[ltp] z60m w/ dead LCD after playing with xrandr

[km]

On 18/10, Alex Deucher wrote:
> On 10/18/06, km <km@grogg.org> wrote:
> >On 18/10, Alex Deucher wrote:
> >> On 10/18/06, Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh@hmh.eng.br> wrote:
> >> >> > If this has anything to do with the dreaded "Laptop display 
> >destroyed
> >> >> > by radeon driver in mergedfb mode" bug in xorg's radeon driver,
> >> >> >
> >> >> >   https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4552
> >> >> >
> >> >> > it's probably a good thing to report your case there too.
> >> >
> >> >This is the kind of thing that should be added to thinkwiki's front 
> >page,
> >> >AND warned on this list in big bold letters.
> >> >
> >> >Can someone that knows the issue a bit more please prepare and send a 
> >post
> >> >here, and also to forums.thinkpads.com ?  And to thinkwiki's NEWS 
> >section
> >> >that gets displayed in the front page?
> >> >
> >>
> >> Let's not make mountains out of mole hills here.  For 99.99% of users
> >> the radeon driver works fine.  It's not entirely clear from the
> >> reports that the radeon driver was even to blame.
> >>
> >> Alex
> >>
> >
> >Well, this bug report was apparently not that easy to find, so atleast
> >mentioning it on thinkwiki and perhaps other relevant places would be
> >appropriate since the effects are pretty harsh. This could mean more
> >cases surfacing and would be showing good intent.
> >
> >For me this just mean that I will have to endure a t43 w 1024x768 for a
> >few days while waiting for repairs, for someone else this could mean the
> >end of their Thinkpad.
> >
> 
> It's not entirely clear that the radeon driver had anything to do with
> your problem either.  Perhaps so, perhaps not.  It's worth noting, but
> I don't think we should post HUGE BOLD flashing letters that say
> "RADEON DRIVER WILL FRY YOUR LAPTOP." All that is going to do is cause
> problems and feed the rumour/disinformation mill.
> 
> Alex

Then we agree. Noting it in the radeon driver thinkwiki was all I was
suggesting.

Too bad the bug report is so inconsistent. It would be nice to see the common
denominators.

-km