[Bug 13852] New: text console doesn't work correctly with current git master

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http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13852

           Summary: text console doesn't work correctly with current git
                    master
           Product: xorg
           Version: git
          Platform: Other
        OS/Version: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: medium
         Component: Driver/Radeon
        AssignedTo: xorg-driver-ati at lists.x.org
        ReportedBy: ghepeu at virgilio.it
         QAContact: xorg-team at lists.x.org


With current git master of xf86-video-ati the text console works only until X
starts; when closing the X session or switching to console with Ctrl+Alt+F? the
OSD reports a different refresh rate , which means that it effectively switched
to the console, but all I can see is a blank screen. It is possible to switch
back to X, and X works flawlessly, but the console isn't usable. 

After a bisecting run (complicated because simply installing the new driver and
restarting X doesn't work, it is necessary to reboot every time) I found that
the cause is a recent commit (653da558148cc601bc1f80253e92ef98c75ef37a - 
RADEON: restore crtc regs before VGA regs). git master without that single
commit works reliably.

I'm using a Radeon X550 (RV370) 5B63 (PCIE), xorg-server 1.4.0.90.


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