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[drm:radeon_get_legacy_connector_info_from_bios] ERROR Unknown connector type: 8

Bug #1118290 reported by Cristian Aravena Romero on 2013-02-07

This bug affects 1 person

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	Linux	Unknown	Low	freedesktop-bugs #53971
	linux (Ubuntu)	Incomplete	Low	Unassigned

Bug Description

[ 14.192101] [drm:radeon_get_legacy_connector_info_from_bios] *ERROR* Unknown connector type: 8

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: linux-image-3.8.0-4-generic 3.8.0-4.9
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-4.9-generic 3.8.0-rc6
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-4-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.8-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/controlC0: caravena 1914 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: command ['iw', 'reg', 'get'] failed with exit code 1: nl80211 not found.
CurrentDmesg:
[ 26.570346] tg3 0000:08:04.0 eth0: Flow control is off for TX and off for RX
[ 26.570421] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): eth0: link becomes ready
[ 259.608037] tg3 0000:08:04.0: vpd r/w failed. This is likely a firmware bug on this device. Contact the card vendor for a firmware update.
[ 260.912022] tg3 0000:08:04.0: vpd r/w failed. This is likely a firmware bug on this device. Contact the card vendor for a firmware update.
Date: Thu Feb 7 05:59:04 2013
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=935761c6-0879-49ed-b5a5-c5218c97b843
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-02-06 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Alpha amd64 (20121126)
IwConfig:
eth0 no wireless extensions.

lo no wireless extensions.
Lsusb:
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 046d:0896 Logitech, Inc. OrbiCam
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 0a5c:2101 Broadcom Corp. BCM2045 Bluetooth
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
MachineType: Acer, inc. Ferrari 1000
MarkForUpload: True
PccardctlIdent:
Socket 0:
no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
Socket 0:
no card
ProcFB: 0 radeondrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-4-generic root=UUID=d1524094-f99b-4050-8e1b-40b1526ca8f7 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
linux-restricted-modules-3.8.0-4-generic N/A
linux-backports-modules-3.8.0-4-generic N/A
linux-firmware 1.100
SourcePackage: linux
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 09/11/07
dmi.bios.vendor: Acer
dmi.bios.version: v1.3204
dmi.board.name: Ferrari6
dmi.board.vendor: Acer, Inc.
dmi.board.version: Not Applicable
dmi.chassis.type: 1
dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer, Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAcer:bvrv1.3204:bd09/11/07:svnAcer,inc.:pnFerrari1000:pvrNotApplicable:rvnAcer,Inc.:rnFerrari6:rvrNotApplicable:cvnAcer,Inc.:ct1:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: Ferrari 1000
dmi.product.version: Not Applicable
dmi.sys.vendor: Acer, inc.

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In freedesktop.org Bugzilla #53971, Orion-cora (orion-cora) wrote on 2012-08-23:

[ 1.003495] [drm] Initialized drm 1.1.0 20060810
[ 1.032838] [drm] radeon defaulting to kernel modesetting.
[ 1.032842] [drm] radeon kernel modesetting enabled.
[ 1.036619] [drm] initializing kernel modesetting (RS480 0x1002:0x5954 0x103C:0x3009).
[ 1.036645] [drm] register mmio base: 0xFDAF0000
[ 1.036647] [drm] register mmio size: 65536
[ 1.036867] [drm] Generation 2 PCI interface, using max accessible memory
[ 1.036883] [drm] Supports vblank timestamp caching Rev 1 (10.10.2010).
[ 1.036885] [drm] Driver supports precise vblank timestamp query.
[ 1.036904] [drm] radeon: irq initialized.
[ 1.037130] [drm] Detected VRAM RAM=64M, BAR=128M
[ 1.037133] [drm] RAM width 128bits DDR
[ 1.040862] [drm] radeon: 64M of VRAM memory ready
[ 1.040864] [drm] radeon: 512M of GTT memory ready.
[ 1.040884] [drm] GART: num cpu pages 131072, num gpu pages 131072
[ 1.044037] [drm] radeon: ib pool ready.
[ 1.044111] [drm] radeon: 3 quad pipes, 1 z pipes initialized.
[ 1.048814] [drm] PCIE GART of 512M enabled (table at 0x0000000134C80000).
[ 1.053590] [drm] fence driver on ring 0 use gpu addr 0x80000000 and cpu addr 0xffff88013533f000
[ 1.053656] [drm] Loading R300 Microcode
[ 1.059591] [drm] radeon: ring at 0x0000000080001000
[ 1.059611] [drm] ring test succeeded in 1 usecs
[ 1.059753] [drm] ib test succeeded in 0 usecs
[ 1.059922] [drm:radeon_get_legacy_connector_info_from_bios] *ERROR* Unknown connector type: 8
[ 1.059966] [drm] Radeon Display Connectors
[ 1.059967] [drm] Connector 0:
[ 1.059968] [drm] VGA
[ 1.059971] [drm] DDC: 0x68 0x68 0x68 0x68 0x68 0x68 0x68 0x68
[ 1.059972] [drm] Encoders:
[ 1.059973] [drm] CRT1: INTERNAL_DAC2
[ 1.059975] [drm] Connector 1:
[ 1.059976] [drm] DVI-D
[ 1.059977] [drm] HPD1
[ 1.059979] [drm] DDC: 0x198 0x198 0x19c 0x19c 0x1a0 0x1a0 0x1a4 0x1a4
[ 1.059980] [drm] Encoders:
[ 1.059982] [drm] DFP1: INTERNAL_DVO1
[ 1.105608] [drm] fb mappable at 0xD0040000
[ 1.105610] [drm] vram apper at 0xD0000000
[ 1.105612] [drm] size 7680000
[ 1.105613] [drm] fb depth is 24
[ 1.105615] [drm] pitch is 6400
[ 1.105739] fbcon: radeondrmfb (fb0) is primary device
[ 1.186275] fb0: radeondrmfb frame buffer device
[ 1.186277] drm: registered panic notifier
[ 1.186313] [drm] Initialized radeon 2.16.0 20080528 for 0000:01:05.0 on minor 0

Doesn't seem to cause any problems, is this worthy of "*ERROR*"?

01:05.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RS480 [Radeon Xpress 200G Series]
HP dx5150 MT BIOS 1.09 11/22/2005

Kernel 3.4.9-1.fc16.x86_64

[    1.003495] [drm] Initialized drm 1.1.0 20060810
[    1.032838] [drm] radeon defaulting to kernel modesetting.
[    1.032842] [drm] radeon kernel modesetting enabled.
[    1.036619] [drm] initializing kernel modesetting (RS480 0x1002:0x5954 0x103C:0x3009).
[    1.036645] [drm] register mmio base: 0xFDAF0000
[    1.036647] [drm] register mmio size: 65536
[    1.036867] [drm] Generation 2 PCI interface, using max accessible memory
[    1.036883] [drm] Supports vblank timestamp caching Rev 1 (10.10.2010).
[    1.036885] [drm] Driver supports precise vblank timestamp query.
[    1.036904] [drm] radeon: irq initialized.
[    1.037130] [drm] Detected VRAM RAM=64M, BAR=128M
[    1.037133] [drm] RAM width 128bits DDR
[    1.040862] [drm] radeon: 64M of VRAM memory ready
[    1.040864] [drm] radeon: 512M of GTT memory ready.
[    1.040884] [drm] GART: num cpu pages 131072, num gpu pages 131072
[    1.044037] [drm] radeon: ib pool ready.
[    1.044111] [drm] radeon: 3 quad pipes, 1 z pipes initialized.
[    1.048814] [drm] PCIE GART of 512M enabled (table at 0x0000000134C80000).
[    1.053590] [drm] fence driver on ring 0 use gpu addr 0x80000000 and cpu addr 0xffff88013533f000                                
[    1.053656] [drm] Loading R300 Microcode
[    1.059591] [drm] radeon: ring at 0x0000000080001000
[    1.059611] [drm] ring test succeeded in 1 usecs
[    1.059753] [drm] ib test succeeded in 0 usecs
[    1.059922] [drm:radeon_get_legacy_connector_info_from_bios] *ERROR* Unknown connector type: 8
[    1.059966] [drm] Radeon Display Connectors
[    1.059967] [drm] Connector 0:
[    1.059968] [drm]   VGA
[    1.059971] [drm]   DDC: 0x68 0x68 0x68 0x68 0x68 0x68 0x68 0x68
[    1.059972] [drm]   Encoders:
[    1.059973] [drm]     CRT1: INTERNAL_DAC2
[    1.059975] [drm] Connector 1:
[    1.059976] [drm]   DVI-D
[    1.059977] [drm]   HPD1
[    1.059979] [drm]   DDC: 0x198 0x198 0x19c 0x19c 0x1a0 0x1a0 0x1a4 0x1a4
[    1.059980] [drm]   Encoders:
[    1.059982] [drm]     DFP1: INTERNAL_DVO1
[    1.105608] [drm] fb mappable at 0xD0040000
[    1.105610] [drm] vram apper at 0xD0000000
[    1.105612] [drm] size 7680000
[    1.105613] [drm] fb depth is 24
[    1.105615] [drm]    pitch is 6400
[    1.105739] fbcon: radeondrmfb (fb0) is primary device
[    1.186275] fb0: radeondrmfb frame buffer device
[    1.186277] drm: registered panic notifier
[    1.186313] [drm] Initialized radeon 2.16.0 20080528 for 0000:01:05.0 on minor 0

Doesn't seem to cause any problems, is this worthy of "*ERROR*"?

01:05.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RS480 [Radeon Xpress 200G Series]
HP dx5150 MT BIOS 1.09 11/22/2005

Kernel 3.4.9-1.fc16.x86_64

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Cristian Aravena Romero (caravena) wrote on 2013-02-07:

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UdevDb.txt Edit (105.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
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Brad Figg (brad-figg) wrote on 2013-02-07: Status changed to Confirmed

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Changed in linux (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Confirmed

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Joseph Salisbury (jsalisbury) wrote on 2013-02-07:

Did this issue start happening after an update/upgrade? Was there a kernel version where you were not having this particular problem? This will help determine if the problem you are seeing is the result of the introduction of a regression, and when this regression was introduced.

Changed in linux (Ubuntu):
importance:	Undecided → Medium

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Cristian Aravena Romero (caravena) wrote on 2013-02-07:

https://www.google.cl/search?q=%5Bdrm%3Aradeon_get_legacy_connector_info_from_bios%5D+*ERROR*+Unknown+connector+type%3A+8&aq=f&oq=%5Bdrm%3Aradeon_get_legacy_connector_info_from_bios%5D+*ERROR*+Unknown+connector+type%3A+8&aqs=chrome.0.57.1106&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

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Cristian Aravena Romero (caravena) wrote on 2013-02-07:

Sorry, the laptop is old, and I'm used now where new XD

Joseph Salisbury (jsalisbury) on 2013-02-08

tags:	added: kernel-bug-exists-upstream
Changed in linux (Ubuntu):
status:	Confirmed → Triaged

Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater) on 2013-02-11

Changed in linux:
importance:	Unknown → Low
status:	Unknown → Confirmed

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penalvch (penalvch) wrote on 2013-11-04:

Cristian Aravena, could you please advise on what precise impact this error has on the performance or usability?

tags:	added: latest-bios-3204 needs-upstream-testing regression-potential
Changed in linux (Ubuntu):
importance:	Medium → Low
status:	Triaged → Incomplete

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In freedesktop.org Bugzilla #53971, Orion-cora (orion-cora) wrote on 2015-06-22:

Still present with kernel-4.0.5-200.fc21.x86_64:

[drm:radeon_get_legacy_connector_info_from_bios [radeon]] *ERROR* Unknown connector type: 8

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In freedesktop.org Bugzilla #53971, Alexdeucher (alexdeucher) wrote on 2015-06-24:

Probably a bios bug. What physical connectors are actually on the board?

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In freedesktop.org Bugzilla #53971, Martin-peres-n (martin-peres-n) wrote on 2019-11-19:

#10

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This bug has been migrated to freedesktop.org's GitLab instance and has been closed from further activity.

You can subscribe and participate further through the new bug through this link to our GitLab instance: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/drm/amd/issues/293.

Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater) on 2019-11-20

Changed in linux:
status:	Confirmed → Unknown

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