Re: 2.2.20 -> 2.4.18 kernel-image -> X hangs machine

2002-05-01 Thread dave mallery
On Tue, 30 Apr 2002, Brenda J. Butler wrote: > On Tue, Apr 30, 2002 at 01:09:04PM -0600, dave mallery wrote: > > i just tried startx with the FB option uncommented. the machine did not > > freeze, however, i am back to the "no screens found" error which led me to > > comment it in the first pla

Re: 2.2.20 -> 2.4.18 kernel-image -> X hangs machine

2002-04-30 Thread Brenda J. Butler
On Tue, Apr 30, 2002 at 01:09:04PM -0600, dave mallery wrote: > i just tried startx with the FB option uncommented. the machine did not > freeze, however, i am back to the "no screens found" error which led me to > comment it in the first place. The "no screens" seems less broken than a complet

Re: 2.2.20 -> 2.4.18 kernel-image -> X hangs machine

2002-04-30 Thread dave mallery
hi scott victory! a friend suggested that i comment out the load for dri in the XF86config-4 file. itsa works now maybe i can come up with a post-mortem that will explain this thanks so much for your ear and your help. dave -- Dave Mallery, K5EN (r/h 7.2 krud; debian woody) PO B

Re: 2.2.20 -> 2.4.18 kernel-image -> X hangs machine

2002-04-30 Thread dave mallery
On 30 Apr 2002, Scott Henson wrote: > On Tue, 2002-04-30 at 10:12, dave mallery wrote: > > > hi scott > > > > hardware: pIII-550E 256mb parity aha2940uw G200-16mb > > Is this a laptop? > Other than it being a laptop it looks like very normal and well > supported hardware. not a laptop. just

Re: 2.2.20 -> 2.4.18 kernel-image -> X hangs machine

2002-04-30 Thread Scott Henson
On Tue, 2002-04-30 at 10:12, dave mallery wrote: > hi scott > > hardware: pIII-550E 256mb parity aha2940uw G200-16mb Is this a laptop? Other than it being a laptop it looks like very normal and well supported hardware. > kernel currently: stock kernel-image 2.4.18_686-5 (same problem with -4

Re: 2.2.20 -> 2.4.18 kernel-image -> X hangs machine

2002-04-30 Thread dave mallery
On 29 Apr 2002, Scott Henson wrote: > On Mon, 2002-04-29 at 12:58, dave mallery wrote: > > hi > > > > i posted this the other day, but no response. > > > > X was perfect under woody and 2.2.20. after installing both a custom > > 2.4.18 and the two latest kernel images, the same symptoms rema

Re: 2.2.20 -> 2.4.18 kernel-image -> X hangs machine

2002-04-30 Thread Scott Henson
On Mon, 2002-04-29 at 12:58, dave mallery wrote: > hi > > i posted this the other day, but no response. > > X was perfect under woody and 2.2.20. after installing both a custom > 2.4.18 and the two latest kernel images, the same symptoms remain. > > when you startx or let gdm start, the scre

2.2.20 -> 2.4.18 kernel-image -> X hangs machine

2002-04-29 Thread dave mallery
hi i posted this the other day, but no response. X was perfect under woody and 2.2.20. after installing both a custom 2.4.18 and the two latest kernel images, the same symptoms remain. when you startx or let gdm start, the screen blanks, flickers and the machine is totally hung. in my previ