Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2002 18:00:29 -0500 (EST) From: Horen <horen@ny-myth.com> To: Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> Cc: Eric Anholt <eta@lclark.edu>, <freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: XFree Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0211081745460.1000-100000@salome.ny-myth.com> In-Reply-To: <3DCC3300.84711FE8@mindspring.com>
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On Fri, 8 Nov 2002, Terry Lambert wrote:
> Horen wrote:
> > Now the missing facts:
> >
> > 4.x binaries will not run on 5.0, lib.c inconsistency.
>
> You are not running the most recent 5.x. We can't help you, I
> think.
>
>
> > Identical XFree86 sources compiled nativly on 4.6, 4.7 and 5.0.
> > 4.6-4.7: no problem
> > 5.0: logout from X blocks the graphic card, Matrox MGA 400
> > and also Nvidia GeForce2 MX200
>
> Different compilers. You have failed to narrow the problem down;
> here's where it might be:
>
> 1) In the configuration code
> 2) In the difference in the patches between the versions of
> the ports tree for X11
> 3) In the X11 libraries' handling of threads
> 4) In the 5.x implementation of pthreads
> 5) In the GCC compiler optimizer
> 6) In the GCC compiler code generator
> 7) In the X11 source code; there are certain assumptions
> that the new compiler makes which it was always permissable
> for it to make, but which the old compiler did not make,
> even though it was allowed to (i.e. a revealed bug in the
> X11 sources)
> 8) A bug in the AGP (/dev/agpart) code
> 9) A bug in the ACPI handling of monitor power-down code
> 10) A bug in the ACPI BIOS information of your computer itself
> 11) In a mismatch between kernel and kernel module versions
> 12) In a difference in the values of manifest constants
>
> > I doubt, that something else than OS related issues are the
> > cause.
>
> Doubt it all you want; from the small amount of information you
> have provided us, it looks to me like there is a possibility
> that it's 50% non-OS-releated.
>
>
> > Switched back to 4.7 , will try again 5.0 in few weeks.
>
> If it happens again, be sure and give us useful information,
> like:
>
> o Since Warner fixed the libc incompatabilities, have
> you installed the 4.7 version of X11 on 5.x, and does
> the problem still happen?
Yes, it happened, I didn't make notes exact which version
of X11 it was. 4.7 was updated on 11/1/2002
> o Does it happen if ACPI isn't loaded?
Didn't test it.
> o Does it happen with the Xvga server, or only with the
> accelerated server?
It happens with both server.
> o Are you on a laptop or a desktop?
It's a desktop with following hardware configuration:
Tyan Thunder K7 (S2462) Motherboard
( with onboard ATI graphic chip ) not used
Intel MultiProcessor Specification v1.4 activated
2 G Ram
2 x Athlon 2000+
Gr. Cards tested Matrox MGA400 Max and Nvidia GeForce2 MX200
2 IBM SCSI HD ( each 36 G )
Monitor Sony GDM F520
> o If a desktop, does turning the monitor off and back on
> "fix" the problem for you?
No, only a reboot.
> o What the checkout date for your 5.x source tree? It's
> unlikely that someone would be willing to spend 30 hours
Last checkout 11/7/2002.
-Horen
> duplicating your test environment, but you never know...
> o The results of any discriminating tests for the possible
> causes, per the list, earlier in this email.
>
> Thanks,
> -- Terry
>
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