Re: Linux 2.6.15 - 2.6.16 bad page with fglrx 8.28.8 on Radeon X300

[Dumitru Ciobarcianu]

On Tue, 2006-09-12 at 22:29 +0200, Marco wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I cannot get back to a console after logging out from a Gnome/X session.
> I just got a blank screen which does not response to any key press.
> I have to turn off the power. This happens on a IBM Thinkpad T43p with 
> ATI RADEON X300 and
> with the non-free ATI driver fglrx 8.28.8 and kernels 2.6.15 / 2.6.16
> 
> I have found this patch (http://lkml.org/lkml/2005/12/11/26) for ATI 
> driver fglrx 8.20.8-1 that
> works very well with fglrx 8.20.8-1 driver.
> 
> Could you help me to make a patch for ATI driver fglrx 8.28.8 and 
> kernels 2.6.15 / 2.6.16?

You need to talk to ATI about that.

Btw, the free driver for the R300 series is quite useable right now, no
need for the fglrx driver.

I have an ATI RADEON X600 using the free driver, and I enabled compiz
and started bragging to my colleagues about the nifty eye candy.


-- 
Cioby


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