On Fri, May 9, 2008 at 9:10 AM, Avi Rozen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Package: xserver-xorg-video-ati > Version: 1:6.8.0-1 > Severity: important > Tags: patch > > X server does not start after upgrade to X.Org 7.3 (xserver-xorg-video-ati > upgraded from 6.6.3-2 to 6.8.0-1) - the computer completely > locks up when first switching from VT (vga=791) to graphical display: caps > lock led keeps blinking, no disk activity, no ping. > > I tracked it down with 'git bisect' to the following commit: > > 80eee856938756e1222526b6c39cee8b5252b409 is first bad commit > commit 80eee856938756e1222526b6c39cee8b5252b409 > Author: Matthieu Herb <> > Date: Tue Oct 9 16:17:50 2007 -0400 > > RADEON: fix console restore on netbsd > > Include the mode restore bugfix from monolithic Xorg, that is derived > from the version in xsrc which in turn was provided by Matthieu Herb > over 3 years ago on the XFree86 lists. Suggested by various > developers, hold-back due to the working state in xorg-server 1.1.1. > Tracing down the exact change showed that the changed default color > depth made this issue a lot more prominent again. Discussed with Eric > Anholt. > > :040000 040000 db9f8db2b0740d5144bb139e72a8dc5f2403ce3f > 75a9aa9c3077acdd9ad972fde4cc54a583665864 M src > > I've attached a patch against 6.8.0-1, that reverts this commit on Linux, > and fixes the problem on my end.
Thanks, committed. Alex -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
