Bug#510208: xserver-xorg-video-ati: freezes/crashes on startup after kernel upgrade 2.6.22->26

[Michel Dänzer]

On Wed, 2008-12-31 at 01:51 +0100, schwarzer at ipm.fraunhofer.de wrote:
> >> Package: xserver-xorg-video-ati
> >> Version: 1:6.9.0-1+lenny4
> >> Severity: important
> >>
> >> I am running testing on a Fujitsu-Siemens E8010 (Radeon Mobility 9600
> >> kernel 2.6.22-3 (and-2). I have so far used video-ati 1:6.8.0 (pinned).
> >> After upgrade to 2.6.26-1 kdm would freeze before showing the login
> >> screen. After X server (Radeon) upgrade to 1:6.9.0 symptoms were the
> >> same.
> 
> > Does adding
> >    Option "ButType" "PCI"
> > to the Device section of xorg.conf help?
> 
> That option has no effects. After some more experimentation, however, I
> got the testing version of the server to work without acceleration [tried
> EXA in Device section before switching acceleration off (NoAccel in Screen
> section)].

What about

	Option	"DRI" "off"

instead of NoAccel?


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