Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1998 22:44:33 +0000 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: Robert Withrow <witr@rwwa.com> Cc: stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Xfree86 server doesn't recover after sleep Message-ID: <199808282244.WAA00845@word.smith.net.au> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 28 Aug 1998 08:30:52 -0400." <199808281230.IAA29642@spooky.rwwa.com>
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> > mike@smith.net.au said: > :- If you try swapping to a text console, then back, does the screen > :- recover? > > No. In fact, just switching from the X screen to a text console and > back (without sleeping) causes the X screen to change (apparently) > the timings, since it ceases to be stable and it "wiggles" when > I move the cursor. (Note, however, this effect is not visible on > the LCD. You have to be (also) using an external VGA port to see it. > The "zzz" effect *is* visible on both the LCD and the VGA.) Resetting > the server restores the "correct" timings. ... but is a bit unfriendly. It looks like there's some state not restored in the switch to/from text mode, perhaps. This is something you'll have to take up with the XFree86 folks. > :- Ultimately, it's a BIOS issue (the BIOS is expected to restore the > :- display hardware state). > > Seems to not be restoring everything. Is there any way I can collect > all "state" beforehand and after to document this, and complain to Gateway? > (Snort Snort Chortle Chortle) Unlikely. Better to talk to the XFree86 folks, and if you have a chance, look at the driver yourself. -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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