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Date:      Fri, 12 Sep 1997 22:48:05 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        stephane@lituus.fr
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Problem with second start of XFree86 3.3
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.970912224723.17774p-100000@localhost>
In-Reply-To: <199709120200.EAA00200@sequoia.hol.fr>

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On Fri, 12 Sep 1997 stephane@lituus.fr wrote:

> I have compiled and installed XFree86 3.3 (2nd June 1997 release) on a
> FreeBSD 2.2.1 (cdrom release). I use the SVGA server with a STB
> Velocity 3D (S3 Virge/VX - 4 Mo Ram).
> 
> The first time i launch "startx", everything is fine. XFree has no
> problem at all. 
> But, if i quit and restart "startx", i get a black screen and all i can
> do is to reboot the computer with the reset button !!

Odd, quitting X must leave your adapter in an inconsistent state.  How do
you exit X?

> Does somebody have any clue to solve this problem ? Could it be a
> configuration problem during the compilation of XFree ? Or a SVGA
> server bug ?

Not that I know of.  ARe you using the SVGA, S3, or S3V server?

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major
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