Bug#245021: xserver-xfree86: X crashes sometimes while i830 driver is loaded, leaves screen unusable and garbled

[Michael Olson <bigmike160@yahoo.com>]

I'll try removing the xlibmesa-dri package and reinstalling
xscreensaver-gl.  I'll let you know when I have another crash, or in
two weeks otherwise.

On Tue, Apr 27, 2004 at 01:23:06PM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote:
> On Sat, Apr 24, 2004 at 10:11:15PM -0500, Michael Olson wrote:
> > Thanks.  Removing the xscreensaver-gl package seems to have fixed the
> > problem.
> 
> Well, that's just a workaround, though I'm very glad to know that one
> exists.
> 
> Do you have the xlibmesa-dri package installed as well?
> 
> If so, could you try removing that, but reinstalling xscreensaver-gl?
> 
> I'm trying to determine if the crash is actually in the Mesa DRI module
> for your video chipset.
> 
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