On Sat, 2011-05-21 at 19:12 +0200, dagecko@free.fr wrote: > Hi, > > I updated my debian stable into testing... My bad, since I have > an ATI graphics card... > I now can't install their drivers, even if I fall-back with the > previous driver version and/or previous kernel-version (stable). > > Anyway. Here is the purpose of this mail. It seems newer ATI > proprietary drivers expect Big Kernel Lock to be activated in the > kernel, which is not the case. > > Ati installation log will be given below. > > My question is, how far could I expect Big Kernel Lock to be > providen in future updates of the kernels ? > > For now, I think I'll do the old-job, recompiling the kernel, > since I can't find a solution (and don't want to go back to > debian stable)... I am using fglrx 11-4-2 from the Debian repositories without any real problems. Sometimes the repainting of the screens is a bit choppy, especially during drag and drop or moving, or a window is not correctly repainted while dragging it over the (dual monitor) desktop. -- Groeten, Joost Kraaijeveld Askesis B.V. Molukkenstraat 14 6524NB Nijmegen tel: 024-3888063 / 06-51855277 fax: 024-3608416 web: www.askesis.nl
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