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gdavid

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Registered: 2007-04-22

Posts: 22

[Solved] xf86-video-ati-6.7.197-1 breaks X.

After upgrading, startx freezes before loading my window manager (dwm).  The cursor works but nothing else - not even alt-ctl-return or alt-ctl-del.  Downgrading to 6.7.195-3 fixes  everything.

The working version shows "drmOpenDevice: open result is 8, (OK)" in Xorg.0.log.
Version .197-1 shows "drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device or address)
                                 ...
                                 (II) RADEON(0): [drm] removed 1 reserved context for kernel
                                 (II) RADEON(0): [drm] unmapping 8192 bytes of SAREA 0xdced9000 at 0xb7aaf000
                                 (II) RADEON(0): [drm] Closed DRM master.
                                 ..."

I am running a Compaq Presario 2145us which uses a Radeon 320M(U2) video card.
CORRECTION: VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon Mobility U1

Any suggestions on how to approach this?:

Last edited by gdavid (2008-01-12 01:37:30)

tomeil

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Registered: 2006-10-13

Posts: 13

Re: [Solved] xf86-video-ati-6.7.197-1 breaks X.

I confirm that last  ATI drivers (xf86-video-ati-6.7.197-1) freeze X with ATI Radeon Mobility U1 chipset (IGP 320M).
Downgrading to 6.7.195-3 fixes the problem.

nikor

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Registered: 2007-09-19

Posts: 7

Re: [Solved] xf86-video-ati-6.7.197-1 breaks X.

hey! i have put a PKGBUILD file and a patch here that solves the problem for me: http://www.imada.sdu.dk/~sopou03/arch/. the bug can be found here: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12988

nikor

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Registered: 2007-09-19

Posts: 7

Re: [Solved] xf86-video-ati-6.7.197-1 breaks X.

hmmm apparently the i did not need the patch, if i put  Option "AGPMode" "4"  in my xorg.conf it works

gdavid

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Registered: 2007-04-22

Posts: 22

Re: [Solved] xf86-video-ati-6.7.197-1 breaks X.

Thanks nikor.  AGPMode 4 fixes it for me.