OpenGL/graphics problem under HP-ux 11i

[Sharon Prothero]

I have two C8000 systems, one with 2xPA8900 processors and 6 GB memory, the other with one PA8900 & 4GB memory; both have ATI Fire GL X1 graphics cards. The single processor machine was built from an IgniteUX image of the dual system, which was fully patched when created about 2 months ago. All the checks I have run on the systems show that they are set up in the same way, but there must be something different which I haven't found yet. The single machine is about 18 months old, the dual about 4 or 5.

The problem starts when we run the ICEMCFD application which requires OpenGL. The app helpfully says that "OpenGL might have problems on this machine" - which it then proves by not working properly.

dmesg shows the following errors from syslog

mod_load_module: loading module drmfglrx failed (22)
gvid: gvid_modload failed loading drmfglrx
gvid: gvid_ioctl_modload failed gvid_modload.
NOTICE: MOD: mod_obj_load: Non-existent or invalid SHT_MOD section in module /stand/dlkm/mod.d/drmfglrx.

I know that this indicates "something" with the graphics, but I have not been able to find out what. Does anyone have any ideas?

[Robert-Jan Goossens_1 · Accepted solution]

Sharon,

See if you can open this doc.

Title: Troubleshooting FireGL graphics card configuration.
Document ID: KBRC00016949

http://www5.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docLocale=en_US&docId=200000082227409

Regards,
Robert-Jan

[Sharon Prothero]

Thanks very much. That looks like a good start. I'll get working on it & let you know how it turns out.

[Sharon Prothero]

I followed the instructions in the document and decided to reload the kernel modules anyway. It was going OK until I got the config: incorrect format version in /stand/dlkm/system.d/drmfgl error message - any ideas? See below for transcript of what I did.


root on bolger2:/stand/dlkm/mod.d # ioscan -fnC graphics
Class I H/W Path Driver S/W State H/W Type Description
=======================================================================
graphics 0 0/4/0/0 gvid_core CLAIMED INTERFACE AGP Display (10024e47)
graphics 1 0/4/0/1 gvid_core CLAIMED INTERFACE PCI Display (10024e67)

root on bolger2:/ # /usr/sbin/lsdev | grep -i gvid
58 -1 gvid graf_pseudo
118 -1 gvid_info gvid_pseudo

root on bolger2:/ # /usr/sbin/kmadmin -s
Name ID Status Type
=====================================================
krm 1 UNLOADED WSIO
gvid_info 2 LOADED WSIO
drmfgl 3 UNLOADED Misc
drmfglrx 4 UNLOADED Misc
gvid_him_cons 5 LOADED Misc


root on bolger2:/opt/graphics/common/kernel/gvid_info # ls -al
total 256
drwxr-xr-x 2 root sys 8192 Apr 24 14:17 .
drwxr-xr-x 6 root sys 96 Mar 9 14:50 ..
-r-xr-xr-x 1 bin bin 426 Mar 31 19:54 .master_11.00
-r-xr-xr-x 1 bin bin 426 Mar 31 19:54 .master_11.11
-r-xr-xr-x 1 bin bin 21080 Mar 31 19:54 .mod.o_11.00
-r-xr-xr-x 1 bin bin 21080 Mar 31 19:54 .mod.o_11.11
-r-xr-xr-x 1 bin bin 108 Mar 31 19:54 .system_11.00
-r-xr-xr-x 1 bin bin 108 Mar 31 19:54 .system_11.11
-r-xr-xr-x 1 root sys 426 Apr 24 14:17 master
-r-xr-xr-x 1 root sys 21080 Apr 24 14:17 mod.o
-r-xr-xr-x 1 root sys 108 Apr 24 14:17 system
root on bolger2:/opt/graphics/common/kernel/gvid_info #


root on bolger2:/opt/graphics/common/kernel/gvid_info # /usr/sbin/kminstall -d gvid_info
root on bolger2:/opt/graphics/common/kernel/gvid_info # /usr/sbin/kminstall -a gvid_info
root on bolger2:/opt/graphics/common/kernel/gvid_info # /usr/sbin/config -M gvid_info -u
config: incorrect format version in /stand/dlkm/system.d/drmfgl
root on bolger2:/opt/graphics/common/kernel/gvid_info # /usr/sbin/kmadmin -L gvid_info
kmadmin: gvid_info: Cannot register required kernel module
root on bolger2:/opt/graphics/common/kernel/gvid_info #

[Robert-Jan Goossens_1]

could you post the output of

# kmsystem | grep -e gvid -e fgl

[Sharon Prothero]

root on bolger2:/ext_soft/sjp/june-patches # kmsystem | grep -e gvid -e fgl
drmfgl Y Y
drmfglrx Y Y
gvid Y -
gvid_core Y -
gvid_him_cons Y Y
gvid_info Y Y
root on bolger2:/ext_soft/sjp/june-patches #

[Sharon Prothero]

Just realised that I didn't read ahead far enough in the document - there's more for me to follow to create a new kernel. I'll do that next.

[Sharon Prothero]

It's all in the document, if only I had read it all at first. Thanks for your help.

[Sharon Prothero]

Solution as supplied in document - needed to rebuild kernel as some graphics modules were either missing or incomplete.