xorg crashing
- Forwarded message from Finn Thain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - Envelope-to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Delivery-date: Sun, 06 May 2007 09:01:55 -0400 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.8 (2007-02-13) on server01.gorrie X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=00.7 required=5.0 tests=HELO_EQ_AU=0.377, HOST_EQ_AU=0.327 autolearn=disabled version=3.1.8 From: Finn Thain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Fwd: mac status, was Re: time setting on 950 On Sun, 6 May 2007, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Sun, May 06, 2007 at 11:50:16AM +1000, Finn Thain wrote: > > > > You could try, > > > > $ startx -- -dpms > > > This returned to bash with an error message. > enclosed find xorg.conf and the log Signal 11 is a segmentation fault. This is the same crash that showed up in your earlier mail, but in that log there was no mention of DPMS at all, which makes me think I'm barking up the wrong tree. I don't want to waste your time with more guesses, so I think you'd better ask the mailing list why xorg would crash and what to do about it. I can't be of much help until I set up etch and xorg myself, and I don't really want to attempt that while I still have driver bugs to fix... -f - End forwarded message - OK, Thanks and I shall put this to the group ... Problem: xserver-xorg crashes from a user account startx yields: ... the usual preamble lines, the screen balnks. then there's an unblinking white underline cursor in the left upper corner; it disappears for a second, reappears as a light blue unblinking underline cursor. At which point, the display and keyboard are frozen ( procmail, exim4 and fetchmail continue to work;) after a variable interval either bash, display and keyboard return to life - or they never return (>8hrs wait) and I push the power key and return to macos8. Any ideas os what I should try? Thanks. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: xorg crashing
On Sun, 6 May 2007, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Sun, 6 May 2007, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > On Sun, May 06, 2007 at 11:50:16AM +1000, Finn Thain wrote: > > > > > > You could try, > > > > > > $ startx -- -dpms > > > > > This returned to bash with an error message. > > enclosed find xorg.conf and the log I've put up those files here (I assume attachments don't make it to the list)... http://www.telegraphics.com.au/~fthain/ljmoore/ -f > Signal 11 is a segmentation fault. This is the same crash that showed up > in your earlier mail, but in that log there was no mention of DPMS at all, > which makes me think I'm barking up the wrong tree. I don't want to waste > your time with more guesses, so I think you'd better ask the mailing list > why xorg would crash and what to do about it. I can't be of much help > until I set up etch and xorg myself, and I don't really want to attempt > that while I still have driver bugs to fix... > > -f > > - End forwarded message - > OK, Thanks and I shall put this to the group ... > Problem: xserver-xorg crashes > from a user account startx yields: > ... the usual preamble lines, the screen balnks. then there's an > unblinking white underline cursor in the left upper corner; > it disappears for a second, reappears as a light blue unblinking > underline cursor. At which point, the display and keyboard > are frozen ( procmail, exim4 and fetchmail continue to work;) > after a variable interval either bash, display and keyboard return > to life - or they never return (>8hrs wait) and I push the power key > and return to macos8. > Any ideas os what I should try? > Thanks. > > > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: xorg crashing
On Mon, May 07, 2007 at 01:13:57AM +1000, Finn Thain wrote: > On Sun, 6 May 2007, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > On Sun, 6 May 2007, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > This returned to bash with an error message. > > > enclosed find xorg.conf and the log > > I've put up those files here (I assume attachments don't make it to the > list)... > > http://www.telegraphics.com.au/~fthain/ljmoore/ > > > Signal 11 is a segmentation fault. This is the same crash that showed up > > in your earlier mail, but in that log there was no mention of DPMS at all, > > which makes me think I'm barking up the wrong tree. I don't want to waste > > your time with more guesses, so I think you'd better ask the mailing list > > why xorg would crash and what to do about it. I can't be of much help > > until I set up etch and xorg myself, and I don't really want to attempt > > that while I still have driver bugs to fix... It will most likely reduce your performance, but you might try disabling the shadow feature, which appears to be where it crashed. Add the folowing to your "Device" section just after 'Driver "fbdev"': Option "ShadowFB" "false" One other thing I noticed is that you have "macintosh_old" setup as your keyboard type, but I don't think that is correct. If you get it running and your keyboard produces the wrong characters, try "macintosh" instead. Brad Boyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Mac Keyboard Issues in X
On Fri, May 04, 2007 at 10:59:57PM -0500, Joel Ewy wrote: > Hey all, > > ... Back in 2004 when I installed Woody on an 840av, I noted that keys > wouldn't repeat in X. (e.g., you can't scroll with arrow keys, hold 'j' > down in vi or less and move down more than one line at a time, or eat up > a line with the backspace key) This feature worked in the console with > no problem. > I think it just has to be something to do with XF86 4... Any wisdom? > > JCE the xserver-xorg package's 'startx -help' suggests that "startx r" should enable key repititions. Perhaps the developers were listening? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
