[Bug 494672] Re: switching from running xserver to VT and back freezes system with black screen

Hi christian, I might be experiencing the same issue, also with a Radeon Xpress 200M. However, I could not reproduce using the vesa driver. This might be because the VT's and X used the same resolution (800x600), possibly avoiding triggering the bug. Did you manually set a higher res when using

[Bug 494672] Re: switching from running xserver to VT and back freezes system with black screen

Also, can you reproduce the freeze with a suspend/resume cycle? I can. -- switching from running xserver to VT and back freezes system with black screen https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/494672 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 494672] Re: switching from running xserver to VT and back freezes system with black screen

Unfortunately, using KMS makes the system even more unstable for me with freezes. When I switch the resolution inside the X-server and KMS is enabled the screen gets corrupted. I also experience crashes with KMS so I disabled it again. -- switching from running xserver to VT and back freezes

[Bug 494672] Re: switching from running xserver to VT and back freezes system with black screen

I can confirm the freeze when switching back to X. But it disappeared when upgrading to a newer -ati driver (which we should get in lucid soon) or using xorg-edgers. I used KMS in all cases. -- switching from running xserver to VT and back freezes system with black screen

[Bug 494672] Re: switching from running xserver to VT and back freezes system with black screen

** Package changed: xorg (Ubuntu) = xserver-xorg-video-ati (Ubuntu) -- switching from running xserver to VT and back freezes system with black screen https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/494672 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 494672] Re: switching from running xserver to VT and back freezes system with black screen

** Changed in: xserver-xorg-video-ati (Ubuntu) Status: New = Confirmed -- switching from running xserver to VT and back freezes system with black screen https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/494672 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed

[Bug 494672] Re: switching from running xserver to VT and back freezes system with black screen

I noticed that lspci reports 256M of memory for my card although I can only select 32,64 and 128M of shared memory in my BIOS -- switching from running xserver to VT and back freezes system with black screen https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/494672 You received this bug notification because you

[Bug 494672] Re: switching from running xserver to VT and back freezes system with black screen

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