From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jun 28 11:31:19 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 35D1016A41F for ; Thu, 28 Jun 2007 11:31:19 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@meijome.net) Received: from sigma.octantis.com.au (ns2.octantis.com.au [207.44.189.124]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0344813C458 for ; Thu, 28 Jun 2007 11:31:18 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@meijome.net) Received: (qmail 8865 invoked from network); 28 Jun 2007 06:31:18 -0500 Received: from unknown (HELO localhost) (210.84.50.231) by sigma.octantis.com.au with (DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA encrypted) SMTP; 28 Jun 2007 06:31:18 -0500 Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2007 21:31:14 +1000 From: Norberto Meijome To: David Marec Message-ID: <20070628213114.05f72476@localhost> In-Reply-To: <200706280821.20541.dmares.spam@free.fr> References: <200706280821.20541.dmares.spam@free.fr> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 2.9.2 (GTK+ 2.10.13; i386-portbld-freebsd6.2) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Xorg failed to run on old PC. X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2007 11:31:19 -0000 On Thu, 28 Jun 2007 08:21:20 +0200 David Marec wrote: > hi Hi David, [ originally sent to ports@ - this should really go in questions@, not real= ly to do with the ports systems. therefore,i've moved it.] >=20 >=20 > I am trying to configure an old "cirix166-48Mo RAM" workstation. you mean 48 Mb ?=20 >=20 > But, FreeBSD 6.2 installed, Xorg crashes on=20 > =AB Caught signal 11=BB segfault 11 is, if memory serves me well, usually caused by dodgy hardware. (RAM / L1 cache usually) >=20 > I tried three drivers, mga, vesa and vga. ok, from your Xorg log file, you have a=20 Matrox Graphics, Inc. MGA 1064SG [Mystique] card. mga 'should' be the right one, but i wonder whether it would try too = hard to get all the bells and whistles running, which may not be such a good ide= a in an old machine.=20 > The driver "mga" failed to load DRI module, which was not requested. you can disable DRI in your xorg.conf by commenting out the=20 Load "dri" I am not sure how to do it with a blank xorg.conf though. there should be s= ome parameter for xorgcfg (you are using it to generate a valid xorg file , rig= ht? ) >=20 > The log file, created with no "xorg.conf", can be uploaded here: > http://david.marec.free.fr/public/Xorg.0.log >=20 > It seems that i had the same problem when i tried to launch XUbuntu on it. i imagine xubuntu is assuming newer hardware, and therefore more 'features' enabled, which will definitely cause some problem for you. > The only linux distribution that works is Damn Small Linux. for (the same reasons)^(-1) as above. _________________________ {Beto|Norberto|Numard} Meijome If you were supposed to understand it, we wouldn't call it 'code'. I speak for myself, not my employer. Contents may be hot. Slippery when wet. Reading disclaimers makes you go blind. Writing them is worse. You have been Warned.