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xserver-xorg-video-ati package

  1. Bug #108527
  2. Comment #188

Comment 188 for bug 108527

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In , Matt Ziegelbaum (mziegelbaum) wrote :

I flipped on EXA last night, and it seems to have solved the issue (that or some Ubuntu bug pushes). Anyway, here's my relevant information:

Ubuntu Hardy Heron 8.04 (fully updated)

uname -r: 2.6.24-16-generic

dpkg -l | grep xserver-xorg-video-ati:
ii xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.8.0-1 X.Org X server -- ATI display driver

Xserver version: 1.4.0.90

I'm running an ATI FireGL v3200 (M24 GL 3154 PCIE) on a Thinkpad T43p. The relevant part of my xorg.conf is:

Section "Device"
        Identifier "ATI Technologies Inc M24GL [Mobility FireGL V3200]"
        Driver "radeon"
        VendorName "IBM ThinkPad"
        Option "DynamicClocks" "on"
        Option "XAANoOffscreenPixmaps" "true"
        Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "true"
        Option "AccelMethod" "EXA"
        Option "RenderAccel" "true"
        Option "EnablePageFlip" "true"
        Option "ColorTiling" "on"
        BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection

The only thing I've changed myself is that I added AccelMethod EXA yesterday, and its hte first time I've gone more than 24 hours without Compiz causing a hardlock.

Hope that helps...