ok, something like 4 days later, I have had some other problems related to the new kernel, but the xorg hasn't crashed. so, problem solved.
thanks for your help. *note: I'm not sure if it was the new kernel OR the synaptics driver in experimental... since I updated both things. 2014-06-07 21:38 GMT+02:00 niky 45 <niky.e...@gmail.com>: > oh. alright. It seems logical that random old packages from experimental > are not supported. > > for now, I'm running the latest sid kernel (I installed the generic > linux-image package to let it handle the kernel updates). the cpufreq > config files are not there (they're part or the kernel), but if it behaves > as expected, then I'll not miss them. (I mean, I can actually upgrade to a > new kernel if cpufreq works as I'm expecting, even without those files) > > as for the synaptics in experimental, I already installed it, and I think > the xserver has crashed after that, but I'm not sure. I mean, I have > updated it today, and I have seen like three crashes today, but I'm not > sure if the last crash was previous to the update or after it. Also, I > didn't restarted the server after the update, so... It may well have been > that the old driver was still loaded and crashed. > > as for mixing branches, I know, I know. not the best thing to do. but I > have been using debian for a while, and well, I can manage that.... (as in, > I know it's prone to break, but I don't mind fixing it every now and > then....). > > anyway, I'll test everything for a while and update you with the results. > > thanks. > > > 2014-06-07 21:02 GMT+02:00 maximilian attems <m...@stro.at>: > > staying on random old packages is not supported, >> stable has lots of fixes on top of 3.2.0 >> >> >> On Sat, Jun 07, 2014 at 08:54:29PM +0200, niky 45 wrote: >> > oh. I thought that since the kernel in stable is the 3.2.0, mine (3.6.9) >> > wouldn't be too outdated... >> >> also randomly mixing stable and testing is no good, >> please either switch to one distribution or the other. >> >> while you are it there is a new synpatics driver in experimental, >> which goes with the xorg from testing. >> >> No idea about the cpufreq blurb. >> >> best, >> >> -- >> maks >> > > > > -- > >> niky45 << > > > -- >> niky45 <<
