Re: video problem on powerbook g4 in squeeze

[Stephane Louise <luigi+online@nerim.net>]

Hi,

drz wrote:
> hi
>
> Ive got a problem with videos in debian powerpc (squeeze uptodate) on a 
> powerbook g4
>
> video card is:
>  VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV350 [Mobility Radeon 9600 
> M10]
>
> symptoms:
> If I watch video (no matter which player I use (mplayer and vlc)) I get a 
> picture that is vertically 'distorted'. Kind of every 5 pixels 
> (horizontically) the picture is moved 5 pixels (vertically)
>
> Anybody got an idea how to fix that?

Is KMS enabled (Kernel Mode Setting)? It is enabled with the latest 
version of 2.6.32 kernel in debian testing and it causes problems both 
with accelerated openGL (which becomes HW decelerated openGL) and XV 
output (which becomes all striped around), at least with the R280 of my 
macMini. Check it by the list of inserted modules (lsmod) and to disable 
it you have to put the corresponding module in /etc/modeprob.d/blacklist

You can try anyway. For me it solve the problems but YMMV.
--
Stéphane Louise