On Thu, 17 May 2001, Kevin Ross wrote:
> > I am running Sid with XFree86 4.0.3-3 on Linux 2.4.4. My
> > predicament, you see, is that my X server seems to hang the machine
> > whenever it fancies. I have maximum uptimes of about 15 to 20 minutes
> > of usage. If I don't touch my X server, it's fine. If I don't use
> > my X server, it's fine. I've tried MemTest86, but that passed with
> > flying colours. Any suggestions for log files to look at, or diagnostics
> > to run?
>
> Sounds like it could be a video driver problem. There are a couple things
> you can try:
>
> 1. In the "Device" section for your video card in your XF86Config-4 file,
> try adding:
> Option "NoAccel"
>
> There may be other driver-specific options for your card. What driver
> are you using?
Did that with the r128 and the ati drivers. No dice. I still get
hangs.
> 2. In the same section, instead of your current driver, try:
> Driver "vesa"
>
> This probably won't give you great performance, but at least it should
> be stable.
What's funny is that VESA comes up right, it detects my card
beautifully; but then it complains that there aren't any screens.
Simon
