On 08 May 2007, Tim Wood wrote: > On 07 May 2007, Anthony Campbell wrote: > >On 07 May 2007, Tim Wood wrote: > > > >>> My thanks for all the comments. > >>> > >>> I tried the latest ATI driver 8.36.5 but the included check.sh shows > >>the > Xserver as 1.3.0 and there is no target for that. > >>> > >>> In regard to the HP Nx 8420 itself, it is 3 months old, ACPI works on > >>> both the 2.6.18 and 2.6.20 kernels in the 686 and AMD64 versions. > >>> > >>> Guess I'm just going to have to wait for it to be sorted out. I'm not > >>> sure I have the skills to go back to the previous X version. > >>> > >>> Tim > >>> > >> > > > >As I have an ATI Mobile X1400 in my Thinkpad Z61M there is no option to > >use a different graphics card. Reverting to the previous version of Xorg > >was perfectly simple, however. I just removed xserver-xorg, pointed > >/etc/apt/sources.list at testing and reinstalled. I've now placed > >xserver-xorg-core on hold. > Great idea. I went back to 2.6.18 and did as you suggested. I still had > the 2.6.18 driver deb in the archive and was able to use dpkg to install > it. Working fine back at 1680*1050. > > Thank you very much for that suggestion. > > One point though. How will I know when it is safe to upgrade? > > Tim > >
There is quite a long thread about this on the sidux website: 1. http://sidux.com/PNphpBB2-viewtopic-t-3162-postdays-0-postorder-asc.html 2. http://sidux.com/PNphpBB2-viewtopic-t-3345.html The second reference provides a warning (which I initially missed) and there will probably be a post there when/if things change. Anthony -- Anthony Campbell - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Microsoft-free zone - Using Linux Gnu-Debian http://www.acampbell.org.uk (blog, book reviews, on-line books and sceptical articles) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
