Bug#275735: xserver-xfree86-dbg: Removing DRI module does not help
On Sun, 2004-12-12 at 23:06 +0100, Frederic Lehobey wrote:
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> On Fri, Dec 10, 2004 at 01:10:18PM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote:
> > On Mon, Nov 15, 2004 at 09:49:04AM +0100, Frederic Lehobey wrote:
> > > Package: xserver-xfree86-dbg
> > > Followup-For: Bug #275735
> > >
> > > I am experiencing exactly the same problem as described in #275735 on
> > > an iBook 2.2. Just for the record, disabling DRI module (from debconf
> > > menu) does not help.
> >
> > It may be getting loaded anyway.
> >
> > I'd rather you made sure by removing the xlibmesa-dri package, and sent us
> > your /var/log/XFree86.0.log file afterwards to confirm it.
>
> I did it but the problem still does occur.
xlibmesa-dri only matters when running OpenGL applications. We still
haven't seen a clear statement on whether disabling the DRI in the X
server configuration works around the problem or not.
> The problem seems to be sensitive to the amount of memory available.
> It happened to me when I had to remove a 256 Mb of memory (leaving
> only 128 Mb in my iBook 2.2). I can reproduce it today (my full
> memory is now again available) ONLY by limiting the available memory
> size with the mem=128m option of the kernel (2.6.8 version).
Interesting, sounds like something doesn't deal well with a low memory
condition.
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