Bug#392915: server-xorg-video-ati: xserver freezes system when starting
On Sat, 2006-10-28 at 23:55 -0700, Alex Roitman wrote:
> > When starting xserver, screen is blank (black) and the systems
> > is frozen (SysRq not working).
>
> I have same problem ever since upgrading to 1:6.6.3-2.
> The 1:6.6.3-1 works fine for me. So does the 1:6.6.2-2
> This is on IBM ThinkPad R32.
>
>
> When the system freezes, I can still ssh to it and run commands
> (albeit it is very slow). Xorg runs with almost 100% CPU.
[...]
> Section "Device"
> Identifier "ATI Technologies, Inc. Radeon Mobility M6 LY"
> Driver "ati"
> BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
> Option "UseFBDev" "true"
> EndSection
Does it also happen without Option "UseFBDev"?
> Let me know if you want the whole file and/or logs during failure.
It's always useful to have log files for all cases.
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