Bug#259434: xserver-xfree86: [mga] halts the console on powerpc

[Rafael Ávila de Espíndola <rafael.espindola@ic.unicamp.br>]

Em Tuesday 20 July 2004 03:39, Branden Robinson escreveu:
> tag 259434 + moreinfo upstream
> retitle 259434 xserver-xfree86: [mga] blanks screen and locks console on
> MGA 1064SG [Mystique] rev 3 thanks

> Can you ssh into the machine (if you have a way of doing so)?  Does the box
> respond to pings when it is in this state?
I can ssh into the machine and restart it. Apparently X is just locking the 
keyboard.

> What do you have to do to provoke this lockup?  Does simply starting the X
> server suffice, or do you have to run some X clients or switch VTs?
just the X server is sufficient.

> If the lockup happens when the X server starts, do you see an image
> displayed to the screen even for the briefest moment?
No image. The screen is black except for the topmost line that is filled with 
apparently random colours.

Thanks,
Rafael