Salute: I'm having the same issue using two different distros on the same hardware (two drives).
When I'm running Arch, I'm running xorg-server 1.11.3-1 , using xf86-video-ati 6.14.3-1 On Debian, sid, I have xserver-xorg-core 1.11.2.902-1, using xserver-xorg-video-radeon 6.14.3-2 mike On Dec 23, 2011, at 3:52 AM, Andrea Suisani wrote: > Hi all, > > sorry for not being able to join > the irc debug session last evening... > > though it seems we have have narrowed > the problem down to a peculiar comibination > of HW (ATI HD 5770/5750), e17 ver, > xorg version and x org drivere version. > > just trying get a more clear picture > I'm running X.Org X Server 1.10.4 > with fglrx used as video driver (defined > in xorg.conf) installed using > > apt-get install fglrx-updates > > on an ubuntu box ver 11.10, that's > the output of uname -a: > > Linux suino 3.0.0-14-server #23-Ubuntu SMP Mon Nov 21 20:49:05 UTC 2011 > x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux > > Mike what's your xorg version and > which driver are you using for your > 5770? > > I'm going to try to configure my Xorg > dropping the binary only driver and using > instead the one provided by: > > xserver-xorg-video-radeon > > i.e. > > http://www.x.org/wiki/radeon > > I'll report back > > > Andrea > > On 12/22/2011 08:49 PM, mh wrote: >> Leif, >> >> Following up on our irc session today: I deleted >> /opt/e17/lib/enlightenment/conf_randr and restarted e. Still had the black >> screen with gkrellm. >> >> Decided to try something else: I took the 5770 video card out of the box >> and tried the onboard video, which is a Radeon HD 4200. Restarted e, and the >> display worked properly. Recompiled e to rev 66466, and it worked fine. >> Shutdown, the reinstalled the Radeon HD 5770 based video card and restarted, >> back to a black display with gkrellm still working. >> >> So, from there I went back to the vt and recompiled e from v. 66218 and >> restarted e. Display and system worked fine. So that's where I'm at right >> now. >> >> mike > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Write once. Port to many. > Get the SDK and tools to simplify cross-platform app development. Create > new or port existing apps to sell to consumers worldwide. Explore the > Intel AppUpSM program developer opportunity. appdeveloper.intel.com/join > http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-appdev > _______________________________________________ > enlightenment-devel mailing list > enlightenment-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-devel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Write once. Port to many. Get the SDK and tools to simplify cross-platform app development. Create new or port existing apps to sell to consumers worldwide. Explore the Intel AppUpSM program developer opportunity. appdeveloper.intel.com/join http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-appdev _______________________________________________ enlightenment-devel mailing list enlightenment-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-devel
