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=== System lockup on logout or switch to virtual consoles === | |||
If your system locks up after you logout or when you try to switch to a virtual console, this might be an instance of [http://ati.cchtml.com/show_bug.cgi?id=330 this bug]. It is likely that the problem only occurs for users with an '''Xorg version of at least 7.0''', an '''amd64''' system and a '''PCI Express''' graphics card. Probably it only affects users of '''DVI'''. | |||
There is a workaround: Use a standard D-Sub VGA connector instead of the DVI connector. | |||
This workaround was posted as a comment to another related bug: see [http://ati.cchtml.com/show_bug.cgi?id=239#c48 here]. | |||
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Revision as of 17:06, 23 August 2006
General Troubleshooting process.
If something goes wrong, cry.
System lockup on logout or switch to virtual consoles
If your system locks up after you logout or when you try to switch to a virtual console, this might be an instance of this bug. It is likely that the problem only occurs for users with an Xorg version of at least 7.0, an amd64 system and a PCI Express graphics card. Probably it only affects users of DVI.
There is a workaround: Use a standard D-Sub VGA connector instead of the DVI connector.
This workaround was posted as a comment to another related bug: see here.
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