arch wrote: > > Hi > > Ive been very happy with debian so far. But the only thing that im not > unhappy about > is why X keeps crashing on me.ive been promised that linux is a much stable > OS. > > My card is a s3 virge/gx2 > running at 24 bit with a virtual resolution of 1028 768 > using the SVGA server > the server would load and apps would start > but somewhere in the middle of nowhere..the whole system hangs > ctrl+del+alt doesnt rebooot and system or any other keys > > can anyone please help me with this problem? Is your card agp or pci? If it's an AGP card, you need to add the line `Chipset s3_virge' to the Devices section for your card in /etc/X11/XF86Config. It's a bug in XFree86 3.3.2.3, and is fixed in the 3.3.3 release.
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