Re: 2.2.20 -> 2.4.18 kernel-image -> X hangs machine
On Mon, 2002-04-29 at 12:58, dave mallery wrote:
> hi
>
> i posted this the other day, but no response.
>
> X was perfect under woody and 2.2.20. after installing both a custom
> 2.4.18 and the two latest kernel images, the same symptoms remain.
>
> when you startx or let gdm start, the screen blanks, flickers and the
> machine is totally hung. in my previous posting i thought there was a log
> produced, however subsequent study reveals that not to be the case. nor
> does startx 2>xlog produce anything. if i insert an error into
> XF86config-4, then i get a normal failure and a log. since this
> configuration works perfectly under 2.2.20, it looks like the problem must
> be kernel-related. but using the stock kernel-image should take care of
> dependencies.
>
> from startup console near the end:
>
> --nfs
> PCIC module not defined in startup options!
> --sshd
>
> that's about the only complaint i can find... has something to do with
> probing pci or pcmcia... message comes from /etc/init.d/pcmcia so i don't
> think it is relevant..
>
> clueless in new mexico
What is your hardware. Also do you have fb compiled in or module. Is
XF86 using the fb? Can you ssh into the machine when it dies? Or does
ctrl-alt-del kill the X server?
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