Bug#278724: xserver-xfree86: [nv] system hang when using gv, xmms, or lopster at depth 24 on NV5 [Aladdin TNT2] rev 32 [depth 16 works]
* Brice Goglin <Brice.Goglin@ens-lyon.org> [130107, 00:34]:
> Hi Ennio,
>
> About 2 years ago, you reported a bug to the Debian BTS regarding a
> system hang when using various programs on a TNT2 board. Did you
> reproduce this problem recently? If not, I will close this bug in the
> next weeks.
>
> Thanks,
> Brice
Hi Brice,
I think you can close the bug, as I already wrote on 24th november 2004:
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From nasr.laili@tin.it Wed Nov 24 11:57:51 2004
To: 278724@bugs.debian.org
Subject: Re: Bug#278724: Info received (was Bug#278724: [nv] system hang when using gv, xmms, or lopster on NV5 [Aladdin TNT2] rev 0x20)
Message-ID: <20041124105751.GB2064@Ennio-(Sr)@WouldBe-ei.hnet>
I'm glad to inform you that changing the Section "Screen" DefaultDepth
from 24 to 16 the problem seems to have disappeared: at least I could
run my famous test (i.e. gv foo.txt) many times without locking the
system :-)
Although I think you could reasonably close the bug, one question
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ (*)
remains: I had not set that value to 24 and, if I recall well, when I
configured X in old Woody and tried to run it with the wrong value, some
'goblin' would come out [better: should have come out](*) from within the X
Window System and tell me that depth 24 was not supported by my video
card!
(*) added now for clarity sake.
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no hanging was occurring after changing the Screen DefaultDepth to 16,
so I could regularly use my TNT2 for a couple of years with no problem
whatsoever.
A few months ago I upgraded my Mb and Video card.
Best regards and always thanks for your nice work,
Ennio.
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