Re: Start preparing xfree86 4.3.0.dfsg.1-2
On Fri, 30 Apr 2004, Michel D�er wrote:
> On Fri, 2004-04-30 at 17:16, Fabio Massimo Di Nitto wrote:
> >
> > The ATI/radeon problem has been fixed by Herbert already in the new kernel
> > upload -4.
>
> Let me point out again that there is actually a bug in the
> xserver-xfree86 r128 and radeon drivers: they don't deal gracefully with
> the DRI initialisation failing late in the game. However, IMHO it's the
> responsibility of the people who want to remove the firmware from the
> kernel packages to fix this, as this bug is very unlikely to trigger
> otherwise (basically takes a buggy DRM).
Yes I understand that. Would that bug shows up again in other situations
other than this one? I read in another message that you can dig out a
patch for this problem. Would you mind to post it here?
Thanks
Fabio
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