Comment 54 for bug 107115

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IgnorantGuru (ignorantguru) wrote :

> Following instructions on https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto/ATI#head-99489608eb537a1a0346cdd3ad34209d7887714a (for Feisty) I installed the latest ATI driver 8.39.4 (for Radeon Xpress 200M) and this bug/problem seems no longer there... Only a frozen mouse cursor but that's maybe related to my synaptic-touchpad driver?

In testing 8.39.4 on Kubuntu Fiesty, I discovered that the log-out problem is not present if the S-Video cable is not attached at boot. If I attach a TV to S-Video at boot, I cannot log out or shut down normally (even if the cable is later disconnected). This may have been the case with earlier drivers as well.

If I try to log out or shut down with S-Video connected at boot, I get a black screen with just a mouse cursor for about 15 seconds, then it freezes with a screen full of gray and black garbage - same as earlier versions of the driver. Only way to avoid this is to Ctrl-Alt-F1, login as root, and "poweroff". (Once I press Ctrl-Alt-F1, I cannot return to KDE with Ctrl-Alt-F7 - freezes.)

The Synaptic Touchpad is working normally with 8.39.4. I'm using an HP NX6125 notebook.

Here is my device section, FWIW. Suggestions welcome.

Section "Device"
 Identifier "ATI Technologies Inc ATI Radeon XPRESS 200M 5955 (PCIE)"
 Driver "fglrx"
 Busid "PCI:1:5:0"
 Option "VideoOverlay" "on"
 Option "OpenGLOverlay" "off"
 Option "DesktopSetup" "clone"
 Option "OverlayOnCRTC2" "0"
EndSection