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

[Michel Dänzer]

On Fri, 2009-01-02 at 10:15 +0100, Stefan Schwarzer 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.
> > 
> > What about
> > 
> > 	Option "DRI" "off"
> > 
> > instead of NoAccel?
> 
> This does the trick (unfortunately apart from some issue with the
> emulation of the middle mouse button, which I will try to narrow down
> later ;). 

That sounds like a separate issue which is very unlikely related to the
video driver.


> Option "ButType" "PCI"

Should be "BusType", not "ButType" - did you test the correct spelling?

What about

	Option "AGPMode" "1" (or "2")

instead of any of the above?


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