From owner-freebsd-hardware Sat Apr 18 03:19:19 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id DAA04859 for freebsd-hardware-outgoing; Sat, 18 Apr 1998 03:19:19 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from fanfic.org (fanfic.org [205.150.35.145]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id KAA04842 for ; Sat, 18 Apr 1998 10:19:10 GMT (envelope-from dstenn@fanfic.org) Received: from fanfic.org (localhost.fanfic.org [127.0.0.1]) by fanfic.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id GAA19097 for ; Sat, 18 Apr 1998 06:19:07 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from dstenn@fanfic.org) Posted-Date: Sat, 18 Apr 1998 06:19:07 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sat, 18 Apr 1998 06:19:07 -0400 (EDT) From: Dennis Tenn To: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: S3 ViRGE/DX w/ 4Mb RAM, XFree86 3.3.2 and xdm In-Reply-To: <199804180822.KAA08187@sos.freebsd.dk> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from QUOTED-PRINTABLE to 8bit by hub.freebsd.org id KAA04845 Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Sat, 18 Apr 1998, Søren Schmidt wrote: | > I have a P166 w/ 128Mb RAM and the above hardware. When I start up my | > computer in xdm the initial screen comes up perfectly. I login and if I | > exit my X-window session I get a screen full of virtical red lines and my | > console locks up. This also happened to a friend who is running XFree86 | > 3.3.2 with the same card using Linux while I'm using it with FreeBSD | > 3.0-current. We both are using the XF86_S3V accellerated driver. We both | > would like to use xdm but this problem doesn't let us. Is this a problem | > with the driver or the hardware, ie. the S3 ViRGE/DX video card? | | Hmm, I run a Dual P6/200 with a S3 ViRGE/DX 4MB on -current and the | 3.3.2 XF86_S3V server. I see no problems, but I don't use xdm that | often, but I have used it and it worked flawlessly.... | | If it matters my ViRGE card is an "ExpertColor" one with EDO RAM.... Actually that is also what I have. I have no problems if I'm not using xdm and only when using xdm do I get my system locked up. Could you try using xdm and just try logging in and out of X a few times? Maybe 5 to 10 times, just to see if it remains stable. If it does could you send me a list of your hardware specs? I'm not the only one experiencing this problem so I sincerely doubt I have done something wrong and must believe that it is either a hardware or a software problem. I'm hoping it's software but also looking for a replacement video card if this can't be resolved. My friend is using an ATI Expert@Play w/ 8Mb ram is having no problems. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Dennis Tenn * There will always come a time dstenn@fanfic.org * When your love will be tested ICQ# 1457509 * Stand tall and rise to the occasion * For only then will you grow strong. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message