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On Thursday 29 Aug 2013 09:18:31 Helmut Jarausch wrote: |
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> Hi, |
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> I have an old HP 625 laptop with an ATI RS880 HDMI Audio [Radeon HD |
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> 4200 Series] |
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> chip on board. |
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> The xf86-video-ati driver needs DRM (direct rendering support) in the |
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> kernel. |
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> Unfortunately, if (and only if) I enable DRM (built in or as module) in |
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> a recent kernel |
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> like gentoo-sources-3.10.9, the kernel freezes with a blank screen |
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> during boot, i.e. |
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> long before xorg-server is started (only by hand in my case). |
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> So, what can I try to fix this (some IOAPIC switches on the boot |
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> command line)? |
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Unless you want to venture into a trial and error kernel line fest, it may |
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help if you post the point at which the kernel blanks out with any message |
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just prior to the screen freezing. |
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Regards, |
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Mick |
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