will we ever have radeon drivers that aren't crap?

[Bill Davidsen]

Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> On Fri, 24 Jul 2009, Hiisi wrote:
> 
>>> Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:56:12 -0400 (EDT)
>>> From: "Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday at crashcourse.ca>
> 
>>>   currently, on my 1280x800 display gateway laptop, i need to run
>>> the vesa driver and get only 1024x768 because, if i try to run the
>>> radeon driver, i'll get my full resolution, and my session will
>>> last maybe 10-15 minutes before finally locking up, at which point
>>> the only response i can get is moving the mouse around the screen
>>> verrrrrry slowly but nothing else, requiring a power cycle.  (the
>>> vesa driver will, of course, work perfectly for days on end.)
> 
>> Had similar problem with screen resolution running vesa driver.
>> Check your /etc/X11/xorg.conf In section "Screen", subsection
>> "Display" in line Modes add "1280x800" and restart X-server. That
>> (probably) will do the task.
> 
>   currently, my xorg.conf file is the extremely spartan:
> 
> Section "ServerFlags"
>         Option "DontZap" "false"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "Device"
>         Identifier "Videocard0"
>         Driver "vesa"
> EndSection
> 
> which gives me perfectly functional 1024x768.  and i remember trying
> various combinations to try to get to 1280x800 and failing.  if you
> can give me an exact setting for xorg.conf to try, i'll give it a
> shot.  but i recall messing with that for a while and never getting
> vesa at 1280x800.  i'm definitely open to suggestions.
> 
Have you tried without an xorg.conf at all? I get 1280x800 that way, one of the 
few things I do like about F11 video. Sort of like deleting PulseAudio to get sound.

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