Ubuntu
xserver-xorg-video-ati package

  1. Bug #16873
  2. Comment #138

Comment 138 for bug 16873

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Benjamin Herrenschmidt (benh-kernel) wrote : Re: [Bug 16873] Re: system freeze when using ati radeon 7000 with xorg "ati" driver

On Thu, 2006-11-16 at 16:29 +0000, Robert Knight wrote:
> I have discussed the matter with David Airlie, who maintains the xorg
> ati driver. He told me that Ubuntu have added quite a number of patches
> to the ati driver, and it isn't a straightforward matter - for someone
> who is not familiar with the X code at least (ie. myself) - to find a
> patch in the x.org git tree and apply it to the Ubuntu version of the
> driver.
>
> I did have a look at both codebases, and I really was way out of my depth.
> The short story is that I upgraded to 'Edgy' where the issue has been fixed, much as I would have preferred a "safe and stable" release on my main machine.
>
> This bug is very serious, and I strongly suggest upgrading its severity.

well, I've told ubuntu folks I know my feeling on the matter several
times. I beleive that they should use the latest stable driver release
in dapper too...

Ben.