I tried the Herd 3 CD, and the bug is fixed for me as well! (8x agp, and no freeze. no additional tweaks needed.)
Thanks to everyone who contributed :) On 2/2/07, Arthur Penn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Monica/Tormod, thanks for your instructions. Before testing, I applied > Kyle's latest package at http://people.ubuntu.com/~kyle/xserver-xorg- > video-ati_6.6.2-0ubuntu6_i386.deb. > > > - If you set the AGP speed in the BIOS from 8x to 4x, does the bug > disappear? > > My BIOS only recognizes 1x and 4x AGP, and it's set to 4x. > > > - If you comment out the line > # Load "dri" > in the modules section of your xorg.conf (while AGP speed is set to 8x in the > BIOS), does the bug disappear? > > Yes. I have restarted X ten times in a row after doing this without > fail. This is the only thing that has corrected the intermittent > problem. In any other case, within 2-3 X restarts it goes to the black > screen and hangs. > > - If you add > Option "AGPMode" "8" > to the device section of the graphics card in the xorg.conf (while AGP speed > is set to 8x in the BIOS and dri is not commented out) does the bug disappear? > > It does not unless the dri load is also commented out. > > What do you think? Is it the same bug, or should I reopen the other > issue (how would I do that?). Thanks! > > -- > [regression][rv280] black screen and console freeze when X starts - drm lockup > https://launchpad.net/bugs/67487 > -- [regression][rv280] black screen and console freeze when X starts - drm lockup https://launchpad.net/bugs/67487 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs