On Sun, Apr 29, 2001 at 03:52:35PM +0200, Michel Dänzer wrote: > > > Tovar wrote: > > > More to the point, from /var/log/xdm.log : > > > > Fatal server error: > > fbdevUpdateColormap: FBIOPUTCMAP failed (Function not implemented) > > > > > > When reporting a problem related to a server crash, please send > > the full server output, not just the last messages > > > > xdm error (pid 1347): Server for display :0 terminated unexpectedly: 1 > > > > You're right about the fix. I wonder if this just occurs with 'video=ofonly' > > or it afflicts video cards operating in native mode as well. > > Probably the former as the ioctl shouldn't fail in the latter case. > > I wonder if this still happens with the current XFree86 CVS (or any 4.x > version for that matter).
It still happens on my system (if I run "xset s activate" x dies), which is 4.0.2. Thanks, by the way, to Tovar. I didn't realize that dpms would work without crashing X, but in fact the lines you provided work beautifully, and are much more convenient than turning off my monitor! (And, yes, I live in California, so I really should be conserving power). -- David Roundy http://civet.berkeley.edu/droundy/
