Am Dienstag, 21. Februar 2006 16:18 schrieb Lennart Sorensen: > On Tue, Feb 21, 2006 at 07:00:20PM +0100, Hans wrote: > > Hello folks, > > > > I have a slight Problem with my new notebook (got it as guarantee > > exchange) with an ATI graphics card and Turion processor. > > > > Description: > > > > The driver I choose was version 8.22.5 (from ATI). I built the packages > > with ****.run --buildpkg Debian/sid and installed it with dpkg -i. > > So far it went all fine. > > > > But acceleration will not work. I can start X with correct resolution > > 1280x800 in two different cases: > > > > Case 1: I comment "Load "dri"" in corg.conf out. > > > > Case 2: I do not install the kernel-module "fglrx-kernel-***" > > > > In both cases I got th correct screen. > > > > In other cases I got a blank screen, which cannot be switched back (i.e. > > with CTRL + ALT + Backspace). > > > > I googled and read something about libdri.la, but could not confirm an > > error. Is there any clue ? Is this the crappy driver or might this be a > > configuration error by myself. I sent my xorg.conf as attachement (please > > do not wonder about the description, I had an Nvidia-card before in my > > old notebook. As I said: It was exchanged due to a guarantee case) > > Well I have no idea. I have seen many ati mobile chips in the past lock > up with a black screen when the ati drivers had a crap (which they often > do). > > I would personally never accept any machine with an ati video chip in it > until some day when ati writes working drivers. It would be a very bad > exchange to make. it was one of the few requirements when we got my > wifes laptop. The video had to be nvidia, and the cpu had to be an > athlon 64. > > Len Sorensen
Hi Len, yes you are right, and I had had a nvidia before. Poorly Acer does not make notebooks with nvidia any more (not in this price class). O.k., I just wanted to check out, if he mistake was my fault, or the one by ATI. Best regards Hans -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]