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

[Hamish Marson]

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François Fleuret wrote:

> Dear All,
>
> 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). Today Debian unstable
> switched to xserver-xorg_7.0.10 and apt-get upgrade suggests an
> heavy upgrade of my system.
>
> I'd be glad to upgrade, and since 6.9.0 is in "testing", I guess it
> should be possible to use at least that version on my thinkpad.
> Maybe I missed something and an adequate xorg.conf would do the
> trick.
>
> Any positive experience ?
>

Nope.

On my r50p (ATI 9600 M10 - rv350 chip) the old 6.9 would lockup within
a few seconds of starting. The 7.0 deb seems to be the same code
without the 9600 fixes that were applied to CVS. It locks up hard too.
Avoid like the plague if you have a 9600 card.

Hamish.
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