From: Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Bug#226296: xserver-xfree86: [savage] flickering screen, low resolution on thinkpad t23 w/1400x1050 panel Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 21:55:44 -0500
> On Fri, Jan 09, 2004 at 12:44:14PM -0600, Andrew Lusk wrote: > > From: Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > With the new 4.3.0-0pre1v5 packages, I can't start X at any resolution > > > > higher than 640x480. Also, when the server does start, the screen > > > > flickers a lot, headache-inducingly badly, also mouse movement is jerky > > > > and slow. I'm running 2.6.0 on a Thinkpad T23 laptop, model 2647-5RU > > > > (with the 1400x1050 panel). > > > > > > > > Let me know if I can provide any more information. > > > > > > Is this a regression from a previous version of the XFree86 Debian > > > packages? > > > > Yes, from the latest 4.2.x anyways, which works well. > > A well-meaning but under-informed person sent the following message to > 226296-quiet last month, so neither of us saw it: > > I found the thread for bug#226296 reguarding XFree86 with the savage > driver on a 2.6 kernel. > > I'm in the process of converting my t23 from a 2.4 kernel to a 2.6 > kernel (I run RedHat 9 .... sorry ;-) but I'm having the same issue. > When running under 2.4 everything works fine, when running the 2.6 > kernel I experience the issue described in the thread. This makes me > think it is an issue with the 2.6 kernel, any insight? > > I'm running the lates redhat 9 XFree86 (4.3.0-2.90.43). > > Do you think you could try to reproduce this bug while running a 2.4 > kernel? An interesting thing happened - 2.6.1 - failure. 2.4.23 - failure, same problem. 2.4.25 - works fine. I should note that the problem I have has changed slightly since the prerelease 4.3.0 packages. Now it flickers and displays no image, but if I toggle to the external display and back, it works. On 2.6.x and 2.4.23, the right-hand side of the image is distorted, but it does work at 1400x1050 resolution. --Andrew
