Package: fglrx-modules-2.6-686 Version: 2:2.6.26-2 Severity: grave Justification: renders package unusable
The version of the ATI driver in fglrx-driver is 8.58.2, but in the kernel module it is 8.56.4. This is revealed in the Xorg log. In a single monitor set-up, this just causes hardware acceleration to be dropped. However, on my dual-monitor system it freezes the kernel the instant X starts: no response from any kind of keyboard input, not even VT switching, and no response to pings from another machine. The only way out is a forced reboot using the reset button. This is 100% repeatable, too. I was able to get the flgrx driver to run without crashing the kernel by removing the dual-monitor-specific parts of my xorg.conf. That was how I was able to look at the Xorg log, which otherwise was being lost due to the lack of a disk sync before the kernel crash. I solved this by using module-assistant to build a module from fglrx-source, so I assume a rebuild of fglrx-modules-2.6-686 would achieve the same result. However, it would be good if this situation didn't completely crash the system when it happens again (as it surely will -- it's happened to me at various times in the past). I don't know if this is an ATI bug or a Debian bug, and whether it is in fglrx-driver or fglrx-source. I will happily make another bug report if you can tell me where. -- System Information: Debian Release: squeeze/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (900, 'testing') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-1-686 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_CA.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_CA.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages fglrx-modules-2.6-686 depends on: ii fglrx-modules-2.6.26-1-686 2.6.26+8-12-2 Display driver for AMD/ATI Radeon ii linux-image-686 [linux-lat 2.6.26+17 Linux image on PPro/Celeron/PII/PI fglrx-modules-2.6-686 recommends no packages. fglrx-modules-2.6-686 suggests no packages. -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-rc-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
