On Tuesday 07 May 2002 01:22 am, Luciano Schirmer wrote: > I use XFree86 in my Debian system with success, but eventually the > system hangs when I switch the resolution using the C-M-+ / C-M-- > combinations, when I switch from text to X (and vice-versa) or, when I > login from gdm to some X session (and vice-versa). > > I couldn't find any relation with anything (time of use, process or > program executed, etc.). Sometimes it hangs in the initialization, > before showing the gdm screen. > > When it hangs, I can't use Ctrl-Meta-Backspace to shutdown the X server. > Nothing seems to work. It just freezes and I can see only a black > screen. And whe I restart the system it has to check all the mounted > filesystems. It's terrible. > > There seems to be a degree of incomptiblitiy between newer versions of XF86 and some older cards. I had an S3 Virge card that worked OK for years. When I upgraded to 4.2 the card would hang for exactly one minute before loading X. Various ingenious diagnoses were offered, many centering around the DNS Server (!) But when I replaced the card with an Sis 305 and got the XF86Config file squared away for it then all my problems disappeared. So I don't know what the problem is but the solution is--use a different card. Truly that ought not be the situation. But apparently it is. John Culleton -- Able Indexers and Typesetters http://wexfordpress.com
