It works fine now.:
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# Xorg configuration created by system-config-display
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "single head configuration"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "dbe"
Load "extmod"
Load "freetype"
Load "dri"
EndSection
Section "ServerFlags"
Option "AIGLX" "false"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "de"
Option "XkbVariant" "nodeadkeys"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
Identifier "Monitor0"
ModelName "LCD Panel 1280x1024"
### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
HorizSync 31.5 - 64.0
VertRefresh 56.0 - 65.0
Option "dpms"
EndSection
Section "Device"
#Option "UseFBDev" "true"
#Option "UseFBDev" "true"
Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "radeon"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Videocard0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600"
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSection
Using the framebuffer device should not be the default on such a machine IMHO.
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[surfer@localhost ~]$ /sbin/lspci -nvv
0000:00:0b.0 0600: 106b:0020
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV+ VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort+ >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 16, Cache Line Size: 32 bytes
Capabilities: <access denied>
0001:10:0b.0 0600: 106b:001f
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV+ VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap- 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort+ >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 16, Cache Line Size: 32 bytes
0001:10:0d.0 0604: 1011:0026 (rev 05)
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 32, Cache Line Size: 32 bytes
Bus: primary=10, secondary=11, subordinate=11, sec-latency=32
I/O behind bridge: 00001000-00001fff
Memory behind bridge: 80000000-8fffffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000f3000000-00000000f3000000
Secondary status: 66MHz+ FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- <SERR- <PERR-
BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR- NoISA- VGA- MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B-
Capabilities: <access denied>
0001:11:02.0 0300: 1002:5159
Subsystem: 1002:0908
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping+ SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 16 (2000ns min), Cache Line Size: 32 bytes
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 52
Region 0: Memory at 88000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M]
Region 1: I/O ports at 1000 [size=256]
Region 2: Memory at 80090000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
Expansion ROM at f3000000 [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
0001:11:07.0 ff00: 106b:0022 (rev 03)
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV+ VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 16, Cache Line Size: 32 bytes
Region 0: Memory at 80000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512K]
0001:11:08.0 0c03: 106b:0019 (prog-if 10)
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 16 (750ns min, 21500ns max)
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 27
Region 0: Memory at 80082000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
0001:11:09.0 0c03: 106b:0019 (prog-if 10)
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 16 (750ns min, 21500ns max)
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 28
Region 0: Memory at 80081000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
0001:11:0a.0 0c00: 104c:8020 (prog-if 10)
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV+ VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 16 (500ns min, 1000ns max), Cache Line Size: 32 bytes
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 63
Region 0: Memory at 80080000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2K]
Region 1: Memory at 80084000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
0002:21:0b.0 0600: 106b:001e
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV+ VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap- 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort+ >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 16, Cache Line Size: 32 bytes
0002:21:0f.0 0200: 106b:0021 (rev 01)
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV+ VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap- 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=slow >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR+
Latency: 16 (16000ns min, 16000ns max), Cache Line Size: 32 bytes
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 41
Region 0: Memory at f5200000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2M]
Expansion ROM at f5000000 [disabled] [size=1M]
The mouse input device is still unconfigured, so there is a warning in the log that default values are used, but that's OK.
Upon upgrade of the system software /etc/yaboot.conf looks like this:
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# yaboot.conf generated by anaconda
boot=/dev/hda2
init-message=Welcome to YDL!\nHit <TAB> for boot options
partition=3
timeout=80
install=/usr/lib/yaboot/yaboot
delay=2
enablecdboot
enableofboot
enablenetboot
magicboot=/usr/lib/yaboot/ofboot
image=/vmlinux-2.6.29-3.ydl61.4
label=2.6.29-3.ydl61.
read-only
initrd=/initrd-2.6.29-3.ydl61.4.img
append="rhgb quiet root=LABEL=/"
image=/vmlinux-2.6.27-1.ydl61.5
label=linux
read-only
initrd=/initrd-2.6.27-1.ydl61.5.img
append="rhgb quiet root=LABEL=/"
But :
[surfer@localhost ~]$ uname -r
2.6.29-3.ydl61.4