> > > 2.6.8 and unstable xfree86 apparently hates the Radeon 9600 - the system > > > freezes quite often when panning horizontally in the browser window. Not > > > to mention screen flicker in the console (though 2.6.7 also had that). > > > > does disabling the dri solve the issue ? I ask because i had another case > > where apparently it tried to launch the dri/drm on such a card, which > > naturally doesn't work. > > Good point. Disabling dri doesn't make it worse but I'll have to watch it > for a while yet. I'll keep you posted.
I haven't had a hang in a day or two - disabling DRI was key to getting a stable system. Should I bug the Xfree team to omit the dri module from the X modules list on powerpc? Michael