[ltp] Re: Success with fglrx 8.28.8?

Adrian Bastholm linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Mon, 28 Aug 2006 14:40:45 +0200


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in kderc you can add an option "AutoTerminateServer" or
"TerminateServer"=true. This seemed to work for me

On 8/28/06, David Abrahams <dave@boost-consulting.com> wrote:
>
> Chris Hanson <cph@csail.mit.edu> writes:
>
> > TNKS wrote:
> >
> >> With the latest ATI fglrx (8.28.8) on a Thinkpad T42 with the latest
> >> Debian-patched Sid linux kernel sources, when I shut down my X server,
> the
> >> whole system freezes, and sometimes it reboots too (actually shutting
> down
> >> services and all, which is surprising). This happens consistently upon
> >> shutting down X, and for now, that's the only time it seems to happen.
> >>
> >> Maybe you know what's going wrong and how to help me get my system
> >> configured correctly with 8.28.8.  For now, I've reverted to the
> previous
> >> version of fglrx, which seems to work fine.
> >
> > I am using the latest drivers on a T60p with no trouble.
>
> Me too.  I did use the
>
>   aticonfig --initial
>
> option without worrying (it makes a backup for you).
>
> --
> Dave Abrahams
> Boost Consulting
> www.boost-consulting.com
>
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in kderc you can add an option &quot;AutoTerminateServer&quot; or &quot;TerminateServer&quot;=true. This seemed to work for me<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 8/28/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">David Abrahams</b>
 &lt;<a href="mailto:dave@boost-consulting.com">dave@boost-consulting.com</a>&gt; wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Chris Hanson &lt;<a href="mailto:cph@csail.mit.edu">cph@csail.mit.edu</a>&gt; writes:<br><br>&gt; TNKS wrote:<br>&gt;<br>&gt;&gt; With the latest ATI fglrx (8.28.8) on a Thinkpad T42 with the latest<br>&gt;&gt; Debian-patched Sid linux kernel sources, when I shut down my X server, the
<br>&gt;&gt; whole system freezes, and sometimes it reboots too (actually shutting down<br>&gt;&gt; services and all, which is surprising). This happens consistently upon<br>&gt;&gt; shutting down X, and for now, that's the only time it seems to happen.
<br>&gt;&gt;<br>&gt;&gt; Maybe you know what's going wrong and how to help me get my system<br>&gt;&gt; configured correctly with 8.28.8.&nbsp;&nbsp;For now, I've reverted to the previous<br>&gt;&gt; version of fglrx, which seems to work fine.
<br>&gt;<br>&gt; I am using the latest drivers on a T60p with no trouble.<br><br>Me too.&nbsp;&nbsp;I did use the<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;aticonfig --initial<br><br>option without worrying (it makes a backup for you).<br><br>--<br>Dave Abrahams<br>
Boost Consulting<br><a href="http://www.boost-consulting.com">www.boost-consulting.com</a><br><br>--<br>The linux-thinkpad mailing list home page is at:<br><a href="http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-thinkpad">
http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-thinkpad</a><br></blockquote></div><br>

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