Michael Ulm wrote: > I installed Ubuntu on a second disk and it didn't crash. After a lengthy > process of comparing setups, I think I found the problem. > > In xorg.conf, in the monitor section, I was missing the line > Options="DPMS" > > I'll still have to research how leaving out this option could lead to > crashes, so I appreciate any insight this group may give. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VESA_Display_Power_Management_Signaling
Since practically every monitor supports this, and since it's practically always enabled, it may be that other code paths of X.org are insufficiently tested, causing the server to crash when it wants to put the monitor into a power saver mode. That's my best guess. Sebastian Redl -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
