On Wed, 20 Jul 2011 09:50:28 +0200, Tuxoholic wrote: > Walter Hurry wrote: >> I suspected that the problem was the kernel modesetting, but when I >> tried with the nomodeset parameter it didn't seem to make a difference. >> Does this get nearer to identifying the issue? Thanks again. > > You've cut away the loading cycle of libextmod.so - this does handle the > extension loading incl. xv. > > It should look like this: > > (II) LoadModule: "extmod" > (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libextmod.so (II) Module > extmod: vendor="X.Org Foundation" > compiled for 1.7.6, module version = 1.0.0 Module class: X.Org > Server Extension > ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0 > (II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER (II) Loading extension > XFree86-VidModeExtension (II) Loading extension XFree86-DGA > (II) Loading extension DPMS > (II) Loading extension XVideo > (II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation (II) Loading extension > X-Resource > > Your chipset is AMD 780G, it's well covered by the squeeze xorg ati > driver - you might run into problems with an unsucessfull deinstallation > of fglrx (ati proprietary driver, if you previously installed that one) > or if you still use a xorg.conf. > > I suggest you keep KMS running if your system supports it.
Thanks again. Sorry for missing out the important bit - I was trying to avoid posting excessive extraneous information, and managed to throw the baby out with the bathwater. Here is the extmod part: -------------------------------------------------------------- (--) PCI:*(0:1:5:0) 1002:9612:1025:028d ATI Technologies Inc RS780M/ RS780MN [Radeon HD 3200 Graphics] rev 0, Mem @ 0xc0000000/268435456, 0xd2200000/65536, 0xd2100000/1048576, I/O @ 0x00007000/256 (WW) Open ACPI failed (/var/run/acpid.socket) (No such file or directory) (II) LoadModule: "extmod" (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libextmod.so (II) Module extmod: vendor="X.Org Foundation" compiled for 1.7.7, module version = 1.0.0 Module class: X.Org Server Extension ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0 (II) Loading extension SELinux (II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER (II) Loading extension XFree86-VidModeExtension (II) Loading extension XFree86-DGA (II) Loading extension DPMS (II) Loading extension XVideo (II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation (II) Loading extension X-Resource -------------------------------------------------------------- I have never installed/uninstalled fglrx, and do not have an xorg.conf. As you recommended, I have reinstated KMS. Where do I go from here? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/j06l2c$4bj$1...@dough.gmane.org