Re: 2.6.11-rc5

[Helge Hafting <helge.hafting@aitel.hist.no>]

Mws wrote:

>hi benjamin
>
>now i had some spare time to do some investigation
>
>booting the 2.6.11-rc5 with radeonfb.default_dynclk=0 or with -1
>brings up a framebuffer console. everything is fine.
>starting xorg-x11 with Ati binary only drivers just brings up a black screen
>without a mouse cursor and freezes the hole machine. even network ect. 
>is no more reachable from outside the machine. worst thing out of that
>a tail on the log files (on another machine) does immediately stop - also no 
>output is written to syslog :/
>
>next scenario - test 2.6.11-rc5 with radeonfb.default_dynclock=0 and -1
>starting xorg-x11 with Xorg Radeon driver. 
>a grey screen comes up - mouse cursor is visible and also able to move for
>5 - 8 seconds after screen display - then freezes the whole machine again.
>  
>
Did you try without dri? (Comment out dri in the X config file)
I use a radeon 7000 VE at work, where X will hang after a few
seconds if dri is enabled in X.  Disable dri, and it is
rock solid. xfree or x.org makes no difference here.

Helge Hafting