[ltp] debian etch/sid + Xorg 6.9.0 + radeon driver freezes T41p (any others ?)

[David F Bakker]

I havent gotten the radeon driver to work either. Use the one from ATI. 
(www.ati.com)
Nils wrote:

>Hi there,
>debian etch includes xorg 6.9.0 since one day and it's crashing my laptop. If 
>I move the konqueror windows very fast I get a crash in 2 seconds without any 
>debug information :-(
>
>I use this ati card: (I think it's the same in all T41p)
>lspci | grep ATI
>0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc M10 NT [FireGL 
>Mobility T2] (rev 80)
>
>Okay, one workaround:
>- update all packages and then replace two debs with old debs:
>xserver-xorg_6.8.2.dfsg.1-11_i386.deb
>xserver-common_6.8.2.dfsg.1-11_i386.deb
>
>This is a very dirty solution, but I have tried the following options with 
>Xorg 6.9.0 :
>Option          "NoAccel" "yes"
>Option          "RenderAccel" "no"
>Option          "DMAForXv" "no"
>Option          "AGPMode" "1" # (any values)
>The system will be slower and slower, but it also crashes.
>I commented glx and dri,  but with no success.
>
>Is there anybody with a better solution or is there anybody who is working on 
>this problem ? To recompile the xserver is no option for me.
>
>Thanks,
>Nils
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