On Thu, 2003-01-23 at 14:17, Frank Trenkamp wrote: > Hi Ivan, > > > X is in VESA mode, as the Thinkpad has unsupported Radeon video. > > Mobility 7500 Radeon? You will most surely need XFree 4.2.x, by now > finally available in in unstable (and testing? dunno). I've been using an > install from binaries from XFree86.org - running fine for months now. > This is definitely true. There are woody debs available that work great too.
> > If I'm in X (Gnome) and I'm idle for a while (10 mins?) X crashes. The > > error messages seem to be to do with trying to run a screensaver. Now, > > I have xscreensaver installed, but opening Gnome Control Center's > > screensaver tab causes X to crash instantly. Same thing happens when > > xscreensaver is not installed. I'm happy not to have a screensaver, > > and/or for the screen to just go blank like it does when in console mode. > The Star Wars screensaver (opengl believe it or not) always locked up my machine. Others may have too, but I pinpointed it to that one. Upgrading X solved it IIRC. Also try upgrading xscreensaver if you are using woody. I know for a while, I just made sure I didn't use opengl screensavers. Jamie Strandboge -- Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] GPG/PGP ID: 26384A3A Fingerprint: D9FF DF4A 2D46 A353 A289 E8F5 AA75 DCBE 2638 4A3A
