Bug#422777: Bug #422777
On Thu, Oct 11, 2007 at 12:24:16AM +0200, Brice Goglin wrote:
> Martin D. Weinberg wrote:
> > I just got "bit" by the same bug as this version of the driver package
> > migrated to Lenny. I am running a Thinkpad T41p with the ATI mobility
> > chipset (radeon).
> >
>
> No ati driver entered testing/Lenny recently. There's still 6.6.3 there.
> Xserver 1.4 + ATI 6.6.193 landed in unstable a couple weeks ago.
>
> > I appreciate all of the work on this. But would like to ask your advice
> > on how best to proceed? Wait for the fixed package to come along?
> > Should I downgrade xorg to stable? Any hints and suggestions would be
> > appreciated . . .
> >
Odd, I seem to remember some Xserver package updates in Lenny in the
last few weeks. I just assumed that it must have been ati since
MergedFB worked recently and only failed recently.
> MergedFB is dead anyway. So you will have to get used to RandR 1.2 in
> the end. I'd recommend you install 6.7.195 from experimental and fix
> your xorg.conf to use RandR 1.2.
Sure, I'll give it a shot. Thanks!
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