Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 4 Jul 2010 19:19:26 -0400 | From | Wakko Warner <> | Subject | Re: Radeon KMS doesn't work. |
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Wakko Warner wrote: > I have a Dell Inspiron 5100 with an ATI Radeon Mobility M7 (7500 R100 > PCI ID 1002:4c57 sub 1028:0149). > > Immediately when radeon.ko is loaded, the screen goes blank (The backlight > stays on). I have fbcon compiled into the kernel (I also tried as module). > I am unable to get the screen to work again until I reboot. The logs did > not appear to have any errors after the module loaded. The system was still > responsive on the network. > > I tried kernels 2.6.33 and 2.6.34. > > I can provide kernel output if needed.
I need to add that if I use modeset=0, the screen does not blank.
Also 2.6.34 (with modeset=0) doesn't do 3D very well on this system. Some objects look ok, some are garbled, some do not appear at all. The gears from xscreensaver does not show up at all.
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