Re: X startup hang
On Thu, Jan 21, 1999 at 03:27:36PM +0200, Konstantinos Margaritis wrote:
> On Thu, 21 Jan 1999, Sven LUTHER wrote:
>
> > it is possible that this is fbdev related, michel, did it work for you ?
>
> It probably is, I had the same problem some time ago with Geert's
> experimental server, but I thought it was my probem.
>
> the one I am using now that is the most stable I ever had, is the one from
> ftp.degian.org 3.3.2.3-1. But that one has not MIT Shared Memory Extension
> builtin, or it has problems with (some programs don't even work on this
> server).
>
> Geert, is there any way I can systematically test this and find out a
> possible cause/cure?
>
> > are you using the 3.3.3.1-0.1 or the 3.3.3.1-0.2 versions ?
>
> 0.2
>
> > i am in the process of building a 3.3.3.1-0.3 version, perhaps it will be
> > better.
>
> > konstantinos, could you try to put the keyword "noaccel" somewhere in the
> > XF86Config, this should disable all the accel stuff.
>
> There is no reason, I am using builtin video mode (valkyrie, it sucks,
> only 1MB video ram) and it has no accelaration.
no the "noaccel" keyword disable the accel stuff from geertt's patch, that is
supposedly, with noaccel it would be the same as if you were using a normal X,
without the patches. what is the chip of your graphic board ? what is reported
by fbset -i ? what does X say about accel ?
i thought most macs used ATI graphic chips ???
Friendly,
Sven LUTHER
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