Re: Ultra 5, X hangs...

[Howard Eisenberger <howarde@gmx.net>]

On 2010-08-11, Marco Gaiarin wrote:

> After upgrading lenny some days ago (and after i've not upgrade for a
> long time...) if i start the X server (via gdm or manually) the machine
> hung.
>
> If i boot in single user mode, the box work flawlessy.
>
>
> I've tried to remove the xorg.conf file, reconfigure, ... but nothing
> changed.
>
> Some hint? Thanks.

You might want to search the mailing list archives for these 
subjects:

"X on Ultra5 with Debian Lenny 5.0.3"
"configure ati chipset for Sun ultra 5"

I believe it is a question of getting the right combination of
newer kernel and Xorg.

Regards,

Howard E.