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Hello,
I have a dec alpha system running the unstable debian tree. (kernel 2.3.99).
I have downloaded the binaries that were provided at xfree86's ftp
site: XFree86 version 4.0.1
However, this xserver makes my machine crash very badly: it simply
starts rebooting.
Because of this hard-reset, I cannot examine any logs on my filesystem:
they never got the chance of being flushed to disk.
Some details:
- I use the mga driver on a Matrox g200
- Starting the server with -configure flags works: the system nicely
examines my machine and created a config file.
when running the server with this config file, the machine reboots.
I expect this to be far more than a bug in the xserver.
Surely this must be a bug in the linux kernel?
My question:
Has anyone managed to binaries, provided by xfree86.org, work on
a dec alpha.
If so, with what gfx card?
Also, has anyone else had severe crashes like this?
I would try a pre 2.4 kernel, but read some messages about
2.4 not working 100% for alphas.
Also, my alpha is stable, and only crashes on this specific xserver,
and its not overclocked. (lx164 at 533)
many thx,
Bram Stolk
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