Comment 17 for bug 290704

I am using an AMD64, dual-head, with fglrx. It dies on switch users, of course.

From what hede says, dual-head is not the problem, and it just seems to
be fglrx itself. [I do not understand the implications of abatcher's

        xinit xterm -- :1 vt8

comment in this regard.

Perhaps we can convince the MyLightWorksFine people at AMD that there are virtues to
having multiple users signed on at once. It doesn't look like we'll get it fixed, otherwise.

1. I use multiple users for security reasons - I have development accounts that have access
    to source code, and I try to keep those accounts distinct from my generic email/web account, etc.
    Part of this has to do with keeping my data out of client areas, and vice versa. It's not
    security in the secrecy sense, but in the safety of different accounts when my fumblefingers err,
    just as we avoid running as root.

2. Hede uses multiple users to get full-screen access and access to normal desktop without
    logging in/out. Very convenient.

I would appreciate it if the AMD people responsible for fglrx can give us some statement as
to why these are not virtuous activities. If they cannot do so, then can they please give us
some estimate of a repair date for their broken software?