From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-Id: <199907210848.DAA25068@lists.linuxppc.org> Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 10:54:13 +0100 Subject: Re : X : caught signal 11 ? From: "Yann Bizeul" To: "P. Barrette" , Hollis R Blanchard CC: puetzk6715@uni.edu, linuxppc-dev@lists.linuxppc.org, linuxppc-user@lists.linuxppc.org Mime-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Sender: owner-linuxppc-dev@lists.linuxppc.org List-Id: Hi > Hollis, > I have the platinumfb too (7200), and I read your message, tried it and > bang, x > was down. I recompiled the kernel with the new driver (I didn't get it > from your site it was mailed to me) and it is ok now. I never had this > problem before with fvwm and accel X , maybe it is a Xpmac & the driver? Which new driver do u use ? I have recompiled the most recent stable kernel (2.2.10) and did not correct that :'( Thanks ! > -------- > Paul Barrette > Ph.D. Candidate Classics (Latin Literature) > System Administrator > McMaster University > > "Oppositaque ad os manu nescio quid taetrum > exsibilavit, quod postea Graecum esse affirmabat." > --Petronius > > On Tue, 20 Jul 1999, Hollis R Blanchard wrote: > >> >> On Tue, 20 Jul 1999 puetzk6715@uni.edu wrote: >> >> > Well, I switch on and off all the time (I have 6 console VT's and 2 X >> > VT's). I used to get palette problems, but not since I applied anthony >> > tong's patch and rebuilt X. It never died (well, it did in my cobbled >> > pre-R5, but not in the released LinuxPPC 1999). >> >> I see. What video driver are you using? Yann, you too? As I mentioned, I'm >> using platinumfb on a PowerCenter 132. I'm wondering if it's the driver. I >> just got Mark Abene's updated driver but haven't had a chance to try it yet >> (and won't for the rest of the week). For those of you who want to see if it >> fixes anything, I've put it up at >> http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/~hollis/platinumfb.c >> >> -Hollis >> >> >> > > [[ This message was sent via the linuxppc-dev mailing list. Replies are ]] [[ not forced back to the list, so be sure to Cc linuxppc-dev if your ]] [[ reply is of general interest. Please check http://lists.linuxppc.org/ ]] [[ and http://www.linuxppc.org/ for useful information before posting. ]]