Re: X not resyncing
On Jul 30, 2002 at 07:01 -0500, David Eidson wrote:
> Recently upgraded 2 Debian boxes to stable/woody. Both are identical
> machines, both have Trident CyberBlade video built on the mobo. X upgraded
> and runs great on both machines, but if while in an X session you ctrl-alt-F?
> to a console, then come back to X, the monitor loses sync. Doing an
> ctrl-alt-backspace instantly restores sync and restarts the Xserver and seems
> to be the only way to get X back talking to the monitor. Not a show stopper,
> but a hassel having to remember to log off X, or at least not have anything
> critical open, before going to a console, as kick starting the server seems
> to be the only way back in. Any suggestions appreciated!
>
> System Kernel 2.4.18 #2
> XFree86 Version 4.1.0.1 / X Window System
> (protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6510)
> Release Date: 21 December 2001
> Build Operating System: Linux 2.4.17 i686 [ELF]
> Module Loader present
I had a similar problem on my Trident CyberBlade-equipped laptop. The
4.2.0-0pre1v1 packages solved it for me. (xserver-xfree86, etc,
basically I upgraded all the dependencies of x-window-system-core)
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Thatcher Ulrich
http://tulrich.com
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