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From: Hamie <hamish@××××××××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: XV locks up X server after recent update
Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 17:32:12
Message-Id: 200702211719.49545.hamish@travellingkiwi.com
1 On Tuesday 20 February 2007 17:36, Grant Edwards wrote:
2 > On 2007-02-20, Grant Edwards <grante@××××.com> wrote:
3 > > Neither the ati-drivers version nor kernel has changed.
4 >
5 > Bzzt, wrong!
6 >
7 > The ati-drivers package was updated from 8.27.10-r1 to 8.32.5.
8 > Rolling it back to 8.27.10-r1 made xv work again. The lock up
9 > occurred with xorg-xserver versions 1.1.1-r1, 1.1.1-r4,
10 > 1.2.0-r1. ati-drivers 8.33.6-r1 also locked up.
11 >
12
13 Hmm... My ati-drivers actually crashes the XServer completely. And (Usually)
14 restarts (Sometimes kdm just gives up as well).
15
16 I did attempt to raise a support request about it... And got an email back
17 from ATI/AMD saying I shuld be thankful for what they've given me & not to
18 bother them about it... Not sure why they even bother to solicit feedback
19 myself...
20
21 H

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