On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 10:33 AM, Géraud Meyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Alex Deucher wrote:
>  > On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 11:35 AM, Géraud Meyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>  >
>  >> Package: xserver-xorg-video-ati
>  >>  Version: 1:6.8.0-1
>  >>  Severity: normal
>  >>
>  >>  Launching an X server on display 0 (Xorg.0.log attached) and switching
>  >>  to a VT (CTRL-ALT-F1) makes the screen appear in inverted video (red is
>  >>  displayed as cyan, green as magenta, blue as orange).
>  >>
>  >>  Then launching another X server with the vesa driver on display 1
>  >>  (Xorg.1.log attached) and switching back to a VT makes the screen appear
>  >>  normally on the VTs.
>  >>
>  >>  /etc/X11/xorg.conf is attached. A Modeline 1280x1024_60.00 is defined
>  >>  and is the default because the server (with the radeon driver) does use
>  >>  an oversized screen otherwise.
>  >>
>  >
>  > Did this used to work?  If so, what version of the diver were you
>  > using at the time?  Is there any chance you could use git bisect to
>  > track down that change that caused it?
>  >
>  > Alex
>  I am trying the versions in snapshot.debian.net to narrow down the list of 
> suspicious changes.

well, if you know that it worked with version x.y.z, but then stopped
when you upgraded to the latest one that would help.

>  I do not know git nor what steps are required to build a debian package but 
> I am not averse to learning that so that if there is a need for a more 
> precise window you can send me a sketch of the commands that would allow me 
> to track the change(s).
>
>

Git bisect is pretty easy, however, you need to know a working version
so you can track down the bad one.  This page give a pretty good
overview of git bisect:
http://www.kernel.org/doc/local/git-quick.html
To get, build and install the latest radeon code with git, install
git-core (plus any build dependencies, xorg and xserver devel
packages) and run the following:
git clone git://anongit.freedesktop.org/git/xorg/driver/xf86-video-ati
cd xf86-video-ati
./autogen.sh --prefix=/usr
make
make install

Make sure to back up your old drivers first (usually located in
/usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers).

Alex



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