Re: X server crashes everything

2007-12-12 Thread Kent West
Andrew Varner wrote: Hi I have a problem with the X server. When I type 'X', the screen goes black and everything stops. SysRq+b doesn't even work. Is it likely that I am missing the driver? The video driver is where I would start. I'd shoot for the lowest common denominator to start, by "dpk

Re: X server crashes....

1999-10-17 Thread Rajesh Radhakrishnan
On Sun, 17 Oct 1999, Phil Brutsche wrote: > A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far way, someone said... > > Fatal server error: > > Caught signal 11. Server aborting > > Signal 11 is a segmentation fault. This is what I suggest: > > 1) Re-install the X server binary. It might have gotten munge

Re: X server crashes....

1999-10-17 Thread Phil Brutsche
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far way, someone said... > Hi, > > My X server crashes on a consistent basis without any apparent > reason. > > Here is the output(useful parts) of my 'startx -- -bpp 16 >& errors' > command , [snip] > (--) SVGA: Virtual resolution set to 1152x864 > (--) SVGA:

Re: X server crashes....

1999-10-17 Thread Alvin Oga
hi y.. the X messges is saying... a. it did not recognize any legal display for sync 1024x768, 1280x1024 800x600 etc... nothing... - you do NEED to know the horizontal sync and vertical refresh values ( or the manufacturers model number ) b. run Xconfigurator or XF86Se