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Leo Laursen

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From: Denmark

Registered: 2012-10-26

Posts: 20

[Settled] Xorg doesn's start with linux-3.17.3 and 4

I'm guessing this is related to changes in the radeon part of the kernel.
For me, using auto start and starting xorg from xprofile, the last two kernels have been unusable.
The display is blinking, as xorg is started about once a second, and nothing works.

CPU: AMD A8-3850 APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics
Graphics card: VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Cayman PRO [Radeon HD 6950]

Linux-3.17.2 works fine and I guess I can use IgnorePkg in pacman.conf for now;
but I'm curious as to what is happening, and if anybody is working on the problem.

Last edited by Leo Laursen (2014-12-12 08:59:51)

Lone_Wolf

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From: Netherlands, Europe

Registered: 2005-10-04

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Re: [Settled] Xorg doesn's start with linux-3.17.3 and 4

first : This should probably have been posted in the kernel & hardware board , i've requested this topic to b emoved there.

second : we need more information .

laptop or desktop ?
brand & model ?
proprietary drivers (catalyst) or opensource drivers ?
you have 2 vga cards : an integrated one and a discrete card . Are you using prime , bumblebee or such ?

the output of lspci -k would also be useful.

If you boot to console, do things work ?

Last edited by Lone_Wolf (2014-11-28 14:34:28)

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Re: [Settled] Xorg doesn's start with linux-3.17.3 and 4

first : This should probably have been posted in the kernel & hardware board , i've requested this topic to b emoved there.

Thanks, and done. For posterity, original location was GNU/Linux Discussion.

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aragon123

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Registered: 2014-11-29

Posts: 1

Re: [Settled] Xorg doesn's start with linux-3.17.3 and 4

Had the same problem, I think this is related to this bug:
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=88481

So it should be fixed in the next kernel version.

Leo Laursen

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From: Denmark

Registered: 2012-10-26

Posts: 20

Re: [Settled] Xorg doesn's start with linux-3.17.3 and 4

Thanks aragon123, that sounds reasonable.
I'll try the next kernel version, when it becomes available.

Update: linux 3.17.6-1 works for me.

Last edited by Leo Laursen (2014-12-12 08:56:12)