On Sun, 2007-12-02 at 19:41 +0100, Robert Millan wrote: > > I did a bit more testing. The result is that on either i386 or amd64, > ddcprobe hangs if run whenever X is running (but not otherwise). > > Sounds like a firmware thread-safety bug. If you ask me, not sure what was > all that big fuss about AMD allowing free drivers if these have to rely on > propietary firmware. oh well...
The drivers don't have to rely on the firmware, thanks to the non-NDA specs. Also, I'm not sure this really means it's a firmware issue - maybe the X server just holds some resource (e.g. the card ROM, as a guess) that ddcprobe needs to run? -- Earthling Michel Dänzer | http://tungstengraphics.com Libre software enthusiast | Debian, X and DRI developer
