Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1998 08:30:52 -0400 From: Robert Withrow <witr@rwwa.com> To: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> Cc: Robert Withrow <witr@rwwa.com>, stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Xfree86 server doesn't recover after sleep Message-ID: <199808281230.IAA29642@spooky.rwwa.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 21 Aug 1998 17:17:43 -0000." <199808211717.RAA10978@dingo.cdrom.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. In the "zzz" case, after restarting the machine from the X screen, I have "garbage" on the screen. When switching to a text console and back (which produces a nice color show), I simply get a blank LCD screen. :- If you swap to a text console before 'zzz'ing, can you swap back to X :- and have it work? Yes, with the above caveat. :- 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) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Withrow, R.W. Withrow Associates, Swampscott MA, witr@rwwa.COM To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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