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From: Beso <givemesugarr@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-amd64@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] xf86-video-ati-6.10.0 update hardlocks x
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:05:32
Message-Id: d257c3560901271205y252757e4nd1b3a86ebb408a@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-amd64] xf86-video-ati-6.10.0 update hardlocks x by "Осипов Станислав"
1 2009/1/27 Осипов Станислав <demofly@××××.ru>:
2 > Здравствуйте, Tom.
3 >
4 > Вы писали 27 января 2009 г., 22:45:28:
5 >
6 > T> Hi list
7 >
8 > T> Not sure if this is the right place to ask, but as I'm ~amd64 and this
9 > T> ist the amd64 list...
10 >
11 > T> I've updated the x11-drivers/xf86-video-ati package from 6.9.0 to
12 > T> 6.10.0.
13 > T> This leads to X hardlocking the system. My xsession lasts a varying
14 > T> degree of time, then the mouse starts to lag, all other input is locked
15 > T> up. I can't do anything.
16 >
17 > T> A simple downgrade back to 6.9.0 resolves this problem.
18 >
19 > T> Anybody else experiencing this?
20 > T> I'm using a 2.6.28-r1 kernel, out of tree drm module for radeon 9800
21 > T> (r300).
22 >
23 > T> Tom
24 >
25 > Tom, i have a nvidia card. But it can be helpful.
26 >
27 > Nvidia users have to rebuild (make install && make modules_install) also a current kernel,
28 > when they upgrade nvidia package.
29 >
30 > Try rebuild your kernel after upgrade of the video driver.
31 >
32 on ati you should just rebuild the kernel drm module, and not the
33 whole kernel. you
34 might also want to try out manually modprobing the drm and radeon module before
35 starting xorg. this works well for me.
36
37 --
38 dott. ing. beso

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