I have seen the same problem with the XF86_SVGA server with ATI cards. I could not switch between X and a virtual console without blanking the screen, freezing things, and other unpleasantness. I would suggest using an accelerated server if one is available, not only because it is much more stable and able to switch between video modes, but they're also typically a lot faster
matt On Tue, 18 Jan 2000, aphro wrote: > On Tue, 18 Jan 2000, Carlos H. S. Laviola wrote: > > clavio >1) Whenever I run X and switch to the console (ex.: control alt f2) > and > clavio >come back to X, it freezes. everytime. what could be wrong? > > i had this problem too, *I* attributed it to the driver, when i used > acceleratedX it worked fine, but when i used XF86 (on certain versions) it > did not, i just didn't ctrl-alt-f2 anymore :) if i needed to go to the > console i'd kill xdm and exit out of X. Try upgrading the X driver, XF > 3.3.6 is out now, it might help..but it might not. > > clavio >cdemo:~# insmod lp > clavio >Using /lib/modules/2.2.14/misc/lp.o > clavio >/lib/modules/2.2.14/misc/lp.o: init_module: Device or resource busy > clavio >cdemo:~# > > is the driver already loaded? if not the hardware might not be configured > in a way that the module can locate it. i always compile the parallel > printer support directly into the kernel. i only use modules for > sound/vmware/bttv/lm_sensors/ipmasq/ppp compression. > > clavio >The printer IS fine, it's been tested on a Windoze machine the same > day. > clavio >What could be wrong here too? > > its not a problem with the printer(yet) its for sure a driver problem > with the parallel port itself. If you have a modern PC with onboard > parallel, if you havent already i'd HIGHLY reccomend hard setting the lpt > port in the bios to an address and not use "PnP" for it. > > nate > > > ----------------------------------------[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ]-- > Vice President Network Operations http://www.firetrail.com/ > Firetrail Internet Services Limited http://www.aphroland.org/ > Everett, WA 425-348-7336 http://www.linuxpowered.net/ > Powered By: http://comedy.aphroland.org/ > Debian 2.1 Linux 2.0.36 SMP http://yahoo.aphroland.org/ > -----------------------------------------[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ]-- > 10:12am up 151 days, 22:16, 2 users, load average: 1.42, 1.57, 1.62 > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > >
