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--- Comment #21 from Alex Deucher <alexander.deucher@xxxxxxx> 2010-06-01 
15:02:10 UTC ---
(In reply to comment #20)
> Just had a try on a HD 567x (1002:68d8) we received from AMD. Results:
>
> nomodeset/VGA: X11 works, Linux console broken
> nomodeset/DVI: X11 broken,Linux console broken
> modeset/VGA(=KMS): X11 works,Linux console broken
> modeset/DVI(=KMS): X11 broken,Linux console broken
>
> So it might be worth a try using the monitor's VGA input instead of DVI. Alex,
> is that a known issue?

KMS is your best bet for evergreen hardware.  UMS support has some issues with
digital outputs in some cases and does not implement console restore/VT switch
support.  For KMS, make sure fbcon is loaded for console and that your ddx has
kms support.

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