Date: Sun, 07 Nov 2010 00:23:03 +0000 From: Chris Whitehouse <cwhiteh@onetel.com> To: User Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Thinkpad R51 + xf86-video-intel-2.7.1_3 = lockup Message-ID: <4CD5F167.4040700@onetel.com> In-Reply-To: <AANLkTim7gnc=g_OZkePp-AuucHMq6MTvrHiapTHJrPvv@mail.gmail.com> References: <4CD5DF7C.8030500@onetel.com> <AANLkTim7gnc=g_OZkePp-AuucHMq6MTvrHiapTHJrPvv@mail.gmail.com>
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On 11/06/10 23:12, Chris Brennan wrote: > On Sat, Nov 6, 2010 at 7:06 PM, Chris Whitehouse<cwhiteh@onetel.com> wrote: > >> Hello >> >> I aquired an R51 model 2887 recently. It has the latest BIOS and the video >> chipset is 855GM. I am getting the same problem as mentioned here >> < >> http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/getmsg.cgi?fetch=991679+1008170+/usr/local/www/db/text/2010/freebsd-questions/20100829.freebsd-questions >>> >> >> and here >> >> < >> http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/getmsg.cgi?fetch=453703+0+/usr/local/www/db/text/2010/freebsd-questions/20100829.freebsd-questions >>> >> >> Loading X (with/without -retro) causes the machine to lock up with a black >> screen. I have to press and hold the power button to turn the machine off >> and Xorg.0.log is empty on reboot. >> >> This occurs with xorg-7.5 and xf86-video-intel-2.7.1_3. With xorg_7.4_3 and >> xf86-video-intel-2.7.1_1 it works. >> >> Replacing the intel driver with vesa also works. >> >> Other things I have tried are: >> >> replace xf86-video-intel-2.7.1_3 in the xorg-7.5 setup with >> xf86-video-intel-2.7.1_1 from a package compiled with xorg_7.4_3 - works but >> lots of warnings of version mismatches when installing. >> >> compile xf86-video-intel-2.7.1_1 with xorg-7.5 - failed to compile. >> >> add Option "AccelMethod" "EXA" to xorg.conf (because >> xf86-video-intel-2.7.1_1 failed to compile with errors about uxa) - no >> effect. >> >> remove a second instance of screen, device etc in xorg.conf which gets set >> up by X -configure - no effect. >> >> One thing I haven't done is add Option "UseSIGIO" and Option >> "NoTrapSignals" to xorg.conf as they both have warnings which I didn't feel >> competent to deal with. >> >> I haven't included xorg.conf and dmesg as they are both virtually identical >> to the ones in the links above, but of course I can if required. >> >> OS is 8.1-R >> >> Any suggestions welcome. >> >> thanks >> >> Chris >> >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to " >> freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> > > > Installed from packages or Ports? Are you mixing the two? (I would hope All installed from packages. The packages are from two different builds in a tinderbox with two different sets of ports. Chris
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