[elrepo] Fglrx package hangs my computer?

[Nikki Locke]

I got round to installing the fglrx el-repo package yesterday - 
I've been hoping for an el-repo version of this that will run on 
any kernel for ages, as I'm fed up with having to manually patch 
the ATI-provided one for each new, incompatible kernel release, 
and compile it twice before it works.

However, yesterday my computer hung. The mouse cursor still 
worked, but clicking on stuff did nothing, and the keyboard did 
nothing either (I tried Ctrl-Alt-Arrow to go to different 
desktop, Ctrl-Alt-Backspace to restart X, Ctrl-Alt-Del - 
nothing).

I put it down to cosmic rays, and hit the reset button.

Today, while trying to write my Christmas emails, it hung again. 
I reset again, and a few minutes later it hung again. I reset, 
uninstalled the fglrx driver, recompiled the ATI-supplied one, 
and restarted. Everything has been fine since.

I realise this is not a proven bug (it might be coincidence), and 
I haven't provided enough detail. However, I'm not sure what 
detail I should provide for a proper bug report, or whether this 
is the right place to report it. Suggestions welcome.

-- 
Nikki Locke, Trumphurst Ltd.  PC & Unix consultancy & programming
http://www.trumphurst.com/