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Date:      Mon, 17 Dec 2012 21:28:07 +0700
From:      Erich Dollansky <erichsfreebsdlist@alogt.com>
To:        Artyom Mirgorodskiy <artyom.mirgorodsky@gmail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: X on ThinkPad X220 with chrome or firefox goes blank
Message-ID:  <20121217212807.0bcb07e6@X220.ovitrap.com>
In-Reply-To: <5770330.aKFb2b9JYM@notebook.alkar.net>
References:  <20121217084037.2ff6391a@X220.ovitrap.com> <5770330.aKFb2b9JYM@notebook.alkar.net>

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Hi,

On Mon, 17 Dec 2012 11:44:59 +0200
Artyom Mirgorodskiy <artyom.mirgorodsky@gmail.com> wrote:

> Did you try to rebuild xorg-server with latest clang patch? (this
> patch commited 2-3 days ago)

it seems that my X server was a bit too old. I just upgraded and all
works fine now?

Thanks!

Erich
> 
> On Monday 17 December 2012 08:40:37 Erich Dollansky wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I updated my notebook over the last couple of days and have now
> > problems starting chrome and firefox. The effect is that the screen
> > turns blury leaving hard to recognose characters on a white screen
> > after starting any of these applications.
> > 
> > I can use Ctrl-Alt-F2 to come back to the terminal. Of course, this
> > is now a flight in the dark. After entering Ctrl-C and restart X, I
> > get a new X running until I start firefox or chrome again.
> > 
> > Applications like Claws Mail, Arora or xterm work without problems.
> > 
> > I do not see anything different in the log file of X.
> > 
> > Does anybody have a clue what could cause this?
> > 
> > I will recompile and reinstall all my ports now to see what will
> > come out there.
> > 
> > Erich
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