Re: XFree86 hangs - 99% CPU usage
continuing on, I have reinstalled the entire machine from scratch. This time, leaving my sources.list with stable.
it still hangs when I go to load X (I use runlevel 3 to run X, I default to runlevel 2, which I have as just a console
login)
any other things I can try to get this Xserver from using 99% of my cpu power and making the machine itself unresponsive
expect to ssh from a remote computer? This is rather annoying because I can't run anything gui on the local machine.
-rp
----- Original Message -----
From: "Doug" <doug@dougtheslug.ca>
To: <debian-user-digest@lists.debian.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 10:25 AM
Subject: Re: XFree86 hangs - 99% CPU usage
> yes, I have tried
> $dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86
>
> in fact, I did it again, just for good measure, but still it hangs...
>
> I just saw something though, that I'd noticed before, but didn't link to anything up until now. When xfree86 doesn't
> hang right away, I move the mouse over the icons in the kicker, and each time a new icon zooms in (default X
> accelerations) the screen would glitch horizontally... not quite sure how else to explain it, maybe a hiccup or a
spasm
> on the screen at a particular horizontal position.
>
> I'm am at a loss for causes of this problem. Should I try an older driver? Should I completely redo the system, and
> not use 'testing', but stay in stable? (which means I don't have mtop, but if that gets the machine running, I'd be
for
> that...)
> Could this be an actual hardware fault? Should I go out and buy a cheap vid card (fx5200) and see if that changes any
> performance over my mx420?
>
> -rp
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gayle Lee Fairless" <fairless@hiwaay.net>
> To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
> Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 6:39 AM
> Subject: Re: XFree86 hangs - 99% CPU usage
>
>
> > I noticed that you tried 'dpkg-reconfigure kdm/gdm.' Did you try to
> > reconfigure XFree86 with dpkg (after saving your config file, of course)?
> > I was curious and thought that I would ask since I haven't seen a response
> > from more knowledgeable users on the list.
> >
> > --
> > (Mr.) Gayle Lee Fairless, also subscribed to the digest only
> > contact or CC at fairless@ieee.org is OK, but I read the digest.
> >
>
----- Original Message -----
From: "Doug" <SupportList@dougtheslug.ca>
To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 11:36 PM
Subject: XFree86 hangs - 99% CPU usage
> Alrighty, I have been googling and fiddling with this issue for a few hours now. All I can find is other people
> complaining about what appears to be an identical problem, but I have yet to find a solution....
>
> I have setup a Debian box, I will describe the setup I did, as it might not exactly be considered common (openmosix)
>
> install from disk (2.4.18bf boot disks) basic system, no tasksel, no dselect
> download 2.4.26 kernel from kernel.org
> download 2.4.26 openmosix patch and tools from sourceforge.
> patch and compile.
> setup openmosix and reboot. (openmosix kernels works, and successfully migrates processes)
> - note, I change to testing, since mtop wants glibc 2.3, requiring me to install libc6 from testing
> apt-get upgrade (so entire system is 'testing')
> tasksel - select X and desktop environments
> download nvidia drivers (geforce4mx420) and install, no problems
> manually edit a couple lines in XF86.Config-4
> reboot
>
> I try to login at the gui console now, and it 'freezes up' within about a minute of logging in. Sometimes it will
> freeze before the login console (kde_greet?) will load.
>
> Reason I say 'freezes up' in quotes, is because I can still access the machine by ssh from another machine. I can
then
> mtop and see 'XFree86' at around 99%. Killing the runaway process sometimes lets the machine recover, and it brings
up
> another X login, other times it completely becomes unresponsive on the local terminal. No keyboard, mouse, nothing on
> screen. SSH always works from a remote machine, so I can still reboot cleanly at least.
>
> I can provide a complete XF86Config-4 file if necessary, but I do not suspect that (I am on digest due to large volume
> of this list, I will respond asap)
>
> I have tried both gdm and kdm, and they both freeze (dpkg-reconfigure kdm/gdm)
>
> info:
> --------------------------------------------
> #dpkg -l xserver-xfree86
> ...
> ii xserver-xfree8 4.1.0-16woody5 the XFree86 X server
>
> #cat /var/log/XFree86.0.log | grep EE
> (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
> (II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
>
> #cat /var/log/XFree86.0.log | grep WW
> (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
> (WW) The directory "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic" does not exist/
> (WW) Cannot open APM
> (WW) System lacks support for changing MTRRs
> (WW) Cannot open APM
> --------------------------------------------
>
> any help appreciated
> -rp
>
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