Hi guy,
nicely put, I am sure someone will clarify or correct me but I seem to
remember
an Issue with the ATI card drivers. ( did you try ctrl+alt+backspace to
reset/restart X?)this may tell you If it is X or another deeper issue.
Robert Dunlap
System Administrator
United Truckers Services, INC
----- Original Message -----
From: OS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2000 12:46 PM
Subject: [Cooker] Some problem reports....
> Following recent discussion on Cooker please find enclosed some more
formal
> descriptions of problems:
>
> PR Num : PR-080600-001
> Description : System Lockup When Suspending to Disk
>
> Method:
> Use desktopcfg to set the Window Manager to KDE
> Start X and KDE
> Start kapm
> Move the mouse over the kapm aplett
> Press right mouse button
> Select the Suspend option
>
> Result:
> Mouse become unresponsive.
> Keyboard becomes unresponsive.
> System hangs.
> Reboot required using power button.
>
> Other Comments:
> Using '/etc/rc.d/init.d/apmd suspend' from outside X works just fine.
> The same result is observed by using kcmlaptop or by using 'apmd suspend'
> from within X.
>
> Reproducible : Yes
> Severity : FATAL
> Reporter : Owen Savill
> Assigned :
> Fixed : no
>
> PC Details : Dell Inspiron 7000, PII 400, 128Mb RAM ATI Rage Pro Mobility.
> Packages Invloved : apmd-3.0final-6mdk
> kapm-0.3.1-3mdk
> kernel-2.2.15-15mdk
> XFree86-3.3.6-15mdk (using XFree86-Mach64)
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> PR Num : PR-080600-002
> Description : System Lockup When BIOS issues Suspend to Disk
>
> Method:
> Enter BIOS setup.
> Enable and configure power saving Suspend to Disk option.
> Save settings and exit BIOS setup.
> Boot into Linux.
> Start X (any window manager)
> Wait for BIOS to issue the Suspend to Disk.
>
> Result:
> Mouse become unresponsive.
> Keyboard becomes unresponsive.
> System hangs.
> Reboot required using power button.
>
> Other Comments:
> Works just fine outside X .
>
> Reproducible : Yes
> Severity : FATAL
> Reporter : Owen Savill
> Assigned :
> Fixed : no
>
> PC Details : Dell Inspiron 7000, PII 400, 128Mb RAM ATI Rage Pro Mobility.
> Packages Invloved : apmd-3.0final-6mdk
> kernel-2.2.15-15mdk
> XFree86-3.3.6-15mdk (using XFree86-Mach64)
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> PR Num : PR-080600-003
> Description : kcmlaptop no longer docks into panel at X startup
>
> Method:
> Use desktopcfg to set the Window Manager to KDE
> Start X and KDE
> Start kcmlaptop
> Enable option to dock into panel.
> Ensure kcmlaptop applett appears.
> Logout of KDE
> Restart X and KDE.
>
> Result:
> kcmlaptop applet no longer appears in panel.
>
> Other Comments:
> kcmlaptop always used to appear each time KDE was started. knotes does as
> does the Display Settings. However kapm doesn't either.
>
> Reproducible : Yes
> Severity : Cosmetic
> Reporter : Owen Savill
> Assigned :
> Fixed : no
>
> PC Details : Dell Inspiron 7000, PII 400, 128Mb RAM ATI Rage Pro Mobility.
> Packages Invloved : kcmlaptop-0.82-8mdk
> kdebase-1.1.2-63mdk
> kdelibs-1.1.2-18mdk
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> PR Num : PR-080600-004
> Description : Wheel mouse does not work
>
> Method:
> Ensure the following is configured in XF86Config:
> Protocol "MouseManPlusPS/2"
> # Device "/dev/mouse"
> Device "/dev/psaux"
> BaudRate 1200
> # Emulate3Timeout 50
> # Emulate3Buttons
> Buttons 3
> ZAxisMapping 4 5
> Copy .imwheelrc everywhere that previous posting have suggested !
> --> /
> --> /root
> --> /etc
> --> /etc/X11
> --> /home
> Start X (any window manager)
>
> Result:
> Wheel scrolling does not work.
>
> Other Comments:
> Also tried setting Buttons to 4 and 5.
>
> Reproducible : Yes
> Severity : Major
> Reporter : Owen Savill
> Assigned :
> Fixed : no
>
> PC Details : Dell Inspiron 7000, PII 400, 128Mb RAM ATI Rage Pro Mobility.
> Packages Invloved : imwheel-0.9.8-1mdk
> XFree86-3.3.6-15mdk (using XFree86-Mach64)
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> PR Num : PR-080600-005
> Description : Strange behaviour running morph3D
>
> Method:
> Start X (any window manager)
> Start morph3D
> Sit and watch morph3D.
>
> Result:
> 3 variations :
> 1) After 5 seconds the displayed 3D object will slow to about 1/3 of its
> original speed.
> 2) After 5 seconds the displayed 3D object will slow to about 1/3 of its
> original speed. It will then regain all its speed for 1 second, after
> which it will slow to about 1/3 of its original speed.
> 3) morph3D will start at 1/3 of its previously recorded animation speed.
>
> Method:
> Move the mouse about.
>
> Result:
> The animation regains all its speed.
>
> Other Comments:
> I while back someone sugested starting X at 16bpp rather than 24bpp. I did
> this and the problem did not occur. More strange that this, I went back to
> 24bpp and the problem no longer occured. This time, however, this
technique
> does not work.
>
> Reproducible : Yes
> Severity : Minor
> Reporter : Owen Savill
> Assigned :
> Fixed : no
>
> PC Details : Dell Inspiron 7000, PII 400, 128Mb RAM ATI Rage Pro Mobility.
> Packages Invloved : Mesa-3.1-16mdk
> Mesa-demos-3.1-16mdk
> glib-1.2.8-1mdk
> glibc-2.1.3-6mdk
> gtk+-1.2.8-1mdk
> XFree86-3.3.6-15mdk (using XFree86-Mach64)
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> PR Num : PR-080600-006
> Description : Occasional system lockup
>
> Method:
> Unknown
>
> Result:
> System lockup so bad that the battery needs to be removed before the PC
will
> restart.
>
> Other Comments:
> Typically what will happen is that I leave my machine for a while, come
back
> and it gone.
>
> Reproducible : No
> Severity : FATAL
> Reporter : Owen Savill
> Assigned :
> Fixed : no
>
> PC Details : Dell Inspiron 7000, PII 400, 128Mb RAM ATI Rage Pro Mobility.
> Packages Invloved : Unknown
>
>
