[Pkg-fglrx-devel] Bug#795863: Bug#795863: fglrx-driver: fglrx ASIC lockup: HID devices unusable

[Tom Noonan]

> Both could be deactivated, so it is not a RC bug.
Bear in mind those points are still educated guesses.  It hasn't
happened enough for any root cause or correlation to be properly
determined.

> Anyway fglrx is closed source so we just can ask you: Is this issue 
> fixed in 15.7-1 from stretch/sid?
I'll attempt that when it crashes next to avoid interrupting my current
work.  Thanks.

On Tue, 18 Aug 2015 11:26:49 +0200
Patrick Matthäi <pmatthaei at debian.org> wrote:

> severity #795863 normal
> tag #795863 + upstream
> thanks
> 
> Am 17.08.2015 um 16:26 schrieb Tom Noonan:
> > Package: fglrx-driver
> > Version: 1:14.9+ga14.201-2
> > Severity: critical
> > Justification: breaks the whole system
> >
> > Dear Maintainer,
> >
> > Running the fglrx driver against a Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
> > [AMD/ATI] Bonaire [FirePro W5100] ASIC lockups have been seen on
> > multiple occasions. This is usually seen when the terminal is idle
> > with the monitors in power save mode. XScreenSaver is in use to
> > lock the terminals however all screensavers are disabled (screen
> > blanking only) to try and eliminate GL issues.
> 
> Both could be deactivated, so it is not a RC bug.
> 
> Anyway fglrx is closed source so we just can ask you: Is this issue 
> fixed in 15.7-1 from stretch/sid?
>