Re: my debian system *flickers*
On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 08:07, BLANC JOEL <joel00012000@yahoo.fr> wrote:
> (please cc me for I'm unsuscribed)
>
> Since I have upgraded my system, it *flickers*.
> The boot happens normally (the GRUB file mentions linux 2.6.7-1-386),
> the ``come up" seems to well happen also. But when I come to the GNOME
> screen,
> this one lasts only for an instant (the _login_ window doesn't display), the
> screen passes
> (briefly) to black, then it displays the text screen (briefly also), then
> the screen repasses
> to black, then we restart to the GNOME screen.
> This sequence happens 5 times, then a screen displays:
>
> "The display server has been shut down about 6 times in the last"
> "90 seconds, it is likely that something bad is going on. I will "
> wait for 2 minutes before trying again on display :0. "
>
> "<Ok>"
>
> the message <Ok> being displayed in red. The system makes 2 errors:
> it happens 5 flickers rather than 6, and to wait is useless. Validing makes
> return to the text screen (which gives me a login. Hopefully I may retake
> the hand) for about 2 minutes, after which there is the return of the
> flickering
> (but 7 times, this time). I precise my system is set on _stable_.
>
> A lsmod gives:
> module Size Used by
> [...]
> radeon 115236 0
> [...]
>
> A hwinfo gives:
> ----- kernel log -----
> [...]
> <6>agpgart: Found an AGP compliant device at 0000:00:00.0
> <6>agpgart: Device is in legacy mode, falling back to 2.x
> <6>agpgart: Putting AGP V2 device at 0000:00:00.0 into 1x mode
> <6>agpgart: Putting AGP V2 device at 0000:01:00.0 into 1x mode
> <6>apm BIOS version 1.2 Flags 0x03 (Driver version 1.16ac)
> <5>apm: overridden by ACPI
> [repeated many times]
> [...]
> ========= end debug info =========
> [...]
> 24: PCI(AGP) 100.0: 0300 VGA compatible controller (VGA)
> [no line "Module Alias :"]
> [...]
>
> If I run startx, I have a blue and gray logo, with the Debian logo embedded
> in
> black, which displays not less than 3 seconds ! The flickering restarts
> nevertheless. And there is a message :
> "AUDIT: Fri Oct 31 10:16:21 2008 4552 X: client 4 rejected"
> "waiting for X server to shut down"
>
> Anyone has an idea ?
What does your /var/log/Xorg.0.log say?
Cheers,
Kelly Clowers
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