Ubuntu
xserver-xorg-video-ati package

  1. Bug #30447
  2. Comment #22

Comment 22 for bug 30447

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it (orstavik) wrote : Re: xorg ati: restart of X causes graphics freeze

i have the same problem with ati radeon mobility 9700 / ubuntu 6.06 / fglrx. I too get thrown out into a black responsless screen when I try to a) restart x with ctrl+alt+backspace or b) "/etc/init.d/gdm restart" or c) ctrl+alt+F1 or d) simply log out.

The problem of d) "logging out into a black screen" usually happens when I have made changes to the xorg.conf-file. I have been able to successfully log out and also successfully restart X with ctrl+alt+backspace (at log-in-window), but only when I havn't made changes to the xorg.conf before I log out. It seems to me that I must reboot when I make changes to the xorg.conf? (is that a bug or a feature?)