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SkyValley

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Registered: 2008-04-09

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[SOLVED] Monitor turns off when using the xf86-video-ati driver

I have a 5670 that I'm trying to use with the xf86-video-ati driver. I've had a look around the internet, the arch wiki etc..., and it seems like it should work. Checking the xorg log seems to show it's all working too, so I assume the card is supported. However, I cannot get my monitor to even switch on as soon as X starts. I've tried with and without an x.org.conf, both without any luck. Not sure what to do next. Anyone have any ideas what the problem could be?

Last edited by SkyValley (2010-07-15 15:53:57)

Inxsible

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Re: [SOLVED] Monitor turns off when using the xf86-video-ati driver

Do you get any errors? If so, post them here.

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SkyValley

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Re: [SOLVED] Monitor turns off when using the xf86-video-ati driver

The only errors are:

[  1527.776] (EE) open /dev/fb0: No such file or directory
[  1528.064] (EE) RADEON(0): Acceleration initialization failed
[  1528.410] (EE) HID 1267:0103: failed to initialize for relative axes.

Here's the full /var/log/Xorg.0.log, if it helps: http://pastebin.ca/1891044

SkyValley

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Re: [SOLVED] Monitor turns off when using the xf86-video-ati driver

Okay, so I finally solved it. If anyone else is looking for a solution, try enabling early KMS start, by putting

radeon.modeset=1

in the kernel options in your /boot/grub/menu.lst. More info here: http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ati … _.28KMS.29