Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 19:32:34 -0500 From: "Michael W. Lucas" <mwlucas@blackhelicopters.org> To: g@esil.univ-mrs.fr Cc: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: BIG BIG problem with Xorg and... something else... Message-ID: <20060208003234.GA78303@bewilderbeast.blackhelicopters.org> In-Reply-To: <1139346643.43e90cd3266be@webmail.esil.univ-mrs.fr> References: <1139346643.43e90cd3266be@webmail.esil.univ-mrs.fr>
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On Tue, Feb 07, 2006 at 10:10:43PM +0100, g@esil.univ-mrs.fr wrote: > > Hi all, > > First don't blame me for cross-posting on stable and x11 lists but both seem > relevant for my problem. > > I'm tracking 6-STABLE. Since one week, I can't use my computer under FreeBSD. > The boot is OK, xdm screen is OK. But if I launch a KDE session, I've some color > problems during initializing session, then X freezes (before end of loading !!!) > and the only way is to poweroff the computer !!! No ssh, no way to CTRL-ALT F1 > switching to a console screen, the box is down... > > I've googled a lot before posting here, but I've found nothing to rescue > me... Best idea : problems with the video card (ATI Radeon X300 on DELL Optiplex > GX280, or, in xorg language : > (--) PCI:*(1:0:0) ATI Technologies Inc RV370 5B60 [Radeon X300 (PCIE)] > PCI: (1:0:1) ATI Technologies Inc RV370 [Radeon X300SE]) > are mentioned on some forums which freeze X, but only if DRI & GLX are enabled. > I've disabled these modules. > > Note I can have a text mode session without any problem in console mode if I > CTRL-ALT-F1 switch without xdm logon. I also can have a windowmaker session > until I don't launch a "bad" app... like firefox or any kde component. I can use > gftp which is OpenMotif based... Hook up a serial console, and use script(1) to capture any panic messages, etc. That'll give you a hint as to what's going on, and you can see how to proceed. It's very hard to figure this out within x11. (Yes, this is a pain, but it could be worse; I'm currently doing a binary search to figure out when, exactly, -current stopped booting on my laptop. :-) ==ml -- Michael W. Lucas mwlucas@FreeBSD.org, mwlucas@BlackHelicopters.org http://www.BlackHelicopters.org/~mwlucas/ "The cloak of anonymity protects me from the nuisance of caring." -Non Sequitur
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