On Tue, May 28, 2002 at 11:31:41AM -0300, Klaus Imgrund wrote: > I just started fooling around with debian. The part that gives me more > trouble than usual is the setup of the xserver.
You're not the only one to have problems with the xserver. > I upgraded from xfree3.3.6 to 4.1.0 but I am getting the same problems. > The mouse doesn't work at all (flickers around) with xf86config. With Is gpm running? There have been some problems with the mouse in X when gpm is running. > debconfig it kind of works. But for that I get problems with the screen. > At the mousepointer there are horizontal lines showing up on occasion - > about every 10 secs. And after about 15 min the whole xscreen is > crapping out - no more mouse keyboard or anything. > I did configure the xserver the same way as in other distros but that > doesn't help a bit. What is that way? xf86config? Manual entry into the config file? > I did have it working ok with kernel 2.2.19 and upgraded to 2.4.18 > because I had a problem with the sound. > When I booted into the new kernel all I did get as a screen was some > colorful lines. Started to reconfigure x and got stuck with the problems > above - the horizontal lines are new. Sounds a little familiar. Are the values in /etc/X11/XF86Config valid for your hardware? > I did use kernel 2.2.19 and 2.4.18 with xfree 3.3.6 and 4.2.0 before and > it worked just fine. > Anybody has an idea what I am missing here? What does /var/log/XFree86.0.log say? It might just have some hints as to the problem's cause. -- Seneca [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
