On Wed, 27 Oct 2010 11:17:00 -0700, Ross wrote in message <1288203420.19063.0.ca...@corn.betterworld.us>:
> On Wed, 2010-10-27 at 18:43 +0200, Sven Joachim wrote: > > On 2010-10-26 22:13 +0200, Ross Boylan wrote: > > > > > My amd64 system is basically running stable, including X, but I'm > > > running linux-image-2.6.32-5-amd64 and associated firmware for > > > reasons unrelated to X. > > > > > > After a recent upgrade, my monitor started behaving poorly (shrunk > > > vertically and flickering ...horizontally by a coupla millimeters? ..I simply made a new modeline. ;o) > > > ), and I'm wondering if this could be > > > from an X vs kernel mismatch. > > > > Unlikely unless you use kernel mode setting, but you could > > blacklist the radeon module. Have you tried older kernels (perhaps > > a 2.6.32-3 kernel from snapshot.debian.org) yet? ..or 2.6.36~"experimental" and ditto X, works nicely here. 9800Pro, X850XTPE and Mobility FireGL V5200, once I get time, I'll set up my pile of 9250's to feed a FlightGear igloo. ;o) > > Sven > > > That's an excellent idea, that I unfortunately didn't think of. I > sent the monitor off for repair. Ross -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;o) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20101030052304.7bcee...@a45.fmb.no
