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

[Alex Deucher]

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

> -km
>