https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=38583
Summary: Radeon HD 6850 locks computer when kernel module is loaded with KMS Product: DRI Version: XOrg CVS Platform: x86-64 (AMD64) OS/Version: Linux (All) Status: NEW Severity: critical Priority: medium Component: DRM/Radeon AssignedTo: dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org ReportedBy: fisxoj@gmail.com
I just got a new HD 6850 card. When I boot with it inserted, I get through bios and grub, and then have a few seconds of blinking cursor before the screen goes off and I can't get the machine to respond to anything.
With the nomodeset option, I can boot to runlevel 3. Because everything freezes when the module is loaded with modesetting (and since the xorg driver seems to require it) that's as far as I can get.
I'm running 64bit fedora 15 that is up-to-date as of today.