Description of problem: When using 64-bit version of RHEL5.1, X freezes during start. The system is locked and not usable. The 32-bit version does not seem to have this problem Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): kernel-2.6.18-53.el5.x86_64 kernel-2.6.18-53.el5.1.6.x86_64 How reproducible: Load the OS. Load the current ATI driver (8.01, which is 8.452.1), configure xorg.conf to use fglrx and startx Steps to Reproduce: 1. Install OS 2. Install GCC + depends and kernel-devel, kernel-headers 3. yum update -y 4. reboot 5. boot to init 3 6. install ati driver 7. startx (system will freeze just after the white bars appear at the top and bottom of the screen) Actual results: unable to provide... Expected results: Additional info:
this looks like x86_64, not ia64.
Can we get a /var/log/dmesg output for the affected system?
No. I have since moved on and try not to use ATI cards with LINUX anymore.
I think we better close this, to reflect the lack of progress with fglx honestly. I'm putting the closed status as "Wontfix". BTW, I am using a Radeon with David Airlie's drivers on Fedora 11. It works pretty well, including KMS and 2D accelerations (I don't test 3D extensively myself). So, I think RHEL 6 is going to be safe from this.