multiple display adapters lockup

Bug #550644 reported by jamey0824
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fglrx-installer (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

system 2 ati 5450's, lucid
if i enable the second adapter by
aticonfig --adapter=all --initial
system locks up on reboot

i can individually enable either display but both together=crash,

Note a multiseat setup using same system doesn't work either only one display works at a time.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: fglrx 2:8.721-0ubuntu5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-17.26-generic 2.6.32.10+drm33.1
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-17-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Mar 28 22:18:35 2010
DkmsStatus:
 fglrx, 8.721, 2.6.32-17-generic, x86_64: installed
 fglrx, 8.721, 2.6.32-16-generic, x86_64: installed
GdmLog:

InstallationMedia: Error: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/log/installer/media-info'
MachineType: BIOSTAR Group TA790GX A2+
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-17-generic root=UUID=96d41c48-3a65-4fcf-9c9c-b731eb42588d ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: fglrx-installer
XorgLogOld:

dmi.bios.date: 08/04/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 080014
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: TA790GX A2+
dmi.board.vendor: BIOSTAR Group
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: None
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: BIOSTAR Group
dmi.chassis.version: 6.0
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr080014:bd08/04/2009:svnBIOSTARGroup:pnTA790GXA2+:pvr:rvnBIOSTARGroup:rnTA790GXA2+:rvr:cvnBIOSTARGroup:ct3:cvr6.0:
dmi.product.name: TA790GX A2+
dmi.sys.vendor: BIOSTAR Group
glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
system:
 distro: Ubuntu
 codename: lucid
 architecture: x86_64
 kernel: 2.6.32-17-generic

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jamey0824 (jamesforyst) wrote :
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jamey0824 (jamesforyst) wrote :

Did a reinstall with lynx final, still can't get 2 adapters working at same time. Both individually work.

aticonfig --adapter=all --initial and computer still crashes

i also disabled kms in grub thats not it.

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Scott Price (prices) wrote :

I also had the same issue. I have two FirePro v3700 (R620) cards install. If both cards initialized it hard-locked as soon as X tried to start. It left an empty /var/log/Xorg.0.log file.

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Scott Price (prices) wrote :

I found the problem. VGA Arbiter: /dev/vga_arbiter.

http://www.phoronix.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24396

is where I found the problem description at. What I ended up doing is using the 2.6.31.13-karmic kernel from the mainline ppa archive. This is not a real good solution as it give me errors when it loads, and it loads funny.

I had to pull out one card and set everything up so that it worked. I then put in the second card and ran:

aticonfig --initial --heads=2 --adapter=all

Then set everything up using amdcccle.

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