linux-kernel - Re: 2.6.23-rc7 + radeonfb/s2ram

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Message-ID: <20070924144344.GA14022@alberich.amd.com>
Date:	Mon, 24 Sep 2007 16:43:44 +0200
From:	"Andreas Herrmann" <andreas.herrmann3@....com>
To:	"Mihai Donțu" <mihai.dontu@...il.com>
cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 2.6.23-rc7 + radeonfb/s2ram

On Sat, Sep 22, 2007 at 07:27:59AM +0200, Mihai Donțu wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Today, out of curiosity, I pulled 2.6.23-rc7 (leave on the edge in a quiet weekend).
> Anyway, it seems that radeonfb and my:
> "01:05.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc ATI Radeon XPRESS 200M 5955 (PCIE)"
> don't get along anymore, by:
> a) X somehow fails to initialize the card and everything moves really slow (I can
>    see how surfaces are drawn pixel-by-pixel); furthermore, garbage stuff appears
>    on the screen;

Have you tried to boot your kernel with

   video=radeonfb:noaccel

I usual add this kernel parameter when running radeonfb and X.

Otherwise I've observed the same symptoms (e.g. with my radeon card
at home: Radeon X300SE, 1002:5b70).


Regards,

Andreas



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