20 Aug
2010
20 Aug
'10
9:35 p.m.
Dell OptiPlex 980, Radeon HD 4550 xorg figures it should use the r500 driver.
I start with no /etc/X11/xorg.conf. It comes up, mirroring. I use the gnome applet - the same thing, btw, with system-config-display - tell it to use dual head, and spanning desktops. Exit X.
Restart, and the second monitor goes into powersave mode. Try to exit X, either via logout, or <ctrl><alt><bkspace>, and it goes, and comes back with a bluish screen... and that's all she wrote. It's hung so hard I can't log in via ssh, and have to power cycle it.
Any clues?
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