[Pkg-fglrx-devel] Bug#520644: Bug#520644: fglrx-driver: fglrx causes kernel panic with multiple X servers

[Patrick Matthäi]

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Philipp Marek schrieb:
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> Package: fglrx-driver
> Version: 1:9-2-2
> Severity: normal
> 
> With the onboard graphics card (a nvidia) I had multiple x-servers
> running, via /etc/kde3/kdm/kdmrc:
> 	StaticServers=:0,:1,:2
> 
> Now I upgraded the machine and use an ATI graphics card with the
> fglrx driver:
>   03:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV610 video device [Radeon HD 2400 PRO]
> 
> But this setting above causes a kernel panic - when kdm tries to start
> the X servers, I only see the blinking CapsLock/ScrollLock LEDs.
> 
> Now that I changed the setting to
> 	StaticServers=:0
> it doesn't crash anymore - but I'd like to get more than one X server,
> to have multiple people logged in.
> 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Phil
> 
> 
> -- System Information:
> Debian Release: squeeze/sid
>   APT prefers unstable
>   APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (1, 'experimental')
> Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
> 
> Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-1-amd64 (SMP w/1 CPU core)
> Locale: LANG=de_AT.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_AT.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
> Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
> 
> Versions of packages fglrx-driver depends on:
> ii  debconf [debconf-2.0]         1.5.26     Debian configuration management sy
> ii  fglrx-glx                     1:9-2-2    proprietary libGL for the non-free
> ii  laptop-detect                 0.13.7     attempt to detect a laptop
> ii  libc6                         2.9-6      GNU C Library: Shared libraries
> ii  libdrm2                       2.3.1-2    Userspace interface to kernel DRM 
> ii  libgl1-mesa-glx [libgl1]      7.0.3-7    A free implementation of the OpenG
> ii  libx11-6                      2:1.1.5-2  X11 client-side library
> ii  libxext6                      2:1.0.4-1  X11 miscellaneous extension librar
> ii  libxinerama1                  2:1.0.3-2  X11 Xinerama extension library
> ii  libxrandr2                    2:1.3.0-2  X11 RandR extension library
> ii  libxrender1                   1:0.9.4-2  X Rendering Extension client libra
> ii  xserver-xorg                  1:7.3+18   the X.Org X server
> 
> Versions of packages fglrx-driver recommends:
> ii  fglrx-atieventsd       1:9-2-2           external events daemon for the non
> ii  fglrx-glx              1:9-2-2           proprietary libGL for the non-free
> ii  fglrx-glx-ia32         1:9-2-2           proprietary libGL for the non-free
> ii  fglrx-kernel-2.6.26-1- 1:9-2-2+2.6.26-13 ATI binary kernel module for Linux
> ii  fglrx-source           1:9-2-2           kernel module source for the non-f
> 
> Versions of packages fglrx-driver suggests:
> ii  fglrx-control                 1:9-2-2    control panel for the non-free AMD
> 
> -- debconf information:
>   fglrx-driver/acpi_switch: false
> 


Hello,

first: do you realy need multiple static X servers? I do not think so
with kdm, maybe this is an realy old behaviour, because here KDM starts
new X servers if they are needed and it is working..

But if you realy need it, it might help to disable 3D acceleration.

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