Bug#515512: xserver-xorg-video-radeon: xserver freezes on ati rv280

[Miloslav Semler]

Thanks a lot for your tip. So it works only with 1 and 2 agp mode.

> On Sun, Feb 15, 2009 at 4:49 PM, Miloslav Semler <majkls at tiscali.cz> wrote:
>> Package: xserver-xorg-video-radeon
>> Version: 1:6.9.0-1+lenny4
>> Severity: important
>>
>> Hello,
>> I have an problem with driver xserver-xorg-video-radeon. If I start
>> x.org with this driver, it consumes 95+% cpu and do nothing. Instead of
>> continuing in boot, it hangs and shut down monitor to DMPS. I tested
>> older kernel, which worked ok, but now it does same. The problem was
>> occured when I upgraded from sarge to lenny. Xserver is binary
>> distribution, drivers and kernel too. I also tested default x.org
>> configuration, but there was same results. Now I must use
>> framebuffer. It works, but performace is very poor.
>>
> 
> Sounds like an AGP problem.  Try setting another AGP mode.  Add the
> following option to the device section of your config:
> Option "AGPMode" "X"
> where X = 1 or 2 or 4 or 8.
> When you find an AGP mode that works, let me know and I'll add a quirk
> to the driver.
> 
> Alex