> i965_video.c | 48 -
> 7 files changed, 755 insertions(+), 873 deletions(-)
>
> This is mostly confined to the i8xx code, but there are some changes to
> the 9xx video code, which alter the algorithmic logic, so I can't say
> with 100% certainty that the changes are going to be regression-free for
> 9xx, which makes me reticent to pull this in for Lucid. There is also a
> lot of refactoring going on, which probably accounts for most of the
> size of the patch, and unfortunately also makes it tough to review in
> detail.
>
> But... Since this backport was pretty straightforward, I've gone ahead and
> packaged and set up a PPA of this here:
> https://edge.launchpad.net/~bryceharrington/+archive/white<https://edge.launchpad.net/%7Ebryceharrington/+archive/white>
>
> If 8xx users can test this and say that it gives a perfect fix to Xv
> support (i.e. no secondary issues), AND we can get some 9xx users to
> verify it causes no regressions, then we can look at including this in
> Lucid. Otherwise, 8xx users can use this ppa or
>
> ** Patch added: "102_xv-fix-8xx-video.patch"
> http://launchpadlibrarian.net/42006303/102_xv-fix-8xx-video.patch
>
> --
> [i855] (Needs intel 2.10) No Xv support for 82852/855GM (KMS bug)
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/395932
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of a duplicate bug.
>
> Status in Ubuntu Release Notes: Fix Released
> Status in X.org xf86-video-intel: Fix Released
> Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released
> Status in “xserver-xorg-video-intel” package in Ubuntu: Triaged
> Status in “linux” source package in Lucid: Fix Released
> Status in “xserver-xorg-video-intel” source package in Lucid: Triaged
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-video-intel
>
> After upgrading to Karmic (alpha) my graphics driver is unable to provide
> Xv. The following line is printed in Xorg.0.log:
>
> (WW) intel(0): Disabling Xv because no adaptors could be initialized.
>
> I've tried various settings in xorg.conf, with no luck. (XvPreferOverlay,
> Tiling).
>
> [Update]
>
> >From the Q4 anouncment [1]:
> Video overlay support with KMS is now supported in xserver-xorg-video-int...

Bryce, I have been testing xorg-edgers PPA on an MSI Wind (i945), and I noticed that XvMC was disabled even though the XV and XVMC modules were loaded. This was with intel 2.10 and the 2.9 with patch from your PPA. Kernels tested were 2.6.32 with backports, and 2.6.33.

The Xorg.0.log shows the extensions loaded, but XvMC module appears disabled by default.

$ grep -i Xv /var/log/Xorg.0.log
(II) Loading extension XVideo
(II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
(==) intel(0): Intel XvMC decoder disabled

Is there some setting for XvMC that I have missed out?

$ lspci|grep VGA
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GME Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)

Thanks!

Xv and XvMC are not the same things, KMS Xv overlay support is the only thing backported. To use XvMC with xorg-edgers you need to enable it in your xorg.conf like so because it is disabled by default (and is not applicable to 8xx series)

Section "Device"
        Identifier "intel"
        Driver "intel"
        Option "XvMC" "true"
EndSection

if you run man intel in a terminal you will see all of the options.

braseb: try enabling the driver, then going to system - preferences - keyboard, pick layouts, then options, and enable the "key sequence to kill the X server" option, and finally press control+alt+backspace

Thank you Robert Hooker for your help but the issue is same the message is
alway present in xorg.0.log but with the 2.10.9xx the problem is resolved.

2010/3/29 Robert Hooker <email address hidden>

> braseb: try enabling the driver, then going to system - preferences -
> keyboard, pick layouts, then options, and enable the "key sequence to
> kill the X server" option, and finally press control+alt+backspace
>
> --
> [i855] (Needs intel 2.10) No Xv support for 82852/855GM (KMS bug)
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/395932
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of a duplicate bug.
>
> Status in Ubuntu Release Notes: Fix Released
> Status in X.org xf86-video-intel: Fix Released
> Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released
> Status in “xserver-xorg-video-intel” package in Ubuntu: Triaged
> Status in “linux” source package in Lucid: Fix Released
> Status in “xserver-xorg-video-intel” source package in Lucid: Triaged
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-video-intel
>
> After upgrading to Karmic (alpha) my graphics driver is unable to provide
> Xv. The following line is printed in Xorg.0.log:
>
> (WW) intel(0): Disabling Xv because no adaptors could be initialized.
>
> I've tried various settings in xorg.conf, with no luck. (XvPreferOverlay,
> Tiling).
>
> [Update]
>
> >From the Q4 anouncment [1]:
> Video overlay support with KMS is now supported in xserver-xorg-video-intel
> 2.10.0. This currently requires Linux 2.6.33, but a backport to 2.6.32
> (Lucid version) is available from [2]. Daniel Vetter intends to support
> this backport which is intended for distros that use kernel 2.6.32 [3].
> Although the main code is in the kernel, intel driver 2.10.0 is apparently
> required [4].
>
> [1]: http://intellinuxgraphics.org/2009Q4.html
> [2]:
> http://gitorious.org/daniel-s-linux-stuff/linux-kernel/commits/intel-kms-overlay-for-2.6.32
> [3]:
> http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/intel-gfx/2010-January/005372.html
> [4]: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20901#c42
>
> [lspci]
> 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82852/82855 GM/GME/PM/GMV Processor
> to I/O Controller (rev 02)
> Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device 0035
> 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82852/855GM Integrated
> Graphics Device (rev 02)
> Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device 0035
>
>
>
> To unsubscribe from this bug, go to:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-release-notes/+bug/395932/+subscribe
>

Thanks for the pointer Robert!

00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82865G Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 02)

With xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.9.1-1ubuntu17~bug395932~1 I still get the same message: (WW) intel(0): Disabling Xv because no adaptors could be initialized. Isn't some other update necesary?

Haven't tested with 2.10, I don''t know where to get a deb package for it.

With version 2.10.903+git20100327.df3b2684-0ubuntu0sarvatt Xv works but with the blue background when a window is in front of the video. I get also many Xserver restarts with that driver. For example opening kdiff3 make xserver crash. I haven't used all the xorg edgers repo packages, only the intel video driver.

This bug was fixed in the package xserver-xorg-video-intel - 2:2.9.1-3ubuntu1

---------------
xserver-xorg-video-intel (2:2.9.1-3ubuntu1) lucid; urgency=low

  * Merge with Debian.
    - Backport KMS video overlay from upstream 2.10 (lp: #395932)
  * Remaining Ubuntu changes:
    - debian/apport-gpu-error-intel.py, debian/xserver-xorg-video-intel.udev:
      Add apport script to collect debug information on GPU hangs
    - rules: Install udev rule to run the script when the kernel detects hung GPU
    - control: Add intel-gpu-tools to Recommends for use by the above
    - 101_copy-fb.patch: Adds feature to driver so Xserver can draw
      root windows with no background. This enables smooth boot with
      Plymouth.
    - Drop xserver-xorg-video-intel-dbg.install: intel_reg_dumper is now
      provided by the intel-gpu-tools package.
    - apport-gpu-error-intel.py, xserver-xorg-video-intel.install,
      xserver-xorg-video-intel.udev: Add apport hook to catch X freeze bugs
    - 102_avoid_flushing_null.patch: Cherrypick from upstream to I830.
    - 103_check_for_overflow.patch: Cherrypick from upstream to I915.
    - 104_fail_when_prop_values_gone.patch: Cherrypick from upstream to
      drmmode_display.
  * Reduce libdrm-dev requirement to 2.6.18
  * Add 105_free_after_printing.patch: Cherrypick from upstream.
    Avoid printing a just-freed string if the DRM device could not be opened.
  * Add 106_initialize_drmmode_output.patch: Cherrypick from upstream.
    Clear mode_output during output destroy.
 -- Bryce Harrington <email address hidden> Wed, 31 Mar 2010 14:36:51 -0700

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