The www.xfree86.org > Support, Documentation and Resources > video drivers > ATI advises to use the "ati" driver for your card... Possibly that would help... Lionel --- Geoff Wright <geoffwright@sympatico.ca> wrote: > > > I am running Redhat 7.3 (kernel 2.4.18-3) and have an ATI xpert2000 32Mb > video card. I have been experiencing complete system lockups (ctl-alt > backspace won't kill the x-server, ctl-alt-F2 won't get me into another tty, > ctl-alt del won't reboot the machine). When I have it set at 24 bpp or at 16 > bpp, and open up three applications (a java app, Galeon web-browser...print > tab, and Forte (an IDE for java)), then my system just locks up. Maybe other > combinations will crash the system, but I know that this one does for sure. > > > I checked the XFree86.0.log file after rebooting as single user and there > doesn't seem to be anything suspicious (am I looking hard enough?). I have > played around with XF86Config-4 and have compared it with its counterpart in > Mandrake 8.1 which I have installed on another partition (and which seems to > work fine with 24 bpp). > > > Also, when I run Xconfigurator, I am able to make all of my selections but > when it tries to start the x-server, it just gives me a blank grey screen > with an X for my cursor. How worried should I be about this? > > > I am now at a loss as to what to do next. Has anyone experienced similar > problems? What can I do next to further diagnose this problem? Should I > spend more time trying to get Xconfigurator working correctly or should I be > working directly with XF86Config-4 file? > > > Thanks in advance for any suggestions. > > > > Here is an excerpt from XF86Config-4: > > > Section "Device" > Identifier "ATI Rage 128" > Driver "r128" > BoardName "ATI Xpert2000" > #Chipset "ATI Rage 128 RF (AGP)" > Option "AGPMode" "1" > Option "UseCCEFor2D" "false" > Option "DPMS" "on" > # VideoRam 32768 > EndSection > > > _______________________________________________ > > Newbie@XFree86.Org > *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com
