Bug#510208: xserver-xorg-video-ati: freezes/crashes on startup after kernel upgrade 2.6.22->26
>> Package: xserver-xorg-video-ati
>> Version: 1:6.9.0-1+lenny4
>> Severity: important
>>
>> I am running testing on a Fujitsu-Siemens E8010 (Radeon Mobility 9600
>> kernel 2.6.22-3 (and-2). I have so far used video-ati 1:6.8.0 (pinned).
>> After upgrade to 2.6.26-1 kdm would freeze before showing the login
>> screen. After X server (Radeon) upgrade to 1:6.9.0 symptoms were the
>> same.
> Does adding
> Option "ButType" "PCI"
> to the Device section of xorg.conf help?
That option has no effects. After some more experimentation, however, I
got the testing version of the server to work without acceleration [tried
EXA in Device section before switching acceleration off (NoAccel in Screen
section)].
> You might also want to try with xserver-xorg-core and
> xserver-xorg-video-radeon from experimental in case they work better.
I needed to install xserver-xorg-video-radeon/experimental,
xserver-xorg/exp., xserver-xorg-core/exp, xserver-xorg-input-kbd/exp to
make apt-get happy. In the config file I added radeon as driver instead
of ati. A server with EXA acceleration would get to the login
screen (kdm), but then no interaction (no mouse, no kbd)
was possible (I also have a clock on
the greeting which did not update). Without acceleration, the clock
updates, but I still cannot get to the system via keyboard (this is
worse than the current situation in testing). Currently, I am back to
testing and 2.6.22.
Stefan.
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