Mailinglist Archive: radeonhd (529 mails)

[Aljaž Prusnik <prusnik@xxxxxxxxx>]

On sob, 2007-12-29 at 00:47 +0100, Matthias Hopf wrote:
> On Dec 28, 07 18:58:47 +0100, Aljaž Prusnik wrote:
> > Since the 1.1.x series (or maybe even with the 1.0.x), I have a strange
> > behaviour: the screen would occasionally go blank all of the sudden
> > without any trace in the available logs. What helps is a switch to
> Hm. Either you also updated the Xserver (and got some powersave
> regression), or PLL programming isn't completely stable for you, and the
> PLL needs a restart.

Nope, X server is as is, no updates. The 1.4 has yet to enter testing.

> > The second problem, that was there with the fglrx driver is present here
> With the fglrx kernel module loaded and/or the card fired up with the
> fglrx driver anything is possible. The radeon driver always had issues
> as well, with all sorts of radeon cards. Note that the kernel module
> might be loaded, even if the fglrx driver isn't used. You might have to
> rename it or deinstall the driver.

Nope, the fglrx module is not loaded.

> > It happens when switching users. On a random number of switches there
> > would be a blank screen and a switch to one of the terminals and
> > restarting X would do. However, on a even more random number ( ;) ), the
> Would switching back to VT7 work as well?

Nope, at that point even Caps Lock button would not work on the
keyboard. Just the good ol' reset button on the box (yup, my machine has
one :) ).

> > system would just freeze - blank screen with a cursor high in the left
> > corner and the only cure there is is a HW reset. I guess it's a more of
> > a gnome problem, because there are also reports of this behaviour in
> A freezing system is never a Desktop issue, but either a driver or a
> hardware issue.

Good to know.

> > Any thoughts on this and what I kind do to provide any other useful info
> > or are there users with the same problems lurking somewhere? ;)
> Ok, users, your time to speak up :)
> Seriously, I think you should enter a bug report in freedesktop's
> bugzilla. This doesn't sound like something trivial to solve.

Ok. Will do that.

Aljaz


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