Bug#443159: xserver-xorg-video-ati: Display on the external screen does not work anymore with a FireGL2
francois.fleuret@idiap.ch wrote:
> Package: xserver-xorg-video-ati
> Version: 1:6.6.193-3
> Severity: serious
>
> Dear maintainers,
>
> I recently (yesterday) updated my X server and my two-screen
> configuration does not work anymore. I have a lenovo T41p (2373GEG).
>
> When starting X, everything goes fine, but I have no image at all on
> the external screen (not even the regular black & white X pattern I
> should see). A few *minutes* after having started the server, I
> sometime finally get that image there. The same happens if I start
> mplayer (?!).
>
> In any case, if I start an application with its display there, for
> instance "xclock -display :0.1", the window appears in my main
> display, and a rectangular shape of same size appears on the external
> display. The refreshing of the application makes a mess on the main
> display.
Please try xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.7.192-4 currently in experimental.
It provides RandR 1.2, i.e. much better multiple output support. You'll
have to update your xorg.conf according, have a look at
http://bgoglin.livejournal.com/10214.html and
http://bgoglin.livejournal.com/10423.html
Brice
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