[arch-general] Display issues with Linux 3.1

Uli Armbruster uli.armbruster at googlemail.com
Thu Nov 10 08:53:29 EST 2011


* Taylor Hedberg <tmhedberg at gmail.com> [10.11.2011 13:50]:
> Uli Armbruster, Thu 2011-11-10 @ 07:45:11+0100:
> > I can confirm this behavior, however I'm not sure if it's software
> > related. I have the impression that this happens here only if the
> > laptop is cold (e.g. because I carried it around outside in the cold
> > german autumn). But Taylor's describtion fits perfectly to the
> > behavior I have, so maybe it really is caused by the kernel.
> > 
> > I have a 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV350
> > [Mobility Radeon 9600 M10] and use the radeon driver.
> 
> Does the problem disappear if you downgrade the kernel? It certainly
> does for me. That would tell you whether it's hardware or software issue
> on your machine.

I'll try to look into it. I also have the linux-rt kernel installed, which is still version 3.0.7. I'll tell you if it happens as well with this kernel.


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