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SubjectRe: System hang with ATI's lousy driver
FromCraig Bradney <>
DateTue, 20 Apr 2004 21:50:25 +0200
On Tue, 2004-04-20 at 21:08, Timothy Miller wrote:
> Joel Jaeggli wrote:
> > On Tue, 20 Apr 2004, Timothy Miller wrote:
> > 
> > 
> >>So, since XFree86's lousy open-source Radeon driver won't do OpenGL 
> >>right, I am forced to use ATI's lousy proprietary Radeon driver.  With 
> >>that, I can do OpenGL right, but when I exit the X server, the system 
> >>hangs completely.  I get lots of vertical lines on the screen, but I 
> >>can't even ping the computer.
> > 
> > 
> > you didn't specify which ati card?
> 
> Sorry.  Radeon 9000 Pro.
> 
> > 
> > 
> >>Does anyone know of any conflict between using ATI's X11 driver and the 
> >>Radeon console driver at the same time?
> >>
> >>I'm using kernel gentoo-2.4.25.
> >>
> >>
> >>I'm getting really sick of not being able to get new graphics cards to 
> >>just work properly under Linux.

I have a 9000 Pro running under gentoo-dev-sources 2.6.5 with 3d/opengl
supported...

and I had it running with 2.4.x ages ago with gentoo-sources.

Also have a 9000 M9 Mobility in this laptop with direct rendering
running ok.

Craig
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