thelupine wrote: > > I take it from the lack of responses, that no one else has come across > this, or doesn't have a fix for it just yet. :-( true. however, i can offer some ideas. first, lets assume that 'lock up' is really crash. if the x server dies, it may leave clues in either your ~/.xsession-errors or maybe the system x error log file. were it me, i'd look for clues as to the error output and start your search from that rather than guessing what might have happened. also, you might try doing a login from a different tty and doing a startx from the login, maybe then if you switch and return, you'll get an error text to the screen. lastly, i saw a bug like this in a driver handoff once, turned out to be a driver bug in the context switching from graphics to text. hth, jackc... ps: does no one else have your card working? > > If so, does anyone know of another place I might look into for the > answers. I've already tried the news groups, and found other people > with the exact same problem, but they too are looking for a fix. And > ATI's site is useless. Anywhere else? > > Any advice or help would be appreciated. > > Thanks, > Lup > > On Tue, 2002-05-21 at 01:59, thelupine wrote: > > I just upgraded to Red Hat 7.3 which came with 4.2. Now when I switch > > to a console using CTRL+ALT+F#, and then try to switch back to X > > (CTRL+ALT+F7), then screen becomes all scrambled, and it locks up on me. > > > > I have seen a few others ask about this, but not a resolution. Is there > > one? > > > > I have already checked my Monitor/LCD sync resolutions, and they are the > > same they were for Red Hat 7.2 with XFree86 4.1, this is only happening > > on RH7.3 with XFree86 4.2. Any suggestions? > > > > Video: ATI Radeon Mobility 16MB > > > > TIA, > > Lup > > > > P.S. This also locks up on me when I exit my Window Manager (E16.5). > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Newbie@XFree86.Org > > *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie > > _______________________________________________ > > Newbie@XFree86.Org > *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jack Craig ImageIntegration 831-684-1375 jackc@imageintegration.com
