On Thu, 23 Oct 2003, gareth wrote:
>Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2003 09:39:28 +0100 (BST)
>From: gareth <gareth@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx
>Reply-To: xfree86@xxxxxxxxxxx
>Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
>Subject: X Crashing.
>
>Hi. Recently, X has been crashing on my machine whenever I've left it
>left alone for more than a few hours. Until a week or so ago, this would
>happen maybe once a week, but now it's doing it every time. I've asked
>various friends, all of whom are far wiser than me, but they have no idea.
>
>I've included below bits of information it seems you would like. But if I
>have missed things, please let me know what else you want.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Gareth
>
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>
>>From /var/log/gdm/\:0.log :
>
>XFree86 Version 3.3.6a / X Window System
^^^^^^
Ancient.
>(protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6300)
>Release Date: xx November 2000
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is newer
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> than the above date, look for a newer version before reporting
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> problems. (see http://www.XFree86.Org/FAQ)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Your X server is on the verge of 3 years old currently. The
message above indicates if it's more than 6-12 months old, you
are using a rather old server and should upgrade to the latest
version. The current version of XFree86 X server is 4.3.0, which
should support that card ok.
Hope that helps.
--
Mike A. Harris
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