1.165. xorg-x11-drv-ati

An updated xorg-x11-drv-ati package that fixes a bug and adds an enhancement is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

The xorg-x11-drv-ati package provides a driver for the X.Org implementation of the X Window System, for ATI cards.

This update fixes the following bug:

* On certain Dell machines with ATI RN50 video controllers, an internal error (IERR) may have occurred when switching between a virtual terminal (VT) and an X session. This was caused by the driver incorrectly resetting a component of the graphics processing unit (GPU). With this update, the driver no longer attempts to reset that component, and switching between an X session and a virtual terminal now works as expected. ( BZ#608894)

As well, this updated package adds the following enhancement:

* The driver has been updated to support mode-setting on the HD5xxx (Evergreen) series of the ATI Radeon GPUs. ( BZ#573063)

All users of xorg-x11-drv-ati are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which resolves this issue and adds this enhancement.

An updated xorg-x11-drv-ati package that fixes a bug is now available.

The xorg-x11-drv-ati package provides a driver for ATI cards for the X.Org implementation of the X Window System.

This updated xorg-x11-drv-ati package fixes the following bug:

* previously, on certain Dell servers, VT switching on RN50 cards caused an internal error (IERR). This was caused by the driver incorrectly resetting a component of the GPU on a VT switch. With this update, the driver no longer attempts to reset that component. ( BZ#627510)

All users of xorg-x11-drv-ati are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which resolves this issue.