[ltp] Re: ATI fglrx 8.29.6 issues (disappearing console!)

[David Abrahams]

David Abrahams <dave@boost-consulting.com> writes:

> Axel Braun <axel.braun@gmx.de> writes:
>
>> David Abrahams wrote:
>>
>>> 
>>>   [ISSUE #3] fglrx garbles my consoles when I use vga=884.  The
>>>              instant GDM starts, the console display gets all messed
>>>              up (still sorta readable, though).  I actually had it
>>>              work once when the console was on an external monitor,
>>>              which led me to believe vga=884 was safe with this
>>>              version of fglrx, but next time I booted my laptop
>>>              disconnected, it garbled again.  This was true of earlier
>>>              fglrx versions.
>>
>> For the console bug, try to boot with vga=normal and see how it
>> behaves
>
> What is vga=normal?  If that's the same as not using a vga= option, I
> know how it behaves: it works, but of course I don't see much on the
> screen.

Yeah, for me that's the same as no vga= option, which only gets me a
low-resolution console.  Not too interesting.

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Dave Abrahams
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