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xserver-xorg-video-ati package

  1. Bug #108527
  2. Comment #132

Comment 132 for bug 108527

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Angelo Lisco (angystardust-gmail) wrote : Re: [Bug 108527] Re: X freezes when compiz is enabled on ATI cards

Hi Cornelius,
Today I was playing a bit with the last release of Elisa Media Center (great
software) and it crashed my system after 10 min of use...just like when I
enable compiz!
Ghaith is right...this isn't a compiz bug but an ATI driver issue (the
open-source one).

2008/1/26, Ghaith Hachem <email address hidden>:
>
> hey,
> Just for the record, i'm facing this problem on my laptop, thinkpad z60m
> with x300 ati, compiz enabled with the default effects, i'm not however
> facing it on my desktop with ati x300se, actually i sometimes keep the
> desktop running for weeks with no slowdowns..
> on another note, i previously had faced some lockups on my laptop while
> playing warcraft, and once with worms 3d, so it might after all be a driver
> issue not a compiz one no?
>
> ** Attachment added: "lspci.txt"
> http://launchpadlibrarian.net/11576147/lspci.txt
>
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> X freezes when compiz is enabled on ATI cards
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/108527
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