If you are getting rendering errors, it's possible the cursor image was rendered as garbage. Can you try this patch in addition to the backend_map changes?
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen.c index 3e8054c..4d66a05 100644 --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen.c +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen.c @@ -1832,7 +1832,7 @@ static void evergreen_gpu_init(struct radeon_device *rdev) rdev->config.evergreen.sc_earlyz_tile_fifo_size = 0x130; break; case CHIP_BARTS: - rdev->config.evergreen.num_ses = 2; + rdev->config.evergreen.num_ses = 1; rdev->config.evergreen.max_pipes = 4; rdev->config.evergreen.max_tile_pipes = 8; rdev->config.evergreen.max_simds = 7; -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-ati in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/840140 Title: Graphical corruption then black screen using an ATI Radeon 6790 card on boot To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/xserver-xorg-driver-ati/+bug/840140/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp