On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 08:07, BLANC JOEL <joel00012...@yahoo.fr> wrote: > (please cc me for I'm unsuscribed) > > Since I have upgraded my system, it *flickers*. > The boot happens normally (the GRUB file mentions linux 2.6.7-1-386), > the ``come up" seems to well happen also. But when I come to the GNOME > screen, > this one lasts only for an instant (the _login_ window doesn't display), the > screen passes > (briefly) to black, then it displays the text screen (briefly also), then > the screen repasses > to black, then we restart to the GNOME screen. > This sequence happens 5 times, then a screen displays: > > "The display server has been shut down about 6 times in the last" > "90 seconds, it is likely that something bad is going on. I will " > wait for 2 minutes before trying again on display :0. " > > "<Ok>" > > the message <Ok> being displayed in red. The system makes 2 errors: > it happens 5 flickers rather than 6, and to wait is useless. Validing makes > return to the text screen (which gives me a login. Hopefully I may retake > the hand) for about 2 minutes, after which there is the return of the > flickering > (but 7 times, this time). I precise my system is set on _stable_. > > A lsmod gives: > module Size Used by > [...] > radeon 115236 0 > [...] > > A hwinfo gives: > ----- kernel log ----- > [...] > <6>agpgart: Found an AGP compliant device at 0000:00:00.0 > <6>agpgart: Device is in legacy mode, falling back to 2.x > <6>agpgart: Putting AGP V2 device at 0000:00:00.0 into 1x mode > <6>agpgart: Putting AGP V2 device at 0000:01:00.0 into 1x mode > <6>apm BIOS version 1.2 Flags 0x03 (Driver version 1.16ac) > <5>apm: overridden by ACPI > [repeated many times] > [...] > ========= end debug info ========= > [...] > 24: PCI(AGP) 100.0: 0300 VGA compatible controller (VGA) > [no line "Module Alias :"] > [...] > > If I run startx, I have a blue and gray logo, with the Debian logo embedded > in > black, which displays not less than 3 seconds ! The flickering restarts > nevertheless. And there is a message : > "AUDIT: Fri Oct 31 10:16:21 2008 4552 X: client 4 rejected" > "waiting for X server to shut down" > > Anyone has an idea ?
What does your /var/log/Xorg.0.log say? Cheers, Kelly Clowers -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
