Bug#494610: Server hangs on startup when using a custom mode
On Sun, Aug 10, 2008 at 23:34:13 +0200, Nicolas Couchoud wrote:
> When etchnhalf was released, I switched from testing's X server
> (xserver-xorg-video-intel and xserver-xorg-core) to etchnhalf. My
> /etc/X11/xorg.conf contained, among others, the following lines in the
> Monitor section:
>
> Modeline "1600x1200" 185.75 1600 1664 1856 2160 1200 1201 1204 1241
> Option "PreferredMode" "1600x1200"
>
Argh. There was a known bug (infinite loop) related to that in the
server code that's embedded in the driver, and I forgot to check that
the fix was in the etchnhalf package. I supposed it could be fixed for
the next point release if necessary, though I don't know if I'll have
the time.
Cheers,
Julien
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