[ltp] Mails from ATI about the Suspend-To-Ram problem with fglrx drivers

[Mario Limonciello]

Mike Stilkerich wrote:

>Using Xorg 6.8.2 on Debian SID and without starting any fake xserver
>after resume, I cannot see any difference in power consumption on my
>T40p here. fgl_glxgears doesn't make any trouble either.
>Maybe you want to give X.org a try..
>
>But there is something different annoying: since we cannot use radeonfb
>any more with fglrx, the problem with the High Power drain while in S3
>(increased from 600mW to about 3.5W) is back again :-(
>
>-Mike
>
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As I was saying to Nils offlist, radeonfb does work fine with flgrx - 
I'm actually using it myself.  If you switch over to a console on 
radeonfb, then you need to save your vbestate, before going back into X 
you will have to restore it.  As long as you do this, your fine.

Mario