radeon option agpmode 4 hangs system

Gobbledegeek gobbledegeek at gmail.com
Tue Jul 18 07:23:05 UTC 2006


Removing  agp from kernel  didn't  work. It  still freezes unless I
comment  out  the agpmode 4...

Any  other tips?


Rgrds

On 7/18/06, Derek Ragona <derek at computinginnovations.com> wrote:
>
>  Do you have the agp kernel module not loaded?  In 6.x there are known
> problems with the agp kernel module which is compiled in by default.  If you
> haven't tried removing it, try that.
>
>          -Derek
>
>
>
>  At 02:15 PM 7/17/2006, Gobbledegeek wrote:
>
>
> After  a long search and  no  solution in  sight,  I  have  to ask here -
>  many people  have  reported  this problem, the xorg  developers
>  deliberately default to  agpmode  1x because they  know it hangs
>  unpredictably otherwise.  The problem  has  been  around  for a few
>  years now.
>
>  Am  I stuck with  agp mode  1x  for  good?   I'm  sorry I  brought  a
>  radeon  in  the first  place.  Pay for mobike  but  ride a
>  bullock-cart!
>
>  Googlers! Don't  buy radeon folks! You've been  warned!
>
>  Rgrds
>
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