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SubjectRe: New Radeonfb (2.6.5) driver does not play nice with X (4.3.0)


James Lamanna wrote:
> I'm having some serious issues with the "new" radeonfb driver.
> The system boots up fine, but as soon as I start X windows,
> I cannot switch to a virtual console.
>
> If I do, the screen goes black with what looks like lines of really
> tiny, squashed text? maybe, and the system totally hangs.
> No keyboard input, can't ssh in, totally dead.
>
> Please CC me for I am not subscribed.
> Relevant information follows:

Are you using ATI's proprietary drivers? I have also experienced this
sort of system hang when using their drivers. When I would exit the X
server, I would get a screen full of vertical lines and the system would
be completely dead (could not ping).

The short-term solutions are either to use the XFree's native drivers or
to use vesafb for the console. The long term solution is for ATI to fix
their drivers.


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