On Tue, Apr 22, 2003 at 09:11:19PM -0400, Roberto Sanchez wrote:
> After doing an 'apt-get dist-upgrade' to unstable, the new xfree86 packages
> wreaked havoc on my system. After restarting gdm the video got flaky. I had
> horizontal bands (very thin and multicolored) appearing anytime part of the
> screen was redrawn. After rebooting the entire system I got nothing but a black
> login screen with a mouse pointer (outlined in white) and some artifacts at the
> top of the screen. I downgraded back down to testing (version 4.2.1-3) and
> everything works fine now.
>
> I am using Debian GNU/Linux 3.0/unstable, kernel 2.4.20 (custom),
> libc6 2.1.3-17, and all other xfree86 related packages are version 4.2.1-6
[...]
> 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: S3 Inc. 86C270-294 Savage/IX-MV (rev 11)
You did not provide sufficient information with your initial report for
me to handle this bug.
The XF86Config(7) manual page says:
When reporting bugs to the Debian Bug Tracking System in
xserver-xfree86, be sure to include a copy of your
/etc/X11/XF86Config-4 and /var/log/XFree86.0.log (or
whichever log file the X server used - see XFree86(1x)) files
in the bug report. Many problems with the X server are the
result of poor configuration. Furthermore, this information
aids the Debian Developers in determining your hardware sce‐
nario.
If you use the "reportbug" package and command, the above files will be
included automatically if they exist.
Also, are you still experiencing this problem with xserver-xfree86
4.2.1-11?
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