Bug#516890: xserver-xorg-video-ati: Black screen, work-around is forcing "radeon" driver
On Wed, 2009-02-25 at 15:47 +0100, Sylvain Beucler wrote:
> > > Now, where should this bug go?
> > >
> > > In a default Lenny install, Xorg uses 'radeonhd' while, given the
> > > state of the drivers in Lenny, it would better use 'radeon'.
> > > Maybe this can be a candidate fix for Debian 5.0.1.
> > >
> > I'm not sure. Maybe you can make a case about this to
> > debian-release@l.d.o and see what they think?
>
> First, I think we need to check that it can be done technically.
>
> Brice, do you think that patching the Lenny version to force using
> 'radeon' for a ATI HD 3430 is possible, and desirable?
>
The preferred option from my point of view would be to stop
installing /usr/share/xserver-xorg/pci/radeonhd.ids in the radeonhd
driver package, to prevent it from being automatically chosen by the
server (on any hardware). This would make things more predictable.
Cheers,
Julien
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