Bug#449089: xserver-xorg: Auto detection fails on Thinkpad X31
On Wed, Nov 14, 2007 at 11:02:28PM -0500, David Nusinow wrote:
> On Sun, Nov 04, 2007 at 07:03:39PM +0100, Moritz Muehlenhoff wrote:
> > David Nusinow wrote:
> > > > I've tested the auto detection code David asked for and ran into
> > > > a bug: When I start X.org with the auto-generated config (I use startx,
> > > > since I work on framebuffer console most of the time, on my notebook
> > > > X11 is really just a slim layer beyond MPlayer) the screen remains
> > > > black and the system doesn't take anymore input. (I can't switch
> > > > to tty2 e.g.)
> > > >
> > > > The generated xorg.conf is included by the reportbug script,
> > > > my previous one can be found on http://www.inutil.org/jmm/xorg.conf
> > > >
> > > > Please let me know if now need further information.
> > >
> > > <snip>
> > >
> > > > Section "Device"
> > > > Identifier "ATI Technologies Inc Radeon Mobility M6 LY"
> > > > Driver "ati"
> > > > BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
> > > > Option "UseFBDev" "true"
> > > > EndSection
> > >
> > > It looks like in this config file you enabled fbdev while in the old one
> > > you didn't have this option set. Does the autogenerated config work when
> > > you remove that option or just say "no" to the question during
> > > dpkg-reocnfigure?
> >
> > Indeed, the auto-generated xorg.conf works if UseFBdev is not enabled.
> >
> > Does this indicate a bug in radeonfb, shall I report it to Linux kernel
> > bugzilla?
> >
> > I don't remember if fbdev mode switches used to work in the past.
>
> Sorry it took me so long to get back to. You a quick glance at the code,
> this is most likely an xserver driver problem rather than a kernel problem.
> I'll double check to make sure, but I think the bug probably should remain
> here for now, possibly being forwarded upstream. Michel probably has a lot
> more insight to this bug than anyone else though.
I've filed a bug upstream, but the reply doesn't make me believe upstream
is interested in getting this resolved...
http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13259 :
| agd5f@yahoo.com changed:
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| Resolution| |INVALID
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| ------- Comment #1 from agd5f@yahoo.com 2007-11-15 14:04 PST -------
| the ati driver and radeonfb generally don't get along on x86. Your best bet is
| not to mix them. Also, you probably don't want ati 6.6.19x; that's a dead end
| tree. Better to use 6.7.19x or 6.6.3.
Shall I test xserver-xorg-video-ati or does it require other architectural
changes not yet in unstable?
Cheers,
Moritz
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