radeon option agpmode 4 hangs system

[Derek Ragona]

I have no other ideas.  Unfortunately ATI doesn't support anything but 
windows and Mac OS X.  And with agp being replaced with PCI Express, this 
issue is unlikely to get resolved.  You might want to change to an nvidia card.

         -Derek

At 02:23 AM 7/18/2006, Gobbledegeek wrote:
>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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