[ltp] fglrx on a t43p

[Brian D. Ropers-Huilman]

I have a T43p running Kubuntu 6.06 LTS with fglrx and all is well.

bropers@ibis:~$ sudo dpkg -l xorg-driver-fglrx xserver-xorg
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Installed/Config-files/Unpacked/Failed-config/Half-installed
|/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name                          Version                       Description
+++-=============================-=============================-==========================================================================
ii  xorg-driver-fglrx             8.28.8-1                      Video driver
for the ATI graphics accelerators
ii  xserver-xorg                  7.0.0-0ubuntu45               the X.Org X
server
bropers@ibis:~$ uname -r
2.6.15-27-686


ltp@throbby.netspace.org said the following on 10/16/2006 09:24 PM:
> Hi all.
> 
> I just got a new T43p and I'm having trouble with openGL freezing the x
> server (mouse moves, no screen updates, can sometimes revice by shelling
>  in remotely).  Looks to me like there's some kind of deadlock.
> 
> I've tried latest FC5 livna, latest ubuntu and latest FC5 with 8.29.6,
> all with the same results.
> 
> It seems to happen after a few minutes with the fieldlines screensaver,
> and within seconds of starting secondlife.
> 
> 2D stuff seems OK, and some GL screensavers last for hours.
> 
> I was a bit surprised to run into this problem; fglrx was reported to be
> working from what I could tell.
> 
> Thanks for any help.
> 
> Brian Perkins

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