Re: 2.4.16 kernel crashed
Dmitriy Kropivnitskiy <jeld@mindless.com> wrote on 08/12/2001 (07:56) :
> I have been using 2.4.16 since it came out and hadn't had a single problem.
> On the other hand xscreensaver and xlock has always been trouble. A crashed GL
> application sometimes will leave your video card in such a mess that even
> kiling X right from under it will not reinitialize it. Generally this would
> noy affect ability to remotely connect unless the GL application didn't crash
> but instead is hogging system resources. I haven't seen this happen with
> xscreensaver, but xlock had done similar things to me a few times. So, I
> don't really believe that this is related to kernel version, although since
> DRI support has been rewritten in 2.4 series, that might cause some trouble.
Hmm this sound like the reason. I'll test is. I use the 2.4 now and I'll
remove GL screensaver and use a normal. Thanks.
Preben
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