Bug 210067

Description of problem:
After a recent update, when attempting to start X, in a user session (either via
GDM or "startx" after booting to run level 3) the system appears to freeze.

CTRL + ALT + DEL has no affect, numblock/capslock has no effect.

I believe the backlight of the screen is still on.

If leaving the xorg.conf file unedited with radeon as the driver, the RHGB boot
screen starts normally (1280*800) but when xorg reloads for GDM the system freezes.

Editin xorg and using the VESA driver, the system starts (in 1024*768).

Please let me know if any other description is required.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
rpm -qi xorg-x11-drv-ati
Name        : xorg-x11-drv-ati             Relocations: (not relocatable)
Version     : 6.6.2                             Vendor: Red Hat, Inc.
Release     : 4.fc6                         Build Date: Mon 02 Oct 2006 04:33:56
PM BST

How reproducible:
every damn time

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Use "radeon" as the driver, and startx within a user session.
2.
3.
  
Actual results:
System freezes

Expected results:
system not to freeze

Additional info:
lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82855PM Processor to I/O Controller (rev 03)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82855PM Processor to AGP Controller (rev 03)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M)
USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M)
USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M)
USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 03)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-M) USB2 EHCI
Controller (rev 03)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev 83)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801DBM (ICH4-M) LPC Interface Bridge
(rev 03)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801DBM (ICH4-M) IDE Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) SMBus
Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM
(ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.6 Modem: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97
Modem Controller (rev 03)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc M9+ 5C61 [Radeon
Mobility 9200 (AGP)] (rev 01)
02:04.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI7420 CardBus Controller
02:04.2 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments PCI7x20 1394a-2000 OHCI Two-Port
PHY/Link-Layer Controller
02:04.3 Mass storage controller: Texas Instruments PCI7420/7620 Combo CardBus,
1394a-2000 OHCI and SD/MS-Pro Controller
02:08.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB PRO/100 VE (MOB) Ethernet
Controller (rev 83)
02:0b.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network
Connection (rev 05)