Looks like my system is a Lenny system. Should I try Squeeze? On Dec 27, 2010, at 5:02 AM, Michel Dänzer wrote:
> On Mon, 2010-12-27 at 10:57 +0100, Michel Dänzer wrote: >> On Sam, 2010-12-25 at 17:29 -0500, dpickett wrote: >>> It appears the entire machine is locking up when I try to startx. >>> >>> I can boot the machine into Linux single mode and ssh into it from >>> another machine. When I type "startx" the see several lines of text >>> flash by, and then a blank screen. The ssh window on the other machine >>> freezes. I can't ping the Linux machine, either. >> >> If you just modprobe radeon first, do things keep working until you try >> to start X? >> >> Does commenting out Option "AGPMode" help? If not, does using "4" >> instead of "8" for its value help? If not, does Option "BusType" "PCIE" >> help? In each case please verify in the Xorg.0.log file that the >> modification is taking effect as intended. >> >> It would also be interesting to see updated kernel output, at least the >> AGP/DRM related bits. >> >> You might be able to get more complete logs after a lockup by running >> >> sudo mount -o remount,sync / >> >> before reproducing the problem. > > I meant to add that since the drivers you're using are rather old, > there's a good chance your problem could be solved by upgrading the > kernel and/or X driver. > > > -- > Earthling Michel Dänzer | http://www.vmware.com > Libre software enthusiast | Debian, X and DRI developer ______________ www.dpickett.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org