xf86-video-ati with patch-src-radeon_driver.c freeze the system

[Andriy Gapon]

on 02/03/2011 00:55 Jung-uk Kim said the following:
> On Tuesday 01 March 2011 05:44 pm, Warren Block wrote:
>> On Tue, 1 Mar 2011, Roland Smith wrote:
>>>> Yet the HD4650 has worked every time...
>>>
>>> Question is, does it work without the patch in the ports tree?
>>
>> Just switched back, and yes, it's fine.  Same values, too: mem_size
>> 20000000, aper_size 0.
>>
>> BusType, either the xorg.conf setting or the kind of bus that's
>> really in the machine, may be important.  That's why I've mentioned
>> PCIE.  If you have AGP, that could be a factor.  Certainly if you
>> have a physical bus that doesn't match what's set in xorg.conf,
>> that's not good.
> 
> Yes, GART handling is very specific to its bus type.  Also, IGP (e.g., 
> RS780) chipsets must be treated as PCI, not PCIE.  Forcing BusType is 
> really really bad idea unless you know what you are doing.  I think 
> it must be removed from ports/UPDATING (along with other non-sensical 
> recommendations).

I must chime in and second your suggestion.

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Andriy Gapon