Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2010 19:12:48 -0400 From: Chris Brennan <xaero@xaerolimit.net> To: Chris Whitehouse <cwhiteh@onetel.com> Cc: User Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Thinkpad R51 + xf86-video-intel-2.7.1_3 = lockup Message-ID: <AANLkTim7gnc=g_OZkePp-AuucHMq6MTvrHiapTHJrPvv@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4CD5DF7C.8030500@onetel.com> References: <4CD5DF7C.8030500@onetel.com>
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On Sat, Nov 6, 2010 at 7:06 PM, Chris Whitehouse <cwhiteh@onetel.com> wrote: > Hello > > I aquired an R51 model 2887 recently. It has the latest BIOS and the video > chipset is 855GM. I am getting the same problem as mentioned here > < > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/getmsg.cgi?fetch=991679+1008170+/usr/local/www/db/text/2010/freebsd-questions/20100829.freebsd-questions > > > > and here > > < > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/getmsg.cgi?fetch=453703+0+/usr/local/www/db/text/2010/freebsd-questions/20100829.freebsd-questions > > > > Loading X (with/without -retro) causes the machine to lock up with a black > screen. I have to press and hold the power button to turn the machine off > and Xorg.0.log is empty on reboot. > > This occurs with xorg-7.5 and xf86-video-intel-2.7.1_3. With xorg_7.4_3 and > xf86-video-intel-2.7.1_1 it works. > > Replacing the intel driver with vesa also works. > > Other things I have tried are: > > replace xf86-video-intel-2.7.1_3 in the xorg-7.5 setup with > xf86-video-intel-2.7.1_1 from a package compiled with xorg_7.4_3 - works but > lots of warnings of version mismatches when installing. > > compile xf86-video-intel-2.7.1_1 with xorg-7.5 - failed to compile. > > add Option "AccelMethod" "EXA" to xorg.conf (because > xf86-video-intel-2.7.1_1 failed to compile with errors about uxa) - no > effect. > > remove a second instance of screen, device etc in xorg.conf which gets set > up by X -configure - no effect. > > One thing I haven't done is add Option "UseSIGIO" and Option > "NoTrapSignals" to xorg.conf as they both have warnings which I didn't feel > competent to deal with. > > I haven't included xorg.conf and dmesg as they are both virtually identical > to the ones in the links above, but of course I can if required. > > OS is 8.1-R > > Any suggestions welcome. > > thanks > > Chris > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > Installed from packages or Ports? Are you mixing the two? (I would hope not.)
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