yes, `make install` followed by `xdm` or `gdm` then the screen flashed a blue screen very shotly, then the moniter sound inside(change mode to high resolution), both compiler and linked libs could caused this issue, i guess ... or we can wait till a newer version of gcc-4 out... On 9/6/05, Marc Aurele La France <tsi@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Sun, 4 Sep 2005, cc wrote: > > On 9/4/05, Marc Aurele La France <tsi@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> On Sat, 3 Sep 2005, cc wrote: > >>>>>> using XFree86 4.5.0 on a Debian 3.1/testing system, > >>>>>> video card is a i740/agp with 8mb ram, > > >>>>>> the problem is, when switch back to virtual console by pressing > >>>>>> CTRL-ALT-Fn, text on virtual terminals are no longer readable, > > >>>>>> all characters on screen becomes a colored block(red), or just > >>>>>> gone(black), or something very strange. > > >>>>> If you can build from source, please try the attached patch. > > >>>> its still there. > > >>>> after applied patch, > >>>> i run 'make' in build dir, > >>>> then 'make install'.(keep previous build, i think this is enough, > >>>> isn't it? or should i run 'make World' again?) > > >> It should have been sufficient to `make install` under > >> xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/drivers/i740. > > >>> rebuild with gcc-3.3 ok. > >>> could be problem of gcc-4. > > >> Is this true without the patch? > > > yes. > > w/ or w/o the patch both ok. > > This doesn't sound good. You're certain you restarted the server between > `make install`'s? > > Marc. > > +----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ > | Marc Aurele La France | work: 1-780-492-9310 | > | Academic Information and | fax: 1-780-492-1729 | > | Communications Technologies | email: tsi@xxxxxxxxxxx | > | 352 General Services Building +-----------------------------------+ > | University of Alberta | | > | Edmonton, Alberta | Standard disclaimers apply | > | T6G 2H1 | | > | CANADA | | > +----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ > XFree86 developer and VP. ATI driver and X server internals. > _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
