Bug#524280: Display broken beyond recognition after upgrade to 1:6.12.2-1

[Alex Deucher]

On 4/16/09, Jacek Politowski <jp at jp.pl.eu.org> wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 08:48:10AM +0200, Michel Dänzer wrote:
>  >On Thu, 2009-04-16 at 00:07 +0200, Jacek Politowski wrote:
>
>  >> Package: xserver-xorg-video-radeon
>  >> Version: 1:6.12.2-1
>  >> Severity: normal
>
>  >> After recent upgrade (I believe) display got totally corrupted.
>  (...)
>  >> I'm using AGP Radeon X800 GTO with HP LP2475w monitor, connected via DVI.
>  >> This card has both D-Sub and DVI connectors.
>  >>
>  >> Upgrade:
>  >> xserver-xorg-video-radeon 1:6.9.0-1+lenny4 -> 1:6.12.2-1
>  >>
>  >> After this upgrade I haven't rebooted machine, nor have I restarted GDM/logged
>  >> out, until today's upgrade:
>  >> [UPGRADE] xserver-common 2:1.6.0-1 -> 2:1.6.1-1
>  >> [UPGRADE] xserver-xephyr 2:1.6.0-1 -> 2:1.6.1-1
>  >> [UPGRADE] xserver-xorg-core 2:1.6.0-1 -> 2:1.6.1-1
>  (...)
>  >> After this, machine booted to described state.
>
>  >So you never tested xserver-xorg-video-radeon 1:6.12.2-1 with
>  >xserver-xorg-core 2:1.6.0-1?
>
>  Yup, that's right. I've never tested this combination.
>
>  >Does
>  >       Option  "DRI" "off"
>  >work around the problem?
>
>  No, it doesn't.

Does:
Option "NoAccel" "TRUE"
work around the problem?

Alex