Michael Flaig wrote:
> I've downloaded and configured XFree4 ... but when I run startx the system
> starts XFree and then freezes. I have to reboot with switching off.
>
> I can't make logs of the output, because the filesystem doesn't sync before
> switching off ...
You could re-mount your fs like this before starting X:
mount -n -o remount,sync /
Might also save you trouble with damaged filesystem(s) et al. ;)
> My Machine is a Pismo 400 / 128 MB / Ati Rage Mobility 128 ...
>
> Kernel is the default one of Debian PPC 2.2r0 . A 2.2.17.
>From your XF86Config:
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/gpmdata"
Option "Protocol" "IntelliMouse"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection
Is there a reason you use the GPM repeater device?
> I think it could be a Problem with the kernel so I want to test another
> kernel.
I wouldn't expect that to change anything wrt X. The kernel has never had any
influence on X for me. (If you used Option "UseFBDev" that would be a
different story)
Michel
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Earthling Michel Dänzer (MrCooper) \ CS student and free software enthusiast
Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc,i386) user \ member of XFree86 and the DRI project
