Hi!
I have a Mandrake 7.0 system that's now pretty hybrid because of my custom
installations of lots of stuff. (That's right, stuff!)
Anyway, the thing I want to talk about is XFree86 and the problems I am
having with it.
I am having QUITE a few issues with XFree86 4.0.1 right now. I used to have
3.3.6 installed but I decided to upgrade since I have a GeForce 256 DDR and
XFree86 is geared toward the new 3D-accelerated cards. I also wanted to use
TrueType fonts in Netscape. This required me to use a tool called "xfstt",
which is compatible with XFree86.
Here's a bit of background information about the system before I start.
1) Kernel: 2.4.0-test9.
I use this kernel for its good HID (USB) support. I have a Microsoft
Optical Intellimouse plugged into the USB port. (The kernel also supports
better AGP).
2) Window manager: KDE 2 (beta)
I update KDE 2 as often as I can from its CVS source tree. My version of
KDE is rarely ever older than a week. There are a few issues with KDE 2 and
XFree86, so I'm bringing them up here (as this is a Linux Discussion list).
3) XFree86 4.0.1
As I said before. I installed this using the binaries from XFree86.org's
web page.
4) Font servers: various
I use Fonttastic (with Wordperfect 2000 for Linux), xfstt, the true-type
font server, and fontfs which I believe is the standard X Font Server
5) Video card: GeForce 256 DDR
the ASUS-6800 deluxe. I'm using the drivers with XFree86's package though I
should probably try upgrading to the packages available from nVidia.
Anyway...
I get problems starting up X sometimes.
1) When I start KDE2: it sometimes freezes up and I'm unable to click on
anything or hit ALT-CTRL-BKSPC to quit. I have to hit the power-off button.
Usually, if the progress bar doesn't reach all the way to 100% on session
startup, it'll freeze. KDE problem, perhaps? (It didn't do this with
XFree86 3.3.6).
2) If I quit X, go to the console, then start X again, the system will lock
up. It'll switch the monitor graphics mode, but it'll freeze right there and
not do anything.
Any help?
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-- Arcana
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