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Re: [FATAL] XFree86 4.2.1-3 deletes all modes and crashes (solved - was the old mga_hal module)



Yes, you were right, it was the mga_hal module.

On Mon, Nov 04, 2002 at 02:26:49PM +0100, Michel Dänzer wrote:
> On Mon, 2002-11-04 at 13:53, Jan Hudec wrote:
> > On Mon, Nov 04, 2002 at 01:38:16PM +0100, Michel Dänzer wrote:
> > > On Mon, 2002-11-04 at 09:24, Jan Hudec wrote: 
> > > > 
> > > > I just upgraded xserver and tryed to restart, but it crashed on
> > > > SEGFAULT. I did not touch the config file (well, then I changed the
> > > > refresh-rate limits in monitor section to match values I saw in old
> > > > logs - the old X server ignored the config and used I2C somehow...).
> > > 
> > > [...]
> > > 
> > > > (II) Loading sub module "mga_hal"
> > > > (II) LoadModule: "mga_hal"
> > > > (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/mga_hal_drv.o
> > > > (II) Module mga_hal: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
> > > > 	compiled for 4.0.3, module version = 1.0.0
> > > > 	ABI class: XFree86 Video Driver, version 0.3
> > > > (II) MGA(0): Matrox HAL module used
> > > 
> > > What if you don't use the Matrox HAL module, or a version for 4.2.0?
> >
> > Did you see mga_hal in the config? I did not. Thus I don't know how to
> > avoid it...
> 
> Move it away? It's not part of a Debian package.

Yes... complains that it can't load it, but comes up. With new version
it does some mad video mode switching and comes up too.

> > (It's MGA450 and the mga driver does not support it without
> > mga_hal).
> 
> IIRC the 4.2.1 driver does.
> 
> > But I'll update it.
> > 
> > Is there 4.2.0 binary somewhere (that I can install without making too
> > much mess)?
> 
> Dunno, where you got this one from?

Well, I first thought you meen 4.2.0 server. The module is on Matrox
official web.

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						 Jan 'Bulb' Hudec <bulb@ucw.cz>



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