Re: X, GNOME, and Debian
Hello,
Did you try using just ONE processor? Maybe the older X you use doesn't like
it.
You can try two things. XFree86 4.0.1, but I seem to recall that your S3 card
won't be supported. Or you can try Linux 2.2.4-test8 or whatever is more
recent kernel. It will behave totally different towards SMP and the locking
issues.
What seems to happen is that you run into a deadlock. I am in no position to
guess who's the traitor, but maybe the kernel is more likely for a total
freezeup....
This is the instructions for doing a completely safe testing.... you don't
change your existing system in it.
1. Download kernel source.
2. startx with non-Gnome
3. make xconfig
4. configure for your setup.....
5. make bzDisk
6. make modules
7. make modules_install
Reboot from the floppy disk it creates. That way, you leave all the old stuff
in place. Likely your networking, sound, etc. will break, but you can see if
Gnome and X work now. If they do, spend the time and configure it so that
your system works with all of your hardware. 2.4.0-test series is used by
many and seems to be getting very stable now.
Karl
On Wed, 13 Sep 2000, Jeffry Smith wrote:
> I installed Debian 2.2 on my home system (a dual PPro with 128MB of
> memory, S3 Trio3D video card w/4MB of memory, IBM POWERDisplay/20
> monitor [1280x1024@60 or 77 Hz, multifrequency], Logitech trackball).
> X works fine (using
> the recommended SVGA server, X version 3.3.6). However, when I try to
> use GNOME on top of X, the screen disappears into a bunch of little
> stripes, and the keyboard locks up (even alt-ctrl-backspace doesn't
> work). This was with the GNOME 1.0.53 from Debian. I installed Helix
> (GNOME 1.2), same problem. I've done XF86Setup, both putting the
> memory in and letting it probe. I use the IMP/2 selection for the
> trackball, mouse seems to work.
>
> Happens regardless of windowmanager - sawfish, afterstep, windowmaker.
>
> Has anyone else seen
> this problem, or have a clue as to why it happens? Equally important
> as to the why, anyone have a clue as to how to solve it?
>
> Note, I'm posting to both the debian & gnome lists, as I'm not certain
> where the problem lies.
>
> jeff
>
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> Thought for today: borken adj.
>
> (also `borked') Common deliberate typo for
> `broken'.
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