On Tue, 21 Nov 2006, Tayfun Can wrote:
On 10/26/06, Matthew Saltzman <mjs(a)ces.clemson.edu> wrote:
> Some Thinkpads with Radeon video cards have a suspend issue that requires
> loading the radeonfb kernel module in the initrd. When this happens, the
> radeon xorg driver refuses to display at any resolution other than
> 640x480. Everything works normally (except for the suspend problem) when
> the radeonfb is not loaded.
>
> Anyone else seeing this? Any solution? Is it an xorg bug or a kernel
> bug?
I get 800x600 as well on a R51 but nothing higher.
Actually found the solution, which is posted here:
http://www.ces.clemson.edu/linux/fc6_setup.shtml#radeon
Add |Option "MergedFB" "Off"| to the video card's Device section
of
xorg.conf.
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