ATI Driver 1.6.7.195 Opensource Gets Black Screen on Radeon 9600 RV350
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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xserver-xorg-video-ati (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Undecided
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Bug Description
X locks/crash up when using the "ati" opensource driver version 1.6.7.195-1ubuntu2 with my desktop. The screen is black, and it does not respond to mouse or keyboard input on system startup.
Booting in recovery mode I tried several options in xorg.conf but all tempts just stopped after the xinit command with the black screen.
Following recommendations in the XorgOnTheEdge I downgraded to driver 1:6.6.193-1ubuntu1 and everything is running without problems including Compiz with desktop effects enabled.
I just want to know if I have to stick with driver 1:6.6.193-1ubuntu1 or should I need to upgrade to the new driver as insistently indicated by the icon on the top of the screen (the update-manager applet).
Note1: The ATI opensource driver 1.6.7.195-1ubuntu2 was working very well on my system before the release of kernel 2.6.22.14 version.
Note2: Sound system was affected by this upgrade too.
I can provide more log files if necessary but I don't know how to create debugging files.