Re: XFree86 freezes in minutes (was:Trident Blade, "no screens")

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hacksaw" <hacksaw@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jmc@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <xfree86@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2003 11:50 PM
Subject: Re:  XFree86 freezes in minutes (was:Trident Blade, "no
screens")


> I was having troubles with my S3 Savage IX based laptop freezing with X
4.3.0.
> On a whim I set the driver to vesa, since the screen is 800x600 and
there's no
> 3d stuff to speak of. Works great. Give it a try if you haven't.
>
> Wish I knew what was up with the savage driver. It doesn't just hose X, it
> locks the machine hard.
> -- 

Man... I used to think only Windows would lock up with a bad driver...
Welcome to the real world I guess :(

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