On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 10:33 AM, Géraud Meyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Alex Deucher wrote: > > On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 11:35 AM, Géraud Meyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> Package: xserver-xorg-video-ati > >> Version: 1:6.8.0-1 > >> Severity: normal > >> > >> Launching an X server on display 0 (Xorg.0.log attached) and switching > >> to a VT (CTRL-ALT-F1) makes the screen appear in inverted video (red is > >> displayed as cyan, green as magenta, blue as orange). > >> > >> Then launching another X server with the vesa driver on display 1 > >> (Xorg.1.log attached) and switching back to a VT makes the screen appear > >> normally on the VTs. > >> > >> /etc/X11/xorg.conf is attached. A Modeline 1280x1024_60.00 is defined > >> and is the default because the server (with the radeon driver) does use > >> an oversized screen otherwise. > >> > > > > Did this used to work? If so, what version of the diver were you > > using at the time? Is there any chance you could use git bisect to > > track down that change that caused it? > > > > Alex > I am trying the versions in snapshot.debian.net to narrow down the list of > suspicious changes.
well, if you know that it worked with version x.y.z, but then stopped when you upgraded to the latest one that would help. > I do not know git nor what steps are required to build a debian package but > I am not averse to learning that so that if there is a need for a more > precise window you can send me a sketch of the commands that would allow me > to track the change(s). > > Git bisect is pretty easy, however, you need to know a working version so you can track down the bad one. This page give a pretty good overview of git bisect: http://www.kernel.org/doc/local/git-quick.html To get, build and install the latest radeon code with git, install git-core (plus any build dependencies, xorg and xserver devel packages) and run the following: git clone git://anongit.freedesktop.org/git/xorg/driver/xf86-video-ati cd xf86-video-ati ./autogen.sh --prefix=/usr make make install Make sure to back up your old drivers first (usually located in /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers). Alex
