[ltp] Debian, xserver-xorg_7.0.10 and T41p ?

Carlos Moffat linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Wed, 12 Apr 2006 09:20:25 -0400


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On Wed, 2006-04-12 at 13:37 +0200, Jens Mayer wrote:
> * On Wednesday 12 April 2006 09:32, Fran=C3=A7ois Fleuret wrote:
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> > Has anybody a working T41p with a recent xorg server ?
> >
> > I have avoided upgraded the X server since 6.8.2 on my T41p since all
> > the versions I tried crashed the server directly (black screen,
> > machine frozen, need hard shutdown).
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> I'm using Xorg 7.0 on my T41p, running Gentoo GNU/Linux. I also encounter=
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> freezes and lockups with the modular version of Xorg, and the only soluti=
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> for me was to disable the framebuffered virtual terminals, since it was t=
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> radeonfb kernel module which caused these annoyances when loaded in paral=
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> to a running Xorg server.
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How do you disable them? Do you have to recompile the kernel?=20

> Maybe that's your problem, too? A workaround to have a high resolution co=
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> until this thing is fixed could possibly be the use of vesafb(-tng),=20
> providing slower virtual terminals, of course.
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> Regards,
> Jens
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Thanks,
Carlos

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> An idea is not responsible for the people who believe in it.

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