tags 587999 upstream fixed-upstream kthxbye On Die, 2010-10-05 at 18:39 +0200, Ivan Vilata i Balaguer wrote: > > The problem with switched pixel columns only shows up in my computer when DRI > acceleration isn't active.
BTW, this bug is fixed in the upstream release 6.13.2. Enabling the DRI is still desirable for general performance though. > To enable DRI I need to: > > 1. Set ``options radeon modeset=0`` in /etc/modprobe.d/radeon-kms.conf so that > radeonfb doesn't use KMS and udev can create /dev/dri/card0. > > 2. Install firmware-linux-nonfree which contains the Radeon firmware somehow > needed by the X server to enable DRI. > > xserver-xorg-video-radeon already suggests firmware-linux (which depends on > firmware-linux-nonfree), but the /etc/modprobe.d/radeon-kms.conf file it > installs may need to set ``modeset=0`` instead of ``modeset=1``. You should be able to get KMS working by disabling radeonfb, but unfortunately it's not a full replacement yet at least on PPC laptops as it doesn't support panel backlight control (hopefully fixed in the mainline kernel soon) or suspend/resume (will probably take longer still) yet. -- Earthling Michel Dänzer | http://www.vmware.com Libre software enthusiast | Debian, X and DRI developer -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-x-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1286318003.15020.440.ca...@thor.local