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On Thu, 6 Oct 2005 08:16:37 -0700
Chuck Silvers <chuq@chuq.com> wrote:

> On Thu, Oct 06, 2005 at 02:31:40PM +0200, Timm Wetzel wrote:
> > >I've been using this display with a radeon 9600XT with no problems.
> > >note that I did have to use a cvs version of the xorg X server,
> > >the 6.8.2 release didn't work.  (nor did xfree.)
> >=20
> > (even more OT)
> >=20
> > Could you explain how it failed?
> >=20
> > I'm asking because I've unsuccessfully tried to get a 17in Apple LCD=20
> > working with a (Mac) Radeon 7500, using both XFree and pkgsrc Xorg 6.8.=
2.
> >=20
> > The display invariably goes black (and stays black after stopping the=20
> > server), although the X server seems completely happy.
> > I've tried to apply later X patches in the radeon driver, but it didn't=
=20
> > help.
>=20
> yup, that's the problem I had.  here's the explanation of it
> (the first problem he mentions):
>=20
> http://lists.freedesktop.org/pipermail/xorg/2005-March/006641.html
>=20
> and here's the fix:
>=20
> http://cvs.freedesktop.org/xorg/xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/drivers/at=
i/radeon_driver.c?r1=3D1.48&r2=3D1.49

Interesting. This might also fix it on the iBook.

have fun
Michael

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