Bug#507254: xserver-xorg-video-radeon: X freezes

[Brice Goglin]

Damir R. Islamov wrote:
> Package: xserver-xorg-video-ati
> Version: 1:6.9.0+git20081129.783cdb73-1
> Followup-For: Bug #507254
>
>
> I´m able to reproduce the bug with different snapshot of the driver:
> git20080827.38aa450f
> git20081129.783cdb73
> git20081214.f9826a56
>
> With all of them my system hangs. However i can access via
> ssh and reboot it manually.
>
> Upgrading to experimental/downgrading to unstable gives the same results.
> Playng with EXA<->XAA changes nothing.
>
> I should add that i can observe all symptoms from
> #490071, #479870, #462590, #461580(except ssh).
>   

Your X seems to be using AGPMode 8. Maybe this mode isn't actually good
for your box. Can you try AGPMode 1, 2, 4 instead? Or even add Option
"BusType" "PCI"?

Brice