XFree...ze

[Perdido]

I have my system upgraded from Cooker. So, I have XFree86 4.3 but, now and then (once a day more or less) my screen freeze and the only way I have probe to solve it is the following one:

 

1- Restart the system

2- Reinstall XFree 4.2

3- Restart the system

4- Reinstall XFree 4.3

5- Restart the system

 

It has to be a better way to solve it. Can you help me?.

 

Thank you in advance.

[Michel]

I've everything worked with 4.2 I would work further with that and see wath could cause the error in 4.3...Haven't tried 4.3, so will see.

[bvc]

1- Restart the system

2- Reinstall XFree 4.2

Why?...what happens if you don't reinstall 4.2? This shouldn't be necessary.

[ezroller]

Can you post the contents of your /etc/XFConfig-4 on the next time you have 4.3 up?

[Cannonfodder]

Look in your XF86Config-4 file for a line referring to Video4Linux and comment it out. I had a slightly different problem where the screen would go blank and I would have to reinstall to fix it. This comment out solved the issue.

[Perdido]

Why?...what happens if you don't reinstall 4.2? This shouldn't be necessary.

 

If I don't reinstall 4.2 the XFree don't work.

 

Can you post the contents of your /etc/XFConfig-4 on the next time you have 4.3 up?

 

Here it is:

 

# File generated by XFdrake.

 

# **********************************************************************

# Refer to the XF86Config man page for details about the format of

# this file.

# **********************************************************************

 

Section "Files"

# Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together)

# By default, Mandrake 6.0 and later now use a font server independent of

# the X server to render fonts.

FontPath "unix/:-1"

EndSection

 

Section "ServerFlags"

#DontZap # disable <Crtl><Alt><BS> (server abort)

AllowMouseOpenFail # allows the server to start up even if the mouse doesn't work

#DontZoom # disable <Crtl><Alt><KP_+>/<KP_-> (resolution switching)

EndSection

 

Section "Module"

Load "dbe" # Double-Buffering Extension

Load "v4l" # Video for Linux

Load "extmod"

Load "type1"

Load "freetype"

Load "glx" # 3D layer

EndSection

 

Section "InputDevice"

Identifier "Keyboard1"

Driver "Keyboard"

Option "XkbModel" "pc105"

Option "XkbLayout" "es"

Option "XkbOptions" ""

EndSection

 

Section "InputDevice"

Identifier "Mouse1"

Driver "mouse"

Option "Protocol" "PS/2"

Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"

Option "Emulate3Buttons"

Option "Emulate3Timeout" "50"

EndSection

 

Section "Monitor"

Identifier "monitor1"

VendorName "Generic"

ModelName "Flat Panel 1024x768"

HorizSync 31.5-48.5

VertRefresh 40-70

 

# Sony Vaio C1(X,XS,VE,VN)?

# 1024x480 @ 85.6 Hz, 48 kHz hsync

ModeLine "1024x480" 65.00 1024 1032 1176 1344 480 488 494 563 -hsync -vsync

 

# TV fullscreen mode or DVD fullscreen output.

# 768x576 @ 79 Hz, 50 kHz hsync

ModeLine "768x576" 50.00 768 832 846 1000 576 590 595 630

 

# 768x576 @ 100 Hz, 61.6 kHz hsync

ModeLine "768x576" 63.07 768 800 960 1024 576 578 590 616

EndSection

 

Section "Device"

Identifier "device1"

VendorName "S3 Inc."

BoardName "S3 Savage (generic, sw_cursor)"

Driver "savage"

VideoRam 8192

Option "DPMS"

 

#Option "xaa_benchmark"

Option "sw_cursor"

EndSection

 

Section "Screen"

Identifier "screen1"

Device "device1"

Monitor "monitor1"

DefaultColorDepth 24

 

Subsection "Display"

Depth 8

Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"

EndSubsection

 

Subsection "Display"

Depth 15

Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"

EndSubsection

 

Subsection "Display"

Depth 16

Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"

EndSubsection

 

Subsection "Display"

Depth 24

Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"

EndSubsection

EndSection

 

Section "ServerLayout"

Identifier "layout1"

InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"

InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"

Screen "screen1"

EndSection

 

Look in your XF86Config-4 file for a line referring to Video4Linux and comment it out.

 

Which line?

 

 

Thank you all.

[Steve Scrimpshire]

this one

 

Load "v4l" # Video for Linux

[Perdido]

OK, I have commented it out.

 

If I have the problem again, I will say it to you.

 

Thak you.

[Guest ndeb]

Ur Device section has the line

VideoRam 8192

which should also be commented out.

 

Note that you are using the savage driver. Neither XFree-4.2.1 nor XFree-4.3.0 have the latest savage driver, which is available from http://www.probo.com/timr/savage40.html . Download the latest savage driver binary from this website and replace the file

/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/savage_drv.o

with the binary.